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Tenderloin Halfway House Fire Displaces 123
The three-alarm fire, first reported to emergency services at 5:45 pm, was extinguished by the heroic efforts of the San Francisco Fire Department at approximately 7 pm.
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Meko, Keys Close to Qualifying for Public Financing
Meko’s campaign submitted the necessary forms to the San Francisco Ethics Commission yesterday, according campaign manager Jamie Whitaker. Keys, who is finalizing the necessary paperwork, should be in a position to submit within the next two days, he said. Both Keys and Meko are supportive of the Progressive Primary sponsored by Supervisor Chris Daly though Meko has expressed concerns with the Progressive Pledge.
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Overheard in Fog City:
Daly’s Progressive Primary on the Rocks?Insiders are now shifting the conversation towards a ‘candidates collaborative’ whereby each of the Progressive frontrunner candidates agree to maximize the opportunities presented by ranked-choice-voting. This includes not going negative on each other and recommending second and third place votes to their Progressive challengers.
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Yanks Earn Draw Against Brits in World Cup
Fulham FC star Clint Dempsey struck the unlikely equalizer for the US in the final minutes of the first half from 25 yards into the hands of Green, who watched agonizingly as the ball escaped his save and rolled over the goal line.
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World Cup Fever Draws Footy Fans to Civic Center
The match was broadcast live on a giant monitor at no cost to taxpayers courtesy of SF Recreation and Parks in partnership with American Scores, a non-profit non-profit organization that teaches soccer to children in Bay Area public schools, and Teacherbus, a for-profit organization dedicated to combing recreation with education.
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Avalos, Maxwell Sponsor Resolution
Condemning Israeli Attack on Aid FlotillaThe resolution, filed with the Clerk of the Board, urges President Obama and Congress “to actively seek an end to the Gaza blockade,” and to “call for an independent investigation into the events surrounding the raid on the Freedom Flotilla and, in particular, into the raid itself, the use of force and rules of engagement by the Israeli Defense Forces.”
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Progressives, Newsom, Harris, Public Power Victorious
With all votes tallied, PG&E’s $50 million campaign to hoodwink the California electorate into voting against its best interests was defeated, as was Mercury Insurance’ Prop 17. Progressives also maintain control of the all important San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) wrested from Party moderate control by Chris Daly and Aaron Peskin in 2008.
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