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Stimulus Package: Pelosi Vows to Fight Republican Spending Cuts
A defiant House Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed yesterday to fight a Senate Republican economic stimulus bill that calls for a $40 billion reduction in state funding over a House bill favored by Democrats. Photos by…
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San Francisco Budget Crisis Ripe For Mediation
Commentary by Patrick Goggin February 9, 2009 When Supervisor Bevan Dufty last week called for locking in a room Board leadership, unions, and the business community until they come up with a solution to the…
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Family and Children Advocates Slam Newsom
Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth Director NTanya Lee led a rally on the steps of City Hall yesterday to protest $11 million in budget cuts to the Department of Children, Youth and their Families…
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Elsbernd Calls for Public Defender Budget Analysis
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas February 4, 2009 Following Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s request for $50,000 to fund the replacement of two former paralegals, Supervisor Sean Elsbernd yesterday responded with…
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Goof Gifts Newsom Donor 20 More Feet
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. Photo by Luke Thomas By Robert Selna, San Francisco Chronicle February 4, 2009 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom used a clerical error to ensure that one of his major political…
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New Spirit of Cooperation My Ass
” District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly February 3, 2009 Last month when the new Board of Supervisors was seated, the Mayor and newly elected Supervisors went out of…
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Daly to Expose Cronyism, Lackeyism and Corruption
By Luke Thomas February 3, 2009 Expect things to get really sticky and stinky for Mayor Gavin Newsom and the conservative bloc during today’s Board of Supervisors meeting. Word has it; Supervisor Chris Daly will…
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