Articles Posted in the Politics Category

  • Bock and Onek Gang Up on Gascón, Vu Trinh Makes Refreshing Debut

    Bock and Onek Gang Up on Gascón,
    Vu Trinh Makes Refreshing Debut

    In the race for San Francisco District Attorney, Alameda County Prosectur Sharmin Bock, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, former Police Commissioner David Onek and former Orange County Public Defender Vu Trinh, squared off last eve in a candidates debate held at the Ella Hill Hutch Community Center.

  • Arntz: Adachi Pension Reform Measure Qualifying With “Comfortable Margin”

    Arntz: Adachi Pension Reform Measure
    Qualifying With “Comfortable Margin”

    Expectations are that Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s pension reform measure, dubbed “Son of Prop B,” will qualify for the November ballot. Adachi said he pre-qualified the signatures before submission to the Department of Elections for qualification.

  • Excluded From SFPOA Mayoral Forum, Tony Hall Releases Statement

    Excluded From SFPOA Mayoral Forum, Tony Hall Releases Statement

    Tomorrow there is to be a mayoral ‘forum’ held by the San Francisco Police Officers Association and moderated by a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. I inquired of the SFPOA’s leadership why I was not invited, and I was told specifically that it was because of my stance calling for stronger pension reform. I asked them to reconsider their position and I have not yet heard back. That is answer enough for me to issue this statement.

  • Tom Ammiano Discusses San Francisco Mayor’s Race

    Tom Ammiano Discusses San Francisco Mayor’s Race

    Never the one to shy away from a press interview, Ammiano discussed several topics of interest with FCJ, including this year’s mayor’s race.

  • Chiu, Mirkarimi, Bock Lead in Contributions

    Chiu, Mirkarimi, Bock Lead in Contributions

    The following table data was summarized from the latest required campaign filings covering January 1 through July 31. Detailed contribution data is available at the San Francisco Department of Ethics website.

  • Willie Brown: The King Behind the Pawn

    Willie Brown: The King Behind the Pawn

    In the game of political chess, former Mayor Willie Brown is the king behind pawn (Ed Lee), pulling the strings in San Francisco politics and doing the bidding of his development clients to maintain control of Room 200 and its $7 billion purse.

  • Overheard in Fog City: Kim Confirms Lee Endorsement

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    Overheard in Fog City: Kim Confirms Lee Endorsement

    The development is significant in that it may answer the question of why Kim declined to endorse former roommate and political simpatico, David Chiu, when Chiu came knocking for Kim’s endorsement in February. It also suggests that Kim has known all along that Lee is going to run for mayor.