Category: Government 2.0
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In Moday’s paper: A look at the Ethics Commission’s latest annual report; and the skinny on a potential law that’s got Residential Builders Association chief Joe O’Donoghue fighting mad (“stupid, dumb and not surprising,” he described the proposal by Supervisor Tom Ammiano). (The development plan by Ammiano didn’t make the Monday paper – maybe soon).
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It’s interesting that a lot of the media coverage and outside observations of the Chris Daly censure measure have focused on his use of profanity. Supervisor Daly has used profanity in public meetings before, as has at least one other supervisor. Daly’s physical style, and the crossing of the rail barrier into the audience at…
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To all of San Francisco’s great political pessimists, and the optimists too: Happy Thanksgiving!
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There has been much confusion about the procedure for today’s censure vote. Because it’s a motion that deals with the internal board rules, it takes six votes to pass, six votes to table, and six votes to send to committee. And that’s why it likely gets and up or down vote today. …
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The Chris Daly censure is really a pivotal issue for the choosing of the next board president. Under Matt Gonzalez, a staunch ally of Daly, supervisors have taken to having dialogue with the public, creating an atmosphere of true public hearings but also an air of chaos when crowds become unruly. … Bevan Dufty put…
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Chris Daly in a Monday entreaty to colleagues included a rebuttal to a letter in Michela Alioto-Pier’s “A Case For Censure,” which she distributed to supervisors last week (more in Tuesday’s paper). In that packet, a letter from homeowner Peter Scott, who attended the controversial hearing, urged censure. … “Please sit him down and teach…
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Incidents like this are what send supervisors packing for vacation. But how will a rested Jake McGoldrick weigh in on the Chris Daly censure? …
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Various officials and interest groups on Schwarzenegger’s first year: “Here we have a governor who really seems to be a different kind of animal in California politics. We think [the environment] is a nonpartisan issue and he could make a real lasting legacy if he could get Republicans to start voting on environmental bills and…
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Along with Fiona Ma, Jake McGoldrick skipped Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting. He’s in London. Looks like that’s a milk carton with Jake flipping the bird for the folks who made his attendance record the issue in the District 1 race. …
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