Category: Government 2.0
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Nobody is working on a second DCCC card for the contested districts. … All said, Jake McGoldrick, Supe Aaron Peskin and others ponied up extra cash to make sure postage was covered for the full run of 165,000 slate cards. … Tom Hsieh Jr., a political consultant and part of the faction working to redesign…
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Dysfunctional DCCC. The saga, continued. With fun highlights from the meeting that prompted Chair Leslie Katz to put her foot down … San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee Minutes of Slate Card Committee Wednesday, October 20, 2004 – 5:00 PM Sweet Inspiration, 2239 Market Street Acting Chair Mary Jung called the meeting to order at…
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Mayor Gavin Newsom State of the City Address October 21, 2004 Thank you all for being here today. Id like to start by acknowledging the members of the Board of Supervisors – thank you for your hard work and commitment to public service. And in particular, I’d like to acknowledge the President of the Board,…
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Coup d’etat at the DCCC? Our latest reminder that no S.F. official should visit China without a designated back-watcher at home: Dear Members, I am dismayed to hear that there is quite a bit of subterfuge and activity following last nights’ meeting. I am the Chair, not Mary, and am available by email and phone…
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The whole mess over the DCCC slate card comes down to this: If the card doesn’t go out, the mayor’s endorsements mean that much more. So Tom Hsieh Jr. and his allies join with Bill Barnes to supress 120,000 copies of the official party card, and Mayor Gavin Newsom sends out three pieces for a…
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Word on the latest District 1 polling is Jake McGoldrick is doing OK while the “one-day in the Richmond” hit on Lillian Sing hurt her standing. …
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Nick Waugh has the mayor’s second place ranked endorsement for the District 5 supervisor seat, and with his brigade of volunteers it’s sure to go to good use.
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Only 19 of 65 supervisor candidates have responded to The Examiner’s voter guide so far. Four incumbents are among the non-respondents. If you’ve answered and are working in the spirit of RCV, please pass the message on. Four questions, 40 words each, free press. …
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The City Attorney’s Office is working on a ruling re: ranked choice endorsements on candidates’ literature. The ruling is likely to follow the thinking of campaign attorney Jim Sutton, who pointed out to The Examiner that just about anything that can be construed as boosting one’s own campaign – such as telling voters that you…