Category: Government 2.0
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For all those who’ve expressed interest, here’s the State Constitution on a vacancy in the Secretary of State’s Office: “(b) Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Treasurer, or Attorney General, or on the State Board of Equalization, the Governor shall…
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The Gavin Newsom campaign paid no rent to Julie Lee for use of her satellite office? Ouch. And after all the hullabaloo about Matt Gonzalaz and Walter Wong? Gonzalez reported paying $6,000 for that office space. …
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Francis Somsel explains the D5 “Mod Squad” – Somsel, Andrew Sullivan and Jim Siegel – as three Mayor Gavin Newsom supporters working in an RCV bloc to win Newsom’s endorsment, and hopefully, election for one of them. It’s a bit of a risky strategy, though, since if none of them makes it to the top…
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These wise words from political consultant Alex Clemens to the D5 candidates collaborative, which Wednesday plans a press conference to protest debate forums that pick and choose among the 22 candidates in the race: In ’00 I organized a forum in D6, where (I believe) 17 candidates were running, including your very own Mr. H.…
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Am told the new Committee on Jobs poll is skewed against immigrant respondents. How’s that work? Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval’s reportedly showing over 30 percent, with Myrna Lim his nearest competitor far behind. The District 5 candidates are all polling in the single digits. … Polls are a lot of fun, but not to be trusted.…
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It’s not easy to qualify for public financing, so let’s give the candidates who marched into the Ethics Commission after 4 p.m. today the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they were still collecting checks into the afternoon. … Blowing the 5 p.m. deadline – and hopefully not their campaigns – were Anita Grier, Eugene Wong…
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ROLANDO BONILLA’S RESPONSE TO ADRIEL HAMPTON’S AUGUST 24, 2004 MENTION IN THE SF EXAMINER’S “BODY POLITIC” “It’s ironic that Gerardo Sandoval is more concerned with the details of ballot designation during this election year. Over the past four years he has not paid attention to the details of district eleven. Under his watch the district…
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More on D5: Full participation at forums is an enviable goal, but there is surely one abiding thought in the back of organizers’ minds: how do we get a few neighborhood folks in if all 22 candidates bring along their obligatory 10-15 person cheering section? Packing forums with die-hard partisans is a time-honored San Francisco…
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Congressional candidate Terry Baum’s campaign has filed its appeal for ballot placement with the State Court of Appeals, asking for a ruling by Sept. 2, when The City goes to print with its voter handbooks. …
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Word is the following candidates will be invited to the Sept. 1 candidates forum at St. Marys Hospital. The criteria for selection included the number of endorsements, and a history of neighborhood leadership: Lisa Feldstein; Emmett Gilman; Robert Haaland; Ross Mirkarimi; Michael O’Connor; Jim Siegel; Tys Sniffen. The Candidates Collaborative on Wednesday holds a press…
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