Category: Government 2.0
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Notes from a press event with Mayor Gavin Newsom on Monday: On the housing bond – A couple people “who want to throw bombs” stand in the way of a successful proposal. Supervisor Aaron Peskin is reaching out to one or two supervisors who have questions. It’s not “my” bond. The only guidance I gave…
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So how did it happen that Tom Ammiano got 38 first-place votes for the Milk Club PAC endorsement, while Robert Haaland got 39?
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More numbers from the mid-May Binder poll commissioned by SFSOS (600 likely voters, 4 percent margin of error): Mayor Gavin Newsom’s favorability rating was broken down on a scale of 1-7, with voters identifying themselves as a “7” being the most liberal. In the most progressive group, Newsom’s approval rating was 76/20 (35.6 strongly, 40.2…
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David Tornheim sends along these paraphrased minutes from last week’s Municipal Transportation Authority meeting, where directors discussed the agency’s budget. It’s very educational: After a number of riders and drivers spoke against the most recent budget and against service cuts and certain expenditures, public comment was closed and the Directors shifted to how they would…
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And as quickly as it started, it’s over. Supervisor Aaron Peskin is back on the Finance Committee, and deadlines for putting a housing bond on the November ballot will be waived.
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The San Francisco Apartment Association is boosting Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier’s election effort with a fundraiser this week.
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In its May Binder poll, SFSOS was also testing a reduced supervisor salary just days before the Civil Service Commission slashed the supes pay from $112,000 to $90,000. Binder tested a $75,000 salary two ways, as the average of city worker pay, and as a flat number. On the average: 59/32. $75,000: 61/29.
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Audio from the May 6 interview with Matt Gonzalez at the Commonwealth Club is now available.
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David Binder’s recent poll for SFSOS had some interesting numbers pertaining to the district supervisor seats open in November. District-by-district crosstabs show Mayor Gavin Newsom’s favorable/unfavorable numbers at: 81/14 in District 1; 84/14 in District 3; 91/7 in District 5; 80/19 in District 7; 74/18 in District 9; and 71/25 in District 11 (which also…
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