Category: Government 2.0


  • COURT: STOP AND SHOW CAUSE California Supreme Court Takes Action in Same-Sex Marriage Cases (court press release) San Francisco-At a conference today, the California Supreme Court took action in two pending cases that challenge the continuing issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in the City and County of San Francisco. (Lockyer v. City & County of…

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  • Newsom’s homeless 10-year plan council: Anne Kronenberg, Local Homeless Coordinating Board Anne Marks, Writer Arthur Jackson, Jackson Employment Agency Bobby Jones, Business Leader Bok Pon, Cathay Post #384, American Legion Brian Cahill, Catholic Charities Carol Lamont, San Francisco Foundation Cassandra Benjamin, Schwab Foundation Chip Connelly, Founder, Joie de Vivre Hospitality Chris Cunnie, Walden House Chris…

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  • Late Monday, Mayor Gavin Newsom was putting finishing touches on a slate of new high-profile commission appointments.

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  • Adriel and other City Hall reporters will appear Monday with host Rose Levinson on KALW’s City Visions, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on 91.7 FM. Call in during the second half of the show to talk about the election.

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  • The Sunshine Ordinance Task Force last week unanimously ruled that Ethics Commission Director Ginny Vida violated open records laws by deleting an e-mail accidentally sent to the commission. The e-mail disclosed apparent spending by Mayor Gavin Newsom’s swearing-in committee that was later extensively modified in official disclosures. The complaint has been forwarded to the Ethics…

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  • New column for Monday examines the players behind the Democratic County Central Committee “loyalty oath,” dishes on same-sex marriage, and looks at the moves behind the anti-demolition ordinance votes at the Board of Supervisors.

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  • … Good Bay Area media news extends beyond The Examiner sale. A group of talent including ex-Ex reporter Tanya Pampalone plans to launch Prominence magazine this summer. … Lesbian playwright Terry Baum is attempting a write-in challenge to U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi. She needs 1,605 Green Party write-in votes on Tuesday to make the November…

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  • Jason Alderman, Gen. Wesley Clark’s NorCal media strategist, has jumped ship for Sen. John Kerry — firing off a memo urging other California campaign volunteers to do the same for the sake of Democratic unity.

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  • Reaction to the Joe Caruso item has been favorable toward the new Neighborhood Services Director. While folks miss Ron Vinson, plenty have high hopes for Joe – a guy “there to make it work.”

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  • Full Looper item: Candidate for Democratic leadership on the west side Malik Looper held a cozy fundraiser Friday night at Canvas Gallery with family and friends, a goodly few met while Looper, who works for Goodwill, ran a popular political message board. Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval rallied the crowd to give like they would for a…

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