San Francisco Mayor Debate: Huffington Post Live Stream

Bummed you missed out on the booing, the air horns, the name-calling, the hullabaloo that was this Monday's mayoral debate?

Fret not, San Francisco political junkies: There's another huge debate this Thursday, and The Huffington Post will be live-streaming all the action right here.

Thursday's event marks the second debate to feature our interim Mayor Ed Lee, who officially declared his candidacy this week, and we're expecting quite a show from the crop of hopefuls. The whole thing is being brought to you live from some of the best faces in town: Media darling Melissa Griffin will moderate, the ever-hilarious fan favorite Beth Spotswood will provide commentary alongside legendary drag performer Pollo Del Mar, and the whole thing will be hosted by the San Francisco Young Democrats and the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club.

In addition to Lee, the organizers expect all the major players to participate, including Michela Alioto-Pier, John Avalos, David Chiu, Bevan Dufty, Dennis Herrera, Joanna Rees, Phil Ting and Leland Yee. Will Chris Daly's merry band of naysayers gather outside in protest? Our fingers are crossed.

Meanwhile, if you want to catch the action firsthand, the debate is open to the public and takes place from 6-8 p.m. at the African American Art & Culture Complex on 762 Fulton Street. Otherwise, we hope you'll curl up on your couch and watch the drama unfold with us.

To get into the debate season spirit, take a look at this clip of Beth and Pollo in action during last year's Supervisorial forum:

Comments

[Ian Jefferson]

09:10 PM on 08/11/2011

He mayor is a no show

[Ian Jefferson]

09:09 PM on 08/11/2011

The Mayor is a no show

[Ian Jefferson]

10:20 PM on 08/11/2011

Scratch that. And the zingers have started.

[Mr Bad Example]

09:08 PM on 08/11/2011

Beth, you folks really need to befriend someone who understands audio...like turning down the onstage microphones while you two are talking, and getting rid of the echo chamber effect on the blog...

[Mr Bad Example]

08:57 PM on 08/11/2011

Angela Alioto: "Isn't this the weirdest race you've ever been in?"
Whoever it was responding to her (I think David:"Yeah, it's like jello-you can't get your hands around it".

And who's the guy who keeps whining about water?

[Mr Bad Example]

08:53 PM on 08/11/2011

I think maybe the discussion of sinus infections before the debate might be more informative than the debate itself.

[Mr Bad Example]

03:35 PM on 08/11/2011

Are we now supposed to add the descriptive terms "Media darling" to all references to Melissa? Not that she isn't, but that could get awkward with say, dinner reservations or something like that...and if she gets "media darling", we need something better for Beth than " ever-hilarious fan favorite". Also, is there going to be live blogging/commentary to accompany from US?

[David Elliott Lewis]

03:08 PM on 08/10/2011

My photos from the mayoral debate on Aug 8, 2011at the Castro Theater.
http://david-elliott-lewis.smugmug.com/Politics/Verbal-Fireworks-at-the-Castro/18466273_hFRw6D
Enjoy. Regards, David Elliott Lewis

[supertamsf]

02:39 PM on 08/10/2011

I love this vid so much. Pollo = totally unfazed.