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WATCH: Google Exec Lets Talk Show Host Try On Futuristic 'Glasses'

The Huffington Post | Jason Gilbert | Posted 05.30.2012

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Though much about the so-called "Google Glasses" remains a mystery, here's one thing we can say for sure: The "Project Glass" specs sure do love the c...

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Gavin Reveals His True Feelings About Sacramento

Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.29.2012

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It isn't exactly breaking news that California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom has been more than a little restless in his role as the Golden State's number...

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UC San Diego Chancellor Salary Raised Amid Rising Tuition Costs

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.18.2012

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As the University of California Board of Regents considered where to cut budgets and whether or not they should increase fees on students, they gave a...

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TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.13.2012

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This is probably not the conversation Priebus would prefer to have, by the way -- a lengthy discussion of same-sex marriage? There's a contrast, and that's the point: it needs no further elucidation.

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Want To Watch The Americas Cup -- From Inside One Of The Boats?

Aaron Sankin | Posted 03.15.2012

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It's tough to find many areas of agreement between the pro and con sides of San Francisco hosting the 2013 America's Cup. On one hand, boosters se...

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SAY WHAT? Gavin Newsom Calls For The Elimination Of His Own Job

Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.24.2012

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When Gavin Newsom famously quipped on the campaign trail that he didn't, for the life of him, know what the Lieutenant Governor of California actually...

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Hey Gavin, Do You Miss Us Yet?

Posted 02.14.2012

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He's only been out of City Hall for a little more than a year, but it sounds like the Gavinator might be starting to miss us. During an encounter w...

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PHOTOS: San Francisco Celebrates

HuffingtonPost.com | Robin Wilkey | Posted 02.07.2012

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On Tuesday morning, thousands of San Franciscans celebrated as the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Proposition 8 -- the voter-approved ...

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Sactown Smackdown: Gavin Newsom Goes After The Governor

Carly Schwartz | Posted 04.03.2012

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Jeez, Gavin, why don't you tell us how you really feel? In an interview on KQED's radio forum Wednesday, our favorite governor-in-waiting ripped in...

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Guess Who Donated To Colbert's Campaign?

Robin Wilkey | Posted 01.31.2012

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On Wednesday, political comedian Stephen Colbert announced that his "super PAC," Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, has raised $1.02 million f...

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Infamous 'Sanctuary City' Triple Murder Trial Begins This Week

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.04.2012

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Jury selection began today in the triple murder trial of an undocumented immigrant whose story ignited a firestorm of controversy around San Francisco...

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PHOTOS: Michelle Branch, Gavin Newsom And World Environmentalists Come Out For Green Gala

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.09.2011

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On Tuesday night, environmental supporters from around the world gathered at San Francisco's LEED certified Bently Reserve for the seventh annual Gorg...

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White House Party Team Steps Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 12.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Obama's chief party planner, White House Social Secretary Jeremy Bernard, rarely makes public appearances, but he made an exc...

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SNEAK PEEK: Is This Gavin Newsom's New Home?

Robin Wilkey | Posted 11.29.2011

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On Monday, SFGate reported that Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom purchased a home in Kentfield (a woodsy Marin suburb ...

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Controversial 'Healthy San Francisco' Program Named Finalist For Major Award

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.29.2011

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When it came to health care reform, San Francisco was ahead of the national curve. Passed in 2007, the city's Healthy San Francisco program expand...

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Is This Gavin Newsom's New Home?

Fairfax Patch | Kelly DunleavyEmail the Author | Posted 01.28.2012

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The San Francisco Chronicle reported this morning that the Lt. Gov. and former San Francisco mayor purchased a home in Kentfield and would be moving t...

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City Blankets New Spot With Free Wi-Fi

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.04.2012

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The long-promised dream of a blanket of free Wi-Fi covering San Francisco will soon become a reality--at least for a small portion of the city. Sta...

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THE GAV HAS CHOSEN: Gavin Newsom Announces Mayoral Endorsement

AP | BETH DUFF-BROWN | Posted 12.24.2011

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Beth Duff-Brown, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is endorsing his hand-picked successor for the mayor's of...

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San Francisco Mayor's Race 2011, AKA Jonestown 2011

Nato Green | Posted 12.20.2011

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It's hard to get too indignant about Obama when in SF, we can't elect a progressive mayor blindfolded with our hands tied behind our backs by a feminist dominatrix earning a living wage in a solar-powered basement dungeon.

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Miss Representation: An Interview with Writer & Director Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Marianne Schnall | Posted 12.20.2011

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"It's not a 'women's' movement, it's a human rights movement we are embarking on. I think in some regards men are more enraged -- fathers of daughters are concerned about their future."

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'This Is Not Healthy'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sasha Bronner | Posted 12.18.2011

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Last night at the Paley Center For Media in Beverly Hills, California, an intimate group gathered to screen a documentary that is garnering lots of at...

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The Real Dirt on Gavin Newsom's Visit to Half Moon Bay: From Someone Who Was Actually There

Wendy Andary | Posted 12.12.2011

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The bottom line is this: the articles proclaiming "Gavin Newsom Draws Boos by Attacking Democrats" are flat out wrong and misleading.

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GAV ON THE ATTACK: Newsom Calls Fellow Dems Weak On Jobs

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.10.2011

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When he was in the process of running for Lieutenant Governor, Gavin Newsom caught a lot of flack for saying he didn't know what the Lieutenant Govern...

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Game Changers in Silicon Valley: Calls for Public Uprising

Alison van Diggelen | Posted 11.22.2011

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"You have no idea how much more you should be frustrated!" Gavin Newsom, California's lieutenant governor, was on fire. Newsom appeared at the Game Changers Conference in Silicon Valley September 13.

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Russian Billionaire's Lavish Gift To Gavin Raises Questions

| Posted 10.24.2011

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Kyle Finck Every year, California politicians receive gifts from supporters and friend...

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