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Aaron Sankin

Too Green To Fail? Activists Fight To End The Monolopy On SF's Garbage

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.29.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- The first thing you need to know about Proposition A is that it's not going to pass. Maybe that's a little harsh. Let's just ...

Aaron Sankin

BIKE WARS: Why Is The SFPD Cracking Down On Cyclists?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.16.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- Like a lot of San Francisco bikers, the moment Josh Greenwald realized SFPD had stepped up their enforcement on cyclists was the also...

Aaron Sankin

Full-Court Press: Mayor Works Overtime To Bring The Warriors To Town

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.14.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is putting on the full court press in his effort to convince the Golden State Warriors to relocate to the ...

'A Circus': The Ross Mirkarimi Saga Somehow Gets Even Crazier

Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.14.2012

Last week, the legal team working on the behalf of suspended San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi said the proceedings of the Ethics Committee inquiry...

Landmark Law Shifts SFPD Authority From FBI To SF Citizens

Sarah Medina | Posted 05.10.2012

A new measure signed into law on Wednesday requires community input about the San Francisco Police Department's participation with the FBI on a joint ...

Aaron Sankin

Mayor's Proposed SF Tax Change Pits Silicon Valley Against Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.30.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has made no secret about the growth of San Francisco's booming technology sector being his administration'...

Mirkarimi Begins Biggest Political Fight Of His Life

AP | Posted 04.24.2012

SAN FRANCISCO — The city ethics commission met Monday to set the ground rules for the misconduct case against Ross Mirkarimi, the sheriff who wa...

Top San Francisco Officials Get Raises Despite City's Massive Budget Hole

Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.16.2012

Right now, San Francisco's budget deficit stands at approximately $170 million. That makes it not exactly the best time politically for a handful of t...

Aaron Sankin

'I'm Not Going To Apologize For Grabbing Someone's Basketball Team'

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.11.2012

British philosopher Isaiah Berlin once wrote there are two types of thinkers: hedgehogs and foxes. Foxes know lots of little things; hedgehogs know on...

Are The Warriors Moving To San Francisco?

Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.09.2012

Notably absent from the San Francisco Giants' $1.6 billion announcement last week was any mention of a previously rumored use for the space--a shiny, ...

Mirkarimi Challenges His Suspension

AP | By MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 05.27.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi on Tuesday formally challenged his suspension as he faces a misconduct charge stemming from a do...

A Defiant Mirkarimi Vows To 'Absolutely' Fight

Carly Schwartz | Posted 03.24.2012

A defiant Ross Mirkarimi vowed Thursday to "absolutely" fight the charges of ethical misconduct brought against him by Mayor Ed Lee in response to a l...

SUSPENDED

AP | Posted 05.20.2012

By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The San Francisco mayor says he's suspending the city's embattled sheriff and intends to perm...

Aaron Sankin

Why Were Certain San Francisco Teachers Shielded From Mass Layoffs?

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.14.2012

SAN FRANCISCO--Dozens of teachers, students and administrators flooded Tuesday night's Board of Education meeting to protest the flood of pink slips i...

Want To Have Coffee With The Mayor?

Sarah Medina | Posted 03.14.2012

Mayor Ed Lee wants to take you to coffee, hear your thoughts about the city--and he’s even paying! April 21 is your next chance to give the man ...

Aaron Sankin

SF's Top Theater Company Goes Big On Troubled Stretch Of Market Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.29.2012

If you looked at the Strand Theater on San Francisco's Market Street as recently as last week, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the historic buildi...

Tasting Notes on Wine and TV and a Lucky Wine

Mary Orlin | Posted 04.02.2012

Mary Orlin

What does wine have to do with the Chinese Year of the Dragon? About 1000 cases if you are Iron Horse Vineyards and you make bubbly.

Friday Followers: Mayor Lee Needs to Take the Lead

Christopher Caen | Posted 03.28.2012

Christopher Caen

Having fun yet Mister Mayor? Somewhere along the line, you must have realized that there is no grace period for this job. And worse, that there is no place to hide.

Mayor Lee's 'Job Killer' Killer Faces Tough Opposition From Labor Leaders

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.27.2012

The very beginning of his campaign withstanding, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee has been nothing if not consistent. If the mayor's mouth is open, he's pro...

LET IT SNOW! City Hall Gets A Subzero Surprise

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.19.2011

City Hall got festive this weekend at the annual Season of Giving City Hall Open House celebration. Keeping in tradition with Gavin Newsom, Mayor Ed L...

Aaron Sankin

Mayor Lee Proposes 'Job Killer' Killer

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.14.2011

Fulfilling a campaign promise to focus his four-year term on job growth, Mayor Ed Lee has proposed one of the most business-friendly pieces of legisla...

Necessary Conversation: It's Not Easy Being Green

Necessary Conversation | Posted 01.04.2012

Necessary Conversation

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PHOTO: Mayor Ed Lee, Marissa Mayer And Beer Pong At Fortune's 40 Under 40 Party

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.28.2011

On Thursday night, the Bay Area's youngest shining stars gathered at Zynga's slick new SOMA headquarters, "the doghouse," for Fortune magazine's 40 Un...

The Making of the Ed Lee "2 Legit 2 Quit" Video

Ronald Conway | Posted 12.25.2011

Ronald Conway

2011-10-25-Screenshot20111025at2.58.01PM.pngSince so many people are not reached through traditional methods such as phones, TV ads, and mailers, we're now reaching people through social media.

THE GAV HAS CHOSEN: Gavin Newsom Announces Mayoral Endorsement

AP | BETH DUFF-BROWN | Posted 12.24.2011

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