San Francisco Mayor

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.11.2012

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

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Shuttle Company Charged With Making Illegal Contributions To Mayor Lee's Campaign

Aaron Sankin | Posted 02.14.2012

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San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced on Tuesday his intention to file charges against airport shuttle service GO Lorrie for alleged...

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What's Next For The Mayoral Candidates?

SFGate | Sarah Rice / Special to the Chronicle | Posted 01.21.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Mayor Ed Lee has already tipped us off to his agenda for his four-year term with no pesky "interim" before the title - from traveling...

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Will San Francisco End Its Controversial Ranked-Choice Voting System?

| Posted 01.16.2012

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Lance Williams Ranked-choice voting was the cure for what ails American politics, boos...

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'We've Been Waiting For This Historic Opportunity For Many, Many Decades'

AP | By BETH DUFF-BROWN | Posted 01.13.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Bowing deeply and shaking hands with shopkeepers along the streets of Chinatown, San Francisco's newly elected mayor understands the ...

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The Results Are In: San Francisco Has A New Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.09.2012

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At the conclusion of ranked-choice voting, it looks like Ed Lee will be able to take the "Interim" out of his title and become San Francisco's first A...

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Mister Mayor? Not So Fast

AP | BETH DUFF-BROWN and MARCUS WOHLSEN | Posted 01.09.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO — Interim Mayor Ed Lee is poised to become San Francisco's first elected Asian-American mayor. With some 85 percent of the vote c...

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San Francisco Votestravaganza!

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.07.2012

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Update:With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Ed Lee is still way out in front but a ranked-choice voting shakeup could put John Avalos or possibly ...

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Mayoral Candidate's Campaign Office Robbed On Eve Of Election

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.07.2012

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Early Sunday morning, thieves broke into the Nob Hill campaign office of mayoral hopeful David Chiu and stole thousands of dollars in computer equipme...

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So What's Up With This Rank Choice Voting System?

AP | By BETH DUFF-BROWN | Posted 01.07.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Karla Jones knows that voting in the upcoming election for San Francisco mayor won't be as simple as completing the arrow next to one...

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#OccupyRoom200

Morgan Fitzgibbons | Posted 01.07.2012

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If affecting local political elections is a next step for the Occupy movement, we may very well have a bellwether event here in San Francisco tomorrow.

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Inspiration -- Old & New

Juanita MORE! | Posted 01.04.2012

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Inspiration can be found amongst those whom we encounter in our own lives. Bevan Dufty is one such individual, someone who I have been fortunate to call a friend and inspiration for many years.

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Will San Francisco Elect Its First Asian-American Mayor?

AP | By BETH DUFF-BROWN | Posted 12.30.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO -- Jeff Adachi says he grew up hearing the stories of his Japanese-American family's internment during World War II. "They lost everyth...

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San Francisco Mayoral Candidates and Mental Illness

DJ Jaffe | Posted 12.26.2011

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The SF Chronicle asked the mayoral candidates whether or not they support Laura's Law.

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I'm A Proud Gay Dad Who Happens To Be Running For San Francisco Mayor

Bevan Dufty | Posted 10.26.2011

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I've always sought to break ground in standing up for LGBT families -- so, of course, I'm proud that my first ad in the San Francisco mayor's race shows me as a parent and father, the most important job I could ever hope to hold.

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Necessary Conversation: Christopher Walken Reads Campaign Material

Necessary Conversation | Posted 12.25.2011

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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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San Francisco's Elections Are Almost Here -- And Facebook Can Help

| Posted 12.19.2011

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This article comes to us courtesy of SF Weekly's The Snitch. By Erin Sherbert Long gone should be the days of those wasteful and cumbersome vote...

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NEW POLL: Guess Which Mayoral Candidate Has A Soaring Lead?

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.17.2011

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Ever since he went back on his pledge not to run for a full term, Interim Mayor Ed Lee has been the de facto front-runner in San Francisco mayor's rac...

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Suspicious Donations To San Francicso Mayor Investigated For Money Laundering

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.13.2011

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While the Huffington Post San Francisco team has yet to make it all the way through Ed Lee's recently released 130-page unofficial campaign biography,...

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Meet Terry Baum

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.10.2011

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Terry Baum Born: 1946 Current Gig: Playwright, director and actress Why should we vote for you? You should vote for me because I'm a Gre...

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PHOTOS: Fringe Candidates Make A Splash At Biggest Mayor Debate Yet

HuffingtonPost.com | Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.07.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO - The most important thing to note about Thursday evening's mayoral debate at the Commonwealth Club of California (other than the fact t...

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Bridging The Gap Between The City And Its Schools

Joanna Rees | Posted 12.04.2011

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If San Francisco's economic future depends on a well-trained workforce, we must address the growing trend of families leaving our community in search of better schools.

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PHOTOS: 'We Expect The Dog Vote To Be A Game Changer'

AP | BETH DUFF-BROWN | Posted 12.03.2011

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By Beth Duff-Brown, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- There are more dogs than kids in the City by the Bay. So it stands to reason dog owners carry...

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