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The Republican Choice: React or Modernize

William Bradley | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tea Parties, John McCain, Proposition 8, Log Cabin Republicans, Secession, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, Newt Gingrich, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Same-Sex Marriage, California, Dick Cheney, Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, Iowa, San Francisco, Rick Perry, Steve Schmidt, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron, New Labour, Democratic Party, Britain, Tories, Labour Party, Conservative Party, Republican Party, Politics News
William Bradley

It's been a strange week for the Republican Party, with noisy events pushing the old-time religion, a speech urging a new moderation, and back-to-the-future reactions to Obama's friendly gestures to Chavez.

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It's Official...I am Running for Governor of California

Gavin Newsom | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gavin Newsom, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Green Jobs, 2010 Elections, Health, Environment, Jobs, San Francisco, Green Living, Green Energy, Mayor Newsom, Health Care, California, Gavin Newsom Governor, San Francisco-California, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

In San Francisco, we're showing what can be accomplished when we stop looking back and start looking for solutions. We can't keep returning to the same old, tired ideas and expect a different result.

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Power America With Ocean Energy

Gavin Newsom | Posted 05.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, President Obama, Gavin Newsom, Economy, Green, Wind, Jobs, San Francisco, Green Living, Mayor Newsom, Barack Obama, Wave, California, Video, Wave Energy, Ocean Energy, Green News
Gavin Newsom

We need to invest in the technology to make America the world leader in renewable energy. Offshore wind power is one promising source of energy that is commercially viable today.

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How the Rising Gay Marriage Issue Affects Cal Gov Race

Phil Trounstine | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Steve Poizner, Meg Whitman, Gavin Newsom, Antonio Villaraigosa, California Governor's Race, Gay Marriage, Jerry Brown, Politics News
Phil Trounstine

The cultural war over gay marriage has suddenly re-emerged nationally, setting the stage for volatile political developments in California.

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A Conversation About Expanding Health Care Access

Gavin Newsom | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gavin Newsom, Economy, Health, President Obama, San Francisco, Jobs, Universal Health Care, Mayor Newsom, Health Care, Health Reform, Healthcare, California, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

The need for bold programs addressing the health care crisis was brought into focus by a new report showing that more than 500,000 Californians have lost their health care since the start of the recession.

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San Francisco Mayor Newsom Begins Campaigning For Governor

Wall Street Journal | STU WOO | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gavin Newsom, Gavin Newsom Runs for Governor, Mayor Newsom, Governor Newsom, Governor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco/California, Politics News

LOS ANGELES -- Voters haven't put a Northern California politician in the governor's office in 47 years, which helps explain why San Francisco Mayor G...

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Obama's California: The Arnold Alliance and More

William Bradley | Posted 04.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meg Whitman, Solar, Antonio Villaraigosa, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Steve Poizner, Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles, Jerry Brown, Orange Country, Steve Westly, Green Tech, Barack Obama, Reagan Country, George W. Bush, Electric Cars, Bill Clinton, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, John McCain, John Garamendi, Hollywood, Politics News
William Bradley

President Barack Obama is back in the east after a whirlwind visit to California which pointed up his strengths and suggested some things he can do differently.

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Greening Buildings to Create Jobs

Gavin Newsom | Posted 04.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Jobs, Solar, Gavin Newsom, Academy of Sciences, Economy, President Obama, Environment, Green Building, Green, San Francisco, Jobs, Mayor Newsom, California, Green News
Gavin Newsom

New construction typically represents less than one percent of San Francisco's built environment in any given year. Greening existing buildings is more challenging than new construction.

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Everyone Goes to Washington but Gavin "Waldo" Newsom -- Here's What He Missed...

Phil Bronstein | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Economic Stimulus Package, Gavin Newsom, Phil Bronstein, San Francisco, Politics News
Phil Bronstein

Where was Waldo? Campaigning for governor in Oakland and applying for an upgrade on his high profile tech credentials by visiting Twitter. Stuff like that.

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Britney Spears for Governor? Is Star Power All It Takes?

Phil Bronstein | Posted 04.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Paparazzi, California, Gavin Newsom, Britney Spears, Entertainment, Phil Bronstein, California Governor's Race, Politics News
Phil Bronstein

Breathless, glam-heavy MSM stories and TMZ.com just by themselves could help propel Gavin Newsom all the way into the governor's chair.

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Jennifer Siebel Newsom's Threesome Movie Hitting Theaters

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Gavin Newsom, The Trouble With Romance, Jennifer Siebel Newsom THreesome, Sex, The Trouble With Love, Jennifer Newsom, Jennifer Siebel, Threesomes, Video, Entertainment News

(SCROLL FOR THE MOVIE TRAILER AND PHOTOS) Jennifer Siebel Newson, the actress who married San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, is about to be on the big...

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Bay Area Hopes To Be Electric Vehicle Capital Of The United States

gas2.org | Written by Gavin Newsom | Posted 03.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Oakland, Gavin Newsom, San Jose, Cars, San Francisco, Green Politics, Green Cars, California, Green News

Last November, I joined Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed to announce a nine-step policy plan for transforming the Bay Area into...

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Same-Sex Marriage: 5 Years Ago Today

Isobel White | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Gavin Newsom, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Lesbian, Valentine's Day, California Same-Sex Marriage, Gay, Gays, San Francisco, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Living News
Isobel White

Five years ago today, my partner and I stood in line for hours at SF City Hall, waiting patiently to get our marriage license.

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so to speak: California Queen'in

Don Ringe | Posted 03.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Queen, Senate, California, Feinstein, Tom Campbell, Steve Poizner, Washington DC, Gavin Newsom, So to Speak, Political, Villagarosa, Governor, Jerry Brown, John Garamendi, Politics News
Don Ringe

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Help us reach 30,000 Facebook Supporters in 30 Days

Gavin Newsom | Posted 03.13.2009 | Media

Read More: TV Shows, Politics, Gavin Newsom, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, San Francisco, Mayor Newsom, Facebook, Technology, Democrats, California, Media News
Gavin Newsom

Our Facebook Drive is about developing a modern communication system that will help create an army of Californians to not only hear our policy ideas but help implement them as well.

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Jerry Brown To Run For California Governor

Los Angeles Times | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Attorney General Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio Villaraigosa, Diane Feinstein, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Jerry Brown, Dianne Feinstein, Gavin Newsome, Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, Jerry Brown Governor, California Governor's Race, California Governor, Mayor Gavin Newsom, Politics News

It was 1974 when Jerry Brown ran for governor as a dashing 36-year-old reformer, the embodiment of change in Watergate's aftermath. "I was the new sp...

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A Green Future for All Americans

Gavin Newsom | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, U.S. Economy, Green Jobs, Gavin Newsom, Economy, Environment, Green, Jobs, Facebook, Mayor Newsom, San Francisco, Van Jones, Solar Power, Barack Obama, California, 1bog, Green News
Gavin Newsom

As Obama's new energy plan takes shape we should look to innovative companies like 1BOG and programs like GoSolarSF that provide opportunities for all communities in a new green economy.

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Obama Floats Through Teapot Tempests

William Bradley | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Media Culture, Prop 8 Ballot Initiative, Henry Paulson, Wall Street Bailout, Controversy, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Gavin Newsom, Rachel Maddow, Obama Transition, Scandal, Rick Warren, Jerry Brown, Same-Sex Marriage, Barack Obama Rick Warren, Rick Warren Invocation, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Rick Warren Saddleback Church, Obama Invocation, Invocation, Politics News
William Bradley

Why does Obama have Rick Warren delivering the invocation? Politics, naturally. It's a way to keep slicing off some of what has traditionally been a Republican vote.

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Newsom's YouTube-athon: A One-Man Show, Hold Your Applause

Phil Bronstein | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Youtube, Gavin Newsom, Phil Bronstein, San Francisco, California, Mayor Newsom, Politics News
Phil Bronstein

Newsom has now sealed himself an a multi-hour air pocket, using technology to remove himself further from the actual public square of politics that allows residents to mix it up with their elected officials.

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An Interactive State of the City

Gavin Newsom | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Government, Politics, Education, Gavin Newsom, Internet, Environment, Green, San Francisco, Youtube, Mayor Newsom, Technology, Health Care, California, State of the City, Video, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

Instead of a traditional speech behind a podium, this year I am delivering my State of the City address directly to my constituents in a series of ten webisodes.

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San Francisco Partners With Shai Agassi's Electric Car Scheme, a $1 Billion Project

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 12.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Gavin Newsom, Automotive Industry, San Fransisco, Environment, Israel, Cars, Electric Car, Better Place, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Shai Agassi, Israel21c, California, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

The financial crisis is hurting Americans, but months before the hit fuel costs were already gouging into people's pockets. Some were forced to carpoo...

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Recharge America with Electric Cars

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.22.2008 | Green

Read More: Bail Out, Green Jobs, Economy, Green, Jobs, Washington DC, Ev, Ford, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bay Area, California, Ron Dellums, Chuck Reed, Gavin Newsom, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Better Place, San Francisco, Mayor Newsom, Silicon Valley, Detroit, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Auto Industry, Oregon, Green News
Gavin Newsom

Yesterday, joined by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums, I announced a nine-step policy plan for transforming the Bay Area into the "Electric Vehicle (EV) Capital of the U.S."

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The Fight Goes On

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Gavin Newsom, Ban on Gay Marriages, Mayor Newsom, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, California, Proposition 8, California Propositions, Prop 2, California Proposition 8, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

On the same ballot that we were granting more "rights" to chickens, a slim majority of voters were stripping rights away from our fellow Californians. This cannot stand. This will not stand.

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Arianna Joins Gavin Newsom and Joe Trippi at the Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco

Huff TV | Posted 12.12.2008 | Media

Read More: New Media, Gavin Newsom, Web 2.0, Media, Joe Trippi, Media News
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It's Up To Us Now, Protect Marriage Equality

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Politics, John McCain, Gavin Newsom, No on Prop 8, Civil Rights, San Francisco, Dianne Feinstein, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mayor Newsom, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, California, Proposition 8, Politics News
Gavin Newsom

We have less than 24 hours to protect the freedom to marry by persuading every single person we know to vote NO on Prop. 8 in California.

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