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Let's Get Our Priorities Straight

Gavin Newsom | Posted 11.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics News, University of California, Gavin Newsom, State University, Education, Gavin Newsom Education, San Francisco Education, Rainy Day Fund, San Francisco, College, Mayor Newsom, California, Politics News

Cannibalizing our state's future through cuts to education is the exact opposite of the kind of reform and long-term thinking we need from our leaders in Sacramento.

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500 Mayors for Health Care Reform

Gavin Newsom | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: California, Gavin Newsom, Public Option, Healthy San Francisco, Health, Health Care Reform, San Francisco, Mayor Newsom, Health Care, Obama Health Care, Barack Obama, Healthcare, San Francisco Health Care, Gavin Newsom Health Care, Politics News

Reforming the health care system is at the heart of our economic recovery. Rising health care costs are taking money out of our wallets and making it more expensive to do business.

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A Model for Universal Health Care Coverage

Gavin Newsom | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Our experience in San Francisco is proving what most Americans already know -- it is much less expensive to keep people well than it is to treat their sickness.

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Scaling San Francisco's Universal Health Care Program

Gavin Newsom | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Senate, Congress, Gavin Newsom, Health, Tom Harkin, President Obama, Universal Healthcare, Health Care Reform, Jobs, Universal Health Care, Health Insurance, Mayor Newsom, Obama Health Care, Health Care, San Francisco, California, Politics News

Our experience in San Francisco is proving what most Americans already know -- it is much less expensive to keep people well than it is to treat their sickness.

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The Race to an EV Future: Being First to an Electric Vehicle Grid

Gavin Newsom | Posted 05.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Gavin Newsom, Green Jobs, Portland, President Obama, Electric Cars, Green, Environment, Jobs, Cars, San Francisco, Mayor Newsom, California, Video, Green News

Portland and San Francisco have been battling for the title of the most sustainable city for years. We welcome Portland's latest challenge and hope that this EV competition will spread across the country.

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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

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

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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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

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

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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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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

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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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

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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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

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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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

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

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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Recharge America with Electric Cars

Gavin Newsom | Posted 12.22.2008 | Green

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

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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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

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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Protect Marriage Equality, Join California's Fight

Gavin Newsom | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, California, Gavin Newsom, Barack Obama, Gay, Mayor Newsom, San Francisco, Gay Marriage, Civil Rights, Election, Politics News

When it became clear a few weeks ago that right-wing extremists were pouring millions of dollars into our state to attack our fundamental freedom to marry -- Californians who care about justice started fighting back.

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Historic Day for Marriage Equality

Gavin Newsom | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Marriage, Gavin Newsom, Civil Rights, Economy, Markos Moulitsas, Markos, Mayor Newsom, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, California, Politics News

All across the country, communities are reaching the conclusion that separate is not equal, and that we should not harm our friends by denying them equal treatment under the law.

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A Hero in the Struggle for Marriage Equality

Gavin Newsom | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Phyllis Lyon, Proposition 8, Gavin Newsom, Civil Rights, San Francisco, Del Martin, President Bush, Gays, Mayor Newsom, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, California, Marriage Equality, Politics News

Thanks in large measure to the struggle and sacrifice of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, gays and lesbians can finally legally marry in California. But Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate that right.

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A Sustainable Vision for the Heart of San Francisco

Gavin Newsom | Posted 10.25.2008 | Green

Read More: Wind Power, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Gavin Newsom, Water, Green, San Francisco, Green Energy, Mayor Newsom, Barack Obama, Solar Power, Eorge Bush, G, Green News

Joined by former President Bill Clinton I announced that San Francisco will have new and improved government center will maximize energy and water efficiency, reduce waste, and increase the use of wastewater.

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Halfway to Universal Health Care

Gavin Newsom | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Washington DC, Bush Administration, Gavin Newsom, Mayor Newsom, Health Care, San Francisco, Health, Healthcare, Universal Healthcare, Politics News

By thinking outside-the-box, San Francisco has provided innovative solutions that can help solve our national health crisis rather than passing the buck. We are proving that it can be done.

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Green Leadership

Gavin Newsom | Posted 07.24.2008 | Green

Read More: George Bush, Solar, Green Jobs, Wind, Green, Pollution, Van Jones, Gavin Newsom, Climate Change, Environment, Tidal Power, San Francisco, Austin, President Bush, Mayor Newsom, Netroots Nation, Green Economy, Green News

San Francisco is one of the greenest cities in the country because we did not wait for Washington. We are taking action now to green our environment and our economy from the ground up.

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