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Friday Fantasy

Christopher Caen | Posted 05.23.2012

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Christopher Caen

Every journalist has their Holy Grail. And ever since this whole Mirkarimi saga started, I have wanted to bust it wide open, and uncover what everyone was quietly talking about.

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Replacing Joe Biden: Time for President Obama to Bite the Bullet?

Stewart J. Lawrence | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Politics, Hillary Clinton, Andrew Cuomo, Willie Brown, Joe Biden Vp, President Obama, Politics News
Stewart J. Lawrence

Should Joe Biden, for the good of the party, stand down and allow a younger, more dynamic candidate with a real presidential future take his place?

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Necessary Conversation: Teaching Ed Lee To Swear

Necessary Conversation | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Necessary Conversation, Willie Brown, Ed Lee, Marc Jacobs, Rose Pak, Panhandling, San Francisco Politics, Comedy, Humor and Satire, San Francisco News
Necessary Conversation

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WATCH: Willie Brown Stops By 'Hardball' To Give Obama His Two Cents

Aaron Sankin | Posted 11.16.2011

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Taking a break from his regular schedule of hanging out with celebrities at fancy locales and getting his fledgling career as a movie critic off the g...

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Why Ed Lee Should Run for Mayor

Michael Yaki | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Ed Lee, Willie Brown, San Francisco, Rose Pak, America's Cup, Mayor, San Francisco Mayor, San Francisco News
Michael Yaki

The vast majority of people working diligently to enforce Lee's "promise" not to run are those people whose livelihoods will be sent swirling down the porcelain bowl if he does toss his hat into the ring.

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A Progressive Decade in the Balance

Chris Daly | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Mission District, Mayor Ed Lee, General Strike, Vietnam War, San Francisco Politics, Bloody Thursday, San Francisco, Tom Ammiano, Harvey Milk, Civil Rights, Willie Brown, San Francisco News
Chris Daly

The struggle for the soul of San Francisco hit a crescendo in the Mission District with renters, artists, and non-profits pushing back against the forces of displacement. Over the next decade, the City would witness a renaissance of progressive reforms.

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Ed Lee: How to Be a (Nearly) Perfect Politician Without Really Trying

Pamela Tom | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Anthony Weiner, Ed Lee, Rose Pak, Politics, John Edwards, San Francisco, Willie Brown, Scandal, California, San Francisco Mayor, San Francisco Politics, Los Angeles News
Pamela Tom

In this age of mistrust, Ed Lee, the mayor of San Francisco exemplifies what all of us should demand from our elected officials. Only he does it without us even asking.

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WATCH: HuffPost's Alex Wagner Discusses The GOP Presidential Field On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Hardball, Gop, Laura Bush, Msnbc, Video, Mitch Daniels, Alex Wagner, Willie Brown, Newt Gingrich, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chris Matthews, Politics News
Huff TV

HuffPost's Alex Wagner appeared Friday on MSNBC's 'Hardball' to discuss the GOP presidential contenders for 2012. She appeared alongside former San Fr...

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Has California's Reform Moment Arrived?

William Bradley | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Willie Brown, California Governor's Race, Meg Whitman, California, Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Shultz, Jerry Brown, Nathan Gardels, Nicolas Berggruen, Dan Schnur, Maria Elena Durazo, Bob Hertzberg, Los Angeles News
William Bradley

Has California's big reform moment arrived? It sure seems as though it should have, but Jerry Brown only has half a budget deal. Even though the chronic crisis is still more glaring than before.

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Con Games: Willie Brown's Race to Eat in Aspen

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Racism, Willie Brown, Ajax Tavern, Aspen, Restaurants, Denver News
Michael Conniff

Hizzoner is not quite off his rocker, but in his new guise as restaurant critic former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown left our fair city of Aspen fairly reeling.

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Keeping Score in California's Governor's Race

Pamela Tom | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pamela Tom

Forget Secretariat, the race to watch is between Meg and Jerry -- and who's willing to bet on the winner?

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Willie Brown's Savvy November Predictions on Who'll Win

Bill Mann | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Mann

Politics is serious business to Willie Brown, whose predictions and political insights I've covered in Bay Area dailies for years. And the long-time powerful political pro is right more often than just about anyone.

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Jack Tatum, "The Assassin," Is Dead. What Is the Future of Football?

Simon Maxwell Apter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sports, Jack Tatum, Nfl, Pittsburgh Steelers, Football, Oakland Raiders, John Madden, George Atkinson, Walter Camp, Willie Brown, Chuck Noll, Super Bowl, Pro Football, Sports News
Simon Maxwell Apter

Tatum's death comes just as the NFL is beginning to begrudgingly address its issues with player safety and his legacy provides an interesting platform from which to look at the future of football.

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Who Should we Blame for California's Failure?

George Mitrovich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bob Monagan, California, Ronald Reagan, Proposition 13, Jim Mills, Golden State, Gray Davis, Willie Brown, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Leo McCarthy, Jesse Unruh, Politics News
George Mitrovich

How could California, the most populous and wealthiest state in the union, be reduced to such pathetic circumstances? It would be wrong to blame Arnold and only Arnold for what's happened. This is a collective failure.

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Whitman's Sampler: The Ex-eBay CEO's Moves Mirror the Republican Crisis

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

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William Bradley

Whitman, pushing policies that resonate on the far right of American politics even as some doubt her sincerity, has her work cut out for her in winning the governorship of blue state California.

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Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown Defends Blagojevich, Rips Fitzgerald

Chicago Tribune | Maria L. La Ganga | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Willie L. Brown Jr., Patrick Fitzgerald, Blagojevich Corruption, Rod Blagojevich, Blagojevich Scanal, Willie Brown, Blagojevich Prosecution, Willie Brown Blagojevich, Willie Brown Fitzgerald, Chicago News

SAN FRANCISCO--In his memoir "Basic Brown," published in February, former San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown Jr. lauded U.S. Atty. Patrick Fitzgerald...

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