Two weeks ago, I questioned whether it makes sense to challenge Newsom for re-election this November. He’s a very popular Mayor who will be hard to beat, and we can still pass most of our agenda because the Supervisors often
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Cindy Sheehan has had it. Not just with war politics in America, but also with the peace movement that she became a spokesperson for. In her Memorial Day resignation as the “face” of the American anti-war movement, Sheehan, the mother
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San Francisco’s Board of Education (BOE) has identified the finalist whom they hope will be our district’s next Superintendent. Assuming that the formalities of reference checks and final offer negotiations pan out, Carlos Garcia will take over from Interim Superintendent
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A group of Richmond District residents and merchants will hold a campaign kickoff today for the recall of Supervisor Jake McGoldrick. While anger at McGoldrick’s mistreatment of speakers at public hearings, his rambling discourse that delays committee hearings, and his
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It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Last November, the American people voted for a Democratic Congress to end the illegal, insane and unjustifiable War in Iraq. But after finally passing legislation that gave us an actual deadline to get
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With Saturday’s Progressive Mayoral Convention, talk is heating up about who gets to oppose Gavin Newsom in November’s election. But there is also debate about whether or not Newsom is beatable, and how much a progressive mayoral campaign would cost.
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It began Tuesday night with a walk. Then a balk. Then a sacrifice. Then a ground out. And with the Giants one out away from winning an emotional 12-inning victory on the first game of a road trip against the
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