District 1 Supervisor Eric Mar. Photos by Luke Thomas.
By Luke Thomas
January 7, 2012
Supervisor Eric Mar today doused a rumor being circulated suggesting he will not seek re-election to the District 1 seat in November.
“The rumor is completely false,” Mar said, responding to FCJ inquiry. “I am running for re-election to the Board of Supervisors and am currently building my campaign team and talking to consultants.”
Mar did confirm, however, he will not seek re-election to the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee (DCCC) in June. District 11 Supervisor John Avalos, who is also seeking re-election to the Board in November, told FCJ Thursday he is leaning towards not seeking re-election to the DCCC.
Elsbernd Early Endorses in D7 Race?
District 7 Supervisor Sean Elsbernd with Board of Appeals Vice President Michael Garcia at the inauguration of District Attorney George Gascón, 1/5/12.
Termed out District 7 Supervisor Sean Elsbernd has early-endorsed Board of Appeals Vice President Michael Garcia in the race to replace Elsbernd on the Board of Supervisors, Garcia relayed to FCJ prior to the inauguration of District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday.
As chair of the Ethics Commission in 2004, Garcia was instrumental in fast-tracking Elsbernd’s appointment to the Board of Supervisors by then Mayor Gavin Newsom following Newsom’s appointment of former Supervisor Tony Hall to head the Treasure Island Development Authority.
Elsbernd did not return an email request seeking comment, or to confirm his endorsement of Garcia.
Lee Remains Tight-Lipped on D5 Appointment
Mayor-elect Ed Lee remains tight-lipped on his much-anticipated appointment in D5 to serve out Sheriff-elect Ross Mirkarimi’s term on the Board of Supervisors. Even his Chief of Staff, Steve Kawa, is in the dark.
“Cross my heart,” Kawa told FCJ on Thursday. “I promise you, I have no idea who he [Lee] will appoint.”
Asked about the appointment, Lee told FCJ he will announce his appointment on Monday, one day after Mirkarimi is sworn in as sheriff and one day before the Board of Supervisors convenes its weekly meeting.
“Male or female?” FCJ asked Lee.
Lee’s response? A radiant smile.
Mayor Ed Lee following the inauguration of District Attorney George Gascon, 1/5/12.
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Luke Thomas is a former software developer and computer consultant who proudly hails from London, England. In 2001, Thomas took a yearlong sabbatical to travel and develop a photographic portfolio. Upon his return to the US, Thomas studied photojournalism to pursue a career in journalism. In 2004, Thomas worked for several neighborhood newspapers in San Francisco before accepting a partnership agreement with the SanFranciscoSentinel.com, a news website formerly covering local, state and national politics. In September 2006, Thomas launched FogCityJournal.com. The BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, New York Times, Der Spiegel, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, 7x7, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Bay Guardian and the San Francisco Weekly, among other publications and news outlets, have published his work. Thomas is a member of the Freelance Unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521 and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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