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		<title>Mirkarimi Names Command Staff Appointments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:53:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mirkarimi named Chief Deputy Ellen Brin to the position of Undersheriff; Captain Paul Miyamoto to the position of Assistant Sheriff; and Assistant Legal Counsel Freya Horne to the position Chief Legal Counsel. ]]></description>
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		<title>Judge Denies Mirkarimi Request to Lift Stay Away Order, Expedites Hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mirkarmi is facing three criminal misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident involving his wife, Eliana Lopez, on New Year’s Eve. He was ordered separated from his wife and the couple’s two-year old son, Theo, when charges of domestic violence, dissuading a witness and child endangerment were first filed, January 13.  The "stay away" order remains in effect until there's a resolution in his criminal trial, or is lifted by Judge Albers. Mirkarimi's criminal trial is set to begin February 24.]]></description>
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		<title>Group Seeks Condo Lottery Bypass, Raise Funds for Affordable Housing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City instituted a curb on condo conversions in response to increases in “no fault” tenant evictions, limiting conversions via a lottery to 200 per year. Currently there are 2,391 homeowners waiting in line for their chance to convert their tenancy-in-common mortgages into less costly and restrictive joint tenancy instruments.]]></description>
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		<title>Herrera Files Lawsuits Against Tenderloin Markets for Alleged Facilitation of Drugs Trafficking</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The lawsuits were filed following a two-year undercover police investigation which documents “numerous instances in which the markets operated as virtual safe havens for the sale of cocaine, crack, heroin, prescription painkillers and other drugs,” in violation of the Drug Abatement Act, according to Herrera.]]></description>
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		<title>Campos Draws Broad-Based Support for Re-Election Bid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Guatemala-born immigrant first elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2008, Campos was joined on the steps of City Hall by as many as 100 supporters including several colleagues on the Board as well as several labor leaders.]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor Preparing to Pull Trigger on Sheriff?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:09:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mirkarimi was formally charged with alleged domestic violence, child endangerment, and dissuading a witness, stemming from an incident on New Year's Eve involving Mirkarimi and his wife, Eliana Lopez.]]></description>
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		<title>Mirkarimi Faces Three Charges Over New Year&#8217;s Eve Incident</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is unknown what exactly transpired at the couple's residence on December 31st. The incident was first reported to police by the couple's neighbor, Ivory Madison, on January 4th.  According to evidence documented by Madison, and later seized by police, Lopez received a bruise on her right arm during the alleged incident. ]]></description>
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		<title>Olague to be Sworn In as D5 Supe</title>
		<link>http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/3290/olague-to-be-sworn-in-as-d5-supe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Olague, who co-chaired the controversial "Run, Ed, Run" campaign, will serve out the remainder of Sheriff-elect and former Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's term on the Board of Supervisors.]]></description>
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		<title>Overheard in Fog City: Mar Douses Re-Election Rumor, Elsbernd Early Endorses in D7?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 03:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Overheard in Fog City: Peskin to Name Goldstein Replacement on DCCC</title>
		<link>http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/3265/overheard-in-fog-city-peskin-to-name-goldstein-replacement-on-dccc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mirkarimi’s response stands in contrast to what he said when he was asked about the appointment when it was all but certified Mirkarimi had won election to Sheriff. At that time, Mirkarimi said he was “hopeful” Mayor Lee would contact him to discuss the matter.]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Blockade Shuts Down West Coast Ports</title>
		<link>http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/3254/occupy-blockade-shuts-down-west-coast-ports/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another trucker, of Russian descent, said he understood revolution was sometimes necessary, pointing to the 1917 revolutions in Russia that overthrew autocratic Tsarist rule and the French revolution in 1789 that overthrew the ruling absolute monarchy. ]]></description>
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		<title>Police Raid OccupySF Encampment Outside Federal Reserve</title>
		<link>http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/3246/police-raid-occupysf-encampment-outside-federal-reserve/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forty-five protesters were arrested for illegal lodging in the pre-dawn raid. Their belongings were confiscated. No injuries were reported.

“The police came out of nowhere,” said a citizen journalist who <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/embed/recorded/19077016">documented the raid</a> live on Ustream. “I was standing here, literally just a few feet from here when they [SFPD] came running from around the corner, up the side in a mass attack.”]]></description>
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		<title>OccupySF Protesters Retake Plaza, Police Back Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police moved in and ordered the protesters to leave the space, stating the plaza was closed for renovations. Most of the protesters complied with the SFPD order but a defiant group of 30 protesters remained following an SFPD clearing operation. One protester, Chris Jones, was injured during the forcible removal action. He was treated at the scene by SFFD paramedics and taken to hospital.]]></description>
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		<title>Lives of Milk, Moscone Celebrated on 33rd Anniversary of Assassinations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Supervisor Dan White, a Catholic conservative, gunned down Milk and Moscone in cold blood at City Hall when White learned he would not be reappointed to his seat following his resignation.

At his trial, an all-white jury was reportedly swayed by White’s taped confession and what became known as White’s “Twinkie defense.” The jury found White guilty of 2nd degree murder, a lesser charge that touched off a night of rioting dubbed the “White Night” riots following a serene candlelit vigil and march from The Castro to City Hall.]]></description>
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		<title>Student-School Assignment Measure Fails</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to final results published today by the San Francisco Department of Elections, Prop H failed to pass by 115 votes. The measure was previously leading with a small margin but failed after all ballots, including provisional ballots, were processed.]]></description>
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		<title>Nuru Issues Final Notice to Federal Reserve Occupy Campers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Citing health and safety issues, Nuru states, "The occupants of the tents and encampment on Market Street and Main Street, near the Federal Reserve, are hereby notified that they are in violation of City and County of San Francisco codes and must take down all tents and structures and vacate immediately."]]></description>
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		<title>Secretary of State Dispatches Election Observers to San Francisco</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 04:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The decision appears to have been made in response to calls for election oversight following multiple reports of alleged ballot tampering in October by an independent group supporting interim mayor Ed Lee.  The voter fraud allegations has triggered a preliminary investigation by District Attorney George Gascón.]]></description>
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		<title>Adachi Accuses Lee of &#8220;Knowingly&#8221; Breaking Campaign Election Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to an ethics complaint filed today, the Ed Lee campaign distributed two sets of illegal door-hangers over the weekend. The door-hangers, which were paid for by the Ed Lee for Mayor 2011 campaign, allegedly contained YES and NO endorsements for several measures on the November ballot.

While candidates for office may endorse ballot initiatives and appear on literature funded by ballot measure committees, ethic laws strictly prohibit candidates from using funds raised by their candidate committees to support or oppose ballot measures.]]></description>
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		<title>Chiu Campaign HQ Ransacked</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addition to thousands of dollars worth of equipment stolen from the office located at 1800 Van Ness Ave, the thieves refiled through confidential campaign materials.]]></description>
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		<title>Second Money Laundering Charge Sinks Lee Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:24:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Luke Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is the second such allegation of money laundering to dog the Lee campaign which is already being investigated by District Attorney George Gascón and the California Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) for alleged money laundering by employees of Go Lorrie's Airport Shuttle, as well as allegations of criminal vote tampering by Lee supporters.]]></description>
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