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Overheard in Fog City: Interim Mayor Michael Hennessey?
Following discussions with progressive and centrist Board members today, what is becoming clear is no sitting Board member can get to six votes (supervisors cannot vote for themselves). Attention is now centered on a compromise “caretaker” candidate, someone who does not intend to exploit their interim-mayoral status to run for mayor, who will focus on closing the city’s projected $350 million budget shortfall and, more importantly, someone who is respected on all sides of the political aisle, including Mayor Gavin Newsom.
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Overheard in Fog City: Chiu to Run for Mayor?
Chiu said he has engaged in discussions about a possible run for mayor with campaign manager Nicole Derse. Derse, you’ll recall, successfully ran Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi’s 2004 election campaign and worked on the campaign to elect President Barack Obama.
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WikiRebels
Reporters Jesper Huor and Bosse Lindquist have traveled to key countries where WikiLeaks operates, interviewing top members, such as Assange, new Spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson, as well as people like Daniel Domscheit-Berg who now is starting his own version – Openleaks.org!
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Board of Supes Delay Interim Mayoral Selection Process
The Board of Supervisors, chartered to appoint a mayoral successor when the executive office becomes vacant, entertained two competing motions yesterday in an effort to define a selection process, or to began a non-binding nomination process. The respective motions were authored by Board of Supervisors President David Chiu and Supervisor John Avalos.
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Kelly Concedes Defeat
Though Kelly garnered the most first place votes in the first round, Cohen benefited from second and third place votes from fellow contenders Lynette Sweet and Eric Smith, among others in the twenty-one candidates race.
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Reilly Concedes Defeat
Though Reilly garnered the most first place votes in the first round, Farrell benefited from second and third place votes from fellow contenders Abraham Simmons and Kat Anderson. Farrell was also endorsed by termed out incumbent District 2 Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier.
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Walker Concedes Defeat
Though the final vote tallies from the ranked-choice race have not been officially certified by the San Francisco Department of Elections, Jane Kim, a progressive, is the presumed Supervisor-elect for the District.
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