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Tony Hall Running for Mayor
“to Return Local Government to the People”Hall’s five-point platform includes job creation, budgetary responsibility, administrative accountability, public safety and sanitation – as well as providing San Franciscans “with a local government that is honest, open, transparent, and respectful in serving your needs first.”
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Civil Rights Groups Pen Letter
Opposing Tasers in San FranciscoIn a February 11 letter sent to the San Francisco Police Commission ahead of a rehearing tomorrow on the use of Tasers, the groups urge commissioners to “vote ‘no’ on any effort to bring Tasers to San Francisco. Tasers are highly controversial and ultimately will erode trust between communities and the police.”
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Adachi Appoints Matt Gonzalez as Chief Attorney
The appointment marks Gonzalez’s return to the San Francisco Public Defender’s office, where he served as a deputy public defender from 1991 to 2001. He successfully tried many cases while in the office, including serious felonies, three-strike cases and life-in-prison matters.
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FCJ Interview with Supervisor Jane Kim
And in the first test of her political independence since her swearing in to the Board of Supervisors in January, Kim supported the appointment of Richard Johns, the husband of Willie Brown Institute Executive Director Eleanor Johns, to the Historical Preservation Commission despite claims that Johns is not qualified to serve as a historian on the commission.
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Walk Like an Egyptian, Hosni Mubarak Resigns
Following the announcement, fireworks filled the sky over Cairo as cheers of joy and celebration rang out in Tahrir Square where the uprising began some 18 days ago. Citizens hugged soldiers showing their appreciation to the army for remaining neutral during the uprising and protecting the protesters from paid pro-Mubarak thugs. Though estimates vary, as many as 300 Egyptians may have been killed during the unrest.
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Hall Expected to Raise $75k
During Kickoff Fundraiser for MayorHall, who opened an exploratory committee in December to legally begin fundraising, told FCJ yesterday he is “committed” to running for mayor.
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Racist Limbaugh Fan Threatens Yee Via Fax
The expletive-laden faxes contain graphics and language similar to messages Yee receive in April 2010 after he called for Sarah Palin’s speaking fee at California State University to be disclosed. Recently, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona contacted Yee regarding the April faxes and a possible connection to faxes found during the investigation surrounding the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
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