Articles Posted in the News Category

  • Gonzalez and Leigh Request Release of Fatal Night Club Shooting Police Reports

    Gonzalez and Leigh Request Release
    of Fatal Night Club Shooting Police Reports

    In a letter dated July 23 to SFPD Chief George Gascón, Gonzalez and Leigh attorney Whitney Leigh requests the release of the reports to correct “serious and false allegations that have appeared in recent media reports.” At issue is whether the incident began inside or outside Jelly’s.

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    Herrera Evaluating Alioto-Pier Appeal Options

    Herrera is “evaluating the ruling and is considering his options,” said City Attorney spokesperson Matt Dorsey. A decision to appeal or not is expected to be made within the “next several days,” Dorsey added.

  • Gonzalez Endorses Tony Kelly for D10 Supervisor

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    Gonzalez Endorses Tony Kelly for D10 Supervisor

    In a statement released to Fog City Journal, Gonzalez said, “I am endorsing Tony Kelly because I believe he is an authentic neighborhood leader who has been working on substantive issues in District 10 for more than the last decade. Although his base is Potrero Hill where he’s led the Potrero Boosters, Kelly has worked on environmental justice issues in Bayview Hunters Point and open space and neighborhood-services concerns in Visitacion Valley, among other issues. District-wide, he’s worked on a wide range of complicated development and land-use matters (particularly through his work on the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plan), so I’ve no doubt Kelly would join the Board of Supervisors informed and with the right priorities.”

  • Janet Reilly to Withdraw Candidacy?

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    Janet Reilly to Withdraw Candidacy?

    Reilly held a campaign kickoff event Saturday, drawing attendances by Mayor Gavin Newsom, Senator Mark Leno, Assemblymember Fiona Ma and former Mayor Frank Jordon. Insiders are speculating Reilly will withdraw her candidacy in deference to Alito-Pier who was appointed to the Board by Newsom in 2004. Calls to the Reilly campaign have not been returned at the time of publishing.

  • Prozan to Submit 3,100 Signatures for D8 Supe

    Prozan to Submit 3,100 Signatures for D8 Supe

    Prozan previously qualified for an entrance fee waiver after submitting 1,056 valid signatures, July 19. She is also the first candidate to reach a $100 thousand milestone in campaign contributions – from 600 donors – elevating her candidacy to frontrunner status in the contest.

  • Keys Submits 1,000 Signatures for D6 Supe

    Keys Submits 1,000 Signatures for D6 Supe

    Keys is the first candidate in the hotly contested race to reach the 1,000 signatures milestone. If the signatures are deemed valid, Keys will be exempt from paying a $500 filing fee. The deadline for filing signatures in lieu of paying a filing fee is tomorrow at 5 pm.

  • Symposium Celebrates Daly Era of Community Activism

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    Symposium Celebrates Daly Era of Community Activism

    The symposium attracted as many as 200 residents to the event. Most of those in attendance were eager to honor the man who, after election to the Board of Supervisors in 2000, provided a powerful and sustained voice for issues and causes that would have otherwise been ignored.