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Lee Blocked Yee from Garnering
DCCC Third-Place Mayoral Endorsement?As Fog City Journal reported last eve, the DCCC failed by a close 14-16 vote to vote for a third-place candidate endorsement. According to Stearns, the vote was derailed by Lee’s “operatives” on the DCCC, namely Arlo Hale Smith (brother of Ace Smith, Lee’s campaign consultant), Mary Jung, and Leslie Katz.
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Iran Releases U.S. Hikers
In September 2010, Shourd was released after $500,000 was paid. Bower and Fattal were convicted of illegally entering Iran and spying for the United States. We only have the word of the Iranian border guards that these hikers actually entered into Iran, and the world has yet to see the evidence supporting a spying conviction. On September 21, Bauer and Fattal were freed after $1 million was paid. Their release after cash was paid smacks of kidnapping for ransom, rather than an example of Islamic mercy.
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DCCC to Consider Third-Place
Ranked-Choice Mayoral EndorsementAt its August 17 endorsements meeting, the DCCC voted to endorse former Supervisor John Avalos (first) and City Attorney Dennis Herrera (second). The influential 32-member body could not muster enough votes for a third-place endorsement.
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Court Rules Prop. 8 Trial Tapes
Should Be Released to PublicJudge Ware agreed with Plaintiffs, stating, “Foremost among the aspects of the federal judicial system that foster public confidence in the fairness and integrity of the process are public access to trials and public access to the record of judicial proceedings. Consequently, once an item is placed in the record of judicial proceedings, there must be compelling reasons for keeping that item secret. In the course of the non-jury trial of this case, at the direction of the presiding judge, court staff made a digital recording of the trial. After the close of the evidence, the judge ordered the clerk of court to file that digital recording under seal. The trial record is closed and the case is currently on appeal to the Ninth Circuit.”
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Adachi Kick Off Tunes Message
of Integrity and Political IndependenceWith a star-studded line up of guest speakers that included former State Senator Quentin Kopp, Public Defender Chief Attorney and former Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez, Chinese for Affirmative Action chair and former California Department of Education Superintendent Henry Der, Deputy Public Defender Anne Irwin and SF Bayview publisher Willie Ratcliff, Adachi told an audience of as many as 300 supporters at the Verdi Club, “Where I want this campaign to be different is that we have to make the case that it’s time to elect a person who isn’t afraid to stand up against special interests.”
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San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
Announces Mayoral EndorsementsWith a membership of 12,000 and growing, the SFBC endorsement is considered significant, especially to Avalos who has been an active SFBC member for at least a decade and who is currently sponsoring legislation to increase indoor bike parking in the City.
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Overheard in Fog City: Adachi and Davis
Reunited for Mayoral CampaignDavis, who was instrumental in Adachi’s campaign for Public Defender in 2002, is a win at all costs consultant credited with orchestrating former Mayor Willie Brown’s election and re-election to Room 200 in 1995 and 1999; Sheriff Michael Hennessey’s election in 1979; Quentin Kopp’s defeat of Democrat Lou Papan for State Senate in 1986; Frank Jordon’s defeat of incumbent Mayor Art Agnos in 1991; as well as winning voter approval for a new Giants ballpark in 1996 and Candlestick Park in 1997.
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