Articles Posted in the Politics Category
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Overheard in Fog City: The People Have a Candidate
The event drew as many as 100 volunteers, activists and partisans committed to electing Avalos to Room 200 in November. As much as $25 thousand has been raised since Avalos filed to run for the open seat on April 18, according to the campaign.
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Mayor Lee Welcomes Mozilla to San Francisco
“San Francisco offers Mozilla the ideal location for bringing together their global software development community to collaborate and innovate on big ideas,” said Mayor Lee. “Mozilla joins San Francisco’s robust and growing tech industry, and I am thrilled to welcome Mozilla to San Francisco.”
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Avalos Candidacy Shakes Up Mayor’s Race
Though it is early to have locked in official endorsements, Avalos said he expects to be endorsed by Assemblymember Tom Ammiano, Supervisors Eric Mar and David Campos, former Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin and former Supervisor Chris Daly. He also expects to garner labor union endorsements.
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Avalos Confirms Bid for Mayor
It is the first time Ranked Choice Voting will be employed to decide a mayor’s race in San Francisco, an instant runoff voting system that can be used to tip the scales in favor of those candidates who employ a ranked choice strategy with other like-minded candidates.
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BOS Photo Caption Action
Several Foggers have asked that I post more photos on FCJ. Apparently Foggers appreciate my photos more than anything else published on FCJ. So without further ado, the following photos were shot during yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, the first meeting, I should add, when a Mayor of this great city attended a Board of Supervisors meeting (thanks to former Supervisor Chris Daly) to engage in formal policy discussions, as mandated by Measure C on last November’s ballot, with the legislative body.
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Mayor Lee and Supervisors
Form Technology Advisory CouncilMayor Lee helped convene the group to evaluate how San Francisco’s current tax structure impacts companies’ ability to successfully grow jobs in San Francisco and to propose improvements to the current tax structure, while still ensuring everyone pays their fair share for City services.
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Peskin Makes Plea for Fee-Less Entrance
to Golden Gate Park ArboretumThe ordinance, sponsored by Mayor Ed Lee, seeks to close a funding shortfall due to a mandated 20 percent budget cut to the Department of Parks and Recreation
The Hunger Site
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