SF Police Patrol Organization
Expresses Commitment to Work with New Board

September 24, 2010 | 1 Comment

San Francisco Patrol Special Police are the only private neighborhood safety service in the city that is legally permitted to patrol San Francisco’s streets as well as private locations under the city’s Municipal Police Code Sec. 1750 and is on police radio frequencies.

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Keys Co-Endorses in D6

September 23, 2010 | 6 Comments

Asked whether discussions between Keys and the Kim and Walker campaigns has resulted in Kim or Walker committing to a ranked choice endorsement, Keys said Walker told Keys she “is not interested in making deals with multiple candidates,” but is willing to talk to Keys.

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Ranked Choice Voting in D6: A Reality Check

September 22, 2010 | 5 Comments

The main goal of progressives and liberals in District 6 this November is to minimize the number of exhausted ballots by shrewdly ranking our choices with these considerations foremost in our minds.

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Event: Turning Negative into Positive

September 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

Turning Negative into Positive is CSC’s annual celebration of people who have created a positive outcome out of personal tragedy. TNIP uses spoken word, art, music, inspirational speakers and theater performances to inspire community to create positive action. This is a community-minded program that models forgiveness, gratitude and responsibility as an effective method to stop violence. Proceeds to benefit Create Social Change, Challenge Day, and Camp Choice.

Ratepayers on the Hook for PG&E’s Neglect

September 22, 2010 | No Comments

Remember the 2003 record bankruptcy bailout that put ratepayers on the hook to pay PG&E’s creditors and resuscitate the corporation? It added to the $8 billion in previous bailout funds already paid to PG&E by its ratepayers since 1998, bringing the bailout total to over $16 billion. The bailout plan was approved by the Public Utility Commission despite accusations that PG&E’s officers siphoned $4 billion to its unregulated holding company, PGE Corporation, out of the $8 billion in “Competition Transition Surcharge” funds already paid to PG&E by its ratepayers between 1998 and 2000.

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D6 Ranked Choice Endorsement Strategy in Flux

D6 Ranked Choice Endorsement Strategy in Flux

September 15, 2010 | 15 Comments

It should come as no surprise then to know that Keys is currently reaching out to both Kim and Walker to secure a three-candidate ranked choice endorsement strategy that includes Keys and excludes Meko.

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Overheard in Fog City: Chiu/Peskin Rift Rumor Persists

Overheard in Fog City:
Chiu/Peskin Rift Rumor Persists

September 13, 2010 | No Comments

With a just three weeks before absentee ballots are sent to voters, word has it School Board President Jane Kim will officially announce this week her 2nd and 3rd place endorsements in the race for District 6 Supervisor.

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