Articles Tagged “Aaron Peskin”

  • Out of the Limelight

    Out of the Limelight

    by Chris Daly on Mar 18, 2008 | 3 Comments

    District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly March 18, 2008 Gavin Newsom continues to enjoy unusually high polling numbers in the LGBT community. Gavin generated much of this goodwill with…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • Newsom and Peskin join handsto expand payroll tax credits

    Newsom and Peskin join hands
    to expand payroll tax credits

    by FCJ Editor on Mar 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

    Putting political differences aside for a good cause, Mayor Gavin Newsom and Board President Aaron Peskin announced new legislation Tuesday to provide tax credits to businesses that hire disadvantaged workers. File photo by Luke Thomas…

    Posted in News, Politics

  • Supes reject Alioto-Pier effort to stifle accountability

    Supes reject Alioto-Pier effort to stifle accountability

    by Nicholas Olczak on Mar 12, 2008 | 3 Comments

    Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier’s efforts to repeal a 2006 voter mandate requiring the mayor of San Francisco attend Board of Supervisors meetings, was effectively killed yesterday. Photos by Luke Thomas By Nicholas Olczak March 12, 2008…

    Posted in Politics

  • Court Jester reviews Peskin committee assignments

    Court Jester reviews Peskin committee assignments

    by Harold Brown on Feb 29, 2008 | No Comments

    h. “Court Jester” brown. Photo by Luke Thomas By h. brown February 29, 2008 Alioto-Pier banished, Daly re-armed – Let the games begin! I love crunching numbers and reading the entrails of recently eviscerated politicians…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • Peskin realigns committee assignments

    Peskin realigns committee assignments

    by Luke Thomas on Feb 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

    Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin Photo by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas February 26, 2008 Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin announced sweeping changes to several committees of the Board of Supervisors today during…

    Posted in Politics

  • Prog pols petty posturing prevents progress

    Prog pols petty posturing prevents progress

    by Harold Brown on Feb 22, 2008 | No Comments

    h. “Court Jester” brown. Photos by Luke Thomas By h. brown February 22, 2008 Peskin denied entry to Tenderloin SRO “Hey, that’s Aaron Peskin down there in the street!” Luke Thomas was looking out the…

    Posted in Opinion, Politics

  • Court Jester previews BOS agenda

    Court Jester previews BOS agenda

    by Harold Brown on Feb 12, 2008 | No Comments

    h. “Court Jester” brown. Photos by Luke Thomas By h. brown February 12, 2008 Another day of shame for Peskin (4,500 cabbies robbed ‘legally’) Item #19 I’ve seen the Board of Supervisors do lots of…

    Posted in Politics