Articles Tagged “Gavin Newsom”

  • Out of the Limelight

    Out of the Limelight

    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…

  • Overheard in Fog City:City Hall Norouz event postponed over flap

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    Overheard in Fog City:
    City Hall Norouz event postponed over flap

    The third annual Norouz event, scheduled for Friday, March 21 has been postponed one week due to a flap between event organizer, Turquoise Bridges, and Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi. Photos by Luke Thomas By Luke Thomas…

  • Newsom and Peskin join handsto expand payroll tax credits

    Newsom and Peskin join hands
    to expand payroll tax credits

    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…

  • Supes reject Alioto-Pier effort to stifle accountability

    Supes reject Alioto-Pier effort to stifle accountability

    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…

  • California State Assemblyto vote on Severance Tax initiative

    California State Assembly
    to vote on Severance Tax initiative

    Teachers, families, union leaders and elected officials held a rally yesterday in San Francisco to protest education budget cuts proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Photos by Luke Thomas By John Han March 12, 2008 The…

  • Time for HOPE!

    Time for HOPE!

    District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly Photo by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly March 11, 2008 People-powered politics is sweeping across the country. From large urban centers to small towns, people are energized about Democratic politics…

  • Who’s Helping the Republicans, Gavin?

    Who’s Helping the Republicans, Gavin?

    District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly Photo by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly March 2, 2008 Last week, just before jetting off to Texas to once again stump for Hillary Clinton, Gavin Newsom penned this diary…