Articles Posted June 2010
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SF Young Dems D6 Debate Format Best Ever
Credit a lively format that included candidates firing questions at each other and Melissa Griffin’s artful and entertaining moderating that combined to keep a well-attended audience engaged and on the edge of their seats. Mathew Drake, Glendon “Anna Conda” Hyde, James Keys, Jane Kim, Jim Meko, Theresa Sparks, Debra Walker and Elaine Zamora were the only candidates invited to participate in the debate. Zamora chose not to participate.
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Meko Qualifies for Public Campaign Financing
Meko joins Jane Kim, Debra Walker and Elaine Zamora as the only D6 candidates to date to be authorized eligible to receive public campaign funds.
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SF Young Dems to Hold Restricted D6 Candidates Debate
The 800-member strong SF Young Democrats (SFYD) has scheduled to hold a restricted District 6 candidates debate this evening at the South Beach Yacht Club.The winner of the debate will garner SFYD’s endorsement.
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High Times at the Premier Medical Cannabis Cup in San Francisco
The two-day expo event attracted thousands of medical marijuana users, cultivators, activists and cannabusiness entrepreneurs, all eager to test new cannabis strains, consume edibles, attend seminars and parties and introduce new cannabusiness products to a market segment with revenues outstripping the US automobile industry.
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Tenderloin Halfway House Fire Displaces 123
The three-alarm fire, first reported to emergency services at 5:45 pm, was extinguished by the heroic efforts of the San Francisco Fire Department at approximately 7 pm.
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Herrera Seeks Immediate Halt
to PG&E’s SmartMeter FiascoMounting evidence points to disturbingly high error rates with the devices, which are supposed to measure power usage and wirelessly transmit the data to PG&E. But since the SmartMeter deployment program began last summer, increasing numbers of PG&E ratepayers have blamed the new devices for dramatic and inexplicable spikes in their utility bills, and PG&E has itself acknowledged problems with the meters.
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Meko, Keys Close to Qualifying for Public Financing
Meko’s campaign submitted the necessary forms to the San Francisco Ethics Commission yesterday, according campaign manager Jamie Whitaker. Keys, who is finalizing the necessary paperwork, should be in a position to submit within the next two days, he said. Both Keys and Meko are supportive of the Progressive Primary sponsored by Supervisor Chris Daly though Meko has expressed concerns with the Progressive Pledge.
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