Saturday Voting Initiative Dead? Herrera Downplays Connection to Consultant and Contributor
The WhyTuesdaySF initiative was the brainchild of political consultant Alex Tourk, who successfully tapped private venture capital from Silicon Valley angel investor Ronald C. Conway, tech maven David Jeske, Morgan…
Tony Hall Gets Some Necessary Conversation Love
Tony Hall is the target of Melissa Griffin and Beth Spotswood's latest episode of Necessary Conversation, poking a little fun at the former District 7 Supervisor and mayoral candidate, best…
Bock, Gascón, Onek Square Off at DA Candidates Forum
But judging strictly by the applause-meter, the clear winner was David Onek, a criminal justice expert and former San Francisco Police Commissioner who is the founding executive director of the…
Wagging the Dog
Think about it. Just a week after submitting his budget and fresh off of negotiating a deal on pension reform; just days after revelations that a political consultant with close…
NationBuilder: Increasing Grassroots Access
to the Voter File
Today I begin a new role as chief organizer for NationBuilder, a software platform that aims to equip grassroots activists, small businesses, NGOs and candidates with the kind of organizing…
Overheard in Fog City: Campos to Vote Against His Conscience?
Apparently the progressive supe is uncomfortable with his support for Turman, according to a reliable source, but remains committed to Turman despite damaging reports of Turman’s record absenteeism on the…
Congress Should Reject US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement
The negotiated U.S.-Colombia FTA will give market access for U.S. agricultural, consumer, and industrial products, and will immediately remove all tariffs on about 80 percent of U.S. goods entering Colombia.…