Tag: Lennar
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Election Roundup
Bay City News June 4, 2008 While much election activity in the Bay Area was overshadowed by developments on the national political stage Tuesday as Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic nomination for president, local players still found time to revel in their primary victories. Assemblyman Mark Leno is now well-positioned to assume state Sen.…
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The CrackBerry Chronicles:
An Endorsement for Non-EndorsementsElaine Santore Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore June 2, 2008 Campaign Mailers Kill Trees and Your Spirit Good news: tomorrow you can finally toss out all of those annoying, somewhat misleading and totally polluting campaign mailers. Everyone I know complains about being overwhelmed by mailers in the weeks leading up to the election.…
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The CrackBerry Chronicles
Elaine Santore Photos by Luke Thomas By Elaine Santore May 19, 2008 Marriage for everyone! Political consultant, blogger, and h. Brown hanger-on Bob Brigham told me in April that if the California Supreme Court overturned the ban on same-sex marriage, he would party in the streets of the Castro and be (in his words) “Gay…
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Grassroots affordable housing petition
passes muster for June ballotBy Luke Thomas March 6, 2008 A grassroots ballot initiative requiring half the housing constructed by Lennar at Hunters Point and Candlestick Point to be affordable, has qualified for the June ballot. Luke ThomasLuke Thomas is a former software developer and computer consultant who proudly hails from London, England. In 2001, Thomas took a yearlong…
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The Battle for Bayview
District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly Photos by Luke Thomas By Chris Daly February 11, 2008 The stage is now set for what may be one of the biggest development battles in decades. Last Monday, Bayview community leaders, joined by San Francisco progressives, submitted 11,236 signatures to qualify the Bayview Affordable Housing Initiative for June’s ballot.…