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By Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

October 1, 2009<\/p>\n

Hold on to your nellies, foggers. The 2011 race for mayor and the 2010 race for District 8 supervisor just got a little bit more interesting.<\/p>\n

Former District 7 Supervisor Tony Hall and BART Board Director Tom Radulovich have not ruled out possible candidacies.<\/p>\n

“People are asking me to seriously consider running,” Hall told FCJ. “I feel that the need for a real Mayor who is willing to work for the benefit of all San Franciscans and the common good of the City as a whole has never been more evident than now.”<\/p>\n


\nFormer District 7 Supervisor Tony Hall.<\/p>\n

Hall, you’ll recall, was forced to drop out of the 2007 race for mayor<\/a> and, subsequently, the 2008 race for District 7 supervisor when a “politically motivated<\/a>” anonymous complaint filed with the San Francisco Ethics Commission triggered a four-yearlong investigation into alleged campaign finance violations by Hall in connection with his 2004 re-election campaign for supervisor. Hall believes the anonymous complaint was penned by attorney Jim Sutton on behalf of Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Sean Elsbernd to eliminate Hall as a threat to Newsom and Elsbernd’s respective re-election campaigns.<\/p>\n

The investigation, which cost taxpayers as much as $1 million to prosecute, resulted in Hall being found not guilty<\/a> on the most serious charge of money laundering – a violation which carried a maximum $240 thousand fine – after Hall attorney David Waggoner exposed evidence of evidence tampering<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“You can bet that if I do run, it will be to fix this City as opposed to climbing the political ladder,” Hall said, taking a stab at Newsom’s foundering gubernatorial misadventure. “The real question is, are enough people ready and willing to sacrifice to get the job done?”<\/p>\n

In the 2010 race for District 8 supervisor, Radulovich, who, in addition to his duties as BART Director, heads up Livable City, a non-profit that promotes mass-transit and bicycle\/walking-friendly neighborhoods.<\/p>\n

“I am considering a run for D8 Supervisor,” Radulovich responded to FCJ inquiry. “I have my hands more than full this year between BART and Livable City. BART especially has had numerous crises, and deserves my full attention. I have given myself until December to decide finally, one way or the other.”<\/p>\n

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\nBART Director Tom Radulovich.<\/p>\n

In 2002, Radulovich ran for the open District 8 supervisor seat vacated by Mark Leno.\u00c2\u00a0 He placed third with 19.26 percent of the vote before a runoff between Supervisor Bevan Dufty and San Francisco Ethics Commissioner Eileen Hansen.<\/p>\n

Radulovich is a well-respected expert on transportation issues<\/a> in a world threatened by climate change and dwindling oil and gas reserves. His candidacy, should he officially declare, will inevitably pose a threat to the (so far) declared candidacies of Scott Wiener, Laura Spanjian and Rafael Mandelman<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hall, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll recall, was forced to drop out of the 2007 race for mayor and, subsequently, the 2008 race for District 7 supervisor when a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153politically motivated\u00e2\u20ac\u009d anonymous complaint filed with the San Francisco Ethics Commission triggered a yearlong investigation into alleged campaign finance violations by Hall in connection with his 2004 re-election campaign for supervisor. 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