{"id":2960,"date":"2011-08-01T16:22:21","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T00:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=2960"},"modified":"2011-08-02T15:28:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T23:28:24","slug":"overheard-in-fog-city-kim-confirms-lee-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2960\/overheard-in-fog-city-kim-confirms-lee-endorsement\/","title":{"rendered":"Overheard in Fog City: Kim Confirms Lee Endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/d6_budget_town_hall_20110316\/_w2w3198_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"330\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Supervisor Jane Kim and interim Mayor Ed Lee. File photo by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>August 1, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Though interim Mayor Ed Lee has not, as yet, declared his candidacy to seek a full term, District 6 Supervisor Jane Kim confirmed today she will endorse Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if she would endorse Lee if he enters the mayor\u2019s race, Kim told FCJ, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The development is significant in that it may answer the question of why Kim declined to endorse former roommate and political simpatico, David Chiu, when Chiu came knocking for Kim\u2019s endorsement in February. It also suggests that Kim has known all along that Lee is going to run for mayor.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->\u201c[Supervisor Jane Kim] is not currently endorsing anyone in the mayor\u2019s race at this time,\u201d said Kim\u2019s legislative aide, Sunny Angulo following Chiu\u2019s campaign for mayor <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2667\/chiu-enters-san-francisco-race-for-mayor\/\">kickoff event<\/a> in February. \u201cAs a general rule, she doesn\u2019t make early endorsements. She appreciates that people wait until everyone gets into the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So much for political reciprocation, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2122\/kim-campaign-kickoff-draws-two-former-sf-mayors\/\">Chiu endorsed Kim<\/a> in last year\u2019s hotly contested race for District 6 Supervisor.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olague Denies Seeking Appointment to D5 Supe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Planning Commissioner Christina Olague today denied a suggestion that her co-chairship of the \u201cRun, Ed, Run\u201d campaign may have been inspired by designs she may have on becoming the next D5 Supe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not why I\u2019m doing this, seriously,\u201d Olague said in response to FCJ inquiry following a \u201cRun, Ed, Run\u201d campaign rally on the steps of City Hall earlier today.<\/p>\n<p>It has been speculated that should Lee enter the race for mayor and win, and D5 Supe Ross Mirkarimi wins the race for sheriff, Olague, for her support of Lee\u2019s candidacy, would be rewarded with a D5 appointment by Lee to serve out the remainder of Mirkarimi\u2019s term on the Board.\u00a0 Such an appointment would provide Olague with incumbency status over her fellow contestants.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if she has ruled out a possible run for the D5 seat, Olague said, \u201cI have no ambitions to run for supervisor, but I wouldn\u2019t rule it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2009\/USPS_propj_BOS_090505\/_w2w7561_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Planning Commissioner Christina Olague<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Speaking of D5 supe appointment possibilities should Mirkarimi win the race for sheriff, we\u2019re hearing former D5 contestant and SEIU organizer Gabriel Haaland, and Community College Board Trustee John Rizzo, are both backing Yee for mayor.<\/p>\n<p>As to who will win Yee\u2019s affections should he win the mayoralty, it comes down to what\u2019s more important to Yee: Haaland\u2019s SEIU 1021 army, or Rizzo\u2019s help in getting Yee the Sierra Club endorsement?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Quotes of the Day (at the final \u201cRun, Ed, Run\u201d campaign rally)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSelfish pack of politicians. What have you done? Who are you <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2955\/candidates-call-mayor-ed-lee%E2%80%99s-integrity-into-question\/\">to question the integrity of Ed Lee<\/a>?\u201d<br \/>\n-Victor Hwang, \u201cRun, Ed, Run\u201d co-chair.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Ed Lee wants to be the next Don Perata, he should enter the mayor\u2019s race.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; A source working on the Leland Yee for mayor campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is my political family here. I recognize all these people here.\u201d<br \/>\n&#8211; A former Willie Brown administration employee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The development is significant in that it may answer the question of why Kim declined to endorse former roommate and political simpatico, David Chiu, when Chiu came knocking for Kim\u2019s endorsement in February. 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