{"id":5102,"date":"2012-10-05T14:38:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T22:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=5102"},"modified":"2012-10-06T05:38:59","modified_gmt":"2012-10-06T13:38:59","slug":"nopadivisadero-merchants-association-release-d5-debate-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/5102\/nopadivisadero-merchants-association-release-d5-debate-video\/","title":{"rendered":"NoPa+\/Divisadero Merchants Association Release D5 Debate Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/50841879\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe><br \/>Video by Babette Hogan, Polidoc Productions.<\/br><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>October 5, 2012<\/p>\n<p>NoPa+ and Divisadero Merchants Association today released video of their spirited public debate between candidates vying to be the next elected District 5 Supervisor.<\/p>\n<p>The debate, held at Rasselas Jazz Club on September 26, was particularly noteworthy due to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/5090\/overheard-in-fog-city-olague-storms-off-stage-during-d5-debate\/\">question posed by an audience member<\/a> who asked the candidates how they would vote, as supervisor, on the suspended Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi case, a vote that will be considered by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (October 9).<\/p>\n<p>The action begins at the 20-minute mark on the video.<\/p>\n<p>Several attendees described appointed Supervisor Christina Olague as &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/5090\/overheard-in-fog-city-olague-storms-off-stage-during-d5-debate\/\">storming off stage<\/a>&#8221; during the Mirkrarimi question and discussion, bringing the contentious debate to an abrupt end.<\/p>\n<p>While it is evident that Olague did leave the stage before the debate moderator called time, &#8220;storming off stage&#8221; may be a slight exaggeration.  Also, according to the video, Olague returned to her seat shortly after going off camera.<\/p>\n<p>Kip Fuller, founder of NoPa+, said the lively debate format is based on a &#8220;hot seat concept, which allowed each candidate to respond to the most controversial question around his or her campaign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We learned a lot and the outcome was fantastic,&#8221; Fuller added.<\/p>\n<p>Both NoPa+ and Divisadero Merchants Association must remain neutral and have not endorsed any candidates in the race, Fuller said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;However,&#8221; Fuller said, &#8220;I may decide individually to endorse a candidate after October 9. We need a candidate who will address varying community interests in D5 with a balanced approach. Having the moral aptitude to do what&#8217;s right is key.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Video of the debate (parts 1 through 5) <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/polidoc\/videos\/page:1\/sort:date\">available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NoPa+ and Divisadero Merchants Association today released video of their spirited public debate between candidates vying to be the next elected District 5 Supervisor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[222,17],"tags":[163,1154,1292,1894,1901,1893,329,65],"class_list":["post-5102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics","tag-board-of-supervisors","tag-christina-olague","tag-district-5","tag-divisadero-merchants-association","tag-kip-fuller","tag-nopa","tag-ross-mirkarimi","tag-san-francisco"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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