Tag Archives: San Francisco Mayor

News Fix Contest: Who Will Be the Next San Francisco Mayor?

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Tomorrow the Board of Supervisors may or may not weigh in on a successor to Gavin Newsom, who takes off to assume those burdensome Lt. Governor duties later in the week, when Chris Daly will be safely ensconced behind a … Continue reading »


Interview with SF Supervisor John Avalos on Choosing a Newsom Successor

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Should be some fun tomorrow at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting. Number 25 on the agenda is a "Hearing to discuss the proposed Motion to take nominations and appoint a successor Mayor in the event of a vacancy … Continue reading »


Gavin Newsom Says He Will Take Lt Governor Oath This Weekend

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Both John Myers and Scott Shafer of KQED talked to Gavin Newsom at Jerry Brown's inauguration, and he told them that he will take the oath of office for Lieutenant Governor this weekend. The other state officeholders are being sworn … Continue reading »


Blog Beat: Daly Won't Take No From Ammiano, Sonoma Video Snooping on Garbage-Dumpers

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From The Snitch, Chris Daly does not seem to think that "no means no" where Tom Ammiano and the San Francisco mayoralty are concerned. "I think it's clear that Tom doesn't *want* to do it," Daly emailed the SF Weekly … Continue reading »


SF Assessor-Recorder Phil Ting Announces Mayoral Bid

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They're going to need a really big ring for all the hats being thrown into it in the San Francisco Mayor's race. We just received this press release from Phil Ting, who apparently does not want to be the only … Continue reading »


Leland Yee Announces SF Mayoral Bid

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From the L.A. Times PolitiCal blog: “A week after San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was elected lieutenant governor, state Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco) filed papers Wednesday to form an exploratory committee as a first step to running for mayor … Continue reading »