SF News Brown Leads Whitman, Says New Poll A new poll says that, just one day before their first debate together, Democrat Jerry Brown has a slight edge over Republican Meg Whitman. According to AP, "A University of Southern California-Los Angeles
SF News Poll: Brown, Whitman Tied Supported by 41% of voters for the November 2 election, a new poll shows both Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown and Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman are tied. "The survey of 599 likely
SF News Kamala Harris Makes Oprah's 'Power List,' Faces Heat Over Contributions We feel for District Attorney Kamala Harris today. Whenever something delightful happens to us, something bad occurs. You know, to even things out. (It's the way balance is kept in the universe, our
SF News Meg Whitman to Visit Yelp HQ Today At around 3 p.m. today, Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman will visit Yelp headquarters at 3 p.m. San Francisco Young Democrats urge: "Meg Whitman will be at the Yelp company HQ
SF News Bill Clinton Endorses Jerry Brown One day after California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown apologized to former President Bill Clinton for calling him a liar, Clinton has officially endorsed Brown for governor. "Clinton issued his endorsement in a statement
SF News Ranked Choice Voting System Passes Judge's Muster U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg ruled last week in favor of San Francisco's ranked choice voting system, which has been in effect since 2004. Sunset district resident Ron Dudum filed the suit,
SF News Reviewing S.F. Board of Supervisor Candidates' Ads As election season approaches, SFist will review ads aimed at culling votes for Board of Supervisor candidates. We'll try to feature several ads a week. Or so. If you want your video pressed
SF News Fiorina Holds Lead Over Boxer According to a CBS 5 KPIX-TV poll, "California Republican U.S. Senate candidate Carly Fiorina has increased her lead over Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer to five percentage points." Boxer, it seems, lost a
SF News Zennie Weighs In About Dellums 'Avoiding' Re-Election You may have heard by now, if you follow East Bay headlines, that Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums has decided not to seek re-election. This comes as a great surprise, and disappointment to CityBrights
SF News Whitman Unloads $99M In Governor's Race Meg Whitman has spent a record-breaking $99 million on her California gubernatorial campaign, according to AP. In her effort to buy the esteemed title of California Governor, Whitman spent most of her own
SF News Alioto-Pier Allowed to Run for Re-Election, Says Judge Thought to be termed out this year, District 2 Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier could spend another four years on the Board of Supervisors after Superior Court Judge Peter Busch gave her the green light
SF News Pink Saturday Stays, Says D8 Supe Candidates Local homosexual newspaper The Bay Area Reporter reports that the District 8 (The Castro!) candidates, each one of them, promise an intact Pink Saturday for 2011. Even after this year's typically fey fete
SF News Whitman and Brown Tie In Governor's Race, Says Field Poll A new Field Poll (PDF) released today claims that gubernatorial candidates Meg Whitman and Jerry Brown are now in "a dead heat." SF Chronicle reports, "Brown leads Whitman 44 to 43 percent in
SF News District 6 Supervisor Debate This Wednesday If a night spent listening to neighborhood weirdos ask endless questions is your bag, then we have just the thing for you. On Wednesday, June 23, District 6 Supervisorial candidates will debate each
SF News Meg Whitman's Son Physically Abuses Women Like mother, like son. California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's underwear skidmark of a son, Griffith Rutherford Harsh V, was arrested back in 2006 for assaulting a woman in Palo Alto, resulting in her
SF News Get Shoved By Meg Whitman, Get Settlement The New York Times reports that very rich California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman became a wee bit too forceful and angry with an eBay employee in 2007 who failed to prepare her for
SF News Carly Fiorina Slams Whitman, Boxer's Hair On Open Mic Caught by an open microphone during an interview on Monday, Carley Fionia made delightfully c-word-y comments about the following: Sean Hannity and Meg Whitman, cheeseburger binging, and Barbara Boxer's hair. God, what was
SF News Brown Challenges Whitman One day after the primary election, professional politician Jerry Brown challenged newcomer Meg Whitman to a series of 10 town hall debates. So far, Whitman has yet to have her people form an
SF News Meg Whitman Calls Out San Francisco In Latest Ad With only two weeks away from the June 8 primary, gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman slams San Francisco in her latest attack ad. Whiitman coos in her latest ad: Don't be fooled by misleading
SF News Last Day To Register To Vote In The June 8 Primary Want to vote in the June 8 gubernatorial primary election? Well, today (5/24) is the last day to register. That's right. Registration cards -- which you can obtain at any local election
SF News Newsom Leads Hahn In Lt. Governor's Race Mayor Gavin Newsom's crafty scheme to use San Francisco as a rung on the ladder to something better will, most likely, prove successful this June. In a recent poll conducted by the Newsom
SF News Kamala Harris Launches TV Ad To say Kamala Harris has had a rough week would be putting it mildly. What with the Chronicle's explosive report on the District Attorney's lack of disclosure of police officers' criminal records, and
SF News Sarah Palin Endorses Carly Fiorina Former Alaska Governor cum Vice Presidential candidate and current motivational speaker, Sarah Palin, has officially endorsed disgraced Hewlett-Packard executive Carly Fiorina in the GOP's Senate primary in California. Although she knows little about
SF News 'Demon Sheep' Attack Ad Sequel Skewers Carly Fiorina For political fameballers, nothing brings on the giggles more than comedy gold mined from within the navel of wonk mentality. So get ready. Yesterday, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee released a "hysterical" send-up
SF News SFist Reviews: Newsom for Lieutenant Governor - State Convention Video The video begins in full bullshit mode similar to an episode of Barefoot Contessa (e.g., the one where Ina Garten pretends to break into her gay male friends' tacky Hamptons home to
