SF News <em>LA Times</em> Endorses Newsom for Lt. Governor LA Times endorsed SF Mayor Gavin Newsom "without hesitation," not hometown girl Janice Hahn, for Lt Gov. in the Democratic primary, while tipping its hat to Abel Maldonado on the GOP side. Why
SF News Newsom Fails to Get Dem Endorsement At this weekend's state Democratic Party Convention -- an event wonks like to think of as wildly important -- Mayor Gavin Newsom failed to snatch the party's official endorsement for lieutenant governor. Then
SF News 2012 a Better Fit for Prop. 8 Repeal Measure? The effort to get a Proposition 8 repeal measure on the 2010 ballot fell short today, which would have given California voters the chance to decide on removing the ban on same-sex marriage.
SF News Barbara Boxer's New Nemesis: Superman Producer While amazon techie women from Silicon Valley could rule California after the November election, if recent polls are any indication, there's a new contender taking aim at Sen Barbara Boxer: Hollywood producer Brian
SF News Orly Taitz for Secretary of State? Well, she's been threatening it for weeks, but now apparently it's official - Orly Taitz has decided to run for the Republican Party's nomination for California's Secretary of State. Goddess help us. Who
SF News Newsom to Run for Lt. Governor. We Swear This Time. Promise. Yesterday at the eleventh hour, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom picked up his paper work Department of Elections in City Hall and paid his $2,500 filing fees, meaning he'll finally run for
SF News Jerry Brown Makes It Official: He's Running for Governor After staying off the radar for months now, Jerry Brown has officially entered the California gubernatorial race. Ta-da. If elected to the position for a second time, Brown will, as SFist commenter MalcoveMagnesia
SF News Jerry Brown To Announce Gubernatorial Candidacy Attorney General and former Governor Jerry Brown is expected to toss his hat into the gubernatorial ring today, making his candidacy official. Brown had filed to form an exploratory committee in September of
SF News Who Will Be San Francisco's Next Mayor? While we wait for Gavin Newsom to make the official announcement that he plans on running for California Lt. Governor -- Melissa Griffin, if you recall, broke the story that Newsom might make
SF News (UPDATED) Gavin Newsom Running for Lt. Governor Political columnist Melissa Griffin has first word that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will, indeed, run for Lt. Governor of California. Griffin writes: I just got the unofficial word that Mistermayor will be
SF News Carly Fiorina's New Attack Ad: Cinematic Effort of Swine, Sheep, Furries So. Has senate candidate Carly Fiorina been hitting the medicinal marijuana brownies a bit too hard as of late? Because we see no other explanation for this epically entertaining attack ad. It's part
SF News Jackie Speier Decides Not to Run for Attorney General The Sacto Bee announced today that U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier will not to run for California attorney general. "She's going to remain in Congress where she can focus on issues that she
SF News Prince Frederic von Anhalt Throws Hat Into Gubernatorial Ring Can't find a decent candidate for California governor? Well, look no more. Prince Frederic von Anhalt, famous for being Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband, plans on being your next governor. According to Wikipedia, Von
SF News Meg Whitman Dumps $20 Million More Into Her Quest for the Governor's Office Blowhard bully mama and bad citizen Meg Whitman announced today that she's dumping 20 million more of her hard earned American dollars into her run for Governor of the Great State of California.
SF News Marijuana Legalization On 2010 Ballot? Enough signatures have been collected to put marijuana on the 2010 ballot. The effort to get enough John Hancocks, SF Chron reports, "cost more than $1 million." The proposal? Glad you asked. It
SF News Drag Queen Anna Conda (a.k.a. Glendon Hyde) Running For District 6 Supervisor Glendon Hyde (who performs under the drag name Anna Conda and won the Miss Trannyshack competition in 2004) filed paperwork today to become a candidate for SF Supervisor in District 6 in 2010
SF News Newsom Sightings Reported as Mayor Returns to Work Ever since Gavin Newsom dropped out of the California governor's race, and ran off to Hawaii without telling his staff, residents are dying to get a peek at our mayor post-wound lick. Let's
SF News Feinstein : Will She Or Won't She? Now that Gavin Newsom has dropped out of the governor's race (welcome back to work, Gavin!), rumors are swirling that Senator Dianne Feinstein might take a stab as the new "it" Democratic candidate.
SF News After Gov. Race Withdrawal, Newsom Takes Hawaiian Vacation Where does one go to figure out what to do with the rest of their life? If you're former gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom, you go to Hawaii. CBS 5's Joe Vazquez has first
SF News Quote of the Month: Newsom On Taking the Bait While everyone and their pet goldfish thinks they're the only ones to have predicted that SF Mayor Gavin Newsom would withdraw his bid for California governor -- in related news, we predict you
SF News Breaking: Newsom Drops Out of Governor's Race Newsom's out. Here is the official press release. It is with great regret I announce today that I am withdrawing from the race for governor of California. With a young family and responsibilities
SF News Rumor Mill: Newsom Dropping Out of Governor's Race? Speculation time, folks! Los Angeles politics blog Mayor Sam's Sister City reports that SF Mayor Gavin Newsom will (allegedly!) announce his withdrawl from the California gubernatorial race this afternoon. Mayor Sam says: We
SF News I'm Staying And You're Gonna Love Me, Cries Newsom Trailing behind Jerry Brown in both the polls and fundraising, one might assume SF Mayor Gavin Newsom would bow out at this point. Not so. Even though rumors are swirling -- swirling! --
SF News Pick The Red Newsom Campaign Logo Taking a cue from American Idol, team Newsom is having a contest where you, the voter, get to decide which logo will represent Gavin Newsom's crapshoot for Governor of California. Part of Newsom
