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Marin Resident Biz Stone Spams Followers With Ed Lee Endorsement [Updated]

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone accidentally (?) spammed his entire prestigious lot of followers with the following plea: “Will you endorse @EdLeeforMayor for Mayor on @Votizen https://www.votizen.com/m/93t6at/." Oops. Regarding the

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Analyzing Campaign Videos: We Love Bevan Dufty's TV Ad!

This is how you do a mayoral campaign TV spot, people. While SFist doesn't do political endorsements -- SF politics remain far too inside-baseball to be comprehensively relevant; we trust that most of

Mayor Ed Lee Raises Way More Cash Than Opponents

Mayor Ed Lee and Rose Pak's attempt to maintain power at City Hall will (most likely) prove fruitful come November. (City Hall insiders tell SFist that it's pretty much a done deal at

Mayoral Candidate Leland Yee Wants to Make Muni Free

Gee, this is rich: Leland Yee, arguably the goofiest candidate running for San Francisco mayor, wants to make Muni free for all public school kids. Yee's Clintonesque-titled new plan, “It Takes a Community,

Dennis Herrera Catching Up To Ed Lee, Says Recent Poll

According to a recent poll by Grove Insight of Portland, Ed Lee is ahead in the mayoral race. Far ahead. But City Attorney Dennis Herrera is gaining on him. A recent SFGate post

Jennifer Siebel-Newsom Endorses Joanna Rees For Mayor

Former San Francisco First Lady and onetime SFist commenter Jennifer Siebel-Newsom has made it known loud and clear that she wants Joanna Rees to be the next mayor of San Francisco Why? Because

China Trying to Control S.F. Election, Says Aaron Peskin

In crazy-guy-on-the-bus news, Aaron Peskin--former Board of Supervisors President and scribe of a 37-page letter to the Ethics Commission claiming shenanigans in Progress for All’s Ed Lee mayoral campaign--gave an interview to

Democratic Club Endorses Avalos and Herrera for Mayor, Snubs Ed Lee and Gascón

Last night, the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee voted on their party's official endorsements for November's local elections and judging by the results, the DCCC wants to put some fresh meat in

Dennis Herrera's Plan to Fix Muni

While BART gets torn to shreds as of late, let's redirect the unbridled hate where it belongs: on Muni. And because we almost feel bad about ribbing Dennis Herrera about his Sisters of

Another Candidate Throws Hat In the Mayor's Race Ring, Bringing Total to 16

The already stupidly crowded to become Mayor of San Francisco just got more crowded, as the Ex reports on the candidacy of Emil Lawrence, a San Francisco cab driver who paid the $5,

Castro's 'Stop the Violence' Campaign: Dennis Herrera Rally? [UPDATED]

Slammed by noted activist and blogger Michael Petrelis as "a pathetic Sisters event more interested in being full of Kumbaya feelings and promoting two lame politicians," Saturday's Stop the Violence campaign, sparked by

Ed Lee Candidacy Timed for Chinese Lucky Day?

Not since Burger King's obnoxious whopper-pulled-from-the-menu effort have we seen a campaign as obviously bogus as the faux-grassroots Run, Ed, Run. It was that bad, that transparent. Nevertheless, Lee's announcement on Monday that,

Thursday Night: Ed Lee, et al. Set for Mayoral Debate Round #2

Well, this should prove absolutely uneventful and 100% quiet with no fuss or muss. On Thursday, the fine folks that make up the San Francisco Young Democrats will host yet another mayoral debate

Tony Hall, Dennis Herrera Respond to Ed Lee Candidacy

After Temporary Mayor Ed Lee announced plans today to run for mayor, something he promised both the Board of Supervisors and the public he wouldn't do, his fellow candidates released statements regarding his

Ed Lee to Appear at First Mayoral Debate Tonight

This mayoral debate is going to be big, with a 99% chance of people heckling the stage. Why? Because Mayor Ed Lee, who announced today his intentions to run for full term, will

Does This Failed 'Bachelorette' Contestant Really Want to Be Mayor of S.F.?

After being rejected by Bachelorette Ashley Hebert on national television Monday night, scorned suitor Ben Flajnik of Sonoma took to Twitter to redefine his role in the world as "winemaker, failed proposer, and

Which S.F. Mayoral Hopeful Didn't Vote in 24 Elections?

Venture capitalist Joanna Rees, that's who. According to an excellent article in the Examiner published today, one that "broke down the voting history of the mayoral hopefuls," the Jason Lewis-approved candidate missed most

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Weekly Mayoral Candidate Cameos: Dufty Bar Crawl, Progressive Forum, Pancake Breakfast

John Avalos: While the progressive's top choice for mayor won't be in attendance, you can check out the first in a series of (presumably pro-Avalosian) SF Bay Guardian-sponsored mayoral forums starting tonight. "The

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Mayoral Candidate Appearances: Queers for Avalos, Chiu's Tech Chat, Launching Herrera

John Avalos: Queers for Avalos will host a happy hour / meet-and-greet with Supervisor Avalos in Dolores Park Cafe on Friday, June 10 from 5:30-7:30pm. At this gathering you'll have the opportunity

Circumcision Ban On November Ballot

Anti-circumcision activists culled well over the 7,168 signatures needed to get a ban on circumcision on the November ballot. Pro or con, the issue should garner nationwide media attention over the next

Mayoral Race Update: Herrera Funding Questioned, Dufty's Top Promise Answered

For your wonky pleasure, we have some highs and lows today regarding two mayoral candidates. First, according to Chris Roberts at SF Appeal, City Attorney Dennis Herrera could be in tepid water for

Poll: Choose San Francisco's Next Mayor

If the election were held tomorrow, who would you select as your next San Francisco mayor? We saw D11 Supervisor John Avalos officially toss his hat into the mayoral ring on Monday. He