SF News (Updated) What Happened to the Main Library's Green Bench? Mayor Newsom and the city's Greening Director Astrid Haryati came up with these nifty plant boxes to segment the long bench that stretches along the main library right off Civic Center Plaza. According
SF News Health Bill Won't Trump Healthy SF According to CBS 5/AP, "San Francisco officials said health care reform legislation passed by Congress won't do away with the city's universal health care program." Why? Well, according to Gavin Newsom and
SF News Let Them Eat Vegetables, Says Newsom San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom vegetable garden plan, which he unveiled last July, will take root today, involving gardens in "a building that produces steam to heat the Civic Center, Department of Public
SF News Newsom On Bill Maher Tonight Back on the campaign trail, Mayor Gavin Newsom sent out the following Twitter message. Ahem: "@GavinNewsom: About to head down to LA. Going on @BillMaher tonite to talk health care. Catch me live
SF News Janice Hahn Files Complaint Over Newsom's Fundraising Speaking of fundraising, is San Francisco Mayor and Lt. Governor candidate Gavin Newsom violating the Political Reform Act by accepting contributions from donors who gave the maximum allowable amount during his gubernatorial attempt?
SF News "I Need Your Money," Says Newsom We get so excited when we find a message from Gavin Newsom waiting in our inbox -- especially when "I need your help" calls to us from the subject line. (Help with what?
misc Social City By the Numbers Number of people pictured in Saturday's "Miss Bigelow's Social City": 72 Minority count: 6 The help: 1 Who was celebrating what and where: At the Legion of Honor where a dubiously-named committee crawled
SF News Gavin Newsom Makes Lt. Gov Run Official; Janice Hahn Campaigns Today in the Bay Area Has California ever seen a race for Lt. Governor that has gotten so much coverage? The race for a practically unknown office is getting its due as San Francisco Mayor and former gubernatorial
SF News Gavin Newsom to Officially Enter Lieutenant Governor's Race Friday It's official. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will toss his hat into the Lt. Governor's race. He will make the not-so big announcement on Friday. Finally The LA Times reports: Newsom, a Democrat,
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 Gavin Wants to Ban Texting at City Meetings Fearing that city officials are being unfairly influenced by lobbyists during hearings, Mayor Newsom wants to ban all texting and iPhone usage in city meetings. It's likely to be an impossible task, since
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Newsom Eats! Now that Mayor Gavin Newsom has office hours where almost anyone can sign up to talk with and/or gaze at him for 15 minutes, SFGate's Charlie P. Cunningham (who describes himself as
SF News Newsom Says We've Reached Halfway Mark On Homelessness For the first time in 30 years, says Gavin, the chronically homeless population has decreased for the first time. Over 1,600 units of permanent housing for the chronically homeless have been created
SF News Former Newsom Ally Uses SFist's Words Against Him Garry South, former manager of Gavin Newsom's failed gubernatorial campaign, is taking jabs at his former employer via a new attack ad. South, currently running the lieutenant governor campaign of Los Angeles City
SF News Photo du Jour 576 U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi gives a news conference at UCSF, while celebrating the Baby Jesus via gunk smeared across her forehead. Gavin Newsom watches from behind. (AP Photo/Jeff
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 City Workers Angered Over Newsom's Job Proposal Making up almost half of the city's work force, SEIU Local 1021 members are fuming after Gavin Newsom's proposed a plan "to layoff and then re-hire thousands of municipal employees as a way
SF News Gavin Newsom and Bill O'Reilly Face Off Tonight Gavin Newsom will appear on The O'Reilly Factor today, FOX's anti-everything show hosted by the affectedly conservative, sexually-harassing Bill O'Reilly. SF Examiner reports: The mayor will do his best to discuss several jobs-related
SF News Gavin Newsom Gives Up The Political Ghost, Admonishes Obama's Stance On Gay Marriage This morning's New York Times features an interesting column by Arianna Huffington doppelganger and known incoherent writer, Maureen Dowd, discussing our guy, Gavin's political future. Of note: "This is it. God bless. It
SF News Newsom's 'State Of The City' Address In lieu of last year's bizarre YouTube State of the City address, Mayor Gavin Newsom returned to form last night during his 80-minute speech at the Asian Art Museum. During last night's speech,
SF News Montana Siebel Newsom Revealed Awwwwwwwww. This is some heart-warming stuff, folks. You've been warned. The itty-bitty bundle of joy known as Montana Tessa Siebel Newsom made her first public appearance over the weekend. The 100th anniversary of
SF News Gavin Newsom Appears On <em>Simpsons</em> 20th Anniversary Special Last night FOX aired a Simpsons 20-year review -- which was heavy on the white, male, GenX talking heads, even though scores of XX-chromosome types equally adore the popular cartoon satire -- featuring
SF News More San Francisco Budget Cuts According to KCBS, "[a] new austerity mandate has come down from Mayor Gavin Newsom." And it's pretty grim. Then again, what isn't in these dastardly economic times? Anyway, Newsom wouldn't say exactly how
misc Taqueria Reina Loves Newsom Tributes don't get much better than this homage found at Taqueria Reina. You win, Gavin. You win.
