SF News Toll and Reservation Plan For 'World's Crookedest Street' Vetoed By Newsom Saturday Night Last month, SF Officials passed (in assembly and senate) a bill that would create a “toll and reservation plan” for visitors who wished to snake down the world-famous section of Lombard Street. Newsom, however, vetoed the bill late last night.
SF News Giants Flag to Adorn Atlanta City Hall Now that the Giants will advance to the National League Championship Series, one mayor will have to make good on a friendly mayoral bet. As the Chronicle pointed out over the weekend, "San
SF News Expect More YouTube Newsom Videos In Your Future Though there was some chatter about San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom exchanging his political lifestyle for a Falcon Crest one, this just isn't the case. CBS 5's Joe Vazquez says that Newsom has
SF News Chris Daly Defends His F-Bombs, In Essay Form Supervisor Daly's lengthy editorial today in the Fog City Journal shouldn't be too surprising to those familiar with his m.o. He wonders how, at this late date in our profane culture, his
SF News Newsom Rewards Campaign Staffers with City Hall Jobs Filling the ranks in the Mayor's Office are several young guys who Mayor Newsom calls "superstars" who were part of the inner circle of his gubernatorial campaign -- hires that are likely to
SF News Newsom Evangelizes About Recycling, Composting in <em>Sacramento Bee</em> Mayor Gavin Newsom took his message about mandatory recycling programs to the Op-Ed page of the Sacramento Bee yesterday, aiming in particular at so-called "high temperature disposal technologies" which he calls "just glorified
SF News Gavin Cans Film Commission Head Stephanie Coyote Head of the SF Film Commission Stephanie Coyote -- who makes $132,000 a year to lure film companies to shoot their movies in our fair city -- got wacked fired yesterday. While
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 Take a Mid-Market Tour With Gavin Newsom Today At 5 pm today, SF Mayor Gavin Newsom will take a tour of the charm-free middling area of Marker Street. You know, the area between Sixth and Eights Streets where you were mugged.
SF News New Gavin Newsom Ad: Totally Circular, Dude We don't really think the narration for this new Gav-for-Governor spot is the *strongest* bit of campaign ad copy we've ever heard. And is it wrong to say the whole circular thing ("...that
SF News Bill Clinton Backs Newsom While some are wildly conspiracy theorizing that Mayor Gavin Newsom will bow out of the gubernatorial race, former POTUS Bill Clinton just gave Gav his official seal of approval. That's right, Clinton has
SF News SF Housing Projects Get Green Still hoping to ride his oppressively green platform all the way to Sacramento, SF Mayor Gavin Newsom has had solar panels installed at two housing projects: Hayes Valley North and South, and Plaza
SF News Photos: Newsom Visits Mexico In an attempt to snare the golden Latino vote, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom took a PG&E-sponsored trip to Mexico today. There, he stopped being polite, and started getting auténtico. Here
SF News Newsom Eating Flautas In Mexico Today While Gavin Newsom's daily itinerary is typically (and aggressively) detail-free, today's public schedule is brimming with loads of information, stuff you might find during a showcase showdown on the Price Is Right. Today,
