SF News President Obama Officially Running for Re-election Much to no one's surprise, President Barack Obama announced his bid for re-election in the 2012 election on Monday. "Obama formally launched his re-election campaign Monday, urging grass-roots supporters central to his first
SF News Obama Coming to Bay Area in April President Barack Obama will make another trip to the Bay Area in April. Why? A White House representative cryptically explained to The Chronicle that Obama "plans to strengthen our economy and win the
SF News Rep. Speier Makes Statement On Obama's Decision to No Longer Defend DOMA After news broke that Obama will no longer defend DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act), Rep. Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Maeo) released the following statement: The Declaration of Independence got it right—we
SF News Obama Won't Defend DOMA Word just came down from the White House that President Obama's administration will,, according to KRON 4 Morning News, "no longer defend a constitutional clause that bans the recognition of same-sex marriage." Which
SF News Photo: Obama Having Dinner With Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg For your viewing... pleasure? Here's a photo of President Barack Obama, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Apple CEO Steve Jobs, among other luminaries, having dinner on Thursday night. And, best of all, they're
SF News Obama's S.F. Tech Dinner Guest List Revealed! As SFist reported yesterday, Barack Obama will hold dinner party tonight featuring a bevy of privileged dorks from Silicon Valley, who will chitchat about "[p]romoting American innovation, and [a] commitment to new
SF News Obama's S.F. Visit Will Include Meeting With Mark Zuckerberg, Other Tech Execs President Barack Obama's visit to San Francisco this Thursday will involve a meet and greet "with a number of business leaders in fields of technology and innovation," according to NBC Bay Area. What
SF News Federal Judge Rejects Obama's Healthcare Reform A federal judge in Virginia ruled President Obama's healthcare law unconstitutional, the first kind of ruling on Obama's landmark (and much needed?) reform. "Judge Henry E. Hudson of the Eastern District Court in
SF News Man Sentenced To 21 Months In Prison For Threatening Pelosi San Francisco resident Gregory Giusti, 49, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for making threats to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He was handed a year and nine months in prison, as well
SF News Obama Arrives In SF President Obama is officially in the Bay Area now. Air Force Once arrived this afternoon at SFO. The President traveled to tawny Atherton where he will attend a fundraiser for Kamala Harris. Later
SF News Obama to Visit S.F In Support of Kamala Harris President Obama will once again grace San Francisco with his formidable presence, this time in support of DA Kamala Harris. Per the White House press release: "On Thursday, October 21, 2010, President Barack
SF News Obama Endorses Kamala Harris for State Attorney General Kamala Harris scored a major, though not surprising, coup today. President Barack Obama endorsed the San Francisco City Attorney in her bid for State Attorney General. In a written statement distributed by the
SF News (Updated) Debra Saunders Slams Obama for Sporting Bike Helmet Self-consciously conservative Debra Saunders, The Chronicle's anti-gay "token conservative," tried to make a funny yesterday. Or rather, in a failed attempt to sound Coulterian, she slammed President Obama as a total "wuss." Why?
SF News Unemployed Homeowners to Receive Federal Aid According to Associated Press, "The Obama administration is providing $3 billion to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure in the nation's toughest job markets with the largest chunk coming to California." The Golden State will
SF News Obama Fires Gen. Stanley McChrystal After Gen. Stanley McChrystal made inflammatory remarks about Obama and other administration officials -- during the Bush years, this is what the FOX News viewing sect might have called 'treason' -- President Obama
SF News Obama to End Homelessness Via Project Homeless Connect? Today, President Obama announced the launch of Opening Doors, which will, ideally, help prevent homelessness by using a San Francisco-based model. Not so simply put, Opening Doors is "a more targeted approach by
SF News Photos: President Obama Visits San Francisco Unlike the Clinton administration, where Bill and Hillary enjoyed hogging the tables at The Slanted Door, San Francisco isn't used to seeing the POTUS in the city. George W. Bush rarely, if ever,
SF News Obama Heckled at Boxer Fundraiser President Obama, who is in town this week (watch your editor's terrible footage of his grand arrival here), was at the Fairmont Hotel last night stumping for Sen. Barbara Boxer. While Obama was
SF News Muni Schedule Altered for Obama Visit Due to street closures for the visit of President Barack Obama, Muni lines will be crazy jank today and tomorrow. SF MTA reports that the F Line and 5, 6, 9, 9L, 21,
SF News Obama To Dine At Getty Mansion, Visit Solar Facility This Week President Obama will be in town on Tuesday, according to BCN (via Mercury News, to campaign on behalf of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee at a reception
SF News State GOP Hopefuls Urge California to File Suit Against Health Care Legislation Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday said the national health care plan could cost California billions. Gubernatorial hopeful and current Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner also chimed in with similar sentiments, followed by his Republican
SF News Rush Limbaugh Expatriate Watch: Health Care Reform Passes After a menacing political battle -- which, outside the Capitol before President Obama's speech on Saturday, included Tea Party protesters shouting "faggot" and "nigger" to members of Congress, like Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.
SF News Student Group to Rally for Marijuana Legalization, Say University Police Make Arrests for Medicinal Use As efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use are underway in Sacramento and possibly on the ballot, a large gathering of student activists from across the country will convene in SF this weekend.
SF News Obama's State Of The Union In Five Minutes Wednesday night began with the greatest of intentions. You were going to turn off your phone, whip out a notepad, and watch the entire State of the Union Address. It's important, as Americans,
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
