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Leno/Migden Showdown and the New Queer Politics The race for California State Senate that will pit a termed-out gay State Assemblymember against the incumbent lesbian Senator is yet another indication of the way that gay politics has changed in the past decade. More and more queer energy and time is being spent electing and re-electing out queer politicians than on tackling the big issues within the LGBT community, such as homelessness and the lack of affordable housing for youth, seniors and people with AIDS....
Posted: Mon, Jan 22, 2007 6:33am PST
Will Matt Run for Mayor? It’s the burning question on the mind of every progressive who wants to see a challenge to Gavin Newsom in this year’s Mayoral election. Matt Gonzalez has said repeatedly that he will not run, while he stresses the need for progressives to field a candidate. At this point, there really isn’t any other plausible candidate who can run. And if there’s one thing that we all know about Matt -- he’s unpredictable, and has been known to make sudden decisions that rock the political establishment. Wh...
Posted: Mon, Jan 22, 2007 6:32am PST
Chris Daly: BMW, The Smartest Guys in the Room We all were outraged to learn how Enron bilked billions from California ratepayers by creating an artificial energy crisis in our state. The demise of the energy giant didn’t recoup our losses, but it was a distinct point of state pride. News of its shady “mark to market” accounting practices provided a bit of icing, bringing down accounting giant Arthur Andersen. In San Francisco the “smartest guys in the room” are at the firm of Barnes, Mosher, Whitehurst, and Lauter (BMW). Watch out, BMW i...
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007 10:27am PST
Chronicle Claims Hillary Clinton is a Leftist In his front-page story in the January 17 San Francisco Chronicle, “Obama Emerges as Clinton’s rival for Dems’ Left,” Washington Bureau Chief Marc Sandalow further demonstrates why those seeking informed political information are abandoning our local newspaper in droves. According to Sandalow, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are in a race to represent what Paul Wellstone described as “the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party.” Clinton, who prides herself on her centrist credentials, is ev...
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 7:13am PST
Newsom Gets Confrontational San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom owes much of his popularity the past three years to his promotion of collaboration over confrontation. While his critics describe such collaboration as the Mayor’s “co-opting” of Supervisor proposals on issues such as universal health care, increased inclusionary housing, and anti-violence programs, the bottom-line is that Newsom’s support of these and other issues has left little for opponents to grumble about....
Posted: Thu, Jan 18, 2007 7:12am PST
Newsom Terrified of Unscripted Forums Two hours into Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Town Hall forum at the Richmond Recreation Center, someone asked me “is this an infomercial or a filibuster?” Given the political context that led to this forum, I’d say it was a filibuster. United States Senators use the filibuster when they want to avoid a controversial topic from being voted on, hoping to exhaust their opponents by speaking endlessly on an issue and refusing to yield the floor. Mayor Newsom held this forum to avoid “Question Time” at the...
Posted: Tue, Jan 16, 2007 8:36am PST
Leno Steamrolls Migden: A Preview of 2008 State Senate Race? A 12-person slate committed to Assemblymember Mark Leno swept to a landslide victory on Sunday in the election of delegates to the California Democratic Party. The delegate election had become a proxy battle between Leno and State Senator Carole Migden, who are likely to square off against each other in the June 2008 Democratic State Senate primary. Each of Leno’s candidates won handily in the June 14 vote, while Migden became so convinced that defeat was inevitable that she abandoned her own...
Posted: Tue, Jan 16, 2007 8:35am PST
Barbara Becnel: Why I joined the Green Party 
In 2006, Barbara Becnel was the first black female Democrat to have ever run for Governor of California. Now she is a member of the Green Party.
In Oakland this evening, Barbara joined area Greens to describe the events that led to her conversion....
Posted: Mon, Jan 15, 2007 6:40am PST
Save Westside Santa Cruz - Stop the Bus Yard! Santa Cruz City Schools is trying to build a bus and maintenance yard at 313 Swift St. The site is immediately adjacent to PCS, Headstart, Derby park, and Swift St/Derby neighborhood residences. The School District must find a more suitable site! Please help us convince city leaders that allowing this project to go through would be POOR PLANNING!...
Posted: Sat, Jan 13, 2007 2:38pm PST
Two Oakland events on Sat 1-13-07 to Welcome Mayor Ron Dellums We'll meet by the entrance to Fairyland at Lake Merritt. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and Mayor Dellums will be on hand at 9 a.m. to speak as we head off on the walk around the lake. Various other neighborhood events will be taking place later in the day, including celebrations in Chinatown and the Fruitvale (see info below)....
Posted: Fri, Jan 12, 2007 8:51pm PST
Green Sunday: A discussion with Barbara Becnel LOCATION: Niebyl-Proctor Library
6501 Telegraph Ave. at 65th in North Oakland....
Event Date: Sun, Jan 14, 2007 5:00pm PST
Posted: Thu, Jan 11, 2007 1:08pm PST
Mayor Newsom answers questions on KQED Forum 
San Francisco's mayor, Gavin Newsom answered questions and talked about his accomplishments and goals Monday on the KQED radio program Forum.
Here is a summary of that hour from my own perspective....
Posted: Thu, Jan 11, 2007 12:34am PST
Taiwan President’s San Francisco Stay Reveals Deep Political Divide The Taiwanese leader's brief stopover brought crowds of supporters and protesters to the city's downtown. Eugenia Chien is a writer and Chinese media monitor for New America Media....
Posted: Wed, Jan 10, 2007 6:09am PST
HANDS AROUND THE LAKE -- Celebrating Oakland's Multicultural Diversity meet at Band Stand Area near Garden Center (off Grand Avenue, enter through Fairy Land entrance)...
Event Date: Sat, Jan 13, 2007 8:00am PST
Posted: Tue, Jan 9, 2007 9:13am PST
Board of Supes Inauguration Highlights the Need for Question Time Yesterday presented the usual “feel-good” pomp and ceremony that comes with a typical inauguration of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors – as four old members and one new member were sworn in to serve a four-year term. What was unusual this year was the tension between the Board and Mayor Gavin Newsom – who has so far refused to abide by Proposition I and attend a monthly Board meeting and answer questions from the Supervisors. Prop I (modeled after “Question Time” in the British Parliame...
Posted: Tue, Jan 9, 2007 9:03am PST
I-M-P-E-A-C-H-! *The Video* (video/quicktime 42.8MB) IN TWO PARTS *
January 6, 2007 -- Over 1000 people gathered in Nancy Pelosi's district, on Ocean Beach in San Francisco, to spell out the message "IMPEACH!"
"America is a great country," said event organizer Brad Newsham, a local cab driver and author. "But President Bush has betrayed our faith. He mislead us into a disastrous war, and is trampling on our Constitution. He has to go. Now. I hope Nancy Pelosi is listening today."
Part 1: Three-minute QT movie. 43MB....
Posted: Mon, Jan 8, 2007 8:49pm PST
Chen Shui-bian stopover in San Francisco stirs conflict in Chinese community 
Beleaguered Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian arrived in San Francisco today to rest enroute to Nicaragua. Chen plans to participate in the inauguration ceremonies for newly elected former Sandanista Daniel Ortega day after tomorrow....
Posted: Mon, Jan 8, 2007 8:44pm PST
Reliable Source: Matt Gonzalez Plans to Run For Mayor 
Luke Thomas of Fog City Journal reports that Green Party leader and former Board of Supervisors President Matt Gonzalez is planning to run for mayor in San Francisco....
Posted: Mon, Jan 8, 2007 11:18am PST
Progressives Anxious – But Hopeful -- About Dellums Former Congressman Ron Dellums will be sworn in today as the new Mayor of Oakland at 11:00 a.m. at a Public Inaugural Ceremony at the Paramount Theater. The event is free and open to the public, but get there early because it will be packed. For progressive activists, it’s an exhilarating day after fighting for years in the political wilderness – as the city faces the triple challenges of gentrification, unemployment and a high crime rate....
Posted: Mon, Jan 8, 2007 7:35am PST
I-M-P-E-A-C-H-! *Early Morning* (video/quicktime 48.2MB) Brad Newsham narrates. Thirty-second QT movie. 48MB....
Posted: Sun, Jan 7, 2007 2:36pm PST
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