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DCCC seats are fine for Newsom, just not supervisors

07.28.10 - 3:23 pm | Steven T. Jones |
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Mayor Gavin Newsom is seeking to be seated on the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee when it swears in newly elected members tonight, even though the body's legal counsel says he's not entitled to a seat and Newsom has put a measure of the November ballot that would prohibit local officials from serving on that body.Read more »

SFBG Radio: The Arizona ruling and the right wing

07.28.10 - 3:12 pm | Tim Redmond |
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In today's episode, Johnny and Tim celebrate the court ruling on Arizona's immigration law -- and talk about how the right wing is going to respond. You can listen in and join the fun after the jump. Read more »

Big Brother? Body cams, face-recognition apps, and liquid body armor

07.28.10 - 1:12 pm | Rebecca Bowe |
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The San Francisco Chronicle reported yesterday that several police departments in California are equipping officers with tiny cameras to wear while on duty. San Jose and Oakland police departments are reportedly testing out similar technology, and the so-called body cams are under consideration in Seattle too. Read more »

News of the weird on Mariposa

07.28.10 - 10:53 am | Rebecca Bowe |
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This morning, we spotted a giant pile of fire extinguishers blocking a traffic lane on Mariposa Street near the off-ramp of North 280, around the corner from the Guardian office.

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Herrera's right to appeal the Alioto-Pier decision

07.28.10 - 9:35 am | Tim Redmond |
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I'm not exactly sure what Ken Garcia was trying to say here -- his argument is rambling and makes no sense -- but Dennis Herrera really had no choice: He had to appeal the Alioto-Pier decision.Read more »

Board progressives ditch their own tax measures

07.27.10 - 3:12 pm | Steven T. Jones |
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After failing to win support from the small business community for a measure that would have helped it and fearing a well-funded attack from large corporations, Board of Supervisors President David Chiu today made the motion to reject his business tax reform ballot measure. Read more »

Cab drivers sue over medallion sales

07.27.10 - 2:35 pm | Brittany Baguio |
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Five cab drivers have filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, arguing that the agency’s sale of taxi permits should legally be considered a tax and that the agency’s so-called Taxi Medallion Sales Pilot Program is invalid without the approval of two-thirds of the voters.

The pilot program was put in place in part to help close the city’s $483 million dollar deficit.Read more »

Quezada says don’t let “perfect” stand in way of immigration reform

07.27.10 - 12:24 pm | Sarah Phelan |
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The SF Bay Area Coalition for Immigration Reform is organizing a rally, Wednesday July 28 at 4 p.m., at the new federal building in San Francisco, at 90 7th Street at Mission to ask Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to help fix the nation’s broken immigration system.Read more »

SFBG Radio: Lies, truth and Meg Whitman

07.26.10 - 8:05 pm | Tim Redmond |
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In today's episode, Johnny and Tim talk about fact, fiction, reality - -and Meg Whitman. You can listen and join the fun after the jump. Read more »

Lennar's plan illustrates San Francisco's redevelopment problem

07.26.10 - 7:06 pm | Sarah Phelan |
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Today, the Board of Supervisors confirmed that though they are elected officials, they have been told that they can't do anything except second a massive redevelopment plan for the Bayview that was developed, first by Mayor Willie Brown and then by Mayor Gavin Newsom's administrations. in cohoots with Lennar, an out-of-state private developer, and approved by a bunch of Brown and Newsom's political appointees.

"At this point, a deal has been done and the Board has been neutralized," Arc Ecology's Saul Bloom said today. "It says a great deal about the process."Read more »