Backers of a November ballot measure that would ban circumcision of males under 18 years old in San Francisco say they have enough signatures to bring the proposal to voters. Needing at least 7,168 valid signatures by today’s 5 p.m. deadline, San Francisco resident Lloyd Schofield, who is the lead proponent of the measure, said Monday he has 12,250 valid signatures. “It’s in excess of what we need to qualify for the ballot,” Schofield said.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom will stay close to City Hall in the morning where he will join several consuls general to celebrate Latin American nations’ Independence Day. Afterward, Newsom will make an appearance at the Geary Boulevard Merchants Association Annual Awards Luncheon, where he will no doubt mention his opposition to the hotel-tax measure on the November ballot.
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Mayor Gavin Newsom might be losing steam in the race for lieutenant governor. The most recent poll shows that Newsom, the Democratic candidate, and his opponent Republican Abel Maldonado are tied, according to a SurveyUSA poll released Thursday.
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Climate change has resurfaced as a hot-button issue dividing the likeminded in the business community.
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Democrats were giddy about the most recent unemployment numbers, arguing that the they show the economy is starting to turn around.
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