Robin Wong watched from his wheelchair as a man half his age flew by on a snowboard.He’ll never do that. Not after the accident.The 52-year-old San Francisco resident snowboarded for about two years before crashing into a tree in Tahoe, sustaining a significant back injury that left him needing help to get around.
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Candidates vying for a seat on the Board of Supervisors next year could receive up to $150,000 in taxpayer money, a $61,000 increase to the existing public financing cap. The public finance program provides matching funds to candidates running for mayor or supervisor if they agree to a spending cap. If third-party spending exceeds the cap, candidates are entitled to receive more matching funds.
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Early voting for the Nov. 8 election began in typical fashion Tuesday with mayoral hopefuls casting ballots on the ground floor of City Hall. As expected, the obligatory entourage of supporters and members of the press snapped photos as the candidates voted for themselves.
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Voting in the Nov. 8 election officially begins Tuesday with early voting stations to be available at City Hall and vote-by-mail ballots sent to homes. The San Francisco Department of Elections will mail voter information pamphlets to registered voters.
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State Sen. Leland Yee’s campaign for mayor is furious that the local Democratic Party balked on endorsing an Asian-American candidate at its Wednesday night meeting. Members were set to consider a third candidate in a second round of voting after the group chose to endorse Supervisor John Avalos and City Attorney Dennis Herrera last month.
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Grants for the Arts is celebrating its 50th anniversary next month. Who knew that what was considered “an alien and controversial concept” in 1961, according to the Archives for the Performing Arts, would not only transform the arts and cultural landscape of San Francisco but also become a model for the funding of the arts from coast to coast?
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District 4 Supervisor Carmen Chu was engaged over summer recess. Chu has been in a long-term relationship with San Francisco firefighter Scott Hua. Hua proposed during their vacation in Hawaii.
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Often a mix of droning platitudes, stadium-style heckling and “gotcha” questions, mayoral debates this campaign season haven’t done much to distinguish candidates from each other. The debates are normally packed with strong supporters or detractors — the political junkies who have often made up their minds long before the debates.
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Back in 2010, Jeff Adachi’s measure to reform city workers’ pensions and benefits went down in flames, mostly due to the tireless campaigning of union members against the measure.At the time, the non-partisan think-tank SPUR recommended a yes vote on that measure, saying it would create “reasonable and modest changes” to city workers’ compensation while ensuring the continuation of good government.
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After the 5 p.m. deadline Friday to file to run for mayor, a total of 16 candidates were in the running, down from an initial list of about 35. One last minute surprise entry, other than Public Defender Jeff Adachi, was taxi cab driver Emil Lawrence, who is none too happy about how The City is regulating the cab industry.
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