Rep. Capps: ‘It does say in the Constitution, “Health, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”‘

Americans for Common Sense Solutions, a conservative 527 group whose main work this year has been in Rhode Island, tells me they’re putting some money behind this ad. It features video of Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif. from last summer, attempting to misquote the Constitution in a town hall meeting but instead misquoting the Declaration of Independence:

Capps, best known for earmarking federal money for a tattoo removal program, has a pretty safe district, but she might not get her usual 35-point victory this year.

Beltway ConfidentialCAelection 2010US

Previous story
Weiner: ‘If Grayson wins, America wins.’
Next story
The New York Times: Democratic voter fraud? That’s crazy talk!

Just Posted

San Francisco supervisors are considering plans to replace trash cans — a “Renaissance” garbage can is pictured on Market Street — with pricey, unnecessary upgrades. (Kevin N. Hume/The Examiner)
San Francisco must end ridiculous and expensive quest for ‘pretty’ trash cans

SF’s unique and pricey garbage bins a dream of disgraced former Public Works director

Pachama, a Bay Area startup, is using technology to study forests and harness the carbon-consuming power of trees. (Courtesy Agustina Perretta/Pachama)
Local startups remove carbon from the atmosphere—but is it an effective approach?

‘The key is to decarbonize as quickly as possible’

Golden Gate Park visitors may take a survey about options regarding private car access on John F. Kennedy Drive, which has been the subject of controversy during the pandemic.<ins> (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)</ins>
Your chance to weigh in: Should JFK remain closed to cars?

Host of mobility improvements for Golden Gate Park proposed

Dreamforce returned to San Francisco in person this week – but with a tiny sliver of past attendance. (Courtesy Salesforce)
Dreamforce returns with hundreds on hand, down from 170,000 in the past

High hopes for a larger Salesforce conference shriveled during the summer

The Hotel Whitcomb on Market Street was one of many hotels that took in homeless people as part of The City’s shelter-in-place hotel program during the pandemic.<ins> (Kevin N. Hume/The Examiner)</ins>
Closing hotels could disconnect hundreds from critical health care services

‘That baseline of humanity and dignity goes a long way’

Most Read