Elections Archives

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Money talks and bullshit walks

Calvin Welch - April 24, 2022

The election outcome was first and foremost a victory of massive campaign spending.

Elections

The district gerrymander is back—and looks like the final supes map

Tim Redmond - April 22, 2022

A map the community could live with is rejected, and replaced with one that favors conservatives and allies of the mayor.

City Hall

Final, final, deadline for supes map is Thursday—unless it isn’t

Tim Redmond - April 20, 2022

City attorney says Task Force has to approve lines; various others talk about lawsuits.

Campaign Trail

What to watch for in the Assembly election

Tim Redmond - April 19, 2022

When to get results, how to read the early numbers—and what it all means.

News + Politics

Task Force finally listens to community, moves 5-4 to reject gerrymandered map

Tim Redmond - April 14, 2022

Community organizing and pressure forces panel to adopt a more acceptable map—for now.

News + Politics

There was never anything resembling an ‘independent’ Redistricting Task Force

Tim Redmond - April 13, 2022

The evidence is now abundantly clear: The Mayor's Office was running the show, and the final lines were drawn to please Breed and her allies.

News + Politics

Wheels fall off the redistricting process

Tim Redmond - April 10, 2022

At 3am Sunday, bad-faith gerrymandered map approved as four task force members walk out and community responds in disgust.

News + Politics

Elections panel does nothing about problems with Redistricting Task Force

Tim Redmond - April 9, 2022

Panel ignores clear evidence that right-wing groups are trying to gerrymander the supes districts to change the makeup of the board.

News + Politics

Redistricting process could change, dramatically, in Friday meeting

Tim Redmond - April 7, 2022

The entire redistricting process was thrown into an uproar yesterday, as the Elections Commission set a special meeting for Friday/8 to decide if it...

News + Politics

Haney wins lawsuit to change Campos ballot designation; does anyone care?

Tim Redmond - March 2, 2022

What does "civil rights lawyer" mean these days, and can a DA's Office promote civil rights?

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Money talks and bullshit walks

The district gerrymander is back—and looks like the final supes map

Final, final, deadline for supes map is Thursday—unless it isn’t

What to watch for in the Assembly election

Task Force finally listens to community, moves 5-4 to reject gerrymandered map

There was never anything resembling an ‘independent’ Redistricting Task Force

Wheels fall off the redistricting process

Elections panel does nothing about problems with Redistricting Task Force

Redistricting process could change, dramatically, in Friday meeting

Haney wins lawsuit to change Campos ballot designation; does anyone care?

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