Tag: John Avalos
The Chron wants limits on executive power — in Sacramento
But what about limiting the power of the mayor of SF? The paper has always opposed that.
30 SF candidates sound off on how they would support sexual assault survivors
The Coalition of Local Anti-Rape Advocates questionnaire grills candidates on how they would support houseless, undocumented, and incarcerated survivors.
Big Money’s racist attacks in D7
Plus: School Board members of color get threatening online messages. Is this really San Francisco in 2020?
GOP-linked big money attacks progressive candidates and taxes in SF
Millions in PAC money from the 1 percent -- and big Mitch McConnell backer -- floods into San Francisco for last-minute hit pieces.
Wiener attacks SF supes
State Senator says board is not functional and harks back to his own days as a supe -- which were only "collegial" when it meant helping Big Tech
Public funding transforms D11 race
The District 11 fundraising records show how public financing is changing the nature of local political campaigns.
Former Sup. John Avalos is challenging the incumbent, Sup. Ahsha Safai. It’s always...
Campaign money and what it shows: District 7
The latest campaign finance reports—which show a lot about how state and local races are shaping up—are now on file, and they indicate some important, if unsurprising, patterns.
We will...
SF Democratic Party endorsements go (mostly) to progressives
The San Francisco Democratic Party endorsed candidates backed by the progressive wing in five of the six seats last night, with the D7 and D11 endorsements a bit unusual.
Most...
Supes, by one vote, reject public advocate plan
The San Francisco supes today refused by one vote to put a measure on the ballot creating a public advocate to focus on public corruption.
Two of the supes who...
Some defining issues in the fall supes race
The San Francisco Democratic Party will vote on endorsements for the Board of Supes Wednesday/22, and while the party nod doesn’t always mean victory, it’s a powerful statement –...
