by Warren Hinckle The first time the Guardian property/hypocrisy raised its ironic head was in the late 60s when Bruce received a big chunk of change in an antitrust lawsuit settlement from suing the then Chronicle-Examiner combined ownership… his working-for-pennies staff asked for bowl of porridge and he told them to eat gruel and bought [...]

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The Only Candidates With The Experience To Do The Job There are two candidates in this election that the Argonaut enthusiastically endorses — Bill Fazio for District Attorney and Chris Cunnie for Sheriff.

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The Argonaut recommends–as we are forced to comply with the city’s confusing and hideously expensive Ranked Choice Voting system–the following candidates and yea or nay on ballot propositions (We will explain our reasoning below): Mayor:     Ed Lee, 2nd Choice: Michela Alioto-Pier, 3rd Choice: Bevan Dufty DA:             Bill Fazio, 2nd Choice: George Gascon [...]

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In an historic and politically histrionic defeat for the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee controlled by Aaron Peskin, moderates have been elected to the Board of Supervisors –all of Peskin’s ‘progressive’ candidates lost – and the majority of his ballot propositions were also rejected by the voters in the November 2 election.

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Janet Reilly’s Woman Voters Problem By Warren Hinckle Focus on: District 2: Farrell v. Reilly I met Janet Reilly in Tom Donoghue’s Marina Lounge, on Chestnut Street. This is one of the oldest and therefore the greatest of San Francisco neighborhood joints, places like Gino and Carlo in North Beach and The Philosopher’s Club in [...]

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By Our City Hall Correspondent Democratic Party Boss Aaron Peskin ate his own gun last night. Peskin fired a political bullet at San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, challenging his right as the state Democratic Party’s nominee for Lt. Governor of California, to name a representative to vote on the city’s 26-member Democratic County Central Committee [...]

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By Our Political Correspondent Mayor Gavin Newsom has appointed former deputy City Attorney John Shanley as his ex-offico representative on the San Francisco Democratic Party Central Committee. According to people familiar with the situation, former Board of Supervisors president Aaron Peskin has engaged legal counsel and will challenge the mayor’s appointment to the party panel [...]

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San Francisco Stories News Conference Contact: Lee Houskeeper (415) 777-4700 Newsservice@aol.com San Francisco’s Free Woodstock 40th Anniversary Concert Will Fight New York’s Woodstock Ventures Cease and Desist Shakedown Attempt WEDNESDAY 1:00 PM PRESS CONFERENCE Country Joe, Barry “The Fish” Melton, Former DA Terrence Hallinan, Producer Boots Hughston and Woodstock Veterans Will Announce They Reject Demand [...]

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