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2003-12-08 Home Front

Democrat rule in San Francisco poised to end

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Posted by Steve 2003-12-08 10:56:07 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The Green Party is expected to take control of San Francisco today and reclaim the cityâs hippie heritage with a campaign that has relied on mass yoga rallies and poetry readings to overturn 40 years of Democrat rule.

If this ends up translating into a situation where "things are getting worse", then I can't think of a more deserving city.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-8 11:14:28 AM|| 2003-12-8 11:14:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Well the good news is that the long term effect will be a much needed deflation in the San Fran housing market.

Posted by Greens Suck 2003-12-8 11:29:34 AM|| 2003-12-8 11:29:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Gonzales wants to retain the existing $400 per person per month welfare provision. Newsom wants to reduce it. I think that even though many in SF are loony, they also have begun to resent aggressive panhandlers and this will help Newsom.

Posted by mhw 2003-12-8 11:36:32 AM|| 2003-12-8 11:36:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 What upsets the Greens the most, of course, is that Mr. Newsom's wife shaves her armpits.

Posted by Steve White 2003-12-8 11:40:31 AM|| 2003-12-8 11:40:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Its a damn shame that the most beautiful urban setting in America or possibly the world has attracted the largest collection of loons and nut cases in the world. Just wait till they have the next major earthquake, peace and love will put the city back together again. If Gonzalez wins I hope he changes his name to Norton the Second

Posted by Cheddarhead 2003-12-8 12:02:41 PM|| 2003-12-8 12:02:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Al Gore stumpped aggressively for Newsome. We'll see if he (Gore) helps Newsom as much as Clinton's "magic" helped Davis...not

Posted by Chef 2003-12-8 12:42:22 PM|| 2003-12-8 12:42:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Newsome's wife, Kimberly, is currently a prosecuter in the SF DA's office. I don't know about the model aspect. I have not seen anything on it.

Posted by Arch 2003-12-8 1:07:05 PM|| 2003-12-8 1:07:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 San Francisco, a celebration of dysfunction.

Posted by B 2003-12-8 3:46:18 PM|| 2003-12-8 3:46:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm curious what Willie Brown will do when he's no longer Mayor. He's a crook, but he's got more Charisma than Al Sharpton. Heck, he even showed up on Insomniac.

I'm also curious what the Greens policy will be on Prostitution (Willie turned a blind eye but didn't legalize) and drugs (I think Willie turned a blind eye but didn't legalize). I think its safe to assume the Navy won't be welcomed back by the Greens.

Posted by ruprecht 2003-12-8 8:46:53 PM|| 2003-12-8 8:46:53 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 If you own a business in San Francisco's financial district.... and I do.... this is a deadly serious game of far left vs. far out. Maybe it's time I made that move to Nevada....

Posted by Secret Master 2003-12-8 8:48:43 PM|| [www.budgetwarrior.com] 2003-12-8 8:48:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I'm curious what Willie Brown will do when he's no longer Mayor.

He'll probably be doing something government-related. I've never known this parasite to have ever been employed in the private sector.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-12-8 11:25:18 PM|| 2003-12-8 11:25:18 PM|| Front Page Top

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