Any news on the Gonzalez vs. Newsom front?

[durutti]

Well? C'mon, Friscans! Speak up!

[zach]

1. Nada

Nothing yet. With the rain here today though, it will all come down to dedication (and the lines are being reported as huge on the local news). The weather has been awful here all day.

[newyawker99]

15. Hi zach!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Duncan Grant]

18. Welcome to DU!

Just wanted to add that you can catch Bay Area DU events in the Activism/Events forum! Have a great time here at DU! :hi:

[ferg]

2. Friscans??

Why I otta...

Polls don't close for another 3 1/2 hours.

Just based on my precinct it looks like a pretty heavy turnout.

[democracyindanger]

3. Only 4:30 here

Here's a no-calorie appetizer:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/archive/2003/12/09/mayorrace.TMP

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Don't like the sound of that

"ominous sign" in terms of Matt's folks not turning up at the polls in droves like he'd hoped. :cry:

[durutti]

9. But remember

It's the San Francisco chroncile. Pro-Newson corporate media.

*My* fear is that we'll see dirty tricks a la Florida 2000.

[durutti]

10. "So-called Green people"?

What an idiot.

[cyr330]

4. all quiet

I almost forgot to vote but passed my polling place on the way home from work. I voted Green for the first time, and I've always been a loyal democrat. I just can't stomach Gavin Newsom.

I have had the news on but no results are out yet. According to last night's news, the results should be available almost as soon as the polls close here at 8 pm.

[Pastiche423]

7. Thank you

for voting for Matt.

[Iverson]

5. a little (indymedia)

You may want to check them out.

http://www.indybay.org/

[Blitz]

6. I voted this morning

No lines at my polling place, but there never are any. At about 11:00 a.m. the vote counter was at 80 or so. The weather in my neighborhood SOMA was pretty good, which is good for Newsom. Weather is VERY local in San Francisco and one area can be sunny while it's pouring elsewhere.

It should be interesting, but I predicted a Newsom win a few weeks ago and I'm sticking by that.

[Terwilliger]

11. polls close at 11P EST

still, they may be able to call it quickly...who knows

[YNGW]

12. Question for SFers

Newson supported Prop "N" (Care Not Cash) which passed by a margin of around 70-30. So with the citizens of SF having passed that by a wide margin, what was the big beef with Newsom? All I've heard is that he's the candidate of big business, but so was Willie Brown (isn't he a real estate attorney?) and he was re-elected easily.

Granted I haven't examined either candidate because it doesn't effect me, so I don't need a long handed answer, just a brief explanation.

[durutti]

14. Newsom actually gave money to the Bush campaign

And that's just the tip of the iceberg.

[Tinoire]

22. He dodged a Board of Supes vote on John Ashcroft's Patriot Act

wants to sweep up all the homeless people and put them on a barge
against rent controls in a city where a 1 bedroom hole costs you a minimum of $1000

Don't know what else you need...

This is NO San Francisco Democrat.

Gavin's campaign donors include former Republican Secretary of State George Schultz, Bechtel's President, and Chevron (Condeleeza Rice's ex & preferred corp):

Registered contributions to Gavin Newsom machine funds and PACs/ Transaction Date/Source/Recipient Name/City State/Employer/Occupation/Transaction Amount

Bechtel
6/26/03 Bruce Walker San Francisco CA Retired, Bechtel Civil, Inc. 250
6/27/03 Bechtel Corporation San Francisco CA 500
8/18/03 George Schultz San Francisco CA Boardmember, Bechtel Group, Inc. 500
9/1/03 Balram Bhandari Danville CA Consultant, Bechtel 500
9/1/03 Carolyn Bechtel Ojai CA Self Emp Biology Consultant, Same Name 500
9/16/03 Richard Burt San Francisco CA Sr. VP, Dir,& Gen. Couns., Bechtel Group, Inc. 500
9/16/03 Sandra Ogden San Francisco CA Attorney, Bechtel Corporation 200
10/7/03 Charles Bowman San Francisco CA Tax Attorney, Bechtel Corp. 100
10/12/03 Michael Bailey Tiburan CA General Counsel, Bechtel Enterpises,Inc. 500
4/10/03 Stephen Bechtel San Francisco CA Chairman Emeritus, Fremont Group, LP 500
6/27/03 J P Covey San Francisco CA Senior Vice President, Bechtel Corporation 500
6/27/03 Leeanne Lang San Francisco CA Communications Services Mang., Bechtel Corp. 100
9/1/03 Ranji Bhandari Danville CA Consultant, Bechtel 500
9/16/03 John A. MacDonald Orinda CA President, Bechtel Infrastructure Corp. 500
9/16/03 Marcia Burkey San Francisco CA CFO, Bechtel Enterprises, Inc. 300
9/16/03 Thomas Draeger Walnut Creek CA Business Line Ops. Manager, Bechtel Infrastructure Corp. 250
Total: 6200

Committee on Jobs Government Reform Fund 10/13/03 Bechtel Corporation San Francisco CA 5000

The Gap
3/9/03 Daniel Henkle San Francisco CA Vice President, Gap, Inc. 500
3/11/03 Shelley Bransten San Francisco CA Marketing, The Gap, Inc. 250
5/5/03 Alanna Klein San Francisco CA Retailer, The Gap 100
5/7/03 Stacey Krum Oakland CA Manager, Gap, Inc. 100
5/11/03 Kendra Reichenau San Francisco CA Merchant, Gap 500
6/10/03 Paul Pressler Pacific Palisades CA President, Gap Inc. 500
8/4/03 Emily Gould San Francisco CA Attorney, Gap, Inc. 100
10/3/03 Marissa Walker Berkeley CA Distribution Dir., Gap Inc. 250
10/6/03 Andrew Cummins San Francisco CA Manager, Gap 500
1/14/03 William Fisher San Anselmo CA President, Gap, Inc. 500
4/9/03 Ann Weldon Doyle San Francisco CA Buyer, The Gap 100
4/10/03 Brian Banuelos San Francisco CA IT Manager, The Gap, Inc. 125
Total: 3525

Care Not Cash 10/17/03 Donald G. Fisher San Francisco CA Chairman, The Gap Inc. 500
Care Not Cash 10/15/03 Robert J. Fisher San Francisco CA Director, The Gap Inc. 500
Care Not Cash 10/17/03 Doris F. Fisher San Francisco CA Director, The Gap Inc. 500
Total: 1500

DogPAC 5/22/03 Steven Shuck San Francisco CA Sr. Director, The Gap 100
SF SOS PAC 6/24/03 Don Fisher San Francisco CA Philanthropist, GAP, Inc. 25000

The Fisher Brothers
3/20/03 M. Anthony Fisher Englewood NJ CEO, Fisher Brothers 500
3/20/03 John Whalen New York NY General Manager, Fisher Brothers 500
3/26/03 Audrey Fisher New York NY Owner, Fisher Brothers 500
3/26/03 Jessica Fisher New York NY Owner, Fisher Brothers 500
Total: 2000

SF SOS PAC 6/24/03 Don Fisher San Francisco CA Philanthropist, GAP, Inc. 25000
8/27/03 Robert Fisher San Francisco CA Chairman, Fisher Development, Inc. 500
10/7/03 Robert Fisher San Francisco CA Retired, None 50

Chevron/Texaco
6/29/03 Pacific Heights Chevron San Francicisco CA 250
8/18/03 ChevronTexaco Corporation Richmond CA 500
9/15/03 Mary Ann Barngrover San Francisco CA Ombudsman, ChevronTexaco 500
10/15/03 Castro Street Chevron Service Center San Francisco CA 100
Total: 1350

GRAND TOTAL: $69,675

from "the corporations of war, death, global and local environmental and human rights atrocities, ancient forest destruction, sweat shop labor, water privatization for the rich, corporate globalization". I am eager to see how much other "philantropists" gave Newsom!

((Source: San Francisco Ethics Committee 2003 Financial Disclosure Database ... ))

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For more information on these corporations and on-going campaigns to fight them, please see the following websites: www.actagainstwar.org , www.amazonwatch.org , www.projectunderground.org , www.globalexchange.org , www.gapsucks.org.

[David Zephyr]

13. Go Gonzalez!

n/t

[proud patriot]

16. here's the SF gov page where results will be posted after 8pm PST

http://www.sfgov.org/wcm_election/update.htm

[Mz Pip]

17. Still an hour and a half to go

It will be interesting as SF politics always are. I don't live in the city but if I had I might have cast my first Green vote ever.

MzPip
:dem:

[Duncan Grant]

19. 1 hr and 20 min to go.

Here's an good SF link if you're interested:

www.sfpolitics.com

Go Gonzalez!!!! :kick:

[David Zephyr]

20. Kick!

:kick:

[Blitz]

21. Newsom leading (very) early

http://www.sfgate.com/election/races/2003/12/09/

As of 8:22 p.m.:

Mayor, City of San Francisco run-off


Gavin Newsom
46,192 65.4%

Matt Gonzalez
24,409 34.6%

District Attorney, City of San Francisco run-off

Kamala Harris
43,775 64.1%

Terence Hallinan
24,500 35.9%

Edit for typo.