SF mayor's gay marriage stand brings out Hollywood heavyweights

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SF mayor's gay marriage stand brings out Hollywood heavyweights

By LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writer
Last Updated 7:04 pm PDT Wednesday, June 9, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - In another sign that his decision to sanction same-sex marriages is paying political dividends, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will be honored at a fund-raiser staged by Hollywood heavyweights who see him as a rising Democratic star.

The June 14 event at the Los Angeles-area home of actor and director Rob Reiner will be co-hosted by the likes of Barbra Streisand and husband James Brolin, television producer Norman Lear, billionaire entertainment mogul Haim Saban, GeoCities founder David Bohnett and celebrity designer Michael Smith.

"Gavin has emerged as a true hero and solidified his role in American history as a champion of equal rights for all," Reiner wrote in a solicitation letter.

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Newsom has jokingly called his decision a poor "political calculus" that won him as many enemies as friends. But Griffin said that by putting himself at the center of a burning civil rights issue, Newsom instantly boosted his credibility with deep-pocketed Hollywood activists - as well as his odds of one day winning statewide office.

http://www.sacbee.com/state_wire/story/9589229p-10512741c.html

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Some of the biggest names in show business, including Barbra Streisand, are touting San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom as a possible contender in the big leagues politically.

Next week Streisand, husband James Brolin, producer Norman Lear and Haim Saban, one of the wealthiest men in the industry, will host a bash for Newsom at the Hollywood home of director Rob Reiner.

Guests will ante up $750 each to meet Newsom in what is officially billed as a fundraiser to help the mayor pay off his campaign debt.


Gavin is one of the reasons I moved back to SF. My partner and I could have stayed in the burbs but I really believe that he's going to change this city around after 8 years of Willie Brown