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Whitman, Newsom, Harris Win; Prop 16 Fails


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Published June 9, 2010 at 11:56 a.m.
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Kamala Harris making a victory speech. (Photo: Steve Rhodes) ... Here's how things went down last night after the returns came in. Shall we? ... San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris wins. She'll get the Dem nod in the attorney general race. She creamed Silicon Valley executive Steve Kelly with much of the vote ... Gavin Newsom wins. The San Francisco Mayor beat out Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn. Newsom maintained a big lead throughout the night. He'll go up against

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List: Gavin Newsom's budget surprises


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Published June 9, 2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Last week, Mayor Gavin Newsom unveiled his 2010-2011 budget for the City of San Francisco. What were some of the surprises? ... • He unveiled it at the Luggage Store ... • In 2011, for the first time, real treasure will be buried on Treasure Island ... • Revenue estimat ...

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Mayor Newsom’s Statement on Findings by California Inspector General that San Francisco is Spending Federal Stimulus Funds Quickly and Efficiently


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Published April 21, 2010 at 3:24 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement in response to California Inspector General Laura Chick’s audit of federal stimulus funds received by San Francisco and her finding of no reportable issues concerning how the City is spending funds received ...

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Mayor Newsom & San Francisco Public Employee Unions Reach Agreement to Help Close Deficit, Save Jobs and Essential City Services


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Published April 20, 2010 at 6:05 p.m.

Following several weeks of negotiations, Mayor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco public employee unions today reached a comprehensive two-year agreement to help close a historic $483 million deficit next year while protecting vital public service and jobs. The agreement is ...

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Mayor Newsom Announces Commercial District Capital Grants Program Awardees


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Published April 20, 2010 at 5:24 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Newsom today announced that the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD) has awarded a total of $520,464 dollars through the Commercial District Capital Grant Program to support the City’s commercial corridors and local business districts ...

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Mayor Newsom and Residents Celebrate Groundbreaking at First Hope SF Site


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Published April 7, 2010 at 1:10 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Sophie Maxwell joined San Francisco Housing Authority commissioners and residents in celebrating the start of construction at Hunters View, the pilot project for HOPE SF. HOPE SF is San Francisco’s breakthrough initiative to transform eight ...

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Mayor Newsom Welcomes Spanish Renewable Energy Company, GA-Solar, to New U.S. Headquarters


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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 4:58 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Newsom today officially welcomed Spanish renewable energy company GA-Solar to San Francisco, further establishing San Francisco’s reputation as a global hub for clean technology companies. The Spanish firm has established its U.S. Corporate Headquarters in San Francisco and ...

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(UPDATED) Gavin Newsom Running for Lt. Governor


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Published Feb. 15, 2010 at 5:13 p.m.
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Political columnist Melissa Griffin has first word that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will, indeed, run for Lt. Governor of California ... Griffin writes: ... I just got the unofficial word that Mistermayor will be announcing a run for Lieutenant Governor. Probably tomorrow. (Like anything unofficial, this could be nonsense, but the source is a good one.) Like I wrote the other day, if he wins the Lt. Governorship (and at least one poll says he will) that means the Board of Supervisors gets

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Mayor Newsom Signs Legislation Creating New Green Financing Program to Fund Energy, Water & Environmental Improvements to S.F. Buildings


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Published Feb. 8, 2010 at 4:51 p.m.

Mayor Gavin Newsom today signed legislation creating an innovative new program to finance energy-efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation and other environmental improvements to San Francisco residential and commercial buildings. The new “green financing” program would allow home and building owners ...

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Newsom Entering Lt. Governor's Race?


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Published Feb. 4, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
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(Altered image credit: AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) ... Although that governor's race thing didn't work out, Mayor Gavin Newsom is now "entertaining the possibility" of being your next lieutenant governor. According to Monday's Matier and Ross, his state-level career re-imagining came after a recent poll showed he could very well win ... SF Appeal reports: ... The poll, conducted last month of 600 likely Democratic voters statewide, showed Newsom receiving 33 percent of the vote, compared to 17

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