San Francisco Election Briefs: Seven Days to GoPaul Hogarthbyline‚ Oct. 28‚ 2008With just a week left to go, San Francisco is bustling with election activity in Districts 1, 3 and 11—where control of the Board of Supervisors is at stake. Rather than write an in-depth article about one particular race or issue, I’m breaking down today’s column into various thoughts I have about the local scene. While PG&E spends over 8 million dollars to defeat Proposition H, the Realtors have swamped the Supervisor races with independent expenditures against progressives — totaling $363,000 as of last week. That’s more than twice what any other group has spent this cycle, and more than half of all I.E. money spent to promote moderates and attack progressives. In other news, Barack Obama’s pending victory now means every local candidate wants to be a “community organizer” — while District 11 candidate John Avalos pays homage to the late Senator Paul Wellstone. There’s more than meets the eye in the Battle for Board President, while Ethics Commission reports reveal more about Joe Alioto’s well-financed campaign. |