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18/06/2024

Mayoral candidates (from left to right): Supervisor Ahsha Safai, Philanthropist Daniel Lurie, former Interim Mayor Mark Farrell, Mayor London Breed and Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin; engaged in a lively SF Democratic Party debate last eve at UC Law, each hoping to win the party's highly coveted endorsement for the ranked choice race that will be decided by voters on November 5.

According to polls, public safety is the number one issue on voters minds.

Interestingly, two questions around the fentanyl overdose crisis and black on Asian hate crimes did not receive satisfactory or fulsome answers, with no mention of the ease with which fentanyl, manufactured in China, is making its way across the border with Mexico, likely because the border crisis is a Biden administration (Democratic Party) failure. In response to the question around hate crimes, candidates said more community policing is needed without addressing the underlying causes of resentment around gentrification of black neighborhoods and lack of opportunities.

Ultimately, there were no clear winners of the debate, IMHO, though Safai was a surprising standout.

07/03/2024

Fog City Journal's after thoughts following a rousing State of the City speech by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, held today at Pier 27.

22/02/2018

If ever Americans were to rally around one cause so pivotal to our future, the narrative about guns must take center stage.

10/11/2016

Look no further than the DNC for Trump's triumph.

Just as a broken clock is right twice a day, there are some pronouncements made by Trump that are just plain true. The election was indeed rigged, but it was

15/10/2016

http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/6246/rip-gop/

But nothing trumps Trump when it comes to his horrific bragging of sexual predatory assaults. Making no sense, too many Republicans still straddle the fence

10/10/2016

Two thumbs up!

Yes on D, H, L, and M. No on P, Q, and O. Our in-depth analysis of 16 state and 24 local initiatives …. Relax, you can now vote in peace

10/09/2016

While it remains difficult for Trump to get what he needs to secure victory, there are five reasons he may win.

12/07/2016

http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/6216/edward-snowdens-story-as-re-told-on-film/

Although Snowden may have been mentioned in previous works, his story has never been explored in the realm of dramatization. That changes with the release of

10/07/2016

http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/6213/black-and-white-consequences-of-the-sounds-of-silence/

The thin blue line separating citizens from danger seems to have become a solid wall of refusal to acknowledge the sickening consequences of police officers who

01/06/2016

People snaked their way through Oakland on a hot holiday afternoon to see Bernie Sanders, thousands waiting in a miles-long line to experience this historic

28/05/2016

Venezuela is nearing collapse - turning more violent by the second - yet there is scant critical analysis of the country's demise from the left.

22/01/2016

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón announced today the filing of felony bribery and money laundering charges against former Human Rights Commission (HRC) Commissioner Nazly Mohajer, former HRC employee Zula Jones, and political consultant Keith Jackson.

17/12/2015

In the aftermath of the killing of Mario Woods by five San Francisco police officers, San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr has again asked lawmakers to

17/11/2015

http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/6129/thoughts-on-the-paris-attacks/

France and the free world is in mourning following the horrible Paris massacre on November 13 by at least seven gunmen, killing 129 and wounding another 352, 99

14/11/2015

http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/6125/finally-the-99-are-not-going-to-take-it-anymore/

12/07/2015

http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/6074/body-politic-tragedy-and-blame/

Random violence captures our social conscience like nothing else, and random violence in liberal San Francisco is especially attractive when it allows pundits

08/07/2015

Voter file analysis enabled by the NationBuilder community building software shows that few voters wear their politics in their Twitter bios. They do, however,