5 Weird Quotes From That Book About Ed Lee
The book every political nerd in town is talking about, “The Ed Lee Story: An Unexpected Mayor” finally made its way to my doorstep this past weekend. Classier neighborhoods got this free literature a...
View ArticleCrashing Willie Brown’s Election Night Party
Crashing may be the wrong word. Technically, I wasn’t invited to Willie Brown’s election night soiree at the Garden Court of the Palace Hotel. But my parents were, and they were unable to attend. So I...
View ArticleSF’s Wacky Political Photos. Again.
It never gets old. (At least to me.) I can’t be the only person in town to spend most of my free time pouring over the photojournalistic masterpieces taken by San Francisco treasure, Bill Wilson. How...
View ArticleCrashing The California Republican Convention: Part 1
It was surprisingly easy to get two media passes to the California Republican Convention at the very last minute. SURPRISINGLY easy. I didn’t even know about this convention until the President of the...
View ArticleCrashing The California Republican Convention: Part 2
In case you missed Part 1 of my coverage of the California Republican Convention, please catch up RIGHT HERE. After attending the banquet on Friday night and learning that not only would Newt Gingrich...
View ArticleFinding The Funny In San Francisco Politics
It’s been awhile since you and I tackled the insanity of the San Francisco political world. When the Mayor’s race ended this past November, the Culture Blog took a much needed break from observing...
View ArticleChecking Out The Facebook Pages Of Candidates For Supervisor
It’s that time of year again-ish. Six of San Francisco’s eleven Supervisorial seats are up for election and so far as I can tell, no one really cares…yet. The races to watch are in District 7, where...
View ArticleFake Itineraries: Ed Lee Vs. Gavin Newsom
“I miss the Gavin Newsom fake itineraries,” my best friend lamented about the Culture Blog. I do too. When Gavin Newsom was Mayor of San Francisco, imagining the daily moments in his life was...
View ArticleWatching The Debate With Republicans
I have a friend who prefers to get his American news by watching the BBC because it “gives (him) someone else’s perspective.” Maybe that’s why I like to watch political debates with Republicans. There...
View ArticleGavin Newsom & Ed Lee Fake Itineraries
It’s time for a very special Halloween Episode of Mayoral Fake Itineraries! Since it was such a hit last time, we’ll once again take a fake look at the not-real ways Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom...
View ArticleMayor Lee’s Term For The World Series Trophies
This morning I attended the annual San Francisco Chamber CityBeat Breakfastat the Marriott. The CityBeat breakfast is basically 1,000 fancy business people having delicious kale frittata in a ballroom...
View ArticlePoliticians Schmoozing: A Pride Breakfast Photo Gallery
Sadly, I was out of town for this year’s Pride but the ever-present photographer Bill Wilson beautifully covered every event, including my favorite, the annual Pride Breakfast. The Alice B. Toklas...
View ArticleDodgeball: Young Democrats Vs. Young Republicans
The idea has been knocked around for years, but finally, the San Francisco Young Democrats and San Francisco Young Republicans decided to duke out their political differences with a friendly game of...
View ArticleSince When Is Rose Pak Boring?
Rose Pak has let me down. For years, I’ve heard the lore of Chinatown powerhouse (and ruler of the universe) Rose Pak’s annual Chinese New Year commentary over the loudspeaker at the parade judging...
View ArticleGift ideas for Kamala Harris’ wedding
After years of being the hottest ticket in town, California Attorney General Kamala Harris is finally off the market and marrying some lawyer from Los Angeles who must be very confident in his own...
View ArticlePoliticians gather for annual Pride/Schmooze Breakfast
San Francisco is world-famous for our longstanding and incredibly powerful LGBT community. It should come as no surprise then, that it is impossible to be elected to anything in this town without...
View ArticleGun opponent buys a ticket to the gun show
Having seen decades of advertisements for gun shows at the Cow Palace, I finally forked over $13 and attended one. The Crossroads of the West Gunshow was held on the same weekend as San Francisco Pride...
View ArticleAmerican Idol runner-up Clay Aiken campaigns in San Francisco
American Idol and Celebrity Apprentice runner-up Clay Aiken has grown accustomed to coming in second on reality television, but he hopes to come in first with voters of North Carolina’s 2nd...
View ArticleS.F. District Attorney’s Office is a fascinating, pee-filled, mouse-infested...
It’s no secret that the San Francisco Hall of Justice at 850 Bryant is a dump. The Chronicle did a story on this disgusting public building in 2005. A decade later, the offices of the staff left to...
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