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Daily Report: Money and Politics

SF police have no budget for smartphones for touted mobile app

July 3, 2012, 12:05 AM
Last week, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, his police chief, Greg Suhr, and his top political fundraiser, Silicon Valley investor Ron Conway, announced plans to develop a mobile phone application to make it possible for police officers to file reports from the field, allowing them to spend more time on... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Losing San Francisco mayoral candidate spent $510 per vote

February 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
In losing the 2010 governor’s race, Republican Meg Whitman set a record for political spending in a California election: Her campaign cost $178.5 million. But Whitman’s losing campaign against Democrat Jerry Brown appears somewhat more economical in terms of dollars spent per vote... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Critics aim to end ranked-choice voting after SF mayoral race

November 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
Ranked-choice voting was the cure for what ails American politics, boosters said. Now in use in four California cities, this new voting system was supposed to increase voter turnout, stanch the flow of special interest money and encourage high-minded, positive campaigns. But it didn... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

'Bush-o-meter' ranks SF mayoral candidates

August 16, 2011, 12:05 AM
With Mayor Ed Lee in the race, 16 candidates are running for mayor of San Francisco, the election department says. On November’s ballot [PDF], there also are expected to be five candidates for district attorney and five candidates for sheriff – and not an elected incumbent in the... + read more
State Sen. Leland Yee
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Yee's Senate spending could boost mayoral bid

November 11, 2010, 12:05 AM
State Sen. Leland Yee took a major step yesterday toward running for mayor of San Francisco, opening an exploratory committee that will allow him to raise money for his bid – but the way he has been spending his campaign cash this year, it's probably fair to assume he's been thinking... + read more
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