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Election Results Open Thread
The results are in from yesterday's election - well, most of them are. The mayoral race won't be finally called until 2nd- and 3rd-choice votes are counted, but 1st-choice results put Ed Lee in the lead at 31 percent followed by John Avalos at 18 percent.
November 9, 2011
What Will the Next Mayor Do For Muni?
San Francisco's next mayor will wield immense influence over whether the city takes the necessary steps to reform its transit system and get Muni up to speed.
October 28, 2011
Candidates Talk Streets and Parks at Mayoral Forum
Eight mayoral candidates turned out for last night's forum on streets and parks sponsored by Walk San Francisco, the Neighborhood Parks Council and Friends of the Urban Forest. The Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club's endorsement meeting was also going on, and some of the candidates, who were juggling schedules, either showed up early and had to leave (Dennis Herrera), late (John Avalos, David Chiu) or not at all (Ed Lee, Bevan Dufty).
September 13, 2011
SFBC Releases Mayoral Candidates Q&A: Who Will Be the Favorites?
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition has posted the responses from its questionnaires submitted to the mayoral candidates, as the organization's 12,000 members begin voting on who to endorse in the November 8th election. Almost all of the sixteen candidates responded, with the exception of Michela Alioto-Pier and Jeff Adachi.
August 23, 2011