District 2: “Violent crime is rare. The streets and buildings, for the most part, are kept tidy. Children don’t compete with drunks and drug addicts for use of the public parks, and the commercial corridors sport a larger assortment of independently owned luxury retailers than anywhere else in the city.”  Nope.  I’m not pulling from a real estate posting, just today’s Chronicle article on what distinguishes those candidates vying to assume Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier’s seat.

• District 2 supervisors' race - parking, traffic (Chronicle) 10/17/10
• District 2: Farrell is voice of restraint (Chronicle) 10/15/10
• Reilly defends progressive, gay backing in D2 supe race (Bay Area Reporter) 10/07/10
• High Court: Alioto-Pier Can't Run (Bay Citizen) 09/01/10
• Court rules Alioto-Pier cannot seek re-election (Examiner) 08/25/10
• Appeals court rules against Alioto-Pier (Chronicle) 08/25/10
• Court Denies Alioto-Pier's Reelection Bid (Bay Citizen) 08/25/10
• Court rules Alioto-Pier cannot seek re-election (Examiner) 08/24/10
• Term-limits case leads to double ballot (Examiner) 08/19/10
• City Insider: Court of Appeal hears Alioto-Pier's case (Chronicle) 08/19/10
• Michela Alioto-Pier: S.F. city attorney clearly misapplied charter (Chronicle) 07/31/10
• Melissa Griffin: Alioto-Pier remains voters’ fave (Examiner) 07/29/10
• Legal fight unfinished over supe term limits (Examiner) 07/29/10
• SF City Attorney Appealing Alioto-Pier Term-Limit Ruling (KTVU) 07/29/10
• Opinion: An unjust ruling on term limits needs appeal (Chronicle) 07/28/10
• City Insider: Herrera planning to appeal (Chronicle) 07/28/10
• Alioto-Pier court triumph shakes up board race (Examiner) 07/23/10
• SF Supe Alioto-Pier Allowed To Seek Re-Election (CBS 5) 07/23/10
• City Insider: Alioto-Pier can run for re-election, judge rules (Chronicle) 07/23/10
• Supervisor’s term-limit fate may be decided today (Examiner) 07/22/10
• Alioto-Pier cleared to run for re-election (Examiner) 07/22/10
• Editorial: Alioto-Pier's inaccurate political math (Chronicle) 06/24/10
• Supervisor starts legal battle to remain in office (Examiner) 06/17/10
• Alioto-Pier set to fight for her S.F. supe seat (Chronicle) 06/04/10
• Election Department denies Alioto-Pier’s reelection effort (Examiner) 06/04/10
• Bevan Dufty, Mark Farrell lead in campaign cash (Chronicle) 02/03/10
• Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier says she's not termed out (SF Weekly) 03/04/09

Posted on Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 at 8:21 am