Archive for June, 2010

Political junkies and statistic geeks, your day is here.  Fall Line Analytics founder and number-crunching guru David Latterman has released his comprehensive analysis of the June elections for all to enjoy.  (Yup, that’s right.  There were June elections.  If you blinked, you might have missed them.)  To view his report, please click here.

Ok, gang - here’s the local info in as short a form as possible.  (And a link to the DOE website is below - they’ll update any numbers that need updating.)

Prop A - School Tax - winner, 70%-30%
Prop B - Quake Bond - winner, 79%-21%
Prop C - Film Commission reshuffle - loser, 46%-54%
Prop D - Retirement benefit fixes - winner, 78%-22%
Prop E - Dignitary security transparency - winner, 56%-44%
Prop F - Renter hardship protections - loser, 43%-57%
Prop G - Transbay terminus location - winner, 84%-16%

Superior Court Seat Six: Linda Colfax outpolls Harry Dorfman 53% to 31% for this open seat.

Superior Court Seat Fifteen: Michael Nava defeats incumbent Richard Ulmer 46% to 42%.

DCCC 12th
Milton Marks 9604
Eric Mar 8671
Arlo Smith 7638
Connie O’Connor 7535
Melanie Nutter 7513
Tom Hsieh 7301
Jane Morrison 7019
Michael Borenstein 6844
Bill Fazio 6726
Mary Jung 6719
Sandra Lee Fewer 6681
John Avalos 6543
On the bubble/near miss: Jake McGoldrick with 6130, Larry Yee with 5915, and Hene Kelly with 5764

DCCC 13th
David Chiu 16041
David Campos 16035
Carole Migden 14923
Debra Walker 14906
Aaron Peskin 13770
Scott Wiener 12361
Rafael Mandelman 11946
Michael Goldstein 10862
Leslie Katz 10748
Alix Rosenthal 10273
Gabriel Haaland 9711
Eric Quesada 9482
On the bubble/near miss: Keith Baraka with 9144, Joe Julian with 8955, and Joe Alioto Veronese with 8817

Here’s where you’ll find all the headlines we’ve found covering the San Francisco June 8 election - local props, local pols, central committees, a football stadium - and more!  (Just local stuff, which is what Suspects does - you won’t find anything on the South Carolina governor’s race here.  Thank goodness.)  No matter the local result you’re looking for, it’s probably in here somewhere, and you’ll want to click that button that says “expand all news items” to get the full flavor of what transpired last night.  Thanks for reading!

Despite a reported record low turnout, San Franciscans have spoken, and here’s what we had to say about the various propositions on today’s ballot:

Measure A: School Facilities Special Tax
Yes – 63.27%
No – 36.73%

Measure B: Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response Bond
Yes – 77.06%
No – 22.94%

Measure C: Film Commission
Yes – 43.90%
No – 56.10%

Measure D: Retirement Benefit Costs
Yes – 75.32%
No – 24.68%

Measure E: Budget Line Item for Police Department Security for City Officials and Dignitaries
Yes – 53.36%
No – 46.64%

Measure F: Renters’ Financial Hardship Applications
Yes – 40.67%
No – 59.33%

Measure G: Transbay Transit Center
Yes – 83.10%
No – 16.90%

Back to the drawing board.  That’s where the controversial Laura’s Law is headed after testimony from Department of Public Health Director Mitch Katz (and underwhelming support from Supes) at yesterday’s board meeting.

Go vote!  Finally, the looming date of June 8 has arrived and the Chronicle and the Washington Post give us the run down on the hot issues to watch as the votes (including yours!) come in today.

With the budget woes aplenty for our fair city, a surge in the number of retirements has provided an unexpected source of relief that’s helped stave off looming layoffs and given leaders a little more breathing room under the current budget.  My guess is that the City will be able to budget a little more for farewell cakes and gold Rolexes.  On second thought, maybe they should nix the Rolexes.

Willie Brown serves as a music critic, a campaign strategist, an armchair quarterback, and a menu advisor.  Matier and Ross serve as campaign finance reporters, name connectors, and legislative analysts.  But you gotta pick up the Chron if you want to read what they are saying…

The Chronicle publishes its full list of statewide and local endorsements for Tuesday’s primary election.

Police Chief George Gascón shuffles the deck, making adjustments to his command staff that will send one Assistant Chief to oversee administration and a former Taraval Station captain to join him there.

The Bay Guardian weighs in on Mayor Gavin Newsom’s big budget announcement, including cuts to several major departments, wage concessions, and the dreaded “L word.”  No, he isn’t cutting down on hugs and kisses, we are talking about layoffs, people!

After a long Memorial Day weekend spent relaxing in the sun (mainly), I know the one thing we would all love to hear about right now is drinking.  So here you go: The Examiner reports that the number of drinking related calls for the Fire Department have decreased over the past few years, thanks to Mayor Newsom’s plan as a Supervisor in 2003 to establish a task force to increase services for chronic drinkers.  So there you have it, now go drink some water and hydrate!