Mo’ Money
How much did last week’s election cost you? The Chronicle - with assistance from our very own Mr. Clemens - fills us in on how taxpayer money was spent in San Francisco’s first mayoral election backed by public financing, and what this means for the future of public financing in SF.
- Public financing a major player in mayor's race (Chronicle) 11/13/11
- Paying for pols to play: 'Zombie candidates' created due to public financing (Examiner) 11/10/11
- City Insider: Taxpayers' tab: breakdown per candidate per vote (Chronicle) 11/10/11
- Editorial: Change needed in public financing (Bay Area Reporter) 11/10/11
- Ed Lee busting campaign cap could cost San Francisco (Examiner) 10/21/11
- City Insider: Cell phone dealers could be off hook (Chronicle) 10/21/11
- The billionaire's mayor (SF Bay Guardian) 10/19/11
- Prominent Silicon Valley Investors' Pitch for Ed Lee (Bay Citizen) 09/15/11
- San Francisco mayoral race could be influenced by money supplied by committees (Examiner) 08/25/11
Ross Guehring