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| Jan.8 |
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Gonzalez is prez of Board of Supervisors
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| Jan.19 |
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City outlaws Segway scooter The Board of Supervisors rejected the two-wheel Segway Human Transporter on city sidewalks
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| Jan.21 |
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SF supervisors oppose Patriot Act |
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| Feb.18 |
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A. Alioto announces candidacy for mayor |
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| Feb.19 |
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Ammiano announces candidacy for mayor |
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| Feb.20 |
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Willie Brown loses pension fund election
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| Feb.28 |
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Deputy chief, 3 officers indicted |
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Police chief indicted in cover-up of brawl Earl Sanders and 9 other policemen have been indicted in connection with a brawl between off-duty officers and a bartender
| The department rallied behind the indicted even as it scrambled to chart its course through a crisis. Mayor Brown defended the chief he hand-picked in July. Alex Fagan Jr., son of Assistant Chief, and two other officers are accused of attacking two men in a Nov. 20 fracas on Union St. over a bag of steak fajitas
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Indicted Police Chief in Place for Now Police commissioners decided in a 2-hour closed session tonight to leave in place Earl Sanders
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Indicted Officers Turn Themselves In |
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| Mar.1 |
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City Hall Shaken by SFPD Indictments |
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Police chief asks state to investigate |
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| Mar.2 |
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Mayor wants bring case into open court |
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| Mar.3 |
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Prosecutor shocked at police indictments |
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Police chief takes medical leave Earl Sanders won't step aside. Most of the city's top police commanders stepped down
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Fong in Line to Run SFPD The Police Department was on the verge of having its first woman ever in charge
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Hallinan defends grand jury on indictments |
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6 top police officers step down
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| Mar.4 |
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Police chief, commanders plead innocent
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| Mar.5 |
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Acting police chief reassures citizens
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| Mar.6 |
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Transcripts: uncertainty of conspiracy Prosecutors told a jury they did not have enough evidence to support conspiracy charges against the police chief
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| Mar.8 |
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DA uncertain over prosecution of police |
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Gavin Newsom officially running for mayor |
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| Mar.9 |
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Leal have kicked off campaigns for mayor |
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| Mar.11 |
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DA drops charges against police chief| Terence Hallinan couldn't prove that Earl Sanders and his top assistant helped orchestrate a cover-up | |
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| Mar.12 |
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Assistant police chief to run department
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| Mar.14 |
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Gag Order Denied in SFPD Indictments
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| Mar.18 |
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Police Commission to hire investigator |
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| Mar.19 |
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Judge unseals jury transcript in SFPD case |
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| Mar.21 |
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Mayor concerning at result of protest |
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Transcript shows police roadblocks probe |
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| Mar.24 |
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Commanders seek charges dismissed |
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| Mar.25 |
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Demonstrations cost city $1 million a day Organizers were shifting their tactics by attempting to target specific businesses
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Veterans memorial will cost 44% more |
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Anti-war groups accuse police |
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| Mar.26 |
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Show of protesters' weapons |
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| Mar.27 |
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Attorney accused police officers |
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Day Laborer Group Sues City |
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| Mar.29 |
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Hundreds rally for troops support Flying U.S. flags, the demonstrators met in front of City Hall. Iraqi American Council declared his support for the war
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| Mar.30 |
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Fell Street Off-Ramp Closed For Good The mayor struck the first blow. Off-ramp from the Central Freeway generated years of controversy
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| Apr.1 |
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Newsom to ban aggressive panhandling |
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| Apr.3 |
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Commissioners don't hand over documents |
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| Apr.8 |
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Parking fee hike approved
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| Apr.9 |
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SF Gets Millions for Terrorism Prevention |
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| Apr.10 |
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Acting Chief welcomed back deputy chiefs |
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| Apr.23 |
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Workers asked to blow whistle |
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| Apr.24 |
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Complaint office: SFPD slows investigations |
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| Apr.26 |
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Changes recommended for comission |
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| Apr.30 |
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Racial profiling banned by SFPD |
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| May.7 |
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Motorcyclists Rally for Rights |
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| May.11 |
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Newsom Asks To Support 'Care Not Cash' |
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| May.12 |
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City Asks for More Parking Tickets
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| May.13 |
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Care not Cash reintroduced at board |
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| May.21 |
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Supes get 300% pay raise |
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| May.29 |
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Rainy Day Fund |
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| Jun.2 |
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Budget averts early dire predictions |
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| Jun.19 |
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Police Chief Accused of Tainting Testimony
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| Jun.23 |
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Alex Fagan Jr. released by Police Dept.
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| Jun.29 |
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6 being held for alleged attack on Newsom |
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| Jul.2 |
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Police chief asks court to clear his name| Prentice Earl Sanders is asking a judge to exonerate him of charges he conspired to cover up a street brawl involving | |
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Fired housing official pleads guilty |
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| Jul.4 |
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Mayor criticized for forgiving bike race loan |
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| Jul.11 |
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SFPD captain ordered omission in report |
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| Jul.15 |
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Supervisors approved budget |
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| Jul.16 |
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Police oversight measure on ballot |
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| Jul.21 |
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New Fee For Burglar Alarm Owners |
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| Jul.22 |
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New regulations in cards for psychics |
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| Jul.23 |
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Charges refiled against police officers |
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| Jul.25 |
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Mayor vetoes former Vietnam flag |
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| Jul.26 |
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Brown signs law slashing cash to homeless |
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| Jul.29 |
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Supervisors voted to improve Doyle Drive |
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Supes nix parking meters
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| Aug.5 |
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Janitors Rally As Contract Talks Continue
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| Aug.6 |
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Police chief receives full exoneration
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Janitors considering mayor's proposed |
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| Aug.7 |
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Newsom Files Papers for Mayor's Race |
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| Aug.11 |
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Police chief announces retirement Earl Sanders , 65, has been out on medical leave since he was indicted for allegedly obstructing a departmental investigation
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| Aug.14 |
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17 officers to receive medals of valor |
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| Aug.18 |
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Supes OK'd replacing Academy of Sciences |
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| Aug.20 |
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Elections Commission chief keeps her job |
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| Aug.27 |
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Alex Fagan Sr. named chief of SFPD Police commissioners were accepting Mayor Willie Brown's choice as the city's new police Chief
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| Sep.16 |
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Care not Cash turned down
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| Sep.19 |
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Resolution would ask owners not to declaw |
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| Sep.21 |
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Immigrant Freedom Riders hold rally |
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| Sep.28 |
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Hundreds protest occupation of Iraq
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| Oct.7 |
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Supervisors approved land deals |
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| Oct.23 |
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Daly Defends 'Acting Mayor' Appointments
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| Oct.28 |
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Brown made last State of City address
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| Nov.1 |
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Election campaigning heats up |
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| Nov.4 |
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Newsom faces runoff| Brown's hand-picked successor now faces a runoff against a Green Party upstart Gonzalez | |
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Most propositions are ahead
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| Nov.6 |
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Newsom challenged Gonzalez to debates |
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| Nov.9 |
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Sheriff Longest Serving Office Holder
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Newsom, Gonzalez Pick Up Endorsements |
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| Nov.10 |
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Acting mayor's appointment overturned
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| Nov.12 |
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Mayor Candidates Square Off |
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| Nov.14 |
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Poll: mayor race will be close Matt Gonzales leading with 49% of the vote, while Gavin Newsom was close behind with 47%
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| Nov.15 |
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$26.4 million in anti-terrorism grants |
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| Nov.19 |
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Supervisors upheld Daly's appointment |
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| Nov.24 |
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Alioto endorses Newsom
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Gonzalez criticized Newsom-Alioto deal |
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| Nov.26 |
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Poll: Gonzalez Ahead in Race for Mayor
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| Nov.27 |
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Moscone, Milk Murders, 25th Anniversary Gays see Milk as the Martin Luther King of the gay civil rights movement
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Gonzalez stews over racism accusations |
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| Nov.28 |
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Price tag for city's election is $2.3 million
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| Nov.30 |
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Candidates Clash Over Fundraising |
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| Dec.1 |
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Candidates Hurl Accusations Over Email
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| Dec.2 |
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Gore endorses Newsom Former Vice President's defeat in the presidential election has been attributed to support taken by the Green Party's Nader
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Gonzalez, Newsom in final debate In mayoral debate the 2 candidates emphasized their differences but did not appear to open any new wounds
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| Dec.5 |
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Runoff races tighten Matt Gonzalez received 50% backing in the group of telephone surveys, compared to 48% for Gavin Newsom
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Federal Jury wants records of Fagan Jr. |
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| Dec.7 |
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Gonzalez, Newsom supporters clash
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| Dec.8 |
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Clinton backs Newsom The former president flew into town aboard a Newsom supporter's jet for a 20-minute pep- talk at Newsom campaign HQ
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| Dec.9 |
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Gavin Newsom New San Francisco Mayor Supervisor Gavin Newsom, 36, beat rival Matt Gonzalez and will replace outgoing mayor Willie Brown
| Born on Oct. 10, 1967, in San Francisco. From 1992 was a founder, owner of PlumpJack wine shop. Mayoral candidate's platform focused on homeless policy, economic development and measures to improve the quality of life in the city's neighborhoods
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| Dec.11 |
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Fire chief Trevino resigns
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| Dec.12 |
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Newsom: Changes Coming to SFPD |
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| Dec.14 |
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Newsom's plan to fight homelessness |
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| Dec.15 |
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Renne to head Newsom's transition team |
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| Dec.16 |
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Supervisors reject SFO contract City voted not to revive a big-ticket plan to allow a developer to construct a new cargo facility at the airport
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| Dec.20 |
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Newsom announces transition team Mayor-elect announced the names of 180 people, including many sitting commissioners and two former rivals
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