San Francisco and National Political Corruption and News Events

(Sacramento, Calif.) Unable to move beyond his ultra-liberal image and far behind his rival in fundraising, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped his bid to become governor, leaving former governor Jerry Brown as the only Democrat in the race to succeed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger next year. Citing “a young family and responsibilities at City Hall,” Newsom announced Friday that he was quitting the gubernatorial race to spend more time with his wife and newborn daughter. The telegenic mayor tried to connect with voters at town hall forums across the state, but never finessed his message. He excitedly skipped from topic to topic, promising never ... Read Full Story

Is the Political Fix in; a get out of JAIL “Free Card” for Blagojevich in the Works? By Marc Chamot President Barack Obama during his presidential campaign promised big changes in Washington D.C. He was that president for change if you voted for him, but unfortunately all that we’re seeing and getting from these D.C. crowds is the same old cronyism and business as usual kind of stuff. “The “I’m above the law” and arrogant attitudes that’s being exhibited from our public officials these days is becoming way out of control. If history shows, BOTH parties’ political track record points to a get out ... Read Full Story

Liberal San Francisco Politicians Repent over Street Sweeping Reductions & DA Kamala Harris Wants to be State Attorney General, but shields Murderers from Death Penalties & Criminal Illegal Aliens from ICE: By Marc Chamot What happens when one lives in a crappy liberal city like San Francisco? It’s the usual nonsense of progressive liberals running a city into the ground in a financial abyss. So now, after cutting back street cleaning services across San Francisco’s 20 neighborhoods to save 1 million dollars, so now the city realizes that instead of saving money, they have cut back in large ticket citations revenues that’s been gouging ... Read Full Story

San Francisco Chronicle in Turmoil; $50 Million Losses in 2008, is a Bailout in Order & are Hearst Family’s Evil Side Catching up to them? By Marc Chamot John Diaz, the San Francisco Chronicle’s editorial page editor, three weeks ago did an Op-Ed piece about failing newspapers. John Diaz opinioned that newspapers shouldn’t be obligated, and should not be allowed to receive any bailout moneys, because it would set a dangerous precedent of governmental control into contents that are being written by newspapers that do get this money. It could essentially destroy the journalism independence that newspapers have, free from total government controls, that ... Read Full Story

San Fransisco's mayor Gavin Newsome pulled out of the California gubernatorial race today. From ABC : San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (D) is dropping out of the California governor’s race, clearing the way for Attorney General Jerry Brown to be the Democratic Party’s 2010 gubernatorial nominee. Newsom, who was recently endorsed by former President Bill Clinton, was hoping to frame the race again Brown, who was first elected governor in 1974, as a generational choice. In the end, Newsom was totally overwhelmed on the fundraising front. According to the most recent count, Brown had more than seven times as much cash on hand. Brown ... Read Full Story