The Sock Puppets’ Election Recap
The sock puppets are back for their final installation, in which they recap city election results. And here is Mission Local’s full election coverage.
Tag Archives: election2012
Parcel Tax Proposition May Decide Fate of City College
Proponents of Proposition A, a parcel tax on November’s ballot to fund City College of San Francisco, say that without the ballot measure hundreds of college classes will be eliminated. Opponents argue that taxpayers shouldn’t...
Mission High Seniors DREAM Big
Angel scanned the group of high school seniors sitting before him. Unlike speakers at most school assemblies, he didn’t have to shush a chattering crowd or engage a weary one. Students already looked expectantly toward...
Unopposed, Campos Runs Hard and Builds War Chest
Two dozen supporters gathered one recent Thursday evening at 780 Cafe on Valencia Street for a fundraiser for District 9 Supervisor David Campos. Amid speeches and live music, drinks and Mexican food, the campaign staff...
Measure to Outlaw Corporate, Union Political Contributions
Campaign finance reform is once again a hot-ticket item on the California ballot. This election cycle, campaign reform takes shape in state Proposition 32, a controversial measure on the November ballot that is intended to...
City College Board of Trustee Candidates Debate Amid Accreditation Troubles
Whether the fiscal and managerial troubles that have brought the City College of San Francisco’s accreditation into question threatens the school’s ability to remain open varies depending upon whom you ask. “The threat is real,”...
Election 2012: Mission Voters Historically Lean Left
The Mission is a liberal-leaning district in a liberal-leaning city in a liberal-leaning state. So it came as no surprise when an overwhelming majority of Mission voters — nearly 90 percent — voted in 2008...
Mission Schools Paint Bleak Funding Picture Without Prop. 30
On the first day of school, fewer students than projected showed up at Buena Vista Horace Mann, which means principal Jennifer Steiner has to cut $40,000 from her budget in the next week. That means...
