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The special election for D4 supervisor, writes Joe Eskenazi, is shaping up to be the city’s loudest, most hyperbolic—and silliest. There’s more money pouring into the contest than ever before, and, as Joe explains, the district has a long history of being “a place where odd stuff happens.“

Odd stuff is happening everywhere as the elections approach. For back story, look through our recent coverage of all the races, and let us know what else you want us to report on. We’ll be following the candidates and the money, which is already getting pretty wild.

JL Odom interviews the former librarian who runs the last standalone video rental store in San Francisco. Read about his uncanny ability to recall details of more than 30,000 titles, and to point customers to the films they’ll love.

More soon,

Sara

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District 4 shaping up to be city’s loudest and silliest race. As predicted. 

“Buying a politician, either legally or illegally, remains one of the last great bargains in San Francisco.”

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Colin Hutton’s Video Wave makes an old format work

“I know I don’t have everything, and I know I’ll never be able to get everything, but I have a lot.”

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