Gonzalez for Mayor
Matt Gonzalez, San Francisco's Green candidate for mayor, is trying to put an end to the forty-year grip the Democrats have held over the city's electoral politics and become the nation's most prominent elected Green. Gonzalez finished second in last month's general election, qualifying him for the runoff on December 9.
Gonzalez, president of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors and a former Democrat (he went Green three years ago), has mobilized a progressive coalition of artists and community activists in a grassroots effort to defeat the well-connected, well-funded and wealthy Democrat, Gavin Newsom.
Newsom, a liberal city supervisor who was practically handpicked by current Mayor Willie Brown, rose to prominence on his popular, compassionate conservative-like ballot initiative, "Care Not Cash," which reduced the amount of financial support homeless San Franciscans can receive. The initiative was eventually thrown out by a judge and sent back to the Board of Supervisors.
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Matt Gonzalez for Mayor