http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:53:33 -0700 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:55:07 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Ban-pets-not-cell-phones?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom showed he still knows how to grab headlines.  Like his proposal to post warning labels for cell phones.  However, if Newsom really wants to expand his campaign to protect consum... global warming climate change jobs Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:55:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d29-Ban-pets-not-cell-phones?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Pork-bellies-earmarks-in-Senate-passed-11-trillion-spending-bill?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- This is a companion to my report on the $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the Democrat-controlled Congress.  I'll be investigating the pork in the bill, keeping in mind the federal deficit for the coming fisca... pork federal budget federal deficits Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:36:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d14-Pork-bellies-earmarks-in-Senate-passed-11-trillion-spending-bill?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d12-Senate-spending-bill-living-on-borrowed-funds-and-borrowed-time?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA --- We saw the Republicans, with their majority rule in Congress, spend their way out of office. In the last 24 months, the Democrats have doubled the deficits of their predecessors and will likely endure the same conseque... federal budget Federal deficit spending bill federal salaries Sat, 12 Dec 2009 21:12:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d12-Senate-spending-bill-living-on-borrowed-funds-and-borrowed-time?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Poll-shows-44-prefer-GW-Bush-over-Obama?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO -- So, here comes Public Policy polling with some surpising poll results.  In their summary analysis: "Perhaps the greatest measure of Obama's declining support is that just 50% of voters now say they prefer having... Obama Poll Prefer Bush Obama popularity Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:32:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d10-Poll-shows-44-prefer-GW-Bush-over-Obama?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d9-With-the-smartest-minds-in-the-world-Harvard-University-lost-1-billion-in-derivatives?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA--  This is a story about intelligent ignorance. When the world's richest university believed it could play the credit swap game. As reported by Bloomberg news, Harvard University paid $497.6 million to investment banks d... Wed, 09 Dec 2009 10:27:08 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d9-With-the-smartest-minds-in-the-world-Harvard-University-lost-1-billion-in-derivatives?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d3-To-San-Francisco-Board-of-Supervisors-implement-your-new-sanctuary-policy-face-arrest?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA ---  Imagine this scene. A man walks up to a street cop, and asks “If I rob that bank across street, but promise to give the cash to the poor, will you arrest me. I need to know before I commit the robbery.”What is ... illegal immigration San Francisco Sanctuary Policy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:54:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d3-To-San-Francisco-Board-of-Supervisors-implement-your-new-sanctuary-policy-face-arrest?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d3-Obamas-war-policy-lashes-his-domestic-agenda?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- With his decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, President Obama has seriously damaged his domestic agenda. By borrowing justification for a troop increase in Afghanistan from three doomed presidents, he painfully re... President Obama Afghanistan troop increase Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:45:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m12d3-Obamas-war-policy-lashes-his-domestic-agenda?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Obama-swings-to-the-right-on-schedule?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- There is this political dance move that Democrat presidents execute that seems to always come after they've been shocked into reality.  Bill Clinton did it after the Congressional elections in 1994.  It was calle... President Obama triangulation Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:18:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Obama-swings-to-the-right-on-schedule?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m11d4-San-Francisco-mayors-race-beginsrank-choice-voting-early-winner?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- When San Francisco voters approved the use of rank choice voting, many on the left believed that they would finally capture the stellar prize of San Francisco politics --- the mayor’s office. But the system, while i... Nancy Pelosi San Francisco mayor's race Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:45:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m11d4-San-Francisco-mayors-race-beginsrank-choice-voting-early-winner?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m11d2-New-York-23rd-CD-is-a-national-political-earthquake-in-progress?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner Like the song goes, "something going on over there".  What's happening in the New York 23rd Congressional District may have national significance.  It's looking like a political earthquake in progress, and it has a San Francisco f... new York 23rd Congressional District Elections 2009 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:30:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m11d2-New-York-23rd-CD-is-a-national-political-earthquake-in-progress?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Speaker-Pelosis-arrogancea-San-Francisco-tradition?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA --- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s approval rating among Californians is a measly 34 percent. Forty-four percent of the state’s voters disapprove of her performance. Her congress receives only 23 percent approval, while... Nancy Pelosi polls Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:46:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d30-Speaker-Pelosis-arrogancea-San-Francisco-tradition?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Driving-without-an-license-OK-in-SF-cyclists-and-pedestrians-beware?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO-CA ---   In 2007, the last reporting period. the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reported  28 pedestrians fatalities, 440 cyclists injured, a total of 52 people killed in traffic accidents in San Francisco.Now, it's ... driving without a license Police Chief Cascon Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:48:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Driving-without-an-license-OK-in-SF-cyclists-and-pedestrians-beware?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d20-San-Francisco-Board-of-Supervisors-votes-to-expand-the-citys-sanctuary-ordinances-political-war-ga?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA --- The San Francisco Board of Supervisors took the first step yesterday to prohibit the reporting youths accused of drug crimes to Federal immigration authorities. The measure, will pass next week, will be vetoed by Mayor Newsom... illegal immigration Mayor Newsom San Francisco sanctuary policies Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:26:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d20-San-Francisco-Board-of-Supervisors-votes-to-expand-the-citys-sanctuary-ordinances-political-war-ga?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Forcing-Congress-to-read-the-health-care-reform-bill?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  Politico reports today that Senate Finance Committee members have been notified that the committee's health reform bill was filed today. You can read all 1,502 pages here. Senate Bill 1796 weighs in at 1,502 page... health care reform Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:25:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Forcing-Congress-to-read-the-health-care-reform-bill?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Senator-Harry-Reid-slips-out-the-truth--Obamacare-to-cost-2-trillionor-so?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner  SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv)  finally brought some honesty into the health care reform debate.  On the floor of the Senate, while commenting the Republican proposal for tort reform, he finally admitted... Harry Reid Obama health care reform health care reform Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:10:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Senator-Harry-Reid-slips-out-the-truth--Obamacare-to-cost-2-trillionor-so?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d14-San-Franciscos-real-unemployment-rate-nearer-to-17-77000-not-45600-out-of-work?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  The Bureau of Labor Statistics has a simple calculator at Its web site which measures several “adjusted” unemployment rates.  What it shows is that on top of the official base unemployment rate – in ... unemployment rate San Francisco unemployment rate Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:12:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d14-San-Franciscos-real-unemployment-rate-nearer-to-17-77000-not-45600-out-of-work?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Climate-change-the-globe-and-public-opinion-are-cooling?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The planet may be cooling after all.  This is not the opinion of some flat earth advocate group. It's from BBC News. The report is has caused some stirring among climatologists. In his article “What Happened ... global warming carbon emissions climate change carbon caps global cooling Tue, 13 Oct 2009 08:50:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Climate-change-the-globe-and-public-opinion-are-cooling?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m9d18-San-Francisco-unemployment-at-25-year-high-mayor-attacks-soft-drinks-board-declawing-cats?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  While San Francisco's unemployment rate hit a 25 year high -- about 9.5% -- the city's mayor, Gavin Newsom, proposes a campaign against soda drinks, and the Board debates a ban on cat declawing. Yes, it's true. &n... gavin newsom Mayor Newsom San Francisco unemployment soda drink ban Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:06:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m9d18-San-Francisco-unemployment-at-25-year-high-mayor-attacks-soft-drinks-board-declawing-cats?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m9d16-US-new-energy-dependence--Leftist-Bolivia-for-electric-cars-lithium?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA --  Just when you thought the U.S. might begin to break its energy dependence on unfriendly regimes, comes electric cars.  And their lithium batteries.Lithium, needed for plug-in electric cars and hybrid gasoline-electric ... energy dependence lithium electric cars Bolivia Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:25:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m9d16-US-new-energy-dependence--Leftist-Bolivia-for-electric-cars-lithium?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Obama-health-care-reform-overwhelmingly-rejected-by-likely-voters?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- For the last several weeks Rassmussen polls have shown voters sour on the Democrats' health care proposals.Now a pollster more to the liking of Democrats -- Zogby Polls -- has confirmed significant opposition to the current propo... President Obama health care reform Zogby Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:46:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-431-SF-Politics-Examiner~y2009m9d15-Obama-health-care-reform-overwhelmingly-rejected-by-likely-voters?cid=exrss-SF-Politics-Examiner