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The rumors are true: Bill Barnes will be Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier’s new legislative aide. Alioto-Pier told me so on Tuesday.
For those of you who have a life, allow me to explain the significance of this: Barnes used to work for Supervisor Chris Daly. And, while our local politicians would all be burned as witches for their liberal beliefs in other American cities, Daly and Alioto-Pier are on opposite sides of what passes for a political spectrum in San Francisco.
Daly is a leader in The City’s progressive movement who is well known for his affordable housing advocacy and general lack of shyness. Alioto-Pier’s name contains the word “Alioto.” Her district (District Two) includes the Marina and she almost always votes the same way as moderate Supervisors Sean Elsbernd and Carmen Chu.
(Barnes' bio here.)
Barnes was the campaign manager for Supervisor Chris Daly’s first successful bid to join the Board of Supes in 2000. He then immediately joined Daly’s staff where he served as a legislative aide until 2004.
In 2006, he worked as a legislative aide to then-Supervisor Fiona Ma and when she was elected to the State Assembly in 2006, he went to Sacramento to serve as her Chief of Staff.
He resigned that post in December 2008 and for the past few months has been working for San Francisco Firefighters Local 798 in their effort to prevent firehouse closures.
His recent gig with Local 798 plus him at odds with current progressives on the Board (including Daly) who want to take money from police and fire to stave off other cuts to social services. That, plus his new position with Alioto-Pier’s office will make for one very interesting “Welcome Back to City Hall” party in early July.
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