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Big Money Fills Coffers for Aspiring District 8 Supervisors
By Kim Corsaro
Published: February 4, 2010

Candidates for District 8 Supervisor - the seat formerly held by Harvey Milk - have raised more money than all the other candidates in all the other supervisors’ races across San Francisco combined. In reports filed with the San Francisco Ethics Com-mission on Feb. 1, the four primary candidates for the District 8 Supervisor seat have raised a total of $161,939.

Candidate Scott Wiener has also raised eyebrows with a $10,000 contribution from SFBSC Manage-ment, a company that runs strip clubs in North Beach.
Rebecca Prozan won the District 8 fundraising race, bringing in a total of $54,391, a remarkable sum for a first-time candidate this early in the process. “Frankly, I can’t believe how well we did,” said Prozan

Prozan is shadowed closely by Wiener, who raised $51,134 for the seat. Laura Spanjian brought in $35,435 and Rafael Mandleman raised $20,979.
In addition to running for District 8 Supervisor,...


Religious Freedoms For Clergy Bill Introduced
By Dennis McMillan
Published: February 4, 2010

Equality California announced it is sponsoring new legislation that protects clergy from performing any civil marriage that is contrary to the tenets of his or her faith and that provides clear distinctions between civil and religious marriage in state law. The Civil Marriage Religious Freedom Act, SB 906,...

   
The End of Charlie Horse
By Rink
Published: February 4, 2010

A exceptionally bland condominium that was built next to the Cinch Bar has caused the shutdown of the Charlie Horse Club that was a huge hit for the half gay and half straight crowds that piled into the bar for the last five years. Outrageously costumed punkish drag...

 




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