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March 16, 2010
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Prop D: Consensus on Pier 70?
By Bernice Yeung, Newsdesk.org/The Public Press Although development is a perennially hot-button topic in San Francisco due to concerns about gentrification, Proposition D, which would facilitate Pier 70 revitalization, is a seemingly controversy-free measure that has garnered wide support from neighborhood groups, environmentalists, city officials and developers. Pier 70 is a 65-acre site along the Central Waterfront, [...]
The Truthiness Report
The San Francisco 2008 Election Truthiness Report is co-produced by Newsdesk.org and The Public Press, and funded through small donations using the Spot.Us “crowdfunding” Web site. • Staff & Credits • SF Election Ad Annotations: Mouse over these scanned ads for pop-up text boxes that reveal the truthiness of it all! November 3, 2008 “Prop D: Eyeing a Revitalized [...]
Prop. A: The Specter of a City Without a Lifeline
By Matthew Hirsch, Newsdesk.org/The Public Press The Truthiness Report: No. 10 in a series on election advertising. The proponents of Proposition A want voters to believe that the Nov. 4 election is a matter of life or death for San Francisco’s main public hospital. The measure has an enormous list of supporters, including elected officials, newspapers, [...]
Prop M: The Latest Battle in San Francisco's Rent Wars
By Tim Kingston, Newsdesk.org/The Public Press The Truthiness Report: No. 9 in a series on election advertising. Rancorous is always a good way to describe tenant-landlord relations in San Francisco, and the debate over Proposition M — an anti-harassment initiative put on the ballot by tenants’ rights activists — is no exception. The inelegantly dubbed Changing the [...]
Proposition V and JROTC: Lessons in How Not to Listen
By Tim Kingston The Truthiness Report: No. 11 in a series on election advertising. • Sidebar: “Moderate vs. Progressive?” For a measure that is completely nonbinding there is much sturm und drang around the “Policy Against Terminating Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) in Public High Schools.” Debate is a limited commodity in the case of Proposition [...]
Prop L: Political Maneuvering on Community Justice Center
By Bernice Yeung, Newsdesk.org/The Public Press The Truthiness Report: No. 8 in a series on election advertising. Proposition L, which would guarantee funding to San Francisco’s new Community Justice Center, is supposedly an initiative that would “stop efforts to play politics with community justice,” according to advertising paid for by proponents. However, given the heated debate among [...]
Proposition B: 'Chump Change' or 'Massive Budget Hole'?
By Tim Kingston The Truthiness Report: No. 7 in a series on election advertising. The battle over public power and the hospital bond have vacuumed up much of San Francisco’s attention and political capital this season. But there’s an equally significant, if under-the-radar, item up for grabs: Proposition B. The “Establishing [an] Affordable Housing Fund” measure mandates [...]
Brass Tax: Propositions N and Q Levy Businesses, Property
By Tim Kingston The Truthiness Report: No. 6 in a series on election advertising. Propositions N and Q, which would increase and modify San Francisco’s property transfer and payroll expense taxes, were the product of intense negotiations between different business groups. Not surprisingly, the winners and losers in those negotiations define the pro and con election [...]
Prop. K: Untested Theories Drive Prostitution Debate
By Bernice Yeung, Newsdesk.org/The Public Press Proposition K, which seeks to decriminalize prostitution in San Francisco, has spawned a heated debate over how to curb human trafficking and protect the lives and health of sex workers. A close look at campaign advertising around the proposition reveals sharp disagreements between supporters and opponents over what the [...]
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