The Next Big Question
Now that the city council has settled on Sally Clark to replace Jim Compton, who resigned last month, the unanswered question is: Who will run against her in November? Clark, whom I talked to at her Lifelong AIDS Alliance office yesterday, was already filing her campaign paperwork with the state Public Disclosure Commission; so far, only one of the 103 candidates for this year’s open council position - Michael X. Ford, who didn’t receive a single vote from the council - has filed, but others are certain to do so as November’s election approaches. Sharon Maeda has said she’ll wait until 2007 to run again, but others - Joann Francis? Venus Velazquez? - have not made their intentions known. Four of the nine current council members ran for election after failing to win appointments to open seats, so there’s plenty of precedent for a resilient and politically savvy candidate to take on Clark or another council member, either this year or in 2007.
Run, Josh, Run!
Can you imagine Josh as a candidate: Just answer the question, Josh, yes or no? And his sputtering responses. Josh, you claim you supported the Monorail but yes or no (30 second answer) did you criticize the Monorail? How can you claim to be a transit supporter yet criticize the people's transit system?
Squirm, baby, squirm.