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SF politics
fromMission Local
1 day ago

One S.F. judge candidate is out raising her opponent 5-to-1, boosted by tech exec and cop unions

Phoebe Maffei raised about $150,000 for a San Francisco Superior Court seat, far outpacing Alexandra Pray’s roughly $30,000 in a low-spending judicial race.
fromPadailypost
5 months ago

DA may investigate promises made by backers of the new sales tax, Measure A

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said he may look into allegations that backers of Measure A, the sales tax increase for county-run hospitals, made a deal to share the tax proceeds with law enforcement unions, but now have reneged on that promise. County leaders characterized the 5/8ths-of-a-cent sales tax increase approved Nov. 4 as a lifeline for their massive public hospital system. They warned the hospital system was in jeopardy amid federal spending cuts under President Trump.
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