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A Public Option That Works
The New York Times | 8/24/09
TWO burning questions are at the center of America’s health care debate. First, should employers be required to pay for their employees’ health insurance? And second, should there be a “public option” that competes with private insurance? Read more...
Study finds S.F. health plan didn’t hurt jobs
San Francisco Chronicle | 8/21/09
San Francisco's first-of-its-kind universal health care program and its mandate that employers provide health care has not resulted in feared job losses, according to a new study by a UC Berkeley researcher. Read more...
Gavin Newsom’s Impressive Town Hall in Sacramento
Huffington Post | 8/14/09
In Sacramento yesterday, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, with grace and clarity, laid out his vision for California and the reasons why he is running for governor. Read more...
San Francisco Mayor Newsom backs big reforms to fix state
OC Register | 8/11/09
Gubernatorial hopeful Gavin Newsom pulled few punches in laying out his vision at a town hall Tuesday night – and acknowledged that some of his ideas are opposed by the majority of Californians. Read more...
SF Mayor Newsom Addresses Hundreds At LB Town Hall
Long Beach News - LBPost.com | 8/11/09
Chairs were clustered around center court on the gymnasium floor of Cesar Chavez Elementary on 3rd Street last night, and Long Beach residents and public officials filled the floor and all eight rows of bleachers to hear San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom... Read more...
Gavin Newsom Campaigns in Fresno
KMPH - Fox 26 | 7/29/09
Wednesday evening scores of Democrats packed Pardini's in Northwest Fresno for the party's Jefferson and Jackson Dinner. The featured speaker, San Francisco Mayor and candidate for Governor Gavin Newsom. Read more...
Newsom touts 2-year budget cycles
The Press-Enterprise | 7/28/09
San Francisco Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Gavin Newsom reached out to Inland voters Tuesday, saying education, green jobs and health care are keys to turning the state around. Read more...
Newsom calls on fellow mayors to advocate for health reform
San Francisco Chronicle | 7/27/09
Mayor Gavin Newsom today held a conference call with scores of mayors from around the country, telling them their advocacy could push national health care reform across the finish line... Read more...
Newsom and Mar introduce financing for San Francisco green projects
San Francisco Sentinel | 7/24/09
Mayor Gavin Newsom today joined Supervisor Eric Mar to announce an innovative new program to finance energy-efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation and other environmental improvements... Read more...
San Francisco Looks to Finance Clean Power and Energy Saving Upgrades
earth2tech | 7/22/09
Paying for rooftop solar systems, water conservation measures and energy-saving upgrades like weatherization to homes and commercial buildings in San Francisco should become easier... Read more...
