San Jose Mercury News

The declaration makes the city eligble for state and local assistance related to the container ship accident that dumped 58,000 gallons of fuel into San Francisco Bay. City officials also have agreed to secure $250,000 to pay local crab fishermen to help scoop up oil still floating inside and outside the Golden Gate. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has declared a local state of emergency to help secure funding for cleanup of last week's oil spill. Read more »

By Cecilia Vega
San Francisco Chronicle

Mayor Gavin Newsom said today the city will take legal action against the company or agency deemed responsible for the 58,000 gallons of oil that spilled into the bay after a container ship rammed into the Bay Bridge Wednesday. Newsom and City Attorney Dennis Herrera also expressed frustration over incorrect information disseminated early on by the Coast Guard about the extent of the spill. "We'll be doing everything to make sure that those who are responsible are held accountable and that the costs borne by this will be borne by the appropriate agency or agencies... or individuals or companies that are responsible," Newsom said. Read more »

We would like to thank each and every one of you who helped re-elect Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday. The absentee ballots released last evening were so overwhelmingly for the Mayor that we were able to declare victory. We could not have made this happen without your help. Please stay tuned for more information. We will be updating the site as more election results are released. We've accomplished a great deal in the last four years, but we have much more work to do. Thanks to your support we can get started today! Read more »

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Election Day is tomorrow. And we need you to vote so that we can continue to make San Francisco a model of innovation, a city that the rest of the country looks to for new ideas. If you have an absentee ballot at home, please return it in person to the Dept. of Election's City Hall office (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 48) or you can drop it off at your polling place on Election Day by 8PM. Tomorrow, we are going to be working all day long as we walk every district, talk to voters and ask them to vote. If you can join us at our campaign headquarters tomorrow at any time we could use your support. We'll be there from 5AM until 8PM. Also, if you need a ride to the polls tomorrow please give Aaron Goldsmith a call at 351-0359. We will be available throughout the day to drive you to the polls.  
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