Not that I’m claiming to be ahead of the curve or anything, but my personal choice for Supervisor in District 6, Rob Black, was just endorsed by Mayor Newsom as his choice for the November election.

From the San Francisco Sentinel,

Mayor Gavin Newsom this afternoon endorsed challenger Rob Black for November election to the Board of Supervisors District 6 seat.

Both Black and Newsom portrayed Black as the best contender to lessen divisiveness in District 6 representation.

Newsom described the mayor’s preferred standard for public service.

“You are held to a real standard in terms of being responsive to everybody’s needs, not just one particular segment of a community,” stated Newsom.

“You don’t get to say, ‘You know what? I’m going to turn my back to all of you because you’re not important to me.’

“That’s not the way you govern.

“And that’s really why I’m so enthusiastic about Rob Black and his candidacy in this district.

“This district is changing dramatically and it’s changing for the better, but we’ve got to harness that change in an appropriate way and brings this community together,” Newsom said.

“Not try to divide it based on ideological lines. Not try to divide it because ‘you’re not one of us – you’re one of them.’

“That’s the stale politics of the past.

“It’s a divisive kind of politics that’s not helped the City. I believe it has hurt the City.

“So I am very enthusiastic about supporting Rob in his quest for this seat and I look forward to working with all of you in the course of the next hundred or so days to make his passion and his dreams represent yours.” [more...]

Everybody Hates An (Alleged) Party Crasher [SFist]
Newsom backs Black in supervisor’s race [SFGate]
ABC Vol. 1 – Anybody But Chris [SFHomeBlog]
SFist interviews Rob Black, candidate for D6 Supervisor [SFHomeBlog]

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