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Final push: Scott Wiener defends lead as field army knocks on 311,000th door
Scott Wiener's congressional campaign and an allied super PAC have knocked on their 311,000th door, one of the largest canvassing operations San Francisco has seen, as the race closes before Tuesday's election. Wiener is defending a lead over Supervisor Connie Chan in the contest for Nancy Pelosi's seat.
At these Pre-Election Parties, It’s BYOB: Bring Your Own Ballot
San Francisco voters are hosting ballot parties before Tuesday's election to work through a California ballot that includes 14 statewide measures, tied with Colorado for second-most in the country. Lauren Schwartz, 61, has held one at her Monterey Heights home for more than 20 years; a September poll by the Public Policy Institute of California found nearly 80% of likely voters thought the ballot had too many propositions.
Connie Chan’s backers want one thing on Election Day: High voter turnout
Connie Chan is counting on higher-than-usual turnout to overcome what most polls show as roughly a six-point lead for Scott Wiener in the race for Congress, according to Mission Local. Tuesday is Election Day.
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Man injured after stabbing in San Francisco
A man was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening after a stabbing Sunday morning near 24th Street and South Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco police said. Officers were called about 11:24 a.m. and found him with apparent knife wounds; no arrests have been made.
A traffic stop, a death, and a missed chance? Family questions police after fatal crash
Justin Randle was driving with a suspended license when San Francisco police stopped him and then let him go; less than an hour later he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver, the Standard reports. His family is asking whether police could have done more.
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