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Party Rescheduled for 3/29

We are happy to announce that the GavinWatch re-launch party has been re-scheduled for next Thursday, March 29th at El Rio. We are deeply sorry for those of you who showed up at Balazo last night. We appreciate your support, and we hope that you'll give us one more chance. Baring further intervention from City inspectors, we promise that you'll get your chance to get your picture taken with the photo-op Mayor while learning all about his absent and ineffective ways.

THE REAL SCANDAL? Who Gavin is Screwing OVER
Who: GavinWatch & the League of Pissed Off Voters
When: Thursday, March 29, 7-11pm
Where: El Rio 3158 Mission at Cesar Chavez

Gavin Newsom's recent scandals have gotten a lotta media play and raised public concern about his judgment and lack of focus on his job. Meanwhile, his troubling lack of commitment to solving the city's most serious problems is being completely ignored by the media and getting no play at all.


Come join GavinWatch and the League of Pissed Off Voters at our "The Real Scandal: Who Gavin is Screwing OVER" party and learn some of the dirtier and, in our opinion, more interesting secrets about our "playa maya." All in the fun, funny, & booty-shaking atmosphere you expect from the League.

Other fun stuff:

• Do Somethin About It: Take action in support of green energy & real violence prevention
• "Photo-Op Mayor:" Get your picture taken w/ the Mayor (cardboard cut out)
• Launch of the new GavinWatch website and our new street campaign
• World Premieres of several new GavinWatch videos
• DJs in the front & back rooms
• Other fun & surprises!

$5 donation
21 and over
No one turned away for lack of funds

Party Postponed :(

We regret to announce that we must postpone our Re-Launch party, originally scheduled for this Thursday, March 22nd, and we are deeply sorry about that. We just learned that Balazo gallery has been shutdown by the City. We are busy searching for a new venue. Watch out for the Re-Schedule of our Re-Launch Party sometime in the next two weeks. Meanwhile, we will continue to develop new content for our launch.

Mission "Townhall" Meeting? Really?

While we figure out a Plan B for the party, we encourage everyone to join us and the League of Pissed Off Voters at Gavin's "townhall" meeting next Monday! What? You didn't hear about it? We're not surprised.

WHEN: Monday, March 26th 6:00pm
WHERE: Cesar Chavez Elementary School, 825 Shotwell at 22nd St
WHAT: Gavin Newsom's latest "townhall" meeting

Gavin Newsom is holding a "townhall" meeting in the Mission, but he forgot to tell the town about it!

We are shocked and disappointed (but not very surprised) that the Mayor has made no effort to publicize his "townhall" meeting at Cesar Chavez Elementary School on Monday, March 26th. The Mayor's office issued a press release about it, but failed to post any information on the SFgov.org website. (UPDATE: Gav just posted the four-day old press release and buried it under three other releases. It wasn't there at 6pm. Sneaky!)

We are also unaware of any outreach to any community groups in the Mission. Has anyone heard anything about this thing??? Whether this is just carelessness or an intentional attempt to exclude the community, this is unacceptable.

In the Mayor's "townhall" meeting in the Richmond, he hand picked all of the questions asked, he failed to allow any member of the public to speak, and he deferred to his cronies to answer virtually all of the questions. Combined with his refusal to meet with the Board of Supervisors like the voters asked him to, this demonstrates that Gavin is afraid to face unscripted questions or engage with those who disagree with him.

Gavin Newsom promised us that he was "committed to restoring (San Francisco's) trust and confidence." Is this any way to build trust?

We urge the Mayor to allow an independent moderator to run his "townhall" meetings, and to listen to the voters and meet with the Board of Supervisors. And we encourage members of the public to attend this "townhall" meeting and demand that their voices be heard.

Here are some questions we'd like answered:
- Why is MUNI's on-time rate been stuck at 70?
- What are you doing about the violence?
- Why haven't you done anything to reform the SFPD?
- Why won't you meet with the Board of Supervisors?
- Why are your friends at the Golden Gate Restaurant Association suing to block Supervisor Ammiano's universal health care plan?

GavinWatch Launch Party Details

THE REAL SCANDAL? Who Gavin is Screwing OVER
Who: GavinWatch & the League of Pissed Off Voters
When: Thursday, March 22, 7:00pm
Where: Balazo Gallery 2183 Mission at 18th St

Gavin Newsom's recent scandals have gotten a lotta media play and raised public concern about his judgment and lack of focus on his job. Meanwhile, his troubling lack of commitment to solving the city's most serious problems is being completely ignored by the media and getting no play at all.

Come join GavinWatch and the League of Pissed Off Voters at our "The Real Scandal: Who Gavin is Screwing OVER" party and learn some of the dirtier and, in our opinion, more interesting secrets about our "playa maya." All in the fun, funny, & booty-shaking atmosphere you expect from the League.

Other fun stuff:

• Do Somethin About It: Take action in support of green energy & real violence prevention
• "Photo-Op Mayor:" Get your picture taken w/ the Mayor (cardboard cut out)
• Launch of the new GavinWatch website and our new street campaign
• World Premieres of several new GavinWatch videos
• DJs in the front & back rooms
• Other fun & surprises!

$5 donation
No one turned away for lack of funds

Why Peter Ragone Should Do "the Opposite"

Lefty Gomez once said, "I'd rather be lucky than good." That quote reminds us of Gavin Newsom's press secretary, Peter Ragone. Before Gavin's recent troubles knocked him out of the spotlight, Peter was self-destructing before our eyes. But we haven't forgotten about him. First he was busted for posting blog comments under phony names and blatantly lied about it on camera. And then he lied again about Gavin's drinking problem. How can we believe anything the guy says? How can Gavin Newsom restore the public trust when his press secretary is a liar--and a bad liar at that? In today's video, we take a humorous look at this serious subject.

Something Silly: The Dynamic Duo

Over the past week we can't tell you how many discussions we've had about the morality of making GavinWatch videos about the man's recent scandals. Gavin and the gang have given us material for countless humorous and scathing videos, but our conscience won't let us touch most of them. We want to be respectful of the Tourks and of Gavin's attempt to deal with his problems. At the same time, we want to continue to contribute to the substantive policy dialog about this Mayor's shortcomings. It's a tricky balance to find. So while we're working on that, we present you this brief comedic diversion. We hope that Gavin and Peter can put aside their troubles for a moment and share a laugh with us.