Comments on: Press Clips: Chronicle Climbs Back in the Ring

By: Silent Sleuth

Silent Sleuth — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:34:43 +0000

To tellitlikeitis: I see your point about looking into Jerry Brown’s record – although I think his time as governor is more applicable than his work as mayor of Oakland in terms of historical evaluation – but why on earth would you suggest he be compared to Spitzer and Cuomo? Are you looking for scandals or enforcement or ??? It seems more relevant to look at his current job of being atty gen – and maybe compare him to his predecessors.

By: chronboy

chronboy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:15:04 +0000

I’d like the name of the last mayor who has “united fractious San Francisco” around anything. While the Guardian does do some good reporting, it also views everyone and everything through its own progressive lens, which absolutely slants the stories. Also, the next political candidate who doesn’t exaggerate his achievements — and downplay his problems — will be the first. Hogging credit doesn’t make Newsom the Long Ranger.

By: tellitlikeitis

tellitlikeitis — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:29:33 +0000

I commend your efforts to encourage the press to scrutinize the candidate’s records. Who is it that should be talking about Jerry Brown’s? I’m not talking about his record as Governor in the 1980’s; I’m talking about his record as Mayor of Oakland and as Attorney General. Admittedly, in this current position it is going to be difficult to find much of any record to write about. How about a comparison between what Jerry has been doing and what the past two Attorneys General in NY have done?