Yesterday, on the 4th of July, controversal independent media journalist Josh Wolf declared that he running for Mayor of San Francisco and posted a draft of his platform on his blog. Josh was released from jail in April after serving 288 days for refusing to turn over video footage to a grand jury of a G8 protest in San Francisco.
As of today, I have filed my declaration of intent to run for Mayor of San Francisco. I will be filing my paperwork with the ethics office tomorrow and will begin raising the signatures and funds needed for my campaign. More to come soon, but for now, I leave you with a rough draft of my platform as mayor of the city and county of San Francisco.
Chuck Olsen was in town recently and shot a video of Josh talking about his possible run for office, including how “he’ll wear a Justin.tv-style webcam because he believes government should take a clue from the open source movement”.
In his quest to be the mayor, Josh joins Chicken John, who last week announced his candidacy. This November’s election going to be a very interesting. I can’t wait to see the first Chicken John vs. Josh Wolf debates. Look out Gavin!
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Yes I read this earlier on Josh’s blog. It’s going to be very interesting to see how this unfolds. At the very least, the two candidates will raise awareness on issues that most of the politicians aren’t even aware of or will mention.
Interesting, I do hope for better representation in S.F.
Ah man, now how do I choose? Freak allegiance or geek allegiance? If Chicken and Josh could join as one, he’d be unstoppable. Chicken Wolf for Mayor! Josh John for Mayor!
Does this mean he’s going to start living in Burlingame and showering in flowershops?
Hey Eddie, don’t forget about ranked choice voting; you still have to choose who your number one pick will be, but you can vote for your three favorite candidates. Just remember that your second choice only comes into play if your first choice isn’t elected.
Yes, IRV changes things.
Josh could endorse Chicken John & vice versa for their number 2 or 3 slot.
Sure, you can be mayor. Gavin’s gunna be Governor though.
Newsom 2010 !