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December 1, 2003
San Francisco Mayoral Candidate Interviews
Gavin Newsom and Matt Gonzalez on the issues
Interviews conducted by Josh Wilson
Photography by Gabriella Marks
NEWSDESK.org presents, as a resource for voters in San Francisco and for election-watchers nationwide, a pair of exclusive interviews with San Francisco mayoral candidates Matt Gonzalez and Gavin Newsom.
The candidates were given identical sets of questions about public health, education, transportation, toxics remediation, energy, homelessness, the arts and more:
The hotly contested runoff election culminates with a vote on December 9. At stake is Democratic Party ascendancy in one of its traditional strongholds, as the Green Party aspires to capture one of the highest-profile municipal offices in California and the U.S.
Gavin Newsom: "I think we have some ideologues on the school board, and I don't see the school board right now, particularly three members, working at all very well with our superintendent. I think that's a major problem."
Matt Gonzalez: "A superintendent doesn't like a couple of school teachers telling her what to do, but the truth is they're very well-informed, and have really improved the discourse in the school district."
Tune in to our radio partners at 90.3 FM KUSF, San Francisco, on Sunday Dec. 7 from 4 to 6pm, for a broadcast of both interviews, plus live commentary by local academics and political observers on the election, and the prospects for San Francisco regardless of who wins.
November 2003 Election
Listen to and read about the arts issues positions of all pre-runoff San Francisco mayoral candidates, including Gonzalez and Newsom, as well as Angela Alioto, Tom Ammiano, Tony Ribera and others, as part of the 2003 Mayoral Arts Forum staged by Intersection for the Arts, Theatre Bay Area, the Arts Democratic Club and Independent Arts & Media.
