Category Archives: Politics
DAVID WAGGONER FOR POLICE COMMISSION
first published in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, June 1, 2011 Photograph of David Waggoner by Geoff King, 2010. DAVID WAGGONER: A Community Watchdog for Police Commission by Harry Britt, Matt Gonzalez, & Aaron Peskin Given the escalating rash of
DAVID WAGGONER FOR POLICE COMMISSION
first published in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, June 1, 2011 Photograph of David Waggoner by Geoff King, 2010. DAVID WAGGONER: A Community Watchdog for Police Commission by Harry Britt, Matt Gonzalez, & Aaron Peskin Given the escalating rash of
NANCY PELOSI vs JOHN DENNIS
first published in Fog City Journal, October 12, 2010 John Dennis, Congressman Ron Paul, Tony Hall & Matt Gonzalez, September 4, 2010. Photograph by Luke Thomas. OPEN LETTER TO NANCY PELOSI by Matt Gonzalez October 12, 2010 Representative Nancy Pelosi
NANCY PELOSI vs JOHN DENNIS
first published in Fog City Journal, October 12, 2010 John Dennis, Congressman Ron Paul, Tony Hall & Matt Gonzalez, September 4, 2010. Photograph by Luke Thomas. OPEN LETTER TO NANCY PELOSI by Matt Gonzalez October 12, 2010 Representative Nancy Pelosi
PUBLIC CONTRACTING
first published in BeyondChron.org, July 27, 2010 WHY BOTHER BIDDING? by Matt Gonzalez How Fred Bekele won a parking garage contract in San Francisco, only to have it taken away In the summer of 2007, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation
PUBLIC CONTRACTING
first published in BeyondChron.org, July 27, 2010 WHY BOTHER BIDDING? by Matt Gonzalez How Fred Bekele won a parking garage contract in San Francisco, only to have it taken away In the summer of 2007, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation
PETER CAMEJO 1939-2008
first published in As It Ought To Be, September 14, 2009 Peter Camejo, Socialist Workers Party candidate for US President, 1976. REMEMBERING PETER CAMEJO 1939-2008 by Matt Gonzalez Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of Peter Camejo’s death. He had been
PETER CAMEJO 1939-2008
first published in As It Ought To Be, September 14, 2009 Peter Camejo, Socialist Workers Party candidate for US President, 1976. REMEMBERING PETER CAMEJO 1939-2008 by Matt Gonzalez Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of Peter Camejo’s death. He had been
THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
first published in Fog City Journal, July 8, 2009 Jeff Adachi conferring with a client, photo by Robert Gumpert DEFENDING THE PUBLIC DEFENDER by Matt Gonzalez & G. Whitney Leigh SAN FRANCISCO’S PUBLIC DEFENDER, Jeff Adachi, is facing a $1.9
THE PUBLIC DEFENDER
first published in Fog City Journal, July 8, 2009 Jeff Adachi conferring with a client, photo by Robert Gumpert DEFENDING THE PUBLIC DEFENDER by Matt Gonzalez & G. Whitney Leigh SAN FRANCISCO’S PUBLIC DEFENDER, Jeff Adachi, is facing a $1.9
TRANSBAY AUTHORITY
first published in the San Francisco Chronicle, June 15, 2009; an edited version appears below Event poster by Chuck Sperry A BLACK BART LESSON FOR TRANSBAY AUTHORITY by Warren Hinckle, Matt Gonzalez & Jello Biafra IF WE CAN LEARN FROM
TRANSBAY AUTHORITY
first published in the San Francisco Chronicle, June 15, 2009; an edited version appears below Event poster by Chuck Sperry A BLACK BART LESSON FOR TRANSBAY AUTHORITY by Warren Hinckle, Matt Gonzalez & Jello Biafra IF WE CAN LEARN FROM
TAXI-MEDALLION SYSTEM
first published in the San Francisco Examiner, June 10, 2009 STOP ROMANTICIZING BROKEN TAXI-MEDALLION SYSTEM by Matt Gonzalez RECENT SUGGESTIONS BY Mayor Gavin Newsom’s administration that San Francisco should consider selling taxi medallions to raise revenue have been greeted with
TAXI-MEDALLION SYSTEM
first published in the San Francisco Examiner, June 10, 2009 STOP ROMANTICIZING BROKEN TAXI-MEDALLION SYSTEM by Matt Gonzalez RECENT SUGGESTIONS BY Mayor Gavin Newsom’s administration that San Francisco should consider selling taxi medallions to raise revenue have been greeted with
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: THE TRAIL OF BROKEN PROMISES
first published in CounterPunch.org, October 29, 2008 THE TRAIL OF BROKEN PROMISES by Matt Gonzalez What Do They Have to Do to Lose Your Vote? Watching the Democrats in the final weeks of the presidential election has been a lesson
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY: THE TRAIL OF BROKEN PROMISES
first published in CounterPunch.org, October 29, 2008 THE TRAIL OF BROKEN PROMISES by Matt Gonzalez What Do They Have to Do to Lose Your Vote? Watching the Democrats in the final weeks of the presidential election has been a lesson
THE OBAMA CRAZE: COUNT ME OUT
first published in BeyondChron.org, February 27, 2008; reprinted CounterPunch.org, February 29, 2008 THE OBAMA CRAZE: COUNT ME OUT by Matt Gonzalez Part of me shares the enthusiasm for Barack Obama. After all, how could someone calling themself a progressive not
THE OBAMA CRAZE: COUNT ME OUT
first published in BeyondChron.org, February 27, 2008; reprinted CounterPunch.org, February 29, 2008 THE OBAMA CRAZE: COUNT ME OUT by Matt Gonzalez Part of me shares the enthusiasm for Barack Obama. After all, how could someone calling themself a progressive not
DEBIT CARD PROGRAM
first published in BeyondChron.org, February 14, 2007 THE MAKING OF A DEBIT CARD MONOPOLY by Matt Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO’S TAXI PARATRANSIT program has long been a blessing for our disabled citizens. Since 1979—more than a decade before the federal ADA
DEBIT CARD PROGRAM
first published in BeyondChron.org, February 14, 2007 THE MAKING OF A DEBIT CARD MONOPOLY by Matt Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO’S TAXI PARATRANSIT program has long been a blessing for our disabled citizens. Since 1979—more than a decade before the federal ADA
WILL OF THE VOTERS
first published in BeyondChron.org, May 19, 2006 Two women cycling in Golden Gate Park, 1930s INVOKING THE “WILL OF THE VOTERS” BUT ONLY IF CONVENIENT by Matt Gonzalez SIX YEARS AGO SAN FRANCISCO voters went to the polls to decide
WILL OF THE VOTERS
first published in BeyondChron.org, May 19, 2006 Two women cycling in Golden Gate Park, 1930s INVOKING THE “WILL OF THE VOTERS” BUT ONLY IF CONVENIENT by Matt Gonzalez SIX YEARS AGO SAN FRANCISCO voters went to the polls to decide
ARLENE ACKERMAN
first published in San Francisco Frontlines, October 2005 A detail of a sculpture by Sargent Johnson at George Washington H.S., San Francisco DEBUNKING ACKERMAN’S NUMBERS by Matt Gonzalez A FEW DAYS BEFORE HER September 6, 2005 public announcement that she
ARLENE ACKERMAN
first published in San Francisco Frontlines, October 2005 A detail of a sculpture by Sargent Johnson at George Washington H.S., San Francisco DEBUNKING ACKERMAN’S NUMBERS by Matt Gonzalez A FEW DAYS BEFORE HER September 6, 2005 public announcement that she
GERARDO SANDOVAL vs DON FISHER
first published in San Francisco Bay View Newspaper, June 29, 2005 Gerardo Sandoval A NEW ERA IN SAN FRANCISCO POLITICS? by Matt Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO POLITICS GENERALLY has avoided the nasty mudslinging that political contests in other major cities often
GERARDO SANDOVAL vs DON FISHER
first published in San Francisco Bay View Newspaper, June 29, 2005 Gerardo Sandoval A NEW ERA IN SAN FRANCISCO POLITICS? by Matt Gonzalez SAN FRANCISCO POLITICS GENERALLY has avoided the nasty mudslinging that political contests in other major cities often
MARLA RUZICKA 1977-2005
first published online at SFBG.com, April 19, 2005 REMEMBERING MARLA RUZICKA 1977-2005 by Matt Gonzalez ON APRIL 16, WHILE TRAVELLING on a dangerous airport road in Baghdad, Marla Ruzicka was killed in a car bombing. She was the founder of
MARLA RUZICKA 1977-2005
first published online at SFBG.com, April 19, 2005 REMEMBERING MARLA RUZICKA 1977-2005 by Matt Gonzalez ON APRIL 16, WHILE TRAVELLING on a dangerous airport road in Baghdad, Marla Ruzicka was killed in a car bombing. She was the founder of
HOMELESS COUNT IN SAN FRANCISCO
first published in the San Francisco Bay View, February 23, 2005; reprinted in New California Media, March 3, 2005 Homeless encampment in Golden Gate Park, SF Chronicle photograph by Paul Chinn GREEN & RED APPLES: THE 2,392 DISAPPEARED HOMELESS IN
HOMELESS COUNT IN SAN FRANCISCO
first published in the San Francisco Bay View, February 23, 2005; reprinted in New California Media, March 3, 2005 Homeless encampment in Golden Gate Park, SF Chronicle photograph by Paul Chinn GREEN & RED APPLES: THE 2,392 DISAPPEARED HOMELESS IN
BARBARA BOXER
first published in Mesh Magazine #8, February/March 2005 Sen. Barbara Boxer, SF Chronicle photograph by Paul Chinn BOXER’S REBELLION: UNDERSTANDING SELF-PRESERVATION POLITICS by Matt Gonzalez THE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY RECENTLY applauded Senator Barbara Boxer for the pointed questions she directed to
BARBARA BOXER
first published in Mesh Magazine #8, February/March 2005 Sen. Barbara Boxer, SF Chronicle photograph by Paul Chinn BOXER’S REBELLION: UNDERSTANDING SELF-PRESERVATION POLITICS by Matt Gonzalez THE PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY RECENTLY applauded Senator Barbara Boxer for the pointed questions she directed to
EUGENE DEBS, SOCIALIST
first published in Mesh Magazine #6, September/October 2004 Eugene Debs speaking to a crowd in Waterbury, CT, 1908 IN ANOTHER ERA: THE SOCIALIST CIRCLE OF EUGENE DEBS by Matt Gonzalez “I have been accused of obstructing the war. I admit
EUGENE DEBS, SOCIALIST
first published in Mesh Magazine #6, September/October 2004 Eugene Debs speaking to a crowd in Waterbury, CT, 1908 IN ANOTHER ERA: THE SOCIALIST CIRCLE OF EUGENE DEBS by Matt Gonzalez “I have been accused of obstructing the war. I admit
WHY VOTE FOR RALPH NADER?
first published in the San Francisco Examiner, July 15, 2004; reprinted in Anderson Valley Advertiser, July 21, 2004; reprinted in Independent Politics, The Green Strategy Debate (Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2006) ed. Howie Hawkins Peter Camejo, Matt Gonzalez & Ralph Nader,
WHY VOTE FOR RALPH NADER?
first published in the San Francisco Examiner, July 15, 2004; reprinted in Anderson Valley Advertiser, July 21, 2004; reprinted in Independent Politics, The Green Strategy Debate (Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2006) ed. Howie Hawkins Peter Camejo, Matt Gonzalez & Ralph Nader,
NAMING RIGHTS
first published in Mesh Magazine #5, June/July 2004 Candlestick Park ARE YOU READY FOR BECHTEL PARK? How about Halliburton Stadium, or Monsanto Field? by Matt Gonzalez ONE OF THE MORE IRRITATING governmental practices to emerge in the late 20th Century
NAMING RIGHTS
first published in Mesh Magazine #5, June/July 2004 Candlestick Park ARE YOU READY FOR BECHTEL PARK? How about Halliburton Stadium, or Monsanto Field? by Matt Gonzalez ONE OF THE MORE IRRITATING governmental practices to emerge in the late 20th Century
CONCESSION SPEECH, 2003 SF MAYOR’S RACE
first published in the San Francisco Call, May 10, 2005 FOR THE HISTORICAL RECORD CONCESSION SPEECH by Matt Gonzalez San Francisco Mayor’s Race, December 9, 2003 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [crowd noise, applause] Thank you very much. You’ve been a
CONCESSION SPEECH, 2003 SF MAYOR’S RACE
first published in the San Francisco Call, May 10, 2005 FOR THE HISTORICAL RECORD CONCESSION SPEECH by Matt Gonzalez San Francisco Mayor’s Race, December 9, 2003 THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [crowd noise, applause] Thank you very much. You’ve been a
WHY VOTE?
a paid advertisement first published in the San Francisco Bay View, October 29, 2003 Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders walking in a funeral procession for Medgar Evers, 1963 WHY VOTE? by Randall Knox & Matt Gonzalez CHANGE
WHY I JOINED THE GREEN PARTY
first published in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, November 15, 2000 WHY I TURNED GREEN by Matt Gonzalez SO HERE’S HOW it happened. I went to a rally held in front of KRON, channel 4, with my friends Adam Raney
WHY I JOINED THE GREEN PARTY
first published in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, November 15, 2000 WHY I TURNED GREEN by Matt Gonzalez SO HERE’S HOW it happened. I went to a rally held in front of KRON, channel 4, with my friends Adam Raney
