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Tag Archives: election
San Francisco Board Supervisor Jane Kim Running for Mayor
With the recent and sudden passing of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, there has been some speculation as to who may run for mayor in a special election in 2018. Well, we now know at least one candidate, and that … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged election, Jane Kim, mayor, politician, Politics, San Francisco, sf
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DNC 2016 – Day 4 – Quick Chat with CA State Treasurer John Chiang and Governor 2018!
Although I had seen California State Treasury John Chiang several times during the week at the Democratic National Convention, I hadn’t had a chance to do an interview. On Day 4 at the California Delegates Breakfast, I finally did, though only … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California
Tagged California, election, elections, government, governor, John Chiang, Politics
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New Compilation Album Encourages Asian American Voters to Cast Their Ballots
Voices of Our Vote is a new compliation album featuring “32 politically empowering tracks by an eclectic mix of Asian American musicians.” Presented by activist group 18MillionRising in partnership with Kollaboration, Traktivist, Tuesday Night Project, and Mishthi, the collection of … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Politics
Tagged ann one, awaaz do, Connie Lim, Daniel Park, election, j. han, priska, ruth sanga, samantha mendoza
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Asian American Commercial Watch: APIAVote: George Takei & John Cho – Voice Your Vote
APIAVote, which I’ve blogged about in the past, has just released online their new Public Service Announcement: “#VoiceYourVote: This year, be sure to uplift #AAPIVoices and make your voice heard by registering to vote and voting in the elections.” starring … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Entertainment, Politics, TV
Tagged APIAVote, election, elections, George Takei, john cho, PSA, vote
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Ro Khanna Running for Congress Again – Endorsed by San Jose Mercury News Over Congressman Mike Honda
Ro Khanna Speaking at Santa Clara, California campaign office opening One of the most closely watched Congressional races in 2014, especially from an Asian American and Democratic Party perspective, was when Indian American Ro Khanna challenged long-time incumbent Japanese American … Continue reading
Posted in Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area
Tagged California17th Congressional District, congress, election, elections, mike honda, ro khanna
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Ro Khanna Debates Congressman Mike Honda for California’s 17th Congressional Seat
Part 1/3 I had the privilege to attend the only debate (at least in the press pool at NBC Bay Area) this fall between candidate Ro Khanna and Congressman Mike Honda, who is running for re-election for California’s 17th Congressional … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Local, Politics, San Francisco Bay Area, TV
Tagged election, elections, mike honda, ro khanna
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Runoff Election Tonight in NYC: John C. Liu Vs. David Yassky for City Comptroller
Tonight, after I get off work, I will be casting my vote for New York City comptroller in the runoff election between city councilmen John C. Liu and David Yassky. As previously blogged about here on 8Asians, Liu received the … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Politics
Tagged election, John C Liu, New York, NYC, Politics, runoff
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Sam Yoon: ‘Nothing I regret’ about running for mayor
Tuesday night, city council member Sam Yoon was closely nudged out of the Boston mayoral primary, winning 21% of the vote. Incumbent Mayor Thomas Menino won 51% of the vote and fellow city council member Michael Flaherty won 24% of … Continue reading
Obama campaign needs to lose 80/20
If there’s anything I despise, it’s spam. One thing I hate worse than spam? It’s political spam. And the 80-20 Initiative doesn’t do itself or the Democratic Party any favors. Lo and behold, I go and check the one single … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Politics
Tagged 80/20, Democrat, election, opinion, PAC, Politics, spam
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