Hi all, SF Board president David Chiu is apparently on the verge of making a deal with Newsom to vote for Newsom's pick for interim mayor (his own City Administrator Ed Lee). If Chiu has made a deal to vote for Lee and give up his Supervisor post to be appointed as District Attorney (or another post) by Newsom, then Newsom or Ed Lee will appoint a conservative to replace Chiu as Supervisor of District 3. If that happens, we are in deep shit for at least the next decade. There is also the complication that even some of the progressive supervisors may cave in and swing to Lee in the final vote (this Friday at 3pm) if we don't make it absolutely clear to them that we will -not- under any circumstances accept them appointing Newsom's pick for the next mayor. Everyone on this list with any influence whatsoever on Chiu needs to contact him immediately and make sure he knows his political career is -over- if he sides with the mayor; especially if he leaves his supervisor seat. Also contact Mirkarimi, Avalos, Campos, and Mar, and make sure they know that Ed Lee is absolutely unacceptable and that they should get move HARD to get Chiu back in line -immediately- and before the Friday vote. It would also help to contact Duty and Maxwell and tell them we will not accept Lee as interim Mayor. in solidarity Eric B