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Monday, June 21, 2004

SF buys Sandoval a website?

This whole Sandoval website fiasco keeps on getting weirder.

Not only is Sandoval the only member of the Board of Supervisors to modify his sfgov profile page to link to an outside "private"/"personal" page displaying the City Seal, but you might be paying for www.gerardosandoval.org.

Here is what you will see with a simple whois search on www.gerardosandoval.org:

Registrant Name:San Francisco Board of Supervi
Registrant Organization:San Francisco Board of Supervi
Registrant Street1:Room 280
Registrant Street2:1 Dr. Carlton B Goodlett Place
Registrant City:SAN FRANCISCO
Registrant State/Province:CA
Registrant Postal Code:94102
Registrant Country:US


In the middle of a budget crisis, did Gerardo Sandoval really have the City pay to have a private website named after him?

Compare www.gerardosandoval.org to www.jakemcgoldrick.org:

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick is a first term Supervisor representing District 1.
Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval is a first term Supervisor representing District 11.

Supervisor McGoldrick is facing a contested re-election this fall.
Supervisor Sandoval is facing a contested re-election this fall.

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick has a website -- his full name dot org.
Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval has a website -- his full name dot org.

Supervisor McGoldrick's website lists his biography.
Supervisor Sandoval's website lists his biography.

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick's website has a Press Release page with his press releases.
Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval's website has a News page with his press releases.

Supervisor McGoldrick's website has an Events page that lists Town Hall meetings.
Supervisor Sandoval's website has a Calendar page that lists Town Hall meetings.

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick has a Contact Us page that lists his info at City Hall.
Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval has a Contact Us page that lists his info at City Hall.

Supervisor McGoldrick asks for neither money nor votes on his website.
Supervisor Sandoval asks for neither money nor votes on his website.

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick pays for his website with his campaign account.
Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval has the City pay for his website???


In case you've missed the background:

1st Story: Gerardo Sandoval dot org
noticing Sandoval's out-of-touch website
2nd Story: Supervisor Gerardo Sandoval and the Seal
examing ethics of using City Seal on a politician's website



Sketchy, very sketchy.

- Bob Brigham
Bob Brigham Politics: Bay to the Beltway
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