Newsom Rakes in $450,000 Since July 1
Campaign coffers hit $2 million, more than top rivals
Supervisor Gavin Newsom extended his fund-raising lead over his competition in the San Francisco mayor's race, pulling in more than $450,000 since July 1 and raising his total take to $2 million, new campaign disclosure reports show.
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Newsom even got $500 from a city contractor who was fined for fraud. Chronicle photo by Gina Gayle. |
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Newsom's campaign took in more donations -- and more of them at the $500 maximum -- than any other candidate.
"We're asking people to join the campaign for change, and there's a lot of people who want to see business done differently in San Francisco, particularly as it deals with the homeless," said John Shanley, the Newsom campaign spokesman.
Several contributions to the Newsom campaign are from companies and individuals who do business with the city and lobby City Hall officials.
Among them are the Mills Corp., which is negotiating a development lease with the Port of San Francisco at Piers 27-31; Bovis Lend Lease, another port land developer; and members of the Sangiacomo family, owners of Trinity Properties, one of the city's biggest landlords.
One $500 donation came from Robert Nurisso of Redwood City, an executive of Scott Mechanical Co., which pleaded guilty last year to defrauding San Francisco's minority contracting program. In the case, Nurisso was sentenced to six months' home detention and ordered to pay $500,000 in restitution.
In all, between July 1 and Sept. 20 -- the reporting period covered by the statements -- the Newsom campaign collected contributions from 1,621 donors. About 550 of them gave the legal limit of $500, with many top dollar donations coming from prominent corporate executives, property and business owners, the reports show.
By comparison, the other top four money-raising candidates got a combined total of 350 donations of $500.
City Treasurer Susan Leal's mayoral campaign was the No. 2 fund-raiser, picking up contributions from developers, attorneys, venture capitalists and doctors, among other sources.
The Leal campaign reported about $98,000 in contributions during the July 1- Sept. 20 period, bringing its total for the year to $663,466, including $195, 000 in personal loans she has made to her election effort.
Attorney Angela Alioto, a former supervisor, raised $63,785 in contributions during the period and loaned her campaign $300,000, according to her disclosure statement. Previously, Alioto pumped $400,000 in loans into her campaign.
Alioto picked up donations from chapters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers from throughout the country; they chipped in a combined $6,000. More than 40 taxi drivers and taxi company operators also donated to Alioto's campaign.
Supervisor Tom Ammiano received $57,478, bringing his total for the year to $166,000.
A former school teacher, Ammiano ran for mayor on a shoe-string budget four years ago and landed in the runoff race against incumbent Mayor Willie Brown.
Supervisor Matt Gonzalez, a late entry in the mayor's race, collected $82, 319, including more than 100 donations of $500. The Green Party member and former deputy public defender picked up contributions from numerous attorneys.
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