Filing reveals split among S.F. supes for District 3 candidates

Other supporters include former Mayor Art Agnos, state Sen. Mark Leno, state Democratic Party Chairman John Burton, the Sierra Club and Service Employees International Union Local 1021, which represents thousands of city workers.

Since a win by Peskin would probably shift the board to a progressive majority, don’t expect his supporters to go out of their way to back any initiatives by Christensen that will boost her popularity in the district, which includes Union Square, the Financial District, Chinatown, North Beach, Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill and part of Russian Hill.

[...] the mayor, who put his political capital on the line by appointing Christensen rather than a Chinatown activist like Planning Commissioner Cindy Wu, isn’t likely to do any favors for Peskin’s supporters either, since many of them are deeply suspicious of Lee’s pro-business approach to running the city.

While a few other candidates were willing to pay the filing fee for a chance to share the ballot with Lee, none of them look to have the resume, the backing or the money to seriously challenge the mayor.

Along with Lee, candidates for mayor include Francisco Herrera, a Mission District activist; Kent Graham, a retired hospital administrator; Stuart Schuffman, author of “Broke-ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco”; Amy Farah Weiss, who will describe herself on the ballot as an educator and activist; Keith Freedman, a teacher and businessman; and Reed Martin.

Environmental activists have insisted that the golf course, owned by San Francisco, is incompatible with the frogs, which are an endangered species, and have turned to the courts to press their case.

[...] this week the golf course supporters not only won some of the legal battles, but were able to begin work to construct a new frog pond, dredge cattails from wetland areas and reroute a golf cart path.

In March the U.S. Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal of an Endangered Species Act lawsuit to close the golf course.

In April, the California Coastal Commission granted a development permit to the golf course for habitat recovery and golf course protection.

While the golfers agreed that the frogs and snakes need protection, they wanted to find a compromise that would preserve the wildlife and the golf course.