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Nation of Islam threatens to hound Newsom
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| Contributor | Jason |
| Last Edited | Jason Jun 17, 2010 05:25am |
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| Media | Newspaper - San Francisco Chronicle |
| News Date | Sunday, June 13, 2010 04:15:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Now that Mayor Gavin Newsom has won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, it looks like he's going to have some unwanted company on the campaign trail.
Christopher Muhammad, head of the city's Nation of Islam branch, suggested he would reprise the group's guerrilla campaign tactics from Newsom's gubernatorial bid and harass the mayor over his support for a development project to remake the city's southeast waterfront.
During a hearing where two city commissions approved the project at Candlestick Point and the former Hunters Point Naval Shipyard last week, Muhammad alleged that "most of the people who run this town are political whores."
"I want to say to you Mayor Newsom, there will be a coalition of people following you up and down this state to remind you of your record," Muhammad said during a diatribe where he also warned of "toxic clouds pouring over" the city. "So if you stand on this, I hope that you'll be willing to pay the political price, because you're dealing with whores now."
Mohammad and his backers contend the project is kicking up toxic dust and sickening residents, even though local, state and a newly finalized EPA report have all said adequate safeguards are in place. Newsom, with the help of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others, has secured $714 million in federal funding to clean up the Superfund site. |
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