| San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom listens to speakers at a Black History Month celebration at City Hall in San Francisco, seen in this Friday, Feb. 2, 2007, file photo. San Francisco's municipal election is days away, but the mayor's race effectively ended on the June day when the city's left-wing power brokers met to nominate a candidate. No one, not even the incumbent's most vociferous political enemy, could be persuaded to challenge Mayor Newsom, whose popularity remains high eight months after he admitted having an affair with an aide's wife and a drinking problem. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) |