Alioto backs Newsom -- Gonzalez camp cries foul

[Freddie Stubbs]

Odd bedfellows: Former foe would help on homeless

Attorney Angela Alioto gave mayoral candidate Gavin Newsom the endorsement he desperately wanted Monday after he agreed to give her a major say in city homeless policy and in efforts to cut patronage in contract awards and to establish a public power utility.

If Newsom wins San Francisco's Dec. 9 runoff election, the deal with his onetime opponent could make Alioto a virtual vice mayor -- a title the former supervisor said she and Newsom have talked about.

"We discussed the title of vice mayor ... but we didn't decide on a title, '' Alioto, who finished third in the Nov. 4 general election, said in an interview. Any title and job description would have to be approved by the city attorney, she added, although she expected her new post would be part-time and unpaid.

Newsom, who is battling fellow Supervisor Matt Gonzalez in the runoff for mayor, said he was making the arrangement with Alioto "in an open and honest way.''

more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/11/25/MNGCM3A5BT1.DTL

[davidinalameda]

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dwickham