He might seem like a democrat on the outside. Well, okay not really but somehow people bought it. Party affiliation aside, new SF Mayor Gavin Newsom is on the side of the city's affluent, business interest, and the elite. And while he prides himself on gay-rights issues, his homeless plan (which failed), and being a "responsible" candidate, Gavin Newsom is not on the side of the people of San Francisco.

Gavin raised ten times as much money as Green Party Matt Gonzalez, and won with a difference of less than four percent of the vote. That's because big money was on his side, not numbers. Contributions to Gavin's campaign came in an average of $287.57.

Gavin Newsom's list of donors is topped by three of the biggest swines I can think of, corporations that use San Francisco as their headquarters, and corporations that have often been targets of protests from the left. The Bechtel Corporation gives political contributions mostly to Republican causes like getting Bush elected in 2000. They also gave a hefty sum to Newsom. San Francisco finance reports show that Newsom received $6200 from the Bechtel Corporation and Bechtel executives. Alongside Bechtel's involvement in privatizing natural resources in developing nations, it won a $680 million contract to rebuild infrastructure in Iraq in May of this year.

Newsom also received money from the Gap, and Chevron/Texaco. The Fischer Family (founders of the Gap and clear-cutters the Mendocino Redwood Company), its employees, and the Gap Corporation donated $3525. ChevronTexaco gave $1350. Read list of donors to the Newsom Campaign here.

Newsom talks about bringing more business to the city. Is this the kind of business SF wants?