The Afternoon News Links - April 29, 2009

• The 2010 district supervisor's races should be very interesting.
  
• The volume of commercial mortgages at risk of default has quintupled since the beginning of 2008.
  
• Record commerical real estate loan defaults expected this month.
  
• California Senate GOP leader predicts that his party's ideals will prevail by default if the May budget proposals are rejected by voters.
• To celebrate San Francisco, the host city of the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) 2009 Convention, and its commitment to sustainable design, the AIA has partnered with Mayor Gavin Newsom to select San Francisco’s “greenest” buildings.   Click here for the list.
  
• Mayor Newsom announces new appointments and reappointments to city commissions.  Click here for the details.