【新唐人2011年8月11日讯】美国旧金山市首位华裔代理市长李孟贤最近宣布，参与角逐新一届的市长职位。此前不久，有5位市长候选人联名呼吁，调查一个为李孟贤助选的组织，指证这个组织在筹集竞选资金方面涉嫌违法。有消息指出，前中共领导人江泽民的密友—-“旧金山中华总商会”顾问白兰，是这个组织的主要筹款人和推动者。
旧金山华裔代理市长李孟贤，8月8号在妻女陪同下，到市长选举事务处递交文件，正式宣布参选下届市长。
今年（2011年）1月，旧金山原市长纽森（Gavin Newsom）转任加州副州长，李孟贤在承诺不参选下任市长的情况下，经过3轮投票成为旧金山市代市长。在上任后半年多的时间里，他也一直表示不会参选下届市长。
香港《东方日报》报导，李孟贤的违反承诺，引来部分选民不满，指责他食言、没有诚信。
在面对当地媒体对他的质疑时，李孟贤解释说，因为自己的工作成果获得各方肯定，终于让他改变初衷，决定参选市长。
前任市参事霍尔（Tony Hall）则指出，李孟贤的多年好友，“旧金山中华总商会”顾问白兰等人在市府有一个腐败的帮派，这个帮派在过去20年来一直破坏旧金山真正的民主，为了不让其他人当上市长，他们不惜代价的推举李孟贤——这个易于操纵的棋子来做市长。
时事评论员兰述：“中共它在旧金山这个地方可以说是经营已久了，在过去的10年里面我们看得出来，中共在旧金山，它采用各种方式去渗透华人社区。”
据了解，中共在美国设立很多“学生会”、“商会”、“联谊会”等侨团组织，利用它们对美国各界进行政治渗透或者从事间谍活动。白兰作为中共在旧金山的代表，长期干预旧金山的地方政治，曾受到美国联邦调查局(FBI)的调查。
多年来，“中华总商会”在中共的授意下，一直拒绝法轮功团体参加他们主办的新年大游行。
时事评论员兰述：“你（中华总商会）偏偏把某一个特殊的团体拒绝在外，因为他的信仰不同，因为他正在受到中共这么一个政治团体的迫害，然后你就把他排除于外，恰恰是这个活动本身，使中国新年的游行变成了一个政治性的行动了。”
2002年2月，原北京市长刘淇和辽宁省副省长夏德仁，在旧金山被法轮功学员以酷刑、反人类罪等罪行起诉。根据法庭资料，白兰曾以“中华总商会”的名义致信法官，阻止两人被判决有罪。
7月29号，《旧金山纪事报》一篇名为《李孟贤的蜜月期结束了》的报导指出，旧金山地方民主党主席帕斯金（Aaron Peskin）等5位市长侯选人联名呼吁，要求调查白兰控制的助选组织Progress for All和这个组织发起的“选吧！李孟贤”运动，认为这个组织在筹集竞选资金方面涉嫌违法。
文章分析认为，李孟贤的支持者们和他的关系网，特别是他的老朋友——幕后操纵者白兰，正面临越来越严峻的形势。
今年（2011年）早些时候，美国《纽约时报》也曾经曝光白兰通过政治运作，来使李孟贤成为旧金山代市长的丑闻。
新唐人记者 刘惠、李谦、朱娣综合报导。
Lee Will Run For Mayor?
San Francisco’s first Chinese-American acting mayor,
Edwin Lee, has announced that he would run for mayor.
Not long before, five mayoral candidates jointly called
for an investigation of Lee’s election campaign organization.
There is evidence the organization is raising illegal funds.
Sources point out the organization’s fund-raising person
and promoter, Rose Pak is a close friend of former leader
of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Jiang Zemin.
She is the consultant of the Chinese General Chamber
of Commerce (CGCC) in San Francisco.
On August 8, Lee submitted electoral documents,
announcing his intention to run for San Francisco’s mayor.
In January 2011, former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
was promoted to California Lieutenant Governor.
After promising not to run for next election and three rounds
of voting, Lee became the acting mayor of San Francisco.
Being in office for more than six months as acting mayor,
now he showed interest to run for the next elected mayor.
Hong Kong’s Oriental Daily reported that Lee’s actions made
some voters unhappy, accusing him of eating his own words.
Faced with local media’s questions, Lee explained that his
work results were all positive, so he simply changed his mind.
Former counselor Tony Hall pointed out that Lee’s old friend
Rose Pak has her own corrupt gang in the local government.
In the past 20 years, the gang has been undermining
San Francisco’s real democracy.
In order to eliminate other mayor candidates,
they support Lee at all costs, as Lee is “easy to manipulate.”
Lan Shu (current issues commentator): “The CCP has been
operating in San Francisco for a long time.
Over the past 10 years, CCP has used a variety of ways
to infiltrate the Chinese community here."
According to sources, CCP had set up many “student unions,
Chambers of Commerce, Friendship Unions, etc” in the U.S.
They use them to infiltrate US political circles, or espionage.
As a CCP representative, Rose Pak intervenes in local politics
and has been subjected to FBI investigation.
Over the years, at the behest of the CCP, CGCC has refused
Falun Gong groups to participate in their New Year parade.
Lan Shu: “CGCC refused a group from taking part
in the parade, only because their faith is different.
You push them aside because they are under CCP persecution.
Your behavior turned the Chinese New Year parade political."
In February 2002, Liu Qi, former mayor of Beijing,
and Xia Deren, vice governor of Liaoning Province,
were sued by Falun Gong practitioners in San Francisco
for torture and crimes against humanity.
As per court records, Rose Pak wrote a letter on behalf
of CGCC to the judge, trying to prevent a guilty verdict.
On July 29, the article “Edwin Lee’s honeymoon is over,"
in the San Francisco Chronicle, said five mayor candidates,
including local Democratic Party chairman Aaron Peskin,
called for an investigation
on the Rose Pak-controlled campaign organization “Progress
for All", and the “Elect him! Edwin Lee" movement.
They suspect them of illegal fundraising.
The article wrote that Lee’s supporters and connections,
especially Rose Pak, face an increasingly serious situation.
In early 2011, The New York Times reported that Rose Pak
made Lee acting mayor through political manipulations.
NTD reporters Liu Hui, Li Qian and Zhu Di
