The San Francisco Citizen

This was the scene today in historic Portsmouth Square in San Francisco’s Chinatown - the mayor signing autographs after announcing a list of some of the torchbearers who will relay around the city on April 9th.

In the foreground is another kind of torchbearer, the Goddess of Democracy. Some might have preferred to cover her up with a tarp as was done before, but she was pretty much ignored today.

Let’s not forget about her, in all this Olympic excitement.

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Hey pagans, have we got a place for you! Strap on your leather chaps and get on out to 3199 Clement in The Richmond to dine at the new Pagan Restaurant.

Helpful Yelpers point out that this name refers to a region that could also be called Bagan, but don’t let that slow you down.