So like the San Francisco Chronicle is cutting back on street distribution in the Financh?
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Sure looks that way.
Or maybe just on Monty Street?
Now, is there any penalty on former Mayor Willie Brown for foisting all this short-sighted pedmount concept on the MSM and the Commonweal?
Apparently not.
Oh well.
The “before” picture here looks better to me than the “after” photo…
No, they‘re required by contract, a bad 20-year contract engineered by somewhat corrupt former Mayor Willie Brown.
Blogger Michael Petrelis is looking into these things, particularly some in the Castro – be sure to follow along his adventure this month as he considers attending one the semi-secret meetings that DPW hosts with Clear Channel and others.
These things, which are/were a burden to small local newspapers in particular, seem to require a lot of maintenance and upkeep. Multiple crews were working simultaneously on Market Street a few weeks back:
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Just as the assassination of George Moscone and Harvey Milk was a case study against district elections, ridiculous 20-year contracts what tie the City’s hands are case studies against San Francisco’s Strong Mayor system.
IMO.
Don’t you think?
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Wasn’t this Willie Brown’s idea to get back at those who didn’t praise him 100% of the time? Pretty much.
Nobody really uses these things anymore and newspaper owners need to pay for rent on a monthly basis - that’s not fair, is it?
Weren’t we better off with those old-fashioned newspaper boxes?
