[UPDATE: Here's the other shot of these two in action.]
You kids might be too young to remember, but the annual Bay to Breakers footrace used to run wild on the streets.
As here, from back in The Aughts.
At this point, race-leader Caroline Rotich (#2) must have been thinking how different things are here compared with Kenya:
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Ah memories…
I’ll guarantee you that people who are shy about carrying a sign about the entrance to a political debate are getting paid by the hour.
Thusly:
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(Also, they probably start to wonder if the gig is worth it when they realize that they might make the television or whatnot.)
I guarantee it.
I figure, what, $12 an hour?
Photographer Steve Rhodes caught this scene yesterday at our “apolitical” annual Pride march.
These signs were rendered acceptable with a whole bunch of blue tape.
See?
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(It says ”A Safer City” under that tape, but keep that on the DL.)
Hurray!
(Through all of this, which is unprecedented, really, please remember: “Interim” Mayor Edwin Lee didn’t ask to be short-roped to the summit:
“For her part, Pittman didn’t ask to be short-roped. As she left Camp Four at the front of Fischer’s group, Lopsang abruptly pulled her aside and girth-hitched a length of rope to the front of her climbing harness. Then, without consulting her, he capped the other end to his own harness and began to pull. She maintains that Lopsang hauled her up the slope very much against her wishes. Which begs a question: why didn’t she simply unfasten the three-foot tether connecting her to Lopsang, which would have required nothing more than reaching up and unclipping a single carabiner?“
Moving on…)
Wow, today’s campaign kickoff for the Ed Lee for Mayor campaign, a Rose Pak /Willie Brown joint, went off without a hitch, with yellow-shirted “Ed Heads” heading off in all directions to gather signatures.
See? Hundreds and hundreds there were, it seemed:
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Now, is Edwin Lee into the leather scene, on this day before Pride 2011? Oh hells yes, apparently. Taste the rainbow:
And look who’s outside? It’s the leaders of the Ed Lee for Mayor campaign! See them?
Here’s a peek from the sidewalk of Mission Street through the open door. It was packed, baby:
And check it, it’s San Francisco Chronicle reporter* Rose Pak having a chat with Phil Matier. Oh hey, he’s a reporter too!
Oh, here’s what she had to say:
“‘Pretty good, eh?’ Pak said, pointing to the overflow crowd that spilled out onto the sidewalk.”
Leave us depart – almost seemed as if the volunteers were eager to hit the road. (Truth be told, there was no room inside for them to hear the nobodies who were addressing the crowd.)
Step aside Leland Yee, this race has a new front runner!
*Oops, I meant former San Francisco Chronicle reporter….
Do you know these people?
I do, sort of. Anyway, I couldn’t get a thumbs-up from them or anything like that yesterday as they were preparing for today’s big Ed Lee for Mayor 2012-2020 campaign kickoff at South Van Ness and Mission.
(Frankly, they seemed, I don’t know, a little auspicious of me.)
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And, I’ll tell you, I’ve seen a lot of campaigns, and, usually, campaign workers are a lot more, I don’t know, cheery.
Oh well.
Anyway, don’t miss out on your chance to collect Run Ed Run! (tambien conocido como Postule Ed, Postule!) ephemera while you can.
Now, which do you prefer?
Happy Ed?
Or angry Ed?
Again: Better A….
or B?
Is being Mayor of San Francisco like being in an Amway pyramid scheme?
You know, Mayor Willie Brown gets reelected easily (back in the 1990′s this was) and then appoints Gavin Newsom, who gets reelected easily, and then appoints Edwin Lee, who gets reelected easily, and then, in 2019, appoints _____, who gets reelected easily, and then…
Check their Photostream to see what it’s like at a typical HAPV.
Join them once a month at the corner of Fell and Ashbury during the Evening Drive.
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If you want.
Rain or shine.
The latest from the Syria, Yemen and Libya rally in Civic Center:
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Take your pick from these two four-day-old websites:
(Paid for by Progress For All, FPPC 1338720, apparently.)
Now, is this brand new sign official Ed Lee for Mayor 2012-2016 campaign literature?
Via The Tens (Paid for by the Alliance for an Adorable Mayor)
Probably not.
Probably not yet, anyway.
But what about this, is this official campaign literature?
Straight outta Brunswick, ME and the 510, Mayor Ed Lee patrols San Francisco airspace, on the lookout for those who would poach our famous tech companies:
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Probably not.
Probably not, ever.
But can you imagine how thrilled the business community in San Francisco would be with eight years of Edwin Lee as Mayor?
Ed Lee is:
1. Already Mayor;
2. A tax cutter already;
3. 30-50 IQ points ahead of his predecessor; and
But, Only Time Will Tell…
Yeaaahhhh, this might be news to some people but you don’t need to be a “City-funded contractor” to make a posting on a post legally in the 415. Get all the deets below on that score.
Anyway, here’s what this old flyer is saying, as of yesterday:
“Central City SRO Collaborative is a City-Funded Contractor – DO NOT REMOVE POSTING”
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The other thing is that whoever put up this flyer did a half-assed job so it doesn’t conform to the shape of the pole and it doesn’t have a legible posting date in the lower right hand corner. See below.
So CCSROC, you think you’re special but you not. [Minus five points for Slytherin. OMG, Harry's coming in July!!!]
The rules are easy to find an implement, right? See below.
Now, Go Forth and Sin No More, CCSROC.
Posting Signs from the DPW:
“Please Note:
The SF Cleanup Project endorsed by Quinn Cooper and Neighbors For Livable Neighborhoods endorsed by Tom Miller or Jessica Miller are not affiliated with the Department of Public Works or any City Agency in the City and County of San Francisco. If you receive a letter from one of these entities about signs you have posted, please submit it to DPW, Director’s Office, City Hall, Room 348, San Francisco, CA 94102 and DPW will deliver it to the City Attorney’s office for investigation. For more information, contact DPW’s Bureau of Street Use and Mapping at 554-5810.”
The public may post information on some utility poles if the postings follow regulations outlined in Article 5.6 of the Public Works Code. The law was adopted to ensure that flyers posted on public property do not contribute to litter or blight. Illegal postings may be removed by DPW and are subject to fines from $50 to $500.
Signs are defined as any card, decoration, poster, campaign sign, or any object containing or bearing writing that is affixed, posted or fastened to a utility or light pole that is permanently attached to the street or sidewalk. Signs do not include handbills, banners or A-Frame boards. Bulletin boards designed for neighborhood postings are exempt from this regulation. Signs attached to buildings are regulated by Part II Chapter I of the Building Code.
Tips for Legally Posting Signs on Public Property
To legally place a sign on a utility pole, it must:
Be less than 11 inches in height
No higher than 12 feet from the ground
Conform to the shape of the pole
Be attached with tape or other non-adhesive material such as twine, string or other non-metal banding material
Include a legible posting date in the lower right hand corner
Be removed after 10 days, if the sign is promoting a date specific event
Be removed within 70 days of the posting date
Not be installed on historic street light poles*, traffic signal poles or traffic directional sign poles.
* Historic street light poles are on these streets:
Market Street from 1 Market to 2490 Market
Mission Street from 16th Street to 24th Street
Grant Avenue from Bush Street to Broadway Street
The Embarcadero from King Street to Jefferson Street
Lamp Posts on Fisherman’s Wharf from Hyde to Powell
Howard Street from 3rd Street to 4th Street
Lamp Posts within Union Square
Mason Street from Market to Sutter
Sutter Street from Mason to Kearny
Kearny Street from Bush to Market
Comes now Sam Singer, who gets paid to spread the Party Line about the historic Bay to Breakers Street Party and Fun Run coming up this Sunday:
“Bay to Breakers goes dry with new no-alcohol rules”
Now, wasn’t alcohol banned the year before and the year before and the year before? Yep.
So, the new rules aren’t new at all, are they?
So, in 2010, alcohol was banned. In 2009, alcohol was banned. In 2008, alcohol was banned….
And yet:
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Has anybody ever been arrested at a BtoB for alcohol possession? I don’t know, maybe some mouthy minors have. What I’ve seen myself is the SFPD taking away people’s alcohol or making them pour it out. Oh well.
Leave us not forget the “tipping points,” the years when things went too far in the opinion of the white, aging, home-owning, Prop 8-supporting millionaires and billionaires who get upset every year.
So, in 2008, 2007 was the “tipping point.”
In 2009, 2008 was the tipping point.
In 2010, 2009 was the tipping point.
And in 2011:
“Last year was the tipping point,” said David Perry, who was hired by the city to help publicize the new rules. “Last year was such a mess that organizers, the city and (police) decided we had to change something.”
And you know, for all the talk, there are years where nobody gets arrested at one of the biggest street parties left in the 415.
All right, here’s the new likka sto map from Exercising While Intoxicated:
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Now the homeowner’s associations of the Western Addition are pressuring area stores to not open on Sunday morning, to not sell alcohol. The people at the stores where I’ve visited think that’s a laughable idea. (Anyway, I’ll check and see how effective our local Taliban’s anti-alcohol campaign is come Sunday.)
All right, get the latest updates here, at the People for the Preservation of Bay2Breakers.
See you Sunday!
