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JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5, 2008
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1 Proposition 91: NO
; Proposition 92: YES
1 Proposition 93: YES
Propositions 94-97: NO
! SAN FRANCISCO
; Proposition A: YES
; Proposition B: YES
, Proposition C: NO
Running on empty
,;A LAMEDA COUNTY
1 Measures A and B: NO
An obscure San Francisco agency is grappling with huge questions: Measure E: YES
has peak oil arrived — and how will the city survive a postpetroleum world? pis 1 Measure G: NO
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THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN EDITORIALS If the mayor really believes he needs a bunch
1.30.08 of new $150,000-per-year aides, fine:
take that money out of the General Fund
and tell the public where it’s coming from.
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EDITOR'S NOTES by TOM TOMORROW
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By Tim Redmond WITH US OR AGAINST US TOHFA T COUARMSYE , CATNHDEI DATFAEC T RERPERMEASIENNST S -C-ANN EIWTIHN!E R AMYoF CYANODUIRD ATEC AND|SI DATTHEE S
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When the political consultants get THAT'S ABSURD! YOUR ARE You HIGH? YOUR
their focus groups and test the slo- CANDIDATE REPRESENTS OUR CANDIDATE 1S A SPOILER
gans that will guide political policy BEST CHANCE OF LOSING! WaHeO SHEONUTLDE RENDEV ERT HisH AVE EDITORIAL Mayor Gavin
in California, the one that comes Newsom is acting more and
out near the top all the time is “liv- more like his predecessor, Willie :
ing within our means.” That’s why Brown. It’s an alarming trend, and
Goy. Arnold Schwarzenegger used Newsom needs to take some steps
the line (as many of his predeces- right away to assure the public that
sors have done) to try to make his he’s not letting political fixers run
brutal, bloody budget cuts sound the city.
eminently reasonable. The hard- We've been seeing signs that
working taxpayers of this state have Newsom is becoming more of an
to live within their means, right? --IF WE LOSE IN NOVEM- BUT ONCE A NOMINEE IS CHOSEN, imperial mayor for months, ever
They can’t spend more money than BER--IT WILL ALL BE WE'LL DEFINITELY SET ASIDE since he launched his new admin-
they have. So when the state comes THEMSELVES--AND AS FAR AS YOUR FAULT:!! OUR DIFFERENCES. istration with a demand that all of
up short, the governor and the I'M CONCERNED-- the department heads and commis-
IT'S Not YOUR BYOURS.
legislature just have to do what's CANDIDATE. sioners resign. The idea, he said,
necessary to make payment due bal- was to bring a fresh start and new
ance with accounts received. ideas to his second term — but he
But it’s a misleading metaphor. never explained exactly what those
Imagine you're working at a new ideas were or why the current
full-time job, just barely managing city officials weren't living up to
to cover the bills, and all of a sud- them. And it was. clear that some
den, through no fault of your own, of his moves were motivated by
your boss decides to cut your pay by nothing but politics: ousting Susan
15 percent. Life wasn't exactly easy
Leal as head of the Public Utilities
before; now it really sucks. Now the TwPw0eM8... w M.tehRiRsmOoWdOer2n.Cw0oor mlmdi.csosmi on had nothing to do
essentials are at risk — you can't
with her job performance and
pay the rent and put food on the everything to do with the fact that
table and buy clothes for your kids
she had been willing to challenge
without going into debt. And sure, Bring back the car tax Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s
you can borrow for a while and run
power monopoly.
up the credit cards, but it won't
The shenanigans continue.
work in the long term and will
wind up costing you a lot more. EDITORIAL Assemblymember one of the first things he did after have sworn on Ronald Reagan’s As Sarah Phelan reported on
And your boss smiles and tells Mark Leno has shared with he was elected — but he never grave never to raise taxes, control sfbg.com last week, Newsom just
you to live within your means. us some numbers from the explained how the state was going more than a third of each house. attempted a coup at the Planning
This is what’s happened to legislature’s budget office, and to cover the cost. And everyone, even the liberal Commission, moving behind the
California. The people who operate they're pretty compelling. Of the California hasn't been over- Democrats, agrees that if you scenes to oust Christina Olague,
the public services (schools, parks, $14.5 billion shortfall the gover- spending on education and parks. take a poll, the vast majority of a progressive appointed by the
hospitals, etc.) that we all depend on nor says we'll see in the next 18 It hasn’t been wasting huge Californians will oppose reinstat- supervisors, from her post as vice
just saw their income cut radically. months, a full $9.36 billion — 65 amounts of money on social ser- ing the dreaded “car tax.” president. Newsom and his crew
The state already tried borrowing, percent — comes from exactly vices or sending too much to cit- But if you asked the question wanted to install his loyalists, Sue
but the interest alone is going to one source. That’s Goy. Arnold ies. The state was already living right — “Would you pay $200 Lee and Mike Antonini, as presi-
cost $2 billion this year; California, Schwarzenegger's political deci- on a rather modest budget. And _ per year to save public educa- dent and vice president of
like so many Californians, is having sion to get rid of the state’s motor then along came the recession, the tion, parks, and health services in the panel.
trouble with its debt load. vehicle license fee. He calls it the huge interest payments ($2 billion) California?” — you might get a That move, sources told us,
So what would your typical car tax. on the governor’s recent bail-out better answer. This needs to be a was orchestrated through Dean
breadwinner try to do? Well, he or It’s crazy: for years the people bonds, and the elimination of the massive, statewide campaign and Macris, the former planning direc-
she would complain about the pay of California paid the fee, which ~vehicle license fee, and suddenly, education program — because _tor who needs to get the hell out
cut and fight to get that money used to be 2 percent of the car’s there’s a massive budget shortfall. unless we can turn around senti- of that department. Macris still
back, look for another job, possibly value, to register their cars. It’s not The legislature’s pretty ham- ment on the vehicle license fee, has his fingers firmly planted in
moonlight... In other words, those a perfect tax, but it’s not a terrible strung here: Leno and some others the next few years are going to be the planning pie; he maintains an
hardworking taxpayers would try one — people with expensive cars “will try, and try mightily, to bring very, very ugly. srec office in the department as a “liai-
hard to find a revenue-side solu- pay more — and it brought in a in some new money, but it takes son to the mayor.”
tion. For the state, that means huge amount of money. When two-thirds of the State Assembly The mayor has also managed
raising taxes. Focus-group that Schwarzenegger ran for office he and the State Senate to pass a to pad his own office’s budget
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Greening San Francisco
one home at a time.
Is it any wonder that hate crimes based on sexual orientation accounted for
more than 15 percent of all hate crimes reported in the United States in 2006?
The 14 Facets of Fascism SEND YOUR LETTERS TO:
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I would like to correct an inaccuracy
; Controlled Mass Media in your article “Car Trouble,” dated
WE'LL CUSTOM BIND YOUR
Jan. 23, 2008, and correct the record
on my bill Assembly Bill 2592. The CLOSING DOCUMENTS WITH EXPERTISE
Religion and Government intertwined
article incorrectly states that State
Corporate Power Protected Sen. Carole Migden’s Senate Bill 1057
i. would “[require] rental car companies
abor Power Suppressed to disclose their total out-the-door
! Z aes | prices on the phone or the Internet
Disdain for intellectuals and the Arts and [require] all components of the
total charge to be clearly itemized
Obsession with Crime and Punishm‘en t for consumers.” In fact, this is what
my AB 2592 did. Sen. Migden’s bill SERVING PRESTIGIOUS LAW FIRMS
Rampant Cronyism and“ CAor ruptioGn E would repeal this greater disclosure FOR 50 YEARS
and transparency. The very argument
Fraudulent Elections 2349 third street | san francisco
that the article seems to make for
S/T©G mha iert -hE dye.org Sen. Migden’s bill and against mine is ca4r1d5o.z5a4j3am.e2s0.0c0o m
The 14 Facets of Fascism, by Gar Smith. Send political art submissions to [email protected]. inaccurate and completely reversed.
AB 2592 enhanced the pricing
The way to honor Matthew Shepard information consumers receive in DOWN
order to make complete comparisons
by requiring all rental car companies
OPINION Nearly 10 years ago is more widely read than Giovanni's Alexander but not Hephaistion, to disclose a total out-the-door price AT
Matthew Shepard was crucified Room, which begins with the gay about “The Fire Next Time” but not for the rental via phone or Internet
on a fence in Wyoming because lover of the main male character Giovanni's Room, about the Seneca and requiring the total charge to be
he was gay. Recently a bill bearing about to be guillotined. Falls Convention but not Stonewall, itemized. The bill also triggers up to
his name failed to pass the United Most students know Alexander they come to understand that het- $50 million annually in new money LULU’S
States Senate. the Great as one of the most impor- erosexuality is expected, that it is for tourism promotion, a key industry
S 1105, the Matthew Shepard tant generals of history, conquering normal. And few children wish to for California and San Francisco.
Act, would “provide Federal assis- most of the known world by the be abnormal. This investment of new, non—General
tance to States, local jurisdictions, time of his death at 33. Some know What we need in our schools is Fund dollars is projected to create
and Indian tribes to prosecute hate of his three wives. Few know of a curriculum that acknowledges the hundreds of thousands of jobs, to Vintage Boutique
crimes.” Its supporters are still push- Hephaistion, his lifelong companion, different sexualities and perceptions bring billions of dollars to the state,
ing for its passage, and Speaker of with whom it is widely acknowl- of sexuality that have existedi n histo- resulting in up to $400 million annu- @Hair Salon
the House Nancy Pelosi wants to see edged he had a sexual relationship. ry. Tell the students about Baldwin’s ally in increased tax revenue. 6603 Telegraph Ave.
it approved early this year. Here is Through such selective edits of his- Giovanni's Room and Alexander the The article correctly states that
why Congress should not bother: tory, students learn (falsely) that het- Great’s Hephaistion. From there, why AB 2592 was crafted with input and at 66th Street
Nearly 1,500 hate crimes motivat- erosexuality is the norm and has been don’t we let the students decide for advice from the Consumers Union, Qakland
ed by sexual orientation were reported throughout time. themselves what is “normal”? one of the largest consumer protec- (§510)601-0964
in the United States in 2006. To With this background, is it any Matthew Shepherd’s attackers tion groups in the nation. AB 2592
reduce that number we do not need a wonder that hate crimes based on are serving consecutive life sentences received overwhelming bipartisan www.downatlulus.com
bill that would give the local sheriff a sexual orientation accounted for more in prison, S 1105 might send more support, with 68 members of the
cash grant after some kid decides to than 15 percent of all hate crimes people to prison with them. But it assembly voting in its favor, including
crucify another kid because he likes reported in the US in 2006? cannot prevent them from commit- Sen. Migden. Contrary to her claim bring this ad
to kiss boys. We need education. These statistics will not be affect- ting the crimes. Education might. that the bill was a last-minute “gut in for $10 off
Our school system is structured ed by reactionary laws. The Matthew And wouldn't that be a better legacy and amend,” it was not. The bill was cut or color!
with the implication of heterosexuali- Shepard Act will not change them. It to leave Shepard? srac fully analyzed and reviewed before the
ty. Any information that be construed will not allow him to celebrate anoth- senator and her colleagues voted for it.
as other than strictly heterosexual is er birthday. Nor will it help to ensure Christina Luu If the rental car companies in
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difficulties of living in a racist world. for is tom ake sure their persecutors University. She is also a fellow of don’t, need this bill to break the law.
His writings on the difficulties of liv- spend their birthdays in jail. the Roosevelt Institution’s Center on Mark Leno
ing in a homophobic world, however, We expect schools to teach our Education, the nation’s first student- Assembly member, District 13
are largely ignored. “The Fire Next children about history, math, and run think tank. She plans to graduate San Francisco
Time,” an essay on how to “end the English and, by extension, about in spring 2010.
racial nightmare” that blacks endure, society. When they learn about CONTINUES ON PAGE 8 5)
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this week with the completion that the clinic is operating at a
of jury selection and opening Clinic cut loss and should close because
statements.
For the third year in a row it does not provide a core ser-
At press time on Jan. 29, the Workers Compensation vice to the DPH’s “vulnerable
attorneys for both sides were Clinic at San Francisco General populations.”
presenting the outlines of their
Hospital is on Mayor Gavin Robert Haaland of the
cases to the jury, with the first Newsom’s budget chopping city employee union, Service
witnesses beginning to take block. But this year the ax is Employee International Union
the stand thereafter. set to fall March 15, fueling Local 1021, disagrees, and
The Guardian is charging
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for the purpose of harming back” during the regular bud- budget process.
ac olmopceatlilty oro.w neSedl liinng deapnye ndperondt- get process. “Our workers are not
On Dec. 18, 2007, vulnerable?” Haaland asked.
uct below cost with the intent
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to harm a competitor is a vio- director Mitch Katz told the a depreciation in workers’
lation of state law. Health Commission the DPH is care.” (Sarah Phelan)
Attorneys for the Weekly
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coverage; complete film, and that price cutting by its make cuts equal to 8 percent The legislation, which
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of their current General Fund targets North Beach and
and more never intended to harm the
support, which means a $28.1 the Excelsior, was proposed
IN THE BLOGS GuardHioawne.v er, the Guardian million cut for the DPH. by their respective district Jaron Browne collects signatures for a housing
Politics Live-blogging lawyers said in their opening But registered nurse supervisors, Aaron Peskin and affordability measure proposed for the June
the Feb. 5 election — our statement that the Weekly Annette Jagers, a case manag- Gerardo Sandoval. It would
around-town coverage has lost money consistently er at the clinic, said the facility deny a liquor license to any new ballot (see “Housing Push,” 1/23/08). Volunteers
as the returns come in for the past 10 years and that sees 10,000 patients per year, bar, restaurant, or convenience
Guardian's SF The How only infusions of cash from many of them city employ- store in the hope of attract- like Browne are struggling to meet the Feb. 4
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