No, Chris Daly Won't Endorse Theresa Sparks. She Can Live With That.

• Wait... why is this a post? That a right-leaning conservative (by SF standards) isn't concerned that she isn't being endorsed by the most left-leaning progressive...? I just really don't see why this is a post, except to reference Chris's calling you all out on your big sloppy kiss to Theresa. This isn't 'newsworthy' by any standard.

• Supervisor Daly, You do not need to campaign for the District 6 Supervisorial seat. Please return to governance. Please leave the bickering to the candidates. That is all. Thanks, and have a nice day.

• I never inferred that the Weekly got any of the "big money" lining up behind Sparks. I assume they spend it on independent expenditures --the loads of junk mail that hit District 6 mailboxes every 4 years-- instead. As for Director Sparks, the City Attorney disagrees with her assessment of my domicile. http://www.sfcityattorney.org/index.aspx?page=182 But I guess it shouldn't shock me that a downtown candidate for this seat would play fast and loose with the facts. As for mid-Market, the truth is that my office (like we did at Rincon Hill and Trinity Plaza) was driving towards a compromise on additional development rights in exchange for additional affordability, but our efforts were scuttled by the Mayor's office. If I didn't need a vote at the Mayor-controlled Redevelopment Commission, I would have made it happen despite their interference. It appear that candidate Sparks would like to extend additional development rights without additional community benefits. Forget me... that helps explain why she's not being embraced by the community.

• Campers, Why does everyone forget that I'm a candidate in this race? OK, sometimes I forget. But, hear me out. I run in all of these contests to get close to the candidates and it's worked well in 6 contests against around 100 opponents. Let me give you my read on the many people who've beaten my behind in contests and why they did it with such ease. First, you have to look like the district. You have to embody the best of the image in which the majority of the voters envision their home turf. You understand that? It's a 'construct' thing. Daly was/is seen as the poor/working class warrior representing those being gentrified out of their homes. Fighting back. Chris lost the battle and we lost with him. It was an unwinnable battle. No Chris Daly type could win in D-6 these days. But, he fought the good fight and now the part of his base of which I'm a part needs a negotiator in the seat. An experienced negotiator with a level head and a couple of decades of experience working with district stakeholders. That means Jim Meko and Debra Walker. Sparks and Kim are really the very worst of carpetbaggers. They and their handlers are total opportunists who smell political blood in the water and rush in for the office. How can I explain this? For Sparks and Kim this post is a stepping stone. Their loyalties will always lie first with the out-of-district people who paid their way in and that's not cool. Meko will always look at issues from the perspective of what is best for the people of the district and not what is best for the advancement of his political career or that of those who have funded his campaign. This will be Jim's last job and district residents will get his undivided loyalty and attention. You can't say that for any other serious candidate in this race. h.

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