SF Gov InAction: Are Supes Spending Too Much Time Watching 'CSI'?
Ah the joys of vacation.
It's been weeks, literally weeks, since I've asked myself "What was David Chiu thinking?"
I have asked myself "What was Gavin Newsom thinking?" but only because people keep coming up to me and asking: "what the hell is with the mayor?"
I'm going to tell you two things you need to know, people: First, stop asking me that.
Second, if you think that someone who follows Gavin Newsom's career understands him any better than a tourist from Idaho who says "Your mayor must spend a lot of time on his hair," you're fooling yourself. The man's an enigma with a comb.
If anyone can understand the byzantine ways of City Hall, however, it is this week's guest writer -- Examiner political columnist and analyst Melissa Griffin.
Melissa is a lawyer by training, which means she has an edge over almost every working reporter: she knows how to do something. But you can't be taught to have the kind of analytical mind and political instincts that she brings to her work every week. That's just pure talent. Character for character, she is one of the best informed political writers in the city.
My only regret is that there aren't more meetings for her to cover this week.
- Benjamin
As a loyal reader of Benjamin's column, I'm thrilled to be writing GovInaction this week! Let's get started...
Monday, February 8
10:30 a.m. -- City Operations & Neighborhood Services Committee
There are only two items on the agenda and each requires the board to accept grant money. The time it takes you to read this sentence is longer than this meeting will last.
1:00 p.m. -- Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Here's how I picture it: About a year ago, former supervisor Aaron Peskin was driving around looking for parking in the neighborhood where he lives -- Telegraph Hill. Because there are so many driveways, finding street parking is a bitch.
Cue to 2010, David Chiu has proposed a law that severely restricts (and in some cases, eliminates) the right of residential property owners to install driveways and garages on their property in Telegraph Hill, North Beach and Chinatown.
It's magical. Problem solved.
If only Peskin had a problem with homeless people...





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