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This post marks a return to writing about San Francisco. The opinions expressed here do reflect the views held by
Baghdad by the Bay Bites Back and its subsidiaries, but not necessarily anyone else.
On the way out the door to my friend Jane Kim's swearing in ceremony at the Tenderloin Community School, I checked my mail and found a note from Liz Wolf-Spada, the mother of Jane's and my mutual friend Josh Wolf. It hit me that one of my blogger friends is in prison for defending his rights, and another is the first Korean-American elected official in San Francisco. I won't pretend to be made of such stuff, but I'm damn glad folks like Liz, Josh and Jane are.
Even I was surprised at the pomp and circumstance of the event. All of your famouse-for-San Francisco types were there. There was Gavin Newsom with some distinguished arm candy; Pat Murphy and Luke Thomas quietly avoiding each other; Tom Ammiano yukking it up with Kamala Harris (who I didn't vote for, but who's won me over); Bevan Dufty and Eric Mar carrying their daughers only a little like props; and of course Sarah Low's husband Chris Daly. Assessor Phil Ting, Supervisor Ed Jew and Assemblywoman Fiona Ma stood together towards the back -- Westside Mafia in the hizzy!
The School of the Arts Jazz Band swung (I see a bright future for stylish percussionist on timbales), and the kids in the Touch of Class Choir were probably the cutest thing ever. The SF JROTC corps presented colors, and had plenty of support in the room. Because it wouldn't be a political event if there weren't a few pawns on hand.
The most entertaining element by far was judging the jaw clench levels of Gavster and The Daly while the other was introducing the candidate they endorsed -- Hydra Mendoza and Jane, respectively. Kim-Shree Maufas was the only one to break into waterworks, or at least to draw applause for it. But she was all smiles at the City Hall afterparty, where the Bul Go Gee was delicious. My friend Glenda broadcast the following text via Twitter: "Supervisor Daly just served us all liquor off his desk. That's public service, right there." Amen, sister.
