Watching City Hall #459 (5-19-06)

Watching City Hall #459

“Effective 06/01/2006, your food stamp benefits are changed from $116.00 to $85.00 each month.”
(Bush turns the screws)

My buddy Jens’ girlfriend, Leona Gonzales got called in for a re-evalutation too. They have a special room set up to talk to people they suspect of being illegal immigrants. The way you get called in is to be born with a Spanish language surname. It’s that easy in Bill Newsom’s new America. My own caseworker said that I was having benefits reduced because my rent had changed. When I offered that my rent had not changed, she said that a previous caseworker had written my rent down wrong a couple of years back and they were just catching it.

Hmmm, the stamps started at around $140 a month, then went to their present $116 when I got housing a year and a half back. Now, down to $85? Someone trying to tell me I’m getting fat? Or, … is that $55 a month in food for a poor senior instead going into the back pocket of some asshole like Donald Fisher through a tax cut? What a prick! Did you see the pictures of him in yesterday’s Sentinel holding Newsom by the balls at some ‘charity’ event? That’s the deadly irony of these mother fuckers. They create poverty, then demand photographers get their ‘best angle’ at phony charitable events ‘helping the poor’. Well, I have a news flash for you, Donald. You don’t have a good angle. Your ass is ugly from the inside out.

And, how have you been?

You aren’t going to believe this but I’ve been somewhat testy of late and have unloaded on a couple of undeserving friends (no, not you, Matt). I owe one to Luke Thomas who took the aforementioned photo of Fisher (OK, it’s a great pic & it’s good to know what guys like Donald and Paul Pelosi look like) … owe Luke an apology for accusing him of not being fair cause he covered Krissy Keefer’s official entry into the District 8 Congressional race, then didn’t publish anything. Course, I look in the Sentinel this morning and there’s this incredible story covering the event. Mea culpa to the Sentinel’s Editor-in-Chief.

Now, normally you can’t go wrong when yelling at Charles Kalish cause he’s usually yelling back at you. However, doing this in a room full of Green Party strategists is not cool. I apologize to Charles and I’m certain can extend regrets on behalf of both he and I to Sue Vaughan who kept minutes and managed to finish the meeting, scheduled to end at 9:30, at 9:26. The Greens do give good meeting. Also thanks to Marc Powell and his roomie, Julian. And Danielle Erville. And Krissy. And Eddie Codel. And Jens and the guy from the Sentinel. I need the break coming up after this election cycle. I sincerely promise to try and behave better, not attend anymore strategy sessions and keep my fire aimed in the right direction.

Ten pounds of shit in one pound bag

The Police Commission fucked up last night when, after praising the sentiments of coup leader, Theresa Sparks, they re-elected Louise Renne as its president. While Renne’s pro-cop and will excuse murder, torture and slanderous lies at the drop of a hat, her worst sin is to refuse to allow members of the commission to dialogue with the public during the Public Comment sections provided for each item. While it is most certainly the policy of most boards and commissions not to engage the public, it is most certainly allowed. The result of Renne’s prohibition is to deprive commissioners of valuable information and the public, of an extended on-the-tube voice. Meetings should be twice as long but Renne not only opposes opening the sessions up, she has often suggested the commission not meet so often. She’s bad news. The public needs a place to vent and the Police Commission is certainly the right place. They have not listened. The commission is a failure. The O.C.C. is a failure. The Mayor is a failure. Gary Delugnuts and the P.O.A. rule. The vote was instructive (for commission president) with Board appointee, David Campos voting against a more aggressive commission president and Joe Veronese after agreeing with all of Sparks’ points, instead voting for the POA’s puppet commission president. I couldn’t help wondering how Veronese would have voted if his name had been called first (he was called last). Anyway, big loss for the people last night.

Along those lines, I went to a couple of demonstrations and noted that some of the cops are back to not wearing name tags. When I questioned a couple of them (one at the Citi Apts. demo at Church & Market gave his name as ‘Boesh’? and got aggressive - “Who are YOU!!??” - I was wearing 3 kinds of ID around my neck as I always do when cops are around) … another froze up when I asked him why he was out of uniform and I do believe that boy would have hit me if my pal from Rotten.com hadn’t been filming the incident.

Also at the commission last evening, a couple of dozen medical cannibus patients filed complaints against Marty Halloran, the bane of any San Franciscan who smokes any kind of pot. He and his Captain (Hettrich) have both told me that they prefer federal pot laws and believe it’s ok to harass medical cannibas patients, their caregivers, their growers and their physicians. Nothing will come of it because Renne controls the commission.

The morning Examiner reported that the force had over 50 cops too many at the airport. Cops who could be on the beat. The Police Commission itself has a veteran police sargeant (lazy dip named Reilly who won’t allow flash cameras - who died and made him God?) … little flabby guy needs to put in a few thousand miles of walking a beat in the Tenderloin so’s he can see his dick again.

The department’s full of sloths like that. Oh, they got a friggin’ gun and a badge and an attitude. What they don’t have is the courage and discipline and love (yeah, there’s that crazy word) to be a single patrolperson on a footbeat in any neighborhood. They want overtime and a bulletproof vest and zero risks. Oh yeah, … and Bush for president. … And, this all happened because of Aaron Peskin and Chris Daly.
Police reform died with Peskin & Daly.

When they chose a dickhead like David Campos as a replacement for Peter Keane on the Police Commission. The asshole had already sold out Progressive causes as the attorney for the BOE who ruled that it was just peachy to give Arlene Ackerman a godzillion dollars in a secret meeting. … Chose the prick from a field of candidates that included moi (no, I didn’t want the job) … chose this butt while they were screaming and yelling about wanting police reform.

They were lying or stupid. Which you prefer, boys? Campos wasted no time whatsoever in siding with the reptilian beast, Renne (as City Attorney, she supported PG&E for years while her husband made millions in legal fees representing them). … Daly’s excuse for appointing Campos?

Same as Peskin’s: “He’s a Latino.” Well, he’s a Latino assassain and police reform stopped with their stupid ass attempts at political correctness. He killed it. On their behalf. … That’s funny if you think about it a bit. I’m betting that if Campos had voted against Renne, that Veronese would have joined him and made Sparks the new commission president and brought in a whole new era. Well kids, that ain’t gonna happen. Gonzo and Tony Hall’s reforms of appointments to these bodies mean nothing if the succeeding Board President is too stupid to see how a partinost appointment like this can block reform down the road. You like Delugnuts, Chris? Well, voting for Campos assures he’s your daddy too. Now bend over for a body cavity search from Sargeant Reilly while Campos watches. You fucked up big time. Delugnuts rules. Renne rules. Campos rules. And, Sgt. Reilly will never see his prick again.

that’s enuff