July 23, 2006
I Saw Gavin Newsom (And Two Supervisors)
It was a double-dipping "we saw" weekend for this particular SFist correspondent, who had the privilege of watching not one but two supervisors trudging in the hot sun trying to gather the requisite signatures for their November reelection runs -- but before we get there, let's hear from a faithful reader who reported in a totally awesome! Gavin Newsom sighting of his/her own:
We saw him last night in North Beach, walking down Columbus in front of Cafe Greco with a woman who looks like pretty much every woman he's ever dated: thin, brunette, etc. It could have been the Scientologist, or maybe someone new, they all look alike.Anyway, he was wearing ACID WASHED JEANS!!!! Oh the humanity!! No wonder Kimbers laughed when she heard GQ had picked him as one of the best dressed politicians. Get this man a stylist, please.
Pour some sugar on the mayor! After the jump, we'll tell you about our own personal run-ins with 2/11ths of the legislative body that runs this city. Report all your sightings, no matter how trendy the denim, to us at editor@sfist.com.
Remember how on Friday, we mentioned that a reader saw Chris Daly gathering signatures for reelection at the 16th Street BART stop? Well, the signature-gathering deadline must be drawing nigh, because on Saturday, as we were plodding down 24th Street in the horrendous heat to the J stop, we saw a peppy Bevan Dufty, wearing a crisp baby blue t-shirt and a bright smile, and walking down the street at a vigorous pace. Behind him trailed someone who looked like a campaign aide, who was carrying a mountain of clipboards and who looked absolutely exhausted. Make sure you keep your aide well-hydrated, Bevan!
And then today, as we were walking in the Mission, who else do we run into, also gathering signatures, but District 6's very own Chris m*****f****n' Daly! And -- get this -- he recognized us! ("Thanks for that blog post the other day," he grumbled.) He was kind enough to tell us that he wants to collect 1000 signatures, and that it's harder to canvass in District 6 because so many of the people you run into in the area don't actually live in the district. Chris also complained about the heat, but both he and his aide looked in much better shape than Bevan Dufty's. And -- this is the very best part -- we got a string of green District 6 spirit beads of our very own! Pat Murphy, if you'd like to send us some silver beads to match, let us know.
Let's also take this opportunity to remind you all that the contest for a picture of you and Daly sharing a burrito is still open! We're eagerly awaiting any submissions we get.


You got a string of green spirit beads from Daly himself? Way to go, Miss Rita! But please don't invoke the name of that other Irish would-be journalist, Pat Murphy. That's one diseased stregha.
Rita,
You are getting dangerously close to the establishment!
Next they will begin inviting you to their parties and then SFist will be posting large and fawning photos of Newsom ala San Francisco Sentinel.
SF Sentinel: how disgusting that turn out has been. That dour old queen, Pat Murphy, even marched in his object of affection's contingent during the Pride parade.
Shameful!
Hello, I am the assumed exhausted campaign aid / campaign manager. I am happy to report that after gathering over 200 signatures that day, my boss took me out to Moby's where several grateful patrons and Dufty's supporters bought me some Magaritas. Thank god for Happy Hour!
Check out Matt Drake. He's probably the most credible threat to Daly. www.mattdrake2006.com
Down with obstructionism and reactionary politics. Up with progress and community!