saw modest mouse a few years ago in balmer. . .the shins were the first band, and black heart procession was the second band. . left before modest mouse's encore since it was like 2 in the morning on a wednesday and i had to drive back to d.c.
but, speaking of goings on in san francisco:
Acting S.F. mayor makes key appointments before losing power
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly was only mayor for a day, but he managed to make two appointments to the city's powerful Public Utilities Commission in a brazen act of political opportunism.
Mayor Willie Brown, who had asked Daly to serve as acting mayor for one day Wednesday, was traveling in Tibet when Daly pulled off what observers called an act without parallel in modern San Francisco politics.
Less than 20 minutes after Daly's new appointees were sworn in, one of Brown's political aides told the supervisor that his acting mayor credentials had been revoked.
``It shows a complete disrespect for the office of mayor,'' said P.J. Johnson, Brown's spokesman. He called Daly ``the spoiled little brat of San Francisco politics.''
The Brown administration are trying to undo the appointments of Robin Chiang, whose architecture firm has worked on numerous public transit projects, and Adam Werbach, former president of the national Sierra Club.
Minutes after Daly's mayoral powers were revoked, Supervisor Bevan Dufty, Brown's closest ally on the Board of Supervisors, took over as acting mayor and tried to rescind Daly's appointments and appoint two commission members supported by Brown.
But city attorneys said Daly's appointments will stand unless Brown can persuade at least eight of San Francisco's 11 supervisors to reject Daly's picks.
Daly said he had plotted the surprise appointments for several days and did not regret his actions.
``When you ask if this is what should have been done, you have to look at what's good for San Francisco,'' Daly said. ``Commissioners Adam Werbach and Robin Chiang are uniquely qualified to protect our environment and rebuild our critical infrastructure.''
The Public Utilities Commission oversees the city's Hetch Hetchy water and power system, which will soon begin a multibillion-dollar project to improve aging infrastructure. The commission faces difficult decisions about system expansion and whether the city should set up a public power utility.
