Gavin Newsom's Labor Day Music Mix

The San Francisco Labor Council (SFLC) announced their endorsement for Mayor Gavin Newsom's campaign for re-election, so we thought to observe the occasion with a compilation of the mayor's more entertaining headlines: City Hall Sex Scandal, Gav’s Girls, Mayor McChicken, Photo-Ops, Dirty Tricks, Diapergate, Boozing and generally avoiding playground bully, Dan Noyes, at all cost.

WARNING: The Gavin Newsom Sucks.com Mix contains EXPLICIT lyrics; yet, how else could we chronicle the Mad Mad Mayor's many Highs and Lows?

The starting whistle opens with ‘Young Folks’ by ‘Peter [Ragone] aka Bjorn and John [Nelson]’ and Gav’s Girls Ruby, Paris Hilton and Brittany Mountz inspire 'Ruby' and ‘One Night in Paris’ and ‘Jailbait respectively. Finally, ‘Betray’ brings us to our rockin’ conclusion.

1) Peter Bjorn and John – ‘Young Folks’ .mp3
2) The Rakes - 'The World Was a Mess But His Hair Was Perfect’ .mp3
3) Franz Ferdinand – ‘Walk Away’ .mp3
4) Franz Ferdinand – ‘Cheating on You’ .mp3
5) Kaiser Chiefs – ‘Ruby’ .mp3
6) The Kooks – ‘Sofa Song’ .mp3
7) Spoon – ‘I Turn My Camera On’ .mp3
8) K.R.O. – ‘Strap On Your Pampers Diapers’ .mp3
9) Les Claypool – ‘Robot Chicken’ .mp3
10) Amy Winehouse – ‘Rehab’ .mp3
11) Fuck – ‘Diapers’ .mp3
12) Hayseed Dixie – ‘My Best friend’s Girl' .mp3
13) 8-Bit – ‘Drunk’ .mp3
14) Hellogoodbye – ‘Homewrecker’ .mp3
15) Dee Dee Ramone – ‘Hop Around’ .mp3
16) Nous Non Plus – ‘One Night In Paris’ .mp3
17) Motorhead – ‘Jailbait’ .mp3
18) Minor Threat – ‘Betray’ .mp3

Keep Cool My Babies and Stay Tuned for the imminent Mayoral Victory Mix!!!

Chickography

Shhhh. Don’t tell Jennifer Siebel, but Forbes declared Gavin, San Francisco’s Most Eligible Bachelor 2007.

As reported By Forbes Staff Writer, Elisabeth Eaves:

The handsome young mayor was—until recently—seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party. But the affair he had with his campaign manager's wife probably nixed his chances of winning higher office.

Chickography: Gavin Newsom, 39 Mayor

• Kimberly Guilfoyle: Newsom, Wife Decide To End 3-Year Marriage (2006) by Matier & Ross
• Sofia Milos: Newsom's Latest Affair of the Heart Could Turn Political Heartburn. (2006) by Matier & Ross


• Erin Brodie: Erin Brodie Out on the Town with Eligible Bachelor? (2006) by Deanne Fitzmaurice, Chronicle


• Paris Hilton: "Hi, This is Gavin. Leave a message." (2006) by Mary-Lynn SFist


• Brittanie Mountz: Mayor McHottie's New Girlfriend --Half His Age. (2006) by Marcus Baram, ABC News


• Ruby Tourk: Gavin Newsom and Ruby Rippey-Tourk Sex Scandal (2007) by McCain, Right Pundits


• Jennifer Siebel: Girlfriend Interupted (2007) by Chris Stewart, Chronicle


• Daphne Zuniga: Newsom Dumps Actress Siebel (2007) by Brock, SFist

Breaking News!

• SF Party Party: Newsom Shuns Politics Joins Cast
• SFist: Socialite Jailbird Launches Cloathing Line In San Francisco
• W.C. Varones: An Unconventional Campaign

WiTri?

Regressives Kill Free WiFi Deal

You'll have to keep borrowing free Wi-Fi from cafes and the unsecured accounts of your neighbors for now -- Earthlink's backed out of the public-private free WiFi deal with San Francisco because of its recent financial woes.

Gavin Newsom says he's committed to finding another private company to set up the whole system, and blames the Politics-As-Usual Suspects like Chris Daly that comprise the “Regressive-laden” Board of Supervisors for the deal falling through.

Another Quality-of-Life initiative D.O.A. Too bad, the Earthlink deal would have been helpful to launch a “Cyber-Roots” Internet campaign to Dump Daly!!!

Post: Free Earthlink WIFI Deal Dies by SFist

Mecke Rejects Daly’s Endorsement

Meet the latest Regressive hope, same as the old dope.

According to Chris Daly, "Quintin Mecke is not just talk. He's been working on the important issues facing San Francisco for years. For those concerned about public safety, neighborhood protections, and affordable housing, Quintin Mecke is our best choice for Mayor."

'Cause I've got friends in low places
Where Chris Daly drowns
And endorsements chase the votes away

- Garth Brooks

At which point Mecke, a recent entry into the Mayor's race, should have joined ranks distancing himself from blacklisted board member dissident Chris Daly by respectfully declining the endorsement and establishing himself as a genuine agent of change.

Instead, Mecke took a road less traveled by, alienating everyone who's anyone with an alliance to nowhere. Acknowledging more of the same translates into guilt by association.

In other words, a vote for Mecke is a vote for crack addicts breaking into our cars and living on our sidewalks. Their blight is our plight while the typical Regressive homeopathic wizardry continues to treat without cure.

"I am proud to have the endorsement of Chris Daly. His early endorsement sends a strong message to San Franciscans who are hungry for change. San Francisco can do better, and it is time to hold Gavin Newsom accountable for his failures in governing this city."

Fraud! Rather, it’s time for the mayor to exert his political clout, make good to this electorate and win over his next delivering old-fashioned medicine - a cop on every corner. I'm for helping those who want help and all for locking away the rest.

This is where Chris Daly and I diverge. And, this is where Menke and Daly meet up for another four year wait.

Complete Article: Latest Progressive Hope by SFist

Care, Not Recycle

San Francisco Chronicle's C.W. Nevius:

Whenever there is discussion of the homeless encampments in Golden Gate Park, it always leads to a central question: Why are they there?

The obvious reasons are that the park is large and hard to patrol, it is adjacent to panhandler- and needle exchange-friendly Haight Street, and San Francisco's temperate climate keeps camping out from becoming too uncomfortable.

And then there is that cash machine right there in the park.

The Haight-Ashbury Neighborhood Council recycling center, which is located at the southeast corner of the park, next to Kezar Pavilion, is a morning institution for the down-and-outers.

They stop in, drop off cans, bottles and plastic (which even recycling officials admit often come from the blue commercial recycling bins), and pick up a morning cash payment. From there it is anyone's guess what they do with the money.

RJ Pettit, a recycler who walked all the way from his city-sponsored hotel in downtown San Francisco to drop off recyclables, said:

"If you give an alcoholic or a drug addict money, they may buy booze or drugs,
but he might also buy food, or clothing, or get a place to sleep."

That's a lovely thought, but realistically, wouldn't we expect that Pettit's first instinct was right?

That's why Mayor Gavin Newsom's homeless program was called, "Care, not cash."

A nearby neighbor said:

"It's a cash register for them. It is accommodating their lifestyle."

In fact, with a little collecting - or a scoop into an unsupervised blue recycling bin - a scavenger can easily score $5. Someone like Pettit, who collected two large trash bags of bottles and cans, can clear more. He was paid $27.50 the day I was there.

HANC (commonly known as "Hank" in the Haight) has run the recycling center since 1974, at a time when recycling was as exotic as a serving of tofu. It clearly filled a need at the time, and was given a sweetheart city rental agreement - just $5,000 a year - and prime location next to the old Kezar football field. (At present it is on a month-to-month agreement.)

There are city officials who wonder if this is the best use of park land, but they are reluctant to step up against the famously feisty, and progressive HANC, which can mobilize plenty of political clout.

Stop this ugly cycle, Read: Recycling center near Golden Gate Park may add to illegal activity

Siebel Speaks (…er…rather spoke)

I know this is old news, as the Chonicle's Girlfriend Uniterupted erupted back in March. Aparently, SFluxe just got round to commenting on Jennifer Siebel's massive hallucination - having imagined all of San Francisco simply dreamt Brittanie Mountz into reality.

She quotes Gavin as telling her, after the date, “You’re not going to want to talk to me after tomorrow. There’s a thing in the paper coming out about me and my 20-year-old girlfriend. I never dated her.”

Ditto for Ruby Rippey-Tourk who Jennifer holds responsible for the City Hall Sex Scandal.

“The woman is the culprit….”

Sounds like a healthy relationship. How does that Rick Springfield tune go?

You know, I wish that I had Gavin's girl,
Where can I find a woman like that?

Read the complete post: Siebel Speaks (and it ain’t pretty) [sfluxe.com]

• Article: Girlfriend, Uninterrupted [sfgate.com]
• Photo: Gene Hwang for SF Chronicle [sfgate.com]

Drag 'em, Drop 'em Mayor Tangled In 'Next Gen' Web

As posted by CatCubed:

Web 2.0 and Design geek with zeal for blogging about blogging, Colin Fahrion, visits the candidate's websites to peel back the presentation layer and see who's GUIer:

• The ever Flexible and Intuitive "Drag 'em, Drop 'em" Gavin Newsom, or
• All Business 2.o and "Next Gen" Showman Chicken John Rinaldi?

Chicken’s joined facebook too on the advice of Scott Beale of LaughingSquid. Chicken’s also on that den of iniquity and bad design myspace and tribe. Next thing we know he’ll be on Twitter, Flickr, Pownce, Digg, Delicious, and of course YouTube — well actually Chicken is already on YouTube with a video of him eating a lightbulb.

So let’s tally up the scores of who’s the more 21st Century political candidate…

Google Name Recognition:

• Gavin Newsom - 698,000 search results and an extensive wikipedia entry
• Chicken John - 78,300 search results and a pitifully small stub of a wikipedia entry

Web 2.0 Social Aptitude:

• Chicken John - 1 facebook profile, 1 myspace profile, 1 tribe profile
• Gavin Newsom - 3 facebook profiles, 3 myspace profiles, and one Gavin Newsom Sucks myspace profile. {While Gavin wins by sheer number of profiles I have a strange feeling they aren’t really him, so I had to give this one to Chicken}

NOTE: MySpace just inexplicably locked us [Gavin Newsom Sucks] out with over 15oo friends. What's next?

Blog-o-Sphere Cred:

• Chicken John - 1 fresh off the presses mayoral blog written by the man himself (when he doesn’t have the cold that is); hosted at Wordpress.com but with his own domain which adds a couple more cred points
• Gavin Newsom - 1 boring PR spewing pseudo-blog written by the mayoral toadies in Newsom’s name; hosted as a subdomain on Typepad. And 1 other boring PR spewing pseudo-blog with an unknown CMS with a lousy old HTML 4.01 Transitional doctype.

YouTube Stardom:

• Chicken John - Aforementioned Chicken John eating a lightbulb and Chicken John Bus Trip to Locke, CA (footage of the Chicken John Bus Trip to Locke with footage of Dammit the Wonder Dog).
• Gavin Newsom - Gavin’s meltdown and Gavin Newsom & the Man Code (reflect poorly on Newsom).

From a mayoral gravitas perspective, I don’t think either candidate wins in this department.

So there you have it! Chicken John is the better 21st century political candidate! Gavin is more searchable by far, but Chicken’s web presence is more personal and web 2.0 connected — quantity vs quality.

Unfortunately, for elections it’s quantity that wins. No matter though it’s always worth it to add that little something else to spice up the pot, so go help Chicken John!

San Francisco has a matching funds program for public elections. Chicken's holdin' $21,247 with a 5:00 deadline, Tuesday. If the $25k goal is met, they match 4:1 So $25k gets you $50k for a total of 75k - sweet!