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Daly Goes After Weisel

by Michael Strickland
SF Budget Committee was stunned by request from Mayor's Office for fourth straight year of subsidies for the T-Mobile San Francisco Grand Prix.
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Daly, McGoldrick and Ammiano made their displeasure and disbelief with the request quite clear, with Daly repeatedly calling the request a piece of "corporate welfare" in the middle of a budget crisis. He got angry enough I thought he was going to explode at one point as he glowered at the Mayor Office's representative, telling him he "should be ashamed of himself." Supervisor Elsbernd was the only person to vote for the waiver which he defended with the possibility that the event would immediately move somewhere else. My thought was that maybe it should be replaced with a Grand Prix for Bicycling Amateurs a la "Bay to Breakers." It would probably bring in much more revenue to the city and also be heckof a lot more fun.

By the way, in case you've never been there, the Board of Supervisors Chamber in City Hall is huge and ornate, looking like it belongs in the Opera House. Quite amazing.
§The Mayor's Office Rep
by Michael Strickland
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§The Finance Commitee Supes
by Michael Strickland
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§Ammiano & Daly
by Michael Strickland
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Ammiano did a good job of calming Daly down
§Daly and Friends
by Michael Strickland
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§Mayor\'s Rep after Battering
by Michael Strickland
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§Weisel Supporters
by Michael Strickland
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§Daly Steaming
by Michael Strickland
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§The 4 Supes
by Michael Strickland
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§The Death of the Waiver
by Michael Strickland
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