Everybody Hates Chris: The District 6 Election

It's our column about District 6 Election Drama! Today's weekend episode: Everybody Hates Silver.

Thanks to tipsters who work a lot harder than we do, we learned that Supervisor Chris Daly's ubiquitous string of green Mardi Gras beads are in fact his "District 6 spirit beads," which Daly wears to show his commitment to the L-shaped spit of land he represents.

Well, we suppose it was inevitable that a counter-movement would start. A noted Daly detractor's called for a bead-off, announcing that you can show your solidarity with the "liberate District 6 from Daly" forces by sporting a string of not green, but SILVER beads.

We're now envisioning throngs of people shouting from windows in the upper Mission at passersby: "Show Us Your Six!"