Alas, I forgot that this site strips out links. Here's the url: http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/07/28/johnny-carson-busts-uri-geller-video/

56% of San Francisco voters did not ask Gavin to organize some neighborhood meetings. They asked him to engage the Board of Supervisors on a consistent basis.

That would be funny if all the supervisors did show up and ask him questions.

In a letter to the Board of Supervisors, Newsom said dialogues inside City Hall too often amount to "political theater"
Well Duh.
Hello Mr Mayor you are a politician. Let get the show upon stage in the proper theater. Like the one with all that gold upon it's dome called CITY HALL.

It's rare that grammatical mistakes make a point, but I've cut and pasted this bytebatim from a statement issued by the mayor. Perhaps "question time" should be replaced by "proofreading time":

Dear Supervisors, I write to share my thoughts on policy dialogue between the Mayor and Board of Supervisors. As you know, our administration is committed to open government and policy-based decision making. I believe that conversations between my office and Supervisors focused on policy issues can advanced such good governance. To allow for open lines of communication between the executive and legislative branches, my office maintains an open-door policy with Supervisors. Several Supervisors have taken us up on this policy over time, dropping by to discuss a broad range of issues facing the city. Additionally, scheduled meetings with Supervisors on specific policy subjects and standing meetings with the Board President have also been productive toward shared goals. We believe there is widespread agreement among San Franciscans that we need more policy-based dialogue and less political arguing. Simply put, residents want elected officials to focus on the challenges facing our city and to collaborate on finding solutions. Too often inside of City Hall, policy dialogue becomes political theater, and the public interest loses out. This past November the voters passed an advisory initiative asking the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to commit themselves to substantive public policy discussion once a month. If structured appropriately, such dialogue will benefit the city. To truly serve the public interest, I believe that we should hold these conversations in the community. Bringing these conversations to the neighborhoods—during non-work hours— will allow residents to participate and will ensure transparent dialogue, while avoiding the politicized, counterproductive arguing that too often takes place in the confines of City Hall. Beginning in January, my office will convene monthly public policy town hall meetings in different areas of the city. Each meeting will address a policy subject important to residents, such as homelessness, Muni, and keeping families in San Francisco. All Supervisors will be asked to participate in this public dialogue. I will be asking President Peskin to work with our office to ensure productive, policy-based meetings that allow for public participation. In the upcoming Committee meeting on this subject, we are hopeful that Supervisors will agree with us that the best place to have public policy dialogue is in the community. I look forward to these community-based meetings that will allow us to productively address important issues facing our city. Sincerely, Gavin Newsom

I know some people have given in to split infinitives, but surely someone could have skimmed this before it went out. Those little squiggly underlines in Word do mean something.

Unfortunately there is no irony-checker, or else the phrase "political theater" would have shown up in blinking red.

It boils down to "The voters are tired of me governing by press release. Here's a press release on how I'll address that."