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Cops Get Tough With UC Berkeley Protesters
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So, the horrible ordeal of Halloween has passed us by, and we escaped more or less unmolested except for Kenny the fire-juggling clown; but SOME PEOPLE just will not let it drop.
"It was so hard to see busloads of police marching through an empty Castro," says one Castro resident, and another adds, "I was in tears last night." The buzzword for the evening seems to be "martial law," which is technically two words, unless you say it very quickly. We've seen a lot of the "martial law" talking point lately -- in an email from Citizens for Halloween, and again in some unintentionally funny dramatica between the SFBG and the mayor's people.
"Hundreds of Riot Cops marched in formation through the Castro," say Citizens for Halloween. (Or maybe just Ted? Hard to tell.) "We need to say no Martial Law. If we allow this precedent we will see these tactics used against events like Critical Mass." Oh, yes please. Make it so, Chief Fong!
Anyway, here's the picture that's shaping up for next year: Bevan's allegedly putting a plan together (haven't we heard that before?) and the mayor's office is probably going to create a new office for special events; and the city may actually have an official party next year instead of just a weird vacuum. Meanwhile, throughout the next year, various free-spirited individuals are committed to moaning and wailing about this life-threatening topic; and will hopefully be recorded and compiled on a Haunted House Sound Effects cassette tape.
But we'd like to hear from you, readers; now that Halloween is a distant memory and Thanksgiving is fast approaching, there's one burning question on everyone's mind: what are you going to be buying for Christmas? Sound off in the comments, plz!
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On the (number) day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:
-5 Care no cash!
-4 Mean Muni drivers
-3 Supervisor Duffy Porta Toilets
-2 Chicken John purple vans
And a Newsom voodoo doll.
Gavin Newsom canceled Christmas... haven't you heard? Shoppers get overgenerous during the Holidays and they encourage homelessness with their donations. Better to shut it all down.... just this once, as an investment in our future.
Good News: Gavin is going to work with with the Easter Bunny to try to make up the lost revenue to retailers with a world class easter egg hunt in the soon-to-be-homelessfree Golden Gate Park.
Oh noes martial law! Dust off your AK-47s, and to quote my high school band director on our trip to Disney World, "Goddamn it, we came here to have a good time, and goddamn it, we're going to have a good time!"
To the person who said "I was in tears last night": Wake up. You are an adult. You're crying over a children's holiday. Perspective. Get some.
We need a big ol' Halloween PARADE like NYC does through the Village. Start at the Castro and wind down Market Street to the Ferry building. We know how well that works for the pride parade, so it's tested and proven. That's my suggestion to the supes.