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The man who has spent his local political career championing the rights of the Tenderloin poor, the SRO-dwelling, and the owners of property more likely to be made of cardboard than of concrete, Supervisor Chris Daly is facing further scrutiny by the SF Appeal and Chron yet being defended by the Weekly this week -- all relating to the recent revelation of the purchase of not one but two homes in Fairfield, far afield of the district Daly represents. This of course follows on much e-ink already spilt and spread around in the past week on this subject, which is obvious fodder for Daly's detractors and brings forth a flood of eager defenders.
The latest Chron "scoop" (technically, SF Appeal had first crack) has to do with the fact that the Dalys purchased cash for both the houses in Fairfield, one of which is two doors down from Daly's father-in-law, Russel Low. Low runs a one-man real estate operation in Fairfield and likely encouraged the couple to purchase the second house (at a deep, pre-foreclosure discount) as an investment property.
Writing in the Weekly's Snitch blog, Peter Jamison delves into the longstanding rumors that Daly's District 6 condo -- where he claims he will still be sleeping and showering throughout his work week -- was purchased at a below-market rate and would be able to be sold at market, something that is fairly illegal by all accounts. Jamison quotes Doug Shoemaker, director of the Mayor's Office of Housing as saying that this is not the case, and that Daly did, in fact, purchase the condo at market rate, despite there being some below-market units in the same building.
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i guess "no news is good news"
Cash.
Jesus.
I work in D6 and witness Chris Daly's legacy first-hand every day. It's a disgrace. Mr. Daly's constant detractors (a motley crew, no doubt) are justified in criticizing a man who now leaves the total wreckage that is the TL in the wake of his flight to Fairfield (which may be its own punishment).
I love it how crime, poverty and drug use are all Chris Daly's fault. Because Sixth Street and the Tenderloin were such warm, nice fuzzy places before he was elected, right? He's a polarizing dude, no doubt, but to point fingers at him for "creating" the mess that is the poorer sections in town takes some serious cognitive dissonance.
No one's saying he created the mess in his district. But he has blocked any attempt to make the district better for any non-crack-addict, and actively pursues anyone who tries to make their neighborhood just a little bit more livable (see his criticisms of the neighborhood group in the TL that tried to plant trees and other vegetation on the streetscape. He accused the organization of making the neighborhood "less welcoming" to the homeless of the area. No joke.)
Well I am not sure that anyone is saying that crime/poverty in the TL is all CD's fault, nor do I think, if someone did (erroneously) think that, it would be properly labeled "cognitive dissonance." But big words are fun!
I think CD's detrators are holding a public servant accountable, particularly in light of CD's often strident, uncompromising postures. This is a good thing, and an essential component of a functioning society. Pretty simple.
Ah, I see. Folks don't like CD because CD isn't willing to shove off all the poor folk to somewhere else so's to appease the recent condo buyers, who clearly didn't know having someone shit on your doorstep was a SoMa occurrence. Didn't visit the neighborhood before buying? Caveat emptor. If whitewashed serenity was what you wanted, might I suggest Fairfield. "Cleaning up" is a euphemism for "kicking out the poor people," who, I might add, don't just vanish -- they go somewhere else.
I think everyone else who moves of their own free will to the TL or Sixth Street knows what they're getting into -- and I would argue CD's made moves aimed at helping the folks with families who moved into the TL because they were priced out elsewhere -- and there are many.
I'm not saying there isn't some hypocrisy involved -- surely there is -- but to say that CD has blocked any effort to make D6 move livable is a big stretch. Because it begs: livable for whom? In D6 you run the whole gamut, from One Rincon Hill (construction of which Daly supported, with fees to pay for affordable housing et cets) to SROs. What will please one will certainly not please the other.
So you just want to leave it that way? Poor as well as rich people deserve not to have to step in some guy's crap on their way to work. Or do you think only rich people deserve clean and safe streets?
how much of the TL is in Daly's District?
6th street is in SoMa NOT in the TL.
You're right that SoMa isn't in the TL, but they are both in district 6.
All of it. D6 includes the Tenderloin, SOMA, and just enough of the Mission to include Daly's condo.
He does nothing about these problems and has done nothing since 2001 when he came into office. He definitely needs to be held accountable.
Daly & his wife borrow money from her family and it is called using "cash"??!?! Gee, when I bought my place and got a loan it was called a "loan", not "cash". Is the sfist really that desperate for news that you now just completely make stuff up? Or are you simply copying the journalistic standards of the Chron?
Do you know what "cash" means in this parlance?
I don't think anyone's saying that Daly showed up with duffel bags of unmarked bills.
I can well imagine how Daly would react if one of his adversaries on the Board of Supes pulled this.
corruption.......
scandal.....
jersey....
love ya!
I wish SF had the 'nads to do this:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jul/29/new-york-homeless-ticket-leave
They already did, but were only willing to spring for bus tickets: http://www.sfgov.org/site/sf311_index.asp?id=57356
That was the policy under Frank Jordan. It was his undoing in this town. Well, and the little stunt in the shower with the live105 dj's. Bright one that Jordan... As far as Daly the Douchebag, I love that he lives in a BMR when his family can afford to buy him 2 houses. I guess rules are for other people to live by.
I've read that his building contains BMR units but his dwelling is not BMR.
He qualified for BMR back when supes made a pittance and then voted himself a massive -- and BMR-disqualifiying -- raise. He really is a douchebag.
All politics aside, even if he "kinda" does live in SF and can prove it to the city attorney, he has no interests here. He has moved his family somewhere else. That is a moral disqualification to hold his position. Everyone knows this except Lumpy himself. And he'll get all frothy if you disagree.
At least Ed Jew was only about 15 minutes south...
I don't care if what he did was legal, ethical or fair , the sooner he moves out of SF and goes back to being a nobody like he was before he got involved with SF politics the better San Francisco will be , Who are the morons who voted for this douchbag anyway?
I hope he runs for mayor of Fairfield.
Daly's actions make perfect sense and are a great example of the rational behavior you learn about in Econ 101. He's doing what's best for himself and his family. The only problem is that his policies and rhetoric implicitly and explicitly deny this connection between the market and the behavior of individuals. I can only think of two possible conclusions:
1) he truly is clueless and promotes his policies in ignorance of their consequences, despite his own example, OR
2) he is merely cynical, and believes that driving the middle class out of SF is a small price to pay for furthering his political career
I'm not sure which I prefer to believe.
I believe he is a total douchebag...