(By Joe Kukura)

Imagine our surprise when we finally stopped partying woke up this morning to find ourselves quoted by the legendary Matier & Ross in The Chronicle! And – surprise! – we were made to sound completely irresponsible. In the finger-pointing aftermath of Sunday’s evidently-more-rowdy-than-usual Bay to Breakers, M&R assess the situation and identify the perpetrator:

The race's party rep has been building for some time. This year, a local news and entertainment Web site, SFist, even posted a map of liquor stores along the route to help participants through stretches "painfully lacking in places to buy additional smokes and booze for your continued 'running.' "

Whoa. Those guys get reporting from this site? And they still have their jobs?!?

In our defense, our map did note the presence of additional trash bins in Golden Gate Park. The offensive post can still be found here.

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SFist intercepted this email sent out today by SFPD Park Station Captain Teri Barrett. Teri, it seems, has an estranged relationship with the merriment for which San Francisco is/used to be famous. Leisure World we are not. Check it:

Teresa Barrett/SFPD/SFGO
To: Park Station SFPD/SFPD/SFGOV@SFGOV
[Date:] 05/20/08
[Time:] 11:21
Subject: Bay to Breakers 2008

I am trying to document how out of control the Bay to Breakers was this year. Drunks everywhere, people urinating on peoples front stairs, both females and males, and basically a very ugly event. If you have complaints please email me so I can convey our displeasure with the events sponsor and city officials. Thank you.

Captain Teri Barrett
Park Police Station

Are these the same cops who never seem to patrol Sixth Street, where it's LIKE THIS ALL THE TIME? Unbelievable. Send Teri your complaints of pee puddles, visible genitalia, buzz kills, and how SFPD's time could be better used to parkStation.sfpd@sfgov.org.

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