This is all Ed Jew's fault. We were so distracted by updating you on the latest in his woes that we the news that we just got from a favorite reader that previous SFist obsession District 6 Supe Chris Daly threw one of his famous fits at the Board of Supes meeting today! NO! How did we miss this?
Over what, though? Over what?? All we've got is a news item from CBS 5 that says Daly introduced his Blue Angels ban resolution, claiming that the planes are dangerous, waste jet fuel in a time of climate change, and "traumatize people who have fled war-torn countries for the safety of San Francisco." Was this it? Or something else?
We're going to go watch SFGov TV and see if we can catch it live, since we've never been able to get the streaming video to work right on our computer. But if you've got the info on what went down, tell us! Tell us tell us tell us!
Update: Our source says it wasn't over the Blue Angels, it was over some budget item, around agenda item 30. Now what channel is SFGov TV on again? (26.)
Update again!: Okay, after reading descriptions of the speech, we agree, the title "meltdown" is probably an unfair characterization. We'll go with "oratory," and the folks who actually watched it can debate whether it was righteous or self-righteous in the comments.
Third Update!: Thank goodness for objective journalism -- there's accounts online now. On the one hand, Daly lamented the slashing of the budget for the neediest, and the Police Officers' Association is mad. On the other, Daly also implied that Gavin Newsom uses coke (which Newsom has denied), and the Newsom campaign and Aaron Peskin are mad. And there was nothing on the Blue Angels?
Picture of Chris Daly by Steve Rhodes.
totally missed