Supes. Vote 11-0 To Approve America's Cup Bid

Although it still needs to be given the green light by Larry Ellison's BMW Oracle Team, today the San Francisco Board of Supervisors "voted 11-0 today to approve a bid put forward by Mayor Gavin Newsom for hosting sailing's premier regatta," reports The Chronicle. "It was revised substantially in recent months to minimize the city's costs." This calls for a little Christopher Cross... [SFGate]