The one piece that's been missing from this Tenderloin/Tempeh story (first reported by SFist) was an actual response from just-for-now Mayor Mustache himself. The Examiner, ever-vigilant in their pursuit of a story, finally got a comment out of Mayor Lee and, duh, he had to go and make it all about Twitter mid-Market rehab:
“I think most people are wanting to change not so much the name. They actually want to change lives, and that’s why you’re going to hear from me next week when I think we will have a positive road on the mid-Market legislation that incorporates the Tenderloin," Lee said. "I want to get ourselves into focus on the transformation of lives, the transformation of the storefronts and the businesses along mid-Market.”
The temporary mayor then went on to talk about how he'd like to take a stroll through the neighborhood with reps from Twitter and other tech companies to show them just how gross it really is.
