Supervisors David Chiu and Jane Kim will voyage to the annual art and drug festival in the Nevada desert known as Burning Man. For whatever reason, they plan on spending only 24 hours there, flying there in a private plane. "For several years, I've wanted to visit the Black Rock Desert to learn about how Burning Man is building 21st Century community, creating art, and fostering sustainability," Chiu told the SF Bay Guardian's Steve Jones.

Jones goes on to point out that Chiu and Kim will "stay in accommodations set up by supporters and the LLC, and fly out the next morning." (We must admit that, elitism notwithstanding, that sounds like the way to go. Does the Bardessono in Yountville have lodgings there? Like, a VIP kind of thing with air-conditioning? Because that would be superb.)

By contrast, Sup. Eric Mar, who attended the festival last year, "will be returning this year on his own to spend most of the week on the playa."

Tickets to this year's Burning Man sold out in record time.

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