CAFE LA BOHEME 6 A.M. Good Morning Mission District! 51 ° F with a thick low fog. Go for it Fog People! As Glenna sez, “God only knows what we’re going to get in the summer.”
Too Foggy for a Flu Shot?
The banners, posters and now billboards pushing H1N1 (swine) flu vaccination seem somewhat out of sync with the virtual disappearance of both swine flu and seasonal flu. No matter, says the Center for Disease Control, which still recommends the vaccine for everyone. For current news and vaccination locations, contact the San Francisco Department of Public Health.
Medical Miracle: Pulse Prayed for in Sacramento
A new website, HealthyCal.org, will track health legislation in Sacramento. Sounds good, but do they expect any legislation coming out of the Assembly? My doctor sez I would be healthier if I were more optimistic. My brother sez my doctor’s a quack.
A Poet’s Progress
Great party a couple weeks ago at the Grand Opening of Viracocha Creation Factory, no? Packed with people, food, drink and all that great art/stuff that Jonathan had on display. But the next day, the store was closed. and has been closed since it opened. After the party, we hear, Mr. Siegel discovered he had no way of processing payments or taking credit cards. Grand Opening expected this week.
MUNI to Be Held Accountable?
Supervisor Dave Campos’ push to audit MUNI came closer to becoming a reality after the Board of Supervisors’ Government Audit & Oversight Committee approved the audit idea Tuesday. See Rachel Gordon’s coverage at SF Gate. Whether an audit will lead to a safe and effective public transportation system in San Francisco remains to be seen.
Keeping Terrorists and Drug Smugglers Out of Prison
What’s this? The National Lawyers Guild and Barbra Streisand out to sack America? Not this time. It’s our own euphemistically correct California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on the job. Read all about it in Lauren Smiley’s new SF Weekly article on why undocumented immigrants can’t visit their family and loved ones in prison.
End Of Love (Chapter 3)
Death weatherman:
It’s good to get weather report when I’m out of town.
I was hoping for report on a Missioncentric view of the Olympics.
You think you got got fog in the mission? Try the northwest coast.
X/pat