[Mayor Gavin Newsom, citing the likelihood of a successful court challenge, said he hasn't bothered to take a position on the measure.] It's a symbolic gesture, ... It's a public opinion poll. |
[San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom quickly decided that the shocking scenes of Katrina provided a teachable moment. Newsom unveiled a long-planned public-service advertising campaign last week that will amplify what may be Katrina's most important take-home message: survivors of a major emergency will probably need to fend for themselves for the first few days after calamity strikes. The goal is to get as many San Franciscans as possible to assemble--and keep current--a basic emergency kit, including a flashlight, a transistor radio, spare batteries, canned goods and, above all, enough water to last at least three days.] If Hurricane Katrina didn't prove it to you, I don't know what will, ... When disaster strikes, we're all going to be on our own for a minimum of 72 hours. |
a chance to see its beauty with their own eyes. |
A city without children has no future. |
a golden opportunity to stand on history and do something that was noble and appropriate. |
All I can think of is, what's next? ... That's what's so exciting - how do we top this? |
All of us are in in shock, ... This is a senseless and unexplainable act that goes beyond the pale. Frankly, it makes you sick to your stomach. |
And if that means my political career ends, so be it. |
Either they're right, or we're onto something, |
However, no one is more disappointed than the tens of thousands of couples and their families that won't have the same rights and privileges that Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been afforded, |
I am disappointed but I confess I'm not particularly surprised, |
I do not believe it's appropriate for me ... to discriminate against people. |
I feel strongly and passionately about this, ... I don't know where the governor stands. |
I feel we are very well prepared for a disaster ... but the reality is you can never be prepared enough. Never. |
I just can't imagine a better place for the summer Olympics, |