San Francisco's Bunny Slope Mentality

Well, there's one bride and a few monks that are happy, but the rest of us are pretty bummed out that Icer Air 2005 has been cancelled by the City.

SF Gate's Culture Blog rips city government a new one, as we all should.

"How is this event any different from a major movie studio closing down a couple of streets so The Incredible Hulk can blow up a few cable cars? At least with the Moseley plan the public is invited to enjoy the free entertainment, instead of being shuffled away by a bunch of overprotective studio types."

I know that the folks over on Potrero Hill offered to welcome the event with open arms... Why the heck not?!?

I know that I live in a city so I can say IMBYP (In My BackYard, PLEASE!). If I wanted seclusion, I'd move to the country.

My brother got married at the Flood and I would have considered it a welcome addition to the reception if Johnny was throwing a party nearby...

The SF Gate article also has a great foot-in-mouth line from Supervisor Alioto-Pier, “This is the only responsible thing to do,’’ she said. “You can’t do an event in San Francisco and not discuss it with the neighborhood groups, and not abide by the conditions of the permits,’’ she said. “San Francisco’s not for sale.’’

Not for sale? Hmmmm....