San Francisco and what to do in it

i thought the wife said it wasn't a big deal, and the whole prosecution is political, based on something she told her neighbor?

I've only read the Chron articles but it seems like some combination of the two. There *were* incidents between him and his wife (there's video and photos iirc, provided by the neighbor) but the wife ended up not wanting to prosecute or follow up, so Mirkarimi's political opponents have stepped in to exploit the situation. it's just ugly all around.

i read the articles in Bay Citizen and the lol Weekly, and it made it seem like it was all based on one incident that only resulted in a bruise.

that is still abuse

♪♪♪♪♪I beat my wife...in San Francisco♪♪♪♪♪

you're right, it is just an ugly situation all around.

yeah I mean, if this guy weren't a progressive, people would be foaming at the mouth to have him fired.

as far as I've read, situation happened, wife felt bad enough about it to go to the neighbor and have her make a tear-filled video about the abuse, claimed it has happened before. neighbor takes video to the cops. wife then says no it wasn't a big deal. so either it wasn't and she is a huge drama queen (possible, she is a mexican soap opera actress) or it was and now she's just been convinced by him to cover it up. The other speculation was that she was planning on holding the video to use against him later in some kind of custody dust up. Anyway I don't think he should probably be the sheriff with all of this going on.

(possible, she is a mexican soap opera actress)

lol this detail had escaped me for some reason

i thought she was a venezuelan actress?

Eliana is Venezuelan, btw

oops well you get the idea.

seems like the whole thing is going to hinge on his wife's testimony

true, but I thought spouses could not be forced to testify against each other by law? or is that some made-up tv shit?

no, that is true.

well, she may testify for the defense

also the spousal exclusion thing isn't that clear-cut iirc

Domestic violence foes were incensed by a statement he made, however, that it was a private matter.

She may testify however she pleases. She cannot be compelled to incriminate her husband.

okay maybe it is that clear cut lol

maybe her evil twin made the tape to frame the sheriff while eliana was flitting around a park in salem wearing a white lace tablecloth disguise and suffering from amnesia after being struck by lightning.

Who is saying this a conspiracy from his enemies? Ivory Madison is a neighbor of theirs who did fundraising for his campaign for sherriff.

Mirkarimi's saying it! I'm guessing he's referring to the DA, who made the decision to press charges and is a political enemy of his

Gascon and Mirkarimi hate each other iirc

Fair enough but can Gascon afford not investigate this?

estela has a very sensible take on this. Rings of truth and whatnot

I've met Ross and he's always seemed decent enough for a pol but in a city as progressive as SF, stifling a pretty credible account of domestic violence is a non-starter. I hope he gets his day in court and I wish he were innocent. Call me prejudiced ('tis fair) but I look at all this w/an eye jaundiced as well by the fact that his wife is a foreigner who was allegedly told by him that he had powerful friends (insinuating that she did not) and it wouldn't behove her to mess w/him, presumably in some context regarding custody of their son. Even if she were a manipulative intrigante, he may have made the dick move of falling into her trap. I feel most shitty of all for their son.

wife to testify

bay area people: i'm looking for ideas for weekend getaways, anything from campsites/cabins in really cool places, through to high-end luxury B&Bs. anywhere within about a 3 hr driving radius.

places i've found so far:
http://blackheroninn.com/
http://www.hiddenvilla.org/rentals/josephines-retreat
http://www.lingonberryfarm.com/farm_home.html
http://www.treebonesresort.com/index.php
http://www.windsongcottage.com/

i should say: within a 3 hr driving radius of el cerrito

check out places along the Russian River, Guerneville, etc.

Yeah, I've been going w/friends up near Gurneville for a couple of years in a row, now. It's pretty fantastic.

todd edwards tonight, alvin lucier tomorrow, remarc next week

not bad, SF, not bad

alvin lucier is in Oakland, tbrr

yeah yeah

hey, i gotta represent!

I had no idea Remarc was still getting around. Good on him.

NOOOOOOOO

:(

really irritating that it's not even business-driven - it's not like Serra Bowl isn't making money or lacking in clientele, it's just that the landlord is a greedy asshole

How will he make more money, though?

I assume he has plans to sell the property?

where should i stay in san francisco? i need to get to the mission district relatively easily/quickly at rush hour each morning. am looking at union squareish area bc it's very close to transit... any other recommendations?

union square would be fine for your purposes but it won't be cheap

civic center/south of market or tenderloin

I wouldn't really recommend the tenderloin. I mean, I spend time there and I have friends there but y'know some people might be alarmed by preponderance of speedfreaks/crackheads, trannywhores, random stabbings, crazed homeless people etc

Agree. Plus Tenderloin is not terribly fun to walk around at night (reinforced for me after seeing a show at GAMH last night.)\

Any reason why you don't want to just stay in the Mission? Upper Market near Castro/Church is also a good spot.

yeah was gonna suggest the Church/Castro axis, there's decent B&Bs around there

otoh if you are comfortable with the prospect of seeing someone take a shit in the street at any given time of day, by all means hit up the Tendo!

mission hotels didn't seem particularly great from the online reviews. can anyone recommend a good one?

my mother-in-law stayed at some B&B near us that seemed pretty decent, I think it was on Van Ness. Lemme look it up and see if I can find it.