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Throughout his 50-year musical career Leon Rosselson has been lauded by critics as one of
However, this critical acclaim has not led to celebrity status or commercial success. So while Morrissey is surely miserable in his
After welcoming me in to his front room, Rosselson explains that while he received lots of press in the 1960s, today he can't get a review in any of the national papers (with the exception of the Daily Telegraph bizarrely). "It's very market driven. If you are not in the market place it's difficult to get media coverage."
"I don't think anybody writes songs quite the way I write songs", he continues. "In a way they don't fit into any known category – which is a bit of a problem from the marketing point of view". Influenced by both the English folk revival and French songwriters like Jacques Brel and Georges Bressens, Rosselson's wry, clever acoustic songs are certainly out of step with the mainstream, offering radical critiques of, among other things, our 'free' press, the English class system, the institution of marriage and UK foreign policy.
Unlike, poetry or novels, Rosselson – who has also published over twenty children's books – laments that songs are not "given serious consideration as an art form." However, he believes "the craftsmanship and the technique involved in writing songs are as complex, difficult and challenging as any other art form."
Of the more than 300 satirical, topical and political songs Rosselson has written, two will surely outlive him and be sung for generations to come.
Popularised in the 1980s by Billy Bragg and folkie Dick Gaughan, World Turned Upside Down is a rousing anthem about the seventeenth century proto-socialist Digger movement, who believed, as the song says, "no man has any right to buy and sell the earth for private gain". Led by Gerald Winstanley – whose writings the song is based upon – the Diggers believed the earth should be a "common treasury for all" and proceeded to dig up the common land on St Georges Hill in
More controversial is the Christian-baiting Stand Up For Judas, which Rosselson says he wrote because he was "getting tired of Christian hymns." He conducted a considerable amount of research for the song, reading Hyam Maccoby's influential book Revolution in Judea and re-reading the New Testament. "What I did was put the gospel Jesus in to his historical time. The gospel Jesus is not a historical figure. It's a creation of the gospel writers who were writing 40-70 years after he was supposedly crucified. They are very contradictory stories." Although Judas is the song's hero, Rosselson is quick to point out "the message of the song is you shouldn't follow any heroes really".
While Rosselson describes his upbringing as close to the Communist Party – "we always read the Daily Worker" – today he describes himself as "libertarian left". Never "a joiner of organisations" he is currently involved with CND and the Israel-Palestine conflict, through organisations such as Independent Jewish Voices and Jewish Socialists.
"I'm opposed to a Jewish state", he says. "I think the whole idea of a Jewish state is very suspect – is basically racist. Because if you are not Jewish in a Jewish state then you are not a full citizen." Having lived in
Returning to his career, Rosselson says he is working on a new album which he expects to release early next year. Does he ever wish his music was more popular? "I don't think it is 'popular' I want to be. I think I would like a bit more recognition, because I think songs are generally not valued for their creativity or imagination, they are valued for their saleability. Songs are those things you hear on the radio while you are doing something else."
While Rosselson's new album is unlikely to be heard on the radio, you can be sure it will be full of what he calls "adult, literate, intelligent songs" that you won't be able to ignore.
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Since Marquez and Bradley have no interest in fighting Pacquaio in September, who will be Pacman's next opponent? I do not think it would be Rios or Mile High Mike because of the war they were in earlier this year. They both should fight a soft opponent and not a major challenge like Pac. The options that I see Pac can have are all at the 140 mark. 147 is then unless Pac wants to fight someone like Devon Alexander or even possibly Lamont Peterson which would be interesting I do not see much pickings at 147. Pac could fight Zab Judah if he has a good showing against Danny Garcia, I am actually picking Danny to win that fight. He can fight either Marcos Madaina or his fellow country and Matthysee. Which would be a slug fest from the first bell. I am wondering what Arum will do because clearly the match up he wants is not going his way. So I guess we will see who he picks. Does anyone have a clue? I would not be surprised if Bob made an announcement about Pac's next opponent during the weekend of May 4th. It would be smart for him to do.
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He will fight either JMM or Bradley. My guess is JMM. If JMM retires, Pac fights Bradley. There is no chance Bradley fights JMM when he will make far more against Pac.
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He will fight either JMM or Bradley. My guess is JMM. If JMM retires, Pac fights Bradley. There is no chance Bradley fights JMM when he will make far more against Pac.
jmm has already stated he wants bradley or alvarado and has no interest in beating pac again.
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Thanks to many studies and thousands of patients, researchers have found certain variables that play an important role in a person's chances of developing heart disease. These variables are called risk factors. In recent years, researchers have found that some of these heart disease risk factors cluster together in certain people. This clustering of risk factors is known as metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is also called Reaven syndrome, insulin resistance syndrome, or Metabolic Syndrome X.
People with metabolic syndrome have a clustering of the following risk factors:
There is still a lot to be learned about metabolic syndrome, but doctors do know that people with metabolic syndrome have an increased risk of heart attack and coronary artery disease.
What causes metabolic syndrome?
Researchers think that metabolic syndrome is a genetic condition, which means that it is passed down through the genes of family members. For the most part, though, doctors do not fully understand why metabolic syndrome happens.
People with insulin-resistant conditions such as diabetes and hyperinsulinemia are more likely to have metabolic syndrome. Diabetes is a condition where the body cannot make or respond properly to the hormone insulin. Hyperinsulinemia is a condition where large amounts of insulin are pumped into the bloodstream.
Normally, your pancreas releases insulin when you eat certain foods. Insulin is a hormone that helps your body's cells accept sugar (glucose), which gives those cells energy. If the cells become resistant to insulin, it will take more insulin to move the glucose into the cells. In turn, your body makes more insulin, which is pumped into your bloodstream.
Too much insulin in your bloodstream increases your risk of heart attack because it
As many as 10% to 30% of people in the United States have some form of insulin resistance.
What are the signs of metabolic syndrome?
Patients with metabolic syndrome will not feel any symptoms. But there are signs that might lead doctors to a diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. Doctors will look for a clustering of the following conditions:
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Doctors can check your HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, and weight, all of which are warning signs of metabolic syndrome. You may also need blood tests to measure the levels of glucose and insulin in your bloodstream.
How is metabolic syndrome treated?
Metabolic syndrome is treated by treating the other underlying conditions you have. So, if you have diabetes, hyperinsulinemia, high cholesterol levels, or high blood pressure, you should be under the care of a doctor and be receiving the proper treatment. Exercise and weight loss are also helpful for improving insulin sensitivity and for lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
In some cases, medicines are given to treat metabolic syndrome, but your doctor will want you to try to make lifestyle changes, including eating a proper diet, avoiding sweets, quitting smoking, and drinking less alcohol.
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The gourmet kitchen's granite breakfast bar separates it from the dining room and very private patio. With the executive master suite with a huge walk in shower and jetted spa on one side of the house, and the other bedrooms and baths on the other side provides for superb privacy. The lake facing private patio has a breakfast bar to enjoy your meals on the patio watching the sunsets.
Fabulous PRIVATE heated Spa and Pool (propane not included in price). Access to boating, fishing, desert four wheeling (rentals available), hunting and fantanstic golf, including the Refuge a signature course.
Take a cruise to both local and Laughlin Casino's or tour the river all the way from Parker Dam to Laughlin/Bull Head City area, apprx 75 miles on the lake. You can rent all lake vessels to really get an appreciation of the lake.
Great access to Windsor Boat ramp (2 miles), LHC downtown, London Bridge, LHC airport, and new shopping center, all within 10 minutes from the house. This home is just 2 hours drive from Las Vegas, so why not take a couple of days to unwind in LV before arriving or the casinos in Laughlin, NV just 40 minutes away.
Minimum week stay required. Slide show of this retreat is available by email.
2 Master Suites and Study/ Bedroom, split floor plan, sleeps 6
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Vacation Lease: $2,500 for 1 week or 7 days, 50% at reservation time and balance on Check In
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Christine Straub
July 30, 2012
This house was just what we were looking for. Home away from home... Everything we needed to enjoy our vacation was right at our fingertips. The pool and views were breathtaking. My family and I had a very relaxing week. Look forward to returning again. Owners a pleasure to deal with.
Rosalie Pope Soviero
Phoenix, AZ
May 24, 2012
This home is the perfect getaway spot. Gorgeous pool, amazing views of Lake Havasu and the mountains, and sunsets that are postcard worthy. The owner was very pleasant and welcoming to us and we felt right at home. The house is just beautiful inside and out! We're gonna make this a yearly tradition!
Sarah Breton Golanski
phoenix, AZ
May 24, 2012
my husband and i went with another couple for a vacation. the house is AMAZING! it is spacious, comfortable, and welcoming. the patio is a great place to hang out and the pool is incredible! we had our boat and were 5 quick minutes from the windsor launch- great location! everything we needed was so close. the community is clean, neat, and beautiful. we hope to make this a yearly vacation!
Wade Mabee
April 12, 2012
Beautiful home with everything you need to enjoy your stay! I would defiantly return. Thank you David!
Julie Shoemaker
Bellevue, WA USA
July 21, 2011
This vacation rental has everything and more for the perfect vacation! The pool area and spa are perfectly located to enjoy the unobstructed views of the lake by day and the lights across the lake by night. The house has everything you'll need for a carefree vacation including comfortable beds and furnishings, a well stocked kitchen, and plenty of room to relax. David is an easy owner to work with. Enjoy your vacation here and you will not be disappointed! Thanks for hosting our family, David. We can't wait to return!
Michele A Hannah
Sanford Michigan
April 10, 2011
This house was perfect. We had great weather for entire week. The house is very well equipped and David is very easy to work with. We will definitely return! Thanks again!
Tom Wright
Belleville, MI USA
October 12, 2010
If I were in the market and had to pick a House to Purchase in Lake Havasu City this one would certainly be at the top of my list. The Amenities (Pool, Jacuzzi, Shower and Spectacular Lake View) were all more impressive than we had imagined. The pictures simply do not do it justice. All the best places are close but it's far enough away from the Spring Break Madness if you're there that time of Year and want to get away from it all. It's the Perfect Retreat! Tom & Sharon
Northern Colorado
September 24, 2010
Everything about this home was more than we expected - it's simply one of the best retreats in LHC!! We loved hanging out around the pool/sauna and the view of the lake is second to none! Working with David was SO much more enjoyable than any travel agent or property management company we've dealt with in the past! Scott, Marian, Mike, Sara, Scott & Barb
Anna Johnson Wilson
Buckeye Arizona
August 24, 2010
Ok, first of all if you're going to Lake Havasu, you MUST stay at Cabana. It has an amazing pool & spa!!! It's peaceful and quite. A place where you can turn up the music and not worry about bugging the neighbours. The view was great of the lake and no one bothers you. The beds were so comfortable and the home had all the perks a guest would need. Plenty of towels and doft sheets. Thanks again David for allowing my family to stay at your lovely vacation rental!!! James, Anna, Megan & Chris
Barbara Fields
Roseburg, OR
July 20, 2010
Home was comfortable, private, modern & very enjoyable. Pool /patio area was was wonderful!! Had a great time! Thankyou again for sharing your home!
Ward Johnson
Gig Harbor, WA
April 28, 2010
Our rental home was not in a desireable area (neighborhood) therefore did not give us a vacation and/or resort feeling. I doubt that we would revisit this home due to that reason. The rest of our rental experience was OK.


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Hi all.
Maybe I am missing something here. Where do I set the details of my SMTP server to allow forms to be sent?
Incidently, the form appears fine and once submitted it takes me to the thank you page, but no email is ever received. I don't recall ever setting the smtp server details anywhere....
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No ideas?
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As far as I'm aware, Silverstripe uses PHP's send mail functions to send mail - therefore no SMTP settings need to be set up within SS itself. If you're having trouble sending mail with PHP, the answer will depend on the system you're running. The PHP docs are a good place to start looking for some answers, otherwise provide the community with some more details about your setup and OS to see if someone can help.
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Yes, we just use the PHP mail() function.
This is the page that you should look at: http://nz.php.net/manual/en/mail.configuration.php
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15 May 2008 at 4:49pm
Hmm. Thanks for the replies.
Unfortunately my web host doesn't provide email sending from the web server - only though the mail server! They recommend using smtp to connect to the mail server they provide. Is there any way I can do this in SS?
I don't have access to the php.ini file as I am on a shared server.
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I would suggest that you talk to your host about it. Ask them to reconfigure their server to get the PHP mail() function working. This is a really basic requirement that every host should support if they're claiming to support PHP.
I'm not sure if there's an easy way of getting linux PHP to talk to another SMTP server.
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I have a problem with the mail server configuration, when using it with the forms.
I've read the posts below, but I don't really know where can I configure the mail server settings.
I'm an unexperient user, so if you can help me, I would appreciate.
I'm currently using SilverStripe at localhost, but I have a mail server with domain, so I would like to know if it is possible to configure the mail server while testing at localhost server (using Apache).
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I wrote a post explainig the way i do it, because I was in the same situation.
See my post.
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The Cleveland Browns open training camp Thursday with a bit of a different look from last season. Leading rusher Peyton Hillis is now in Kansas City and former starting quarterback Colt McCoy is now likely relegated to backup duty.
Now, the face of the franchise is new star running back Trent Richardson. The Alabama product was the No. 3 pick in the NFL Draft. Brandon Weeden, the No. 22 pick in the same draft will likely join Richardson in the backfield as the new starting quarterback.
While youth will bring hope and optimism, the Browns have a long way to go to make up ground in the AFC North. Cleveland finished 4-12 last season and scored the third-fewest points in the league. The new additions on offense will try to help what was a solid defense last season. The Browns finished 2011 with the fifth best scoring defense at 19.2 points per game.
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Netflix initially started with its own data centers but has since moved a large portion of data center operations to the public cloud. Since peak demand happens during evenings and, especially, weekends, it made a lot of sense for Netflix to pay for what it uses during peak demand times and use the Amazon regional data center nearest to the user.
These are arguably the exceptions rather than the rule for organizations using the public cloud for core operations. Data security, privacy and concerns about hosting their data possibly alongside their competitors on the public cloud have prevented many organizations from making more use of the public cloud than they would otherwise.
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At the same time, CEOs and CFOs are becoming aware of the pay-as-you-go model of the public cloud, and they are looking to CIOs and senior IT management to determine how and where their organizations can use the public cloud, even if it's not for mission critical applications.
Fortunately, a number of applications within any organization completely skirt the concerns mentioned above and are eminently suitable for public cloud implementations or pilots. These 10 apps are "public cloud ready."
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One of the first sets of applications you should consider for the public cloud is development and testing. In the absence of virtualization, application and database servers may be occupying one physical server each, with levels of utilization as low as a woeful 10 percent. Even with virtualization, servers may be underutilized, since the amount of test data in use pales in comparison to the amount of production data.


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It's going to take the House a few more hours than the Senate, but a bill tying teacher's pay to their students' performance could be sitting on Gov. Rick Scott's desk -- one signature away from law -- by the end of the week.
The Senate passed SB 736 in the first week of the session, with little more than four hours to the item to breeze through its first chamber.
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The Huntington Area Development Council wants to nearly double the size of its tax increment financing zone along W.Va. Route 2 near the Mason County line.
The expansion would add 55 acres to the existing 72-acre TIF zone near the unincorporated community of Green Bottom. The Cabell County Commission has approved the plan, which now goes to the West Virginia Development Office for approval.
The TIF zone was formed in 2008, and HADCO was authorized to issue up to $2 million in bonds to finance infrastructure improvements at the site, attorney Craig Griffith of Steptoe and Johnson said at a recent Cabell County Commission meeting. HADCO issued $750,000 of taxable bonds and $650,000 of exempt bonds, Griffith said. Industrial development in the zone, of which an Alcon Surgical manufacturing facility is the largest, generating $180,000 in income in 2012 and $230,000 in 2013, Griffith said.
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"Entrances, Exits, and Everything in Between with Patti LuPone," a new Youtube documentary series tracing the on and off-stage life of the two-time Tony Award winner, premiered Oct. 1. LuPone's son, Joshua Johnston, is the series creator.
The premiere episode follows LuPone (Evita, Gypsy, Anything Goes) throughout Italy and other parts of Europe as she performs her cabaret act The Gypsy in My Soul on a cruise ship. Her family comes along for the adventure, which was captured during the summer of 2011.
The second episode of "Entrances, Exits, and Everything in Between with Patti LuPone," will air Oct. 8. Johnston filmed and edited the series.
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LuPone recently played a return engagement at the nightlife hot-spot, 54 Below. She will co-star with Debra Winger in the Broadway production of David Mamet's new drama The Anarchist this fall.
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Coming off three straight big games, Victor Cruz had a disappointing fantasy afternoon for the New York Giants. The wide receiver made just two catches for 12 yards, his worst performance since he was held without a catch in Week 1.
Cruz was averaging 77 receiving yards a game with 386 receiving yards on the season and three touchdowns through his first five weeks of the 2011 NFL season. The bulk of that production came in the past three games when Cruz piled up 369 yards on 17 catches. Cruz played sparingly in 2010.
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Fans clung onto hope as long as they could, waiting for a miraculous Sun Devils comeback.
"We got the fourth quarter," Dalton Lucht said. "After this, we're a fourth quarter team."
Another quarter didn't help Arizona State football. The Sun Devils fell to Stanford 38-14 Saturday night.
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Shock WaivePosted by Lawrence Dillon in Uncategorized
Attended a symposium recently at which a creaky old question was asked: "Is it possible to shock the audience anymore?"
With one exception, the panelists agreed that it was no longer possible to shock the audience. The one exception felt that it could still be shocking to present extreme situations in a matter-of-fact way.
Here's my opinion: shocking an audience is easy – too easy. Here's how you do it: wire the seats with enough voltage, then flip a switch. I guarantee your audience will be shocked.
Seem like a silly answer? As far as I'm concerned, if your main objective is to shock your audience, then it's silly to try anything less than what I've suggested. Why pretend you have any other agenda?
If, on the other hand, you have other aspirations in mind, then forget about superficial goals like shocking your audience. Respect your listener and say what you have to say as clearly and convincingly as possible. Shock tactics are for destroyers, not creators.


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Party people, watch out: undercover cop Larry Bertrand has declared war on San Francisco nightlife
03.23.10 - 4:58 pm | Steven T. Jones and Rebecca Bowe |
Guardian illustration of Larry Bertrand by Joel Kimmel
Earlier, when the party was in full swing, a 24-year-old California State University, Fullerton student visiting from Los Angeles says when the fire marshal entered, Bertrand flashed his badge, yelling at everybody to get out. "It was really aggressive from the get-go," said the Fullerton student, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he had a pending legal case. "It's very hard for me to describe the intensity to which this guy was busting down doors."
Later, the young man from L.A. said, he was following people who left in a rush, and ran to catch up. "Shortly after, I felt a blow to the back right of my head," he said. "My glasses flew off, and I was tackled to the ground. My forehead was being pushed straight into the ground and they were holding my hair. I kept repeating ... please, I can't see — I'm legally blind. I thought three or four officers were on top of me, and they were saying, 'Fuck you, you little anarchist punk.'<0x2009>"
That's when he said he felt a sensation like "a bunch of really intense bee stings on my left side, just above my hipbone." He thought he was Tasered — and photos he showed us depict a skin burn. SFPD officers are not authorized to carry Tasers.
"It sounds like a stun gun, not a Taser gun," Ken Cooper, a firearms and Taser instructor based in New York, noted when the incident was described to him.
When we shared the photos with SFPD's media relations department, Lt. Lyn Tomioka noted, "I can tell you that we do not have any tool that would produce the type of wounds shown in the picture that you attached, or produce a stinging sensation."
The L.A. visitor said he was delivered this explanation from an officer while in the holding cell: "One of your anarchist buddies must've had a Taser, ran over to you trying to get one of our officers, got you instead, and ran away."
Cooper Brislain, a Web developer from Santa Cruz, told us his iMac was destroyed that night. A friend of the owners of the art space, he was there doing video mixing for the party, he explained. After the trouble started, he began carrying his computer and mixing equipment toward the door. "The uniformed officers were going to let me go. I told them, 'I just came here to perform.' They seemed OK," he said. Then he encountered Bertrand.
"He ... grabbed me by the collar, led me over toward the wall, and sat me down," Brislain told us. He says Bertrand and Ott seized his computer. Brislain says no charges were filed against him.
The morning after, he found that his computer had been smashed up. His friends found it in pieces at the bottom of the stairs. To this day, he says he has not been able to retrieve his ID, which was seized that night. "I tried calling [Bertrand] on his extension to leave a message and never heard back," he says. "They told me he probably wouldn't return voicemails." The District Attorney's Office has a different perspective. D.A. spokesperson Brian Buckelew said the partygoers were drunk and "going nuts on police." People were throwing firecrackers, he said. "It obviously got out of hand, and people were throwing bottles at police," he said.
The student from L.A. allegedly shoved a female officer, Buckelew said. According to the report, he said, police officers were taking someone into custody, and he tried to pull them free.
I think that pussy whipped little NIMBY (Peskin) wins the award for "Party Kill-Joy", the North Beach Fair used to be one of the best days in San Francisco.
So get it straight Peskin is the sorry soul who started this "war on fun", before Castro's Halloween, before SFPD, Peskin declared "The War on Fun".
Posted by Chris Pratt on Mar. 23, 2010 @ 6:29 pm
do you really have to keep going there with the misogyny, dude? you seem to have some issues ...
Posted by marke on Mar. 23, 2010 @ 9:13 pm
Isn't this the same story that the SF Weekly ran as its cover story a week ago?
Posted by Guest on Mar. 23, 2010 @ 7:21 pm
um, we can't have more than one publication or even one article covering an important topic? talk about short attention spans....
Posted by Guest on Mar. 24, 2010 @ 12:27 pm
The ABC's bizarre crackdown on any form of "infusion" ("rectifying without a license") has resulted in large fines, alcohol poured down drains, and a bartender spending a night in jail. The enforcement is facially false (rectification is adding flavor for rebottling), but has already stopped dead the bay area's excellent tradition of bartenders mixing their own bitters, and any form of infusion. My local bar has dropped a wide variety of excellent drinks from their menu, as bars can't afford to pay $10,000 fines, nor fight the kind of battle the ABC serves up.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 23, 2010 @ 7:53 pm
there is an inaccuracy in the article. Slims and the great american music hall have had no issues w/ Officer Bertrand. He has been helpful to us on many occasions as have the other officers at Southern Station. We do have several issues with the ABC but Officer Ott was not part of any of them. A retraction should be made by the writer. ur8bw
Posted by Guest dawn holliday on Mar. 23, 2010 @ 8:56 pm
Ha what a bold face lie. You backed out while others stepped up. You are just afraid of these cops and you rather let someone else lead the fight. If you had any guts you be suing these cops asses. When your fellow comrades need you the most you left them hanging.
Posted by Guest THE TRUTH on Mar. 26, 2010 @ 9:51 am
"The list of local nightclub clubs that have been recently targeted by Bertrand and Ott OR subjected to ABC sanctions is long. It includes Great American Music Hall, Slim's, DNA Lounge, Mist, Whisper, the Room, Vessel, Azul, Butter, and Club Caliente (which closed down after its mostly Latino customers were scared away by repeated raids)."
please note the "OR" targeted by ABC...
No retraction necessary...don't be such a fold over. You have rights buddeh!
Posted by Guest Read Again on Mar. 31, 2010 @ 11:50 am
The Guardian is to be commended for a great article and editorial about the rapidly deteriorating state of San Francisco nightlife. I would love to believe that what is happening was a result of two rouge cops out of control. Unfortunately, the facts lead to a different conclusion. This nightlife jihad wouldn't have continued without complicity at the highest levels of the SFPD and City government. The mayor's office and Chief of Police were given evidence of these abuses throughout the fall of 2009 and did nothing. This plan-- zero tolerance against all nightclubs and nocturnal SOMA parties-- was conceived and protected by SFPD Commander [then Captain] James Dudley. He started his campaign against the nightclubs on Broadway three years ago, and has expanded his ill-conceived program throughout the eastern portion of San Francisco in the past year. With the help of Captain McDunough at Southern police district and political cover from his buddy David Chiu, president of the Board of Supervisors, Dudley had waged a very concerted attack on nightlife and on the Entertainment Commission. San Francisco thirty years ago was one of the most vital entertainment and music cities on the planet. Now, thanks to poor stewardship by our political leaders and repeated attacks by the SFPD, we are at best a mid-tier nightlife destination.
Posted by Tommy Gunn on Mar. 23, 2010 @ 9:35 pm
.... and then the cops, ABC and district attorney would ignore them and they could be free do whatever they want
Posted by El Tejano Loco on Mar. 24, 2010 @ 5:49 am
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Posted by AK47 on Mar. 31, 2010 @ 3:56 pm
Tommy, I think you're right that the attacks on nightlife and fun have been systemic in the city. Most on those we interviewed say most cops are fine, but there are those who cause enormous problems and make this a more intolerant place, and they often have the tacit (or sometime overt) support of top commanders and policymakers. That's why Webb and others have asked Newsom to get directly involved, hoping that this former bar and restaurant owners might protect nightlife and people's rights to be free from police harassment.
Dawn, I made a small wording change in this story to address your point and I will follow-up later with a correction, as well as a blog post explaining why GAMH and Slim's pulled out of the RICO suit. As for the point about SF Weekly, it's true they beat us by a week on a story we were both developing for some time, but our piece has lots of fresh information and new perspectives, and we think it's an important enough story to be covered extensively in multiple media outlets.
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Posted by steven on Mar. 24, 2010 @ 8:32 am
You spoiled children want to know why this is happening? Because it's overwhelmingly popular. In this situation, the police actions perfectly represent the will of the people.
The grown-ups who live in this town are fed up with the violence, the vandalism, the noise at 4 in the morning. In case it isn't obvious to you: a gun battle in front of a night club is a threat to everyone's safety.
No other city around here will put up with your b.s., so by default San Francisco has to deal with it, but not forever. We can't wait for the day that the "war on fun" drives all of you out of town. You're all alone in your quest, because nobody except your little clique of drunkards cares about your "fun".
You're not good for the economy, cultural development, the artistic community, the quality of life, or the diversity of the population. You're just a source of revenue for the booze companies, and a drain on city services. We don't want your sales tax money or your business. Go away.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 24, 2010 @ 2:07 pm
that sounds exactly like what capt dudley would say..
Posted by Guest on Mar. 24, 2010 @ 8:04 pm
This is not about gun battles, this is about a thriving creative culture that is one of the historic and current hearts of San Francisco, and the source of a lot of its creative power. People who make & attend late-night music events are also the programmers, designers, artists, students, and other folks who make San Francisco special, both for those people born here and for the thousands who come here attracted by its creative energy.
And the idea that cops kneeling on a legally blind person's neck. or destroying an artist's laptop and possible livelihood, or harassing & intimidating a news photographer is the will of the people... If it is, then the people need a wake-up call.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 4:27 am
Posted by Guest THE TRUTH on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 6:57 am
I'll return your favor of anonymous post.
As a person actually born and raised in SF, I assure you that you are dead wrong.
These *criminal* *warrantless* and *brutal* tactics are not the will of the people, and they are not welcome here, nor in any civilized country for that matter.
And yes, the nightlife of San Francisco is a crucial part of its arts, music and overall cultural fabric.
Your post makes you sound like an angry, bitter jerk. The kinds of parties these freaks passing for police have been breaking up are not the sites of gang related violence, or violence of any kind. So, your example/analogy/justification for your bad attitude and ugly rhetoric is simply incorrect.
You don't speak for me, nor do you speak for San Franciscans in general. Move back to what ever cross-bred hellhole you came from. We don't need you here.
YOU go away and leave the City to people who are happy and want to celebrate what's best in life. Til 4 AM. Or 6 AM, for that matter.
You're just a self-righteous creep.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 3:54 pm
I just have to reply to this because it is completely factually inaccurate.
Please explain to me how an undercover officer going into a bar, seeing two drunken patrons get a little too naked and get immediately pounced on by security and removed, is justification for attempting to shut down the bar as a "house of ill-repute," has ONE THING to do with gun battles? And then trying to close the location permanently because the current tenant isn't selling "enough" food to host occasional under 18 concerts, even though the definition of "enough" was changed by the ABC to support the charge after the fact, instead of supporting the requirements that were set in the agreement on the license. What does that have to do with gun fights?
Let's talk a little more about the club in question. It is hailed by its neighbors as a good neighbor. The patrons are calm, and while some nights have some pretty "scary looking" patrons, those patrons are quiet while outside and are POLITE to people in the area. The bar has EXTENSIVE soundproofing and it's been there for decades. There haven't been bar fights. There haven't been "gun battles." There have been some incidents of spiked drinks but I have seen the bouncers keeping eyes on drinks left alone. I know people who have been dosed at wine bars, but none dosed at that club.
Now, you would know that bars like this, ones that sell food, host concerts, are good neighbors, and have respectful patrons are being targeted were you even *remotely* informed on the subject.
That you think that raiding Slim's, the DNA, and GAMH could have anything to do with "gun battles" shows that not only are you ignorant, you are willfully ignorant because you hate people who aren't like you. Guess what. Not only does this city contain people who aren't like you, the entire world does. So good luck with finding a place that lives up to your ideal.
Now then, I am not from here. I am from the South. The bars that I went to had bar fights, drunken people removing clothing while the bouncers whistle at them, gun battles, and basically are guilty of all of the things that you say that people wouldn't put up with anywhere else, that is the cause of this situation. This is true of bars in every town that I've ever been to, including the 5 that I've lived in. Somehow, while being completely unable to avoid that in other places, I have yet to experience it here. Why? Because I'm going to the bars being targeted.
Target the gang bars. I DARE YOU. Those bars aren't targeted. People get shot in them, leaving them, walking by them, driving by them and they are OPEN with no end in sight. Crack down on the problem bars, not the bars that the ABC has literally had to MAKE UP regulations for in order to enforce these "busts."
Here's a hint: if you have to make a new regulation that you won't let anyone see in order to justify a citation that was given before that regulation existed, the citation is invalid. Perhaps you should brush up on your legal skills while you're brushing up on your logic skills and on the actual facts.
Your argument boils down to this: this kind of behavior (which isn't happening at the targeted venues) would never be tolerated anywhere but here (when in fact, it is widely tolerated all over the country and probably the world). Really, when you don't know what you're talking about, don't talk. You're exposing yourself.
Posted by Guest on Apr. 15, 2010 @ 4:57 am
If you want solitude and a downtown that closes at midnight, move to the suburbs. San Francisco is a world-class city that has always had vibrant nightlife and a tolerance for debauchery and we're not going to let your fearful NIMBYs kill it. Our economy would wither without the entertainment industry, so I think it's you that should grow up and face the realities of living in an urban area.
Posted by steven on Mar. 24, 2010 @ 2:40 pm
Your temporary residence here gives you no credibility. It's just a matter of time before you and your peers run back to the convenience of adequate parking and plentiful shopping malls, to be quickly replaced by the next influx across the bridges and tunnels. Your definition of entertainment is narrow and selfish, and you have no concept the real nightlife and culture that make this a "world class city". That's pretty typical for such a narcissistic, petulant generation, unable to look beyond their own little world. You obviously have no clue about the true nature local economy, so you make up facts on the fly. Your definition of "urban area" is obviously manufactured from beer commercials and loud-mouth comedies, and has no notion of a sustainable city that is livable for everyone.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 24, 2010 @ 4:43 pm
I suggest party people arm themselves with smart phones and monitor Bertrand's movements. Twitter him, and the ABC, away.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 24, 2010 @ 5:04 pm
Bertrand and his posse are violating innocent people's civil rights methodically. In the private sector, you get fired for something like this. They should be fired.
Posted by normal hard working person on Mar. 24, 2010 @ 5:42 pm
This article seems to coin the term, War on Fun, which actually came from an "entertainment" industry PR campaign, in late 2009, promoting radical changes in the way S.F. conducts nightclub business 24/7.
The campaign convinced club employees and performers that their livelihoods would be threatened, if they didn't rise to support the legislation.
In fact, the legislation gave nightclub sponsors and events promoters virtual control over where, how, and when clubs operate in vast residential mixed-use districts, including during the hours 2-6:00 a.m. Passed last November, it eradicated resident say in almost every aspect of club permitting.
Mayor Gavin Newsom sponsored and aggressively promoted the legislation, framing it as remedy to the crisis of club violence, identified as early as 2006 as a significant problem by the civil grand jury.
Shortly after the legislation passed—8 were shot at The Regency; stabbings, slashings, and brawls continued, culminating recently with 1 dead in a gangland shootout.
The War on Fun is getting bloody and ugly. As the Bay Guardian states, it is "a war [the nightlife community] barely understands."
In reality, nothing of nightlife is based in authentic community, which is exactly why Newsom shouldn't be pandering to the "entertainment" industry.
Communities don't prosper as a result of hit-and-run exploitation by the party circuit.
Gav's got to go for good, and not to state office.
Posted by No on Newsom on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 12:23 am
the SF weekly story was better, actually. i didnt see that this one added much to what was already out there--cops bust kids, sometimes heavy-handedly, while confiscating property; kids protest; lawyers file suit, cops defend their practices; city government does nothing.
what, exactly, did this story add?
it would have been much better had the Guardian solved the mystery of why the ABC has been going after local venues--which at least the SFW story mentioned.
but both stories are essentially guilty of sensationalism. these parties were illegal, after all. and caliente had issues with violence as well as illegal immigrants in attendance, which the weekly mentioned but the guardian did not.
geez, next thing you know, both papers will put out 'best of' the bay issues...oh wait....
Posted by Guest Fun on War on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 12:40 am
I tend to agree that this article doesn't add much to the SF Weekly article. And all the internal citations to past Guardian articles on sub-issues raised by the article, as well as the statement "But the tales partygoers tell about the behavior of Bertrand and Ott, the undercover enforcers, are similar to a series of other stories involving the pair, stories published in the Guardian and elsewhere," makes this article sound defensive -- like the SFBG realizes it's article is a week late.
Posted by Patrick on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 7:42 am
I'm way too geeky and poor to ever be part of San Francisco's nightlife. But I'll be damned if I'll sit by and watch selfish douchebags like Larry Bertrand and his enablers higher up shit all over the San Francisco club scene. If slow mental death from artificial placidity was my life goal, that's what a relocation to the suburbs would have been for. The S.F. club scene, even with its bad behavior, makes me proud that I'm not living in Bumfuck, West Virginia.
The RICO suit mentioned in your article sounds like a great idea. My worry, though, is whether a skeptical judge and/or jury may ask what personal benefit the prospective defendants got from their persecution of S.F.'s club scene. Are they extorting money via their raids? Are they driving out clubs for the benefit of some other business (e.g. developers interested in the DNA Lounge site as a new condo location)? Perhaps somebody familiar with the standards of proof needed for successful RICO suits can explain.
Posted by Peter on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 8:26 am
Just because something is "illegal," whether it's a person or an event, doesn't give police the right to brutalize people. Police have no right to barge into private homes without a warrant unless there's an emergency, and people having fun doesn't qualify. Being an undocumented immigrant doesn't bar you from going to bars or restaurants and it doesn't give cops or the ABC the right to harass a bar owner. As for trying to dismiss nightlife as some new transplant in San Francisco, that's just plain wrong. Many of the people involved in this fight have been here for decades, some for generations, while many who file noise complaints are the recent transplants with an oversized sense of property entitlement who ignore their own deed restrictions that warned them they were moving into an area that had nightclubs.
Posted by steven on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 8:40 am
"Illegal" is right that this is a longstanding issue. some might remember the dot-com era, when lofties began to displace the artists and musicians who had previously lived in SoMa warehouses.
there was a police crackdown then, too--which the Guardian did cover at that time.
and just to follow up on an earlier point, illegal immigrants in theory shouldnt be brutalized or discriminated against just because they are illegal, though they technically dont have the same rights citizens do. but violence is an altogether different issue. a stabbing at a club? not my definition of fun.
i would have liked to see this story tie into the North Beach club violence and perhaps suggest that police resources would be better served preserving safety in that area, rather than confiscating laptops at house parties.
again, the Weekly story did a far better job of portraying Bertrand as the very definition of abuse of police power. however, its unclear why he's undertaken this mission--seeing as they were a week late with basically the same story, the Guardian should have dug a little deeper into this issue.
maybe SF doesnt need two alt-weeklies after all, if both are going to cover essentially the same story without offering different perspectives on it.
just a theory, but had Jones--the managing editor of SFBG--not been the story's co-author, it's likely the story would have been killed, or held until additional reportage and a new angle could be researched and reported. as it is, it feels a little like deja vu all over again.
Posted by Fun on War on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 9:31 am
Us "PARTY ANIMALS" spend money and help keep the economy going! We spend alot of money! Instead of the city waisting their money on something important like cleaning out the Tenderloin, they want to get at people from the night life! There are alot more issues then a bunch of 21-32 year old people going out for a night!
Posted by Guest Rob on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 11:52 am
There is just one problem with this Weekly vs. SFBG journalistic pissing contest that Fun On War wants to foment. What if you're someone who doesn't care too much for the Weekly's coverage of happenings around the city? If you don't read the Weekly, does that mean you're stuck living in ignorance? I'd rather be informed somehow, somewhere of what strikes me as a big local issue. If the information in the Guardian article is a repetition of what has been read elsewhere, then a person can skim the article and then read the newest Cheap Eats column.
Arguing about this non-issue gets us away from the real problem of Bertrand and Ott trying to do to S.F.'s nightlife what Grover Norquist wants to do to government. It's worsened by what seems like Gascon's refusal to take substantive action to reign in the cops and the fear that Newsom may use the crackdown to burnish his law and order credentials with voters.
Posted by Peter on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 12:12 pm
easy there, peter. i didnt fstart a "pissing contest" between SFBG and SFW. maybe you've been living under a rock for the last decade, during which said pissing contest has been going on, pretty much without pause. if so, your naivete can be excused. and it's far from a non-issue, especially if one is familiar with accepted journalistic practice.
i suppose you do have somewhat of a point, though it's a minor one. but some might argue that people who ONLY read the Weekly are "stuck living in ignorance" and the same could probably be said for people who only read the Guardian. defending a myopic, ill-informed viewpoint serves no one except lazy fucks like yourself. indeed, the same could be said of anyone who only gets their "coverage of happenings" from one source, be it the Chronicle, the Examiner, or SFAppeal.
The way it's supposed to work is, if a story is reported first by one source, any further coverage should add additional context and perspective to said story. And, while i'll agree the Weekly has had its share of WTF? cover stories, on this one, they not only hit the nail on the head, but scooped their main competition, embarrassingly so, i might add.
The problem with the SFBG article wasnt that they covered the story in the first place, but that they essentially added no new info for those of us who are well-read and well-informed. well, nothing of substance, anyway. that's what i call self-serving (and highly self-referential) reportage.
You do have a point about Gascon and Newsom--though a crackdown on club kids doesnt have the same tough-on-crime ring as, say, a sweep of homeless encampments--but have you considered that the move could actually backfire, and lose Newsom credibility points with liberal voters? You are essentially implying that Newsom and Gascom ordered the crackdown, when in all likelihood, Newsom was loathe to come down on cops after the Heather Fong era (which didnt help him politically with the SFPD at all). also, Gascom just got here; the crackdown precedes his tenure. if you're going to discuss political motives, you should consider both sides of an issue, as well as the relevant facts.
maybe you werent paying attention when both papers reported that club crackdowns have been going on for quite a while--long before Newsom considered a run at state office, and, in fact, prior to HIS tenure. or maybe you think context isnt as important as your smug, know-it-all, attitude.
To me, the larger issue--beyond Bertram's vigilante-esque mission, is the involvement of ABC--a state agency--in the crackdowns, both on SoMa parties and all-ages venues. Newsom and Gascom dont run the ABC, so one might wonder what the real agenda is? these larger implications--as well as the role of the controversial SF Entertainment Commission--were at least addressed by the Weekly. But judging from the first few graphs of the Guardian story, Jones' main agenda was to remind people of the SFBG's self-importance, rather than out-report the competition.
Lastly: it's a lot easier to argue that SF needs two alt-weeklies if their coverage on the same topics is vastly different. and it's a lot easier to argue that, if SF only needs one alt-weekly, that one should be the SFBG if their coverage is more thorough and nuanced than their main competitor.
Posted by Fun on War on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 9:45 pm
I probably shouldn't respond the troll taunts about how we should have delayed, abandoned, or "dug deeper" on our article after the Weekly piece, and I certainly would have liked to answer what is driving Bertrand, but that's difficult to know and it wasn't for lack of trying. But to say there was nothing new here just isn't accurate. That list includes: a sketch of Bertrand from photo we secured, interviews with Chief Gascon and Senator Leno and new information about their actions, a call for the mayor to get involved and a response from his office, fresh reporting on a party bust that wasn't in the Weekly article, and context and story citations from years of covering this issue. Personally, I think Lois Beckett did a fine job on her SF Weekly piece, and I sent her an e-mail congratulating her on beating us by a week. But there is much more to say about this big and ongoing issue, and I'm not going to let wounded pride prevent me from adding relevant information and perspective to the debate. We intend to continue covering this issue, and if anyone has any tips or other useful information that would help us in our coverage, please send them to firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks.
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Posted by steven on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 12:31 pm
after a second read-through, steve, i'll have to agree with you that the issue was important enough to warrant coverage in both papers. and getting quotes from Leno and Gascon does add something, even if the Weekly's quoted sources shed more light on the ABC, Entertainment Commission, SFPD brass, club owners, and SoMa activists's reaction. Not saying you're just covering your bases after the fact, but Newsom's press secretary doesnt say much. Also, it would have been nice to know what, if anything, came out of the meeting Leno brokered with the ABC.
i guess i just wanted something as groundbreaking, if not earth-shattering, as the Weekly's account. as for the fresh perspective and context, well maybe that context would have seemed less self-serving had the name of your publication not been referenced in the very first sentence, followed by six citations of Guardian stories in the first seven paragraphs. Sounds to me like it's gonna take a lot more than getting scooped to wound your pride.
In any event, hope you stay on this story as it develops.
Posted by Fun on War on Mar. 26, 2010 @ 12:25 am
Great post. You're absolutely right. Of course there's gonna be a little overlap when the same topics are investigated by different papers. The more this is covered, the better it is in the end for the many citizens of San Francisco effected by Bertrand and Ott.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 27, 2010 @ 1:24 pm
Rob wrote: We spend alot of money! Instead of the city waisting their money on something important like cleaning out the Tenderloin,
So you can have a loft or condo in the newest "up and coming" area, or does the sight of poverty ruin your spending spree as you make your way to the "cool" bars? (Where are all the people who live in the Tenderlion supposed to go after making it blight-free for the trendy party-goers?) Am I to gather that the fact you have cash to burn makes you somehow important and essential?
"There are alot more issues then a bunch of 21-32 year old people going out for a night! "
Yes, such as neighborhoods like mine that used to be populated by queers, but not to mention queer friendly, but are now invaded nightly by "21-32 year old people going out for a night!" who look at the people who live here with this disdain and outright hostility. (Are we all supposed to stay in the Castro?)
Posted by Guest Michael Worrall on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 6:40 pm
Please sue the shit out of the City of San Francisco.
How many incidents does it take for this decrepit mayor's office to wake up and do something proactively.
Real proud of you Newsom, real proud.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 25, 2010 @ 8:25 pm
I am all for having a GOOD time but I am not going to rubberstamp bad behavior from either The Police or The drunk ass Drug Thugs.Some Parties start innocent enough and then a certain element shows up and F___s it up for everyone.They are usuall from out of the area.The biggest trouble makers seem to come from The East Bay.I have personally watched the latest night spot The Sapphire Lounge on Sacramento get totally out of control because of alcohol and drugs.I am a bleeding heart liberal pothead and I say that we need to control the BOOZER and DRUG life late at night during the WEE hours when some tweaked and drunk fool messes it up for all.I will not forget the brandishing of a weapon and that is all there is too it.Raves that go on past 2am are dangerous.We are a SOCIETY after all.Larry Bertrand will be sanctioned watch.Destroying laptops is criminal.
Posted by GuestTim Giangiobbe on Mar. 26, 2010 @ 9:15 am
As a bartender at multiple venues, I would second your statement that most troublemakers come from the East Bay, but would disagree with the statement that raves that go past 2 a.m. are dangerous. Each and every time, in each venue I have worked, when a crowd has come in where there are incidents or problems, the promoters are never allowed to return. This is often at the financial expense of cash strapped business, but no one wants that kind of business. Do you have a reasonable solution to keep out East Bay ruffians?
Most problems occur as the bars let out. Making everyone pile out into the streets creates a good portion of the problems on its own and people who wouldn't do anything in the club where there was security know that they can now unleash. Parties that stay open later do not have this problem. While all alcohol must be picked-up and put away by 2, allowing customers to leave at their leisure creates an entirely different environment outside the venue. I have never, NEVER, seen any violence spill out into the street at a rave that went past two. Furthermore, electronic and house music crowds are not the ones involved in the violent acts that have happened.
I firmly believe that we all want a positive nightlife experience. Clubs do everything they can to operate within the law, because they know that they can be shut down for any infraction. It looks as if there are troublemakers on both sides of the law causing all the problems, and it would be great to find a solution on how to deal with them.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 29, 2010 @ 1:08 pm
Screw all you who support Bertrand and Ott. If he was doing his job he wouldn't have "VOLUNTARILY" reassigned himself. LOL at you fools. There's more than you know to come.
Posted by Guest on Mar. 29, 2010 @ 8:06 pm
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Posted by Guest HA HA HA HA on Mar. 30, 2010 @ 10:15 am
In a police state, fun is forbidden.
Posted by Guest on Apr. 02, 2010 @ 1:39 am
That's right...fun is forbidden for people who abuse it..,go the f- back to where you came from and stop polluting our city and bashing Bertand and Ott who seem to be the only productive cops around. Good job, Larry and Michelle! I support you and hope you keep it up!
Posted by Guest SF local on Apr. 02, 2010 @ 8:21 pm
Dude you don't know shit. Really these cops are out of control. Get some eyes motherfucker!
Posted by Guest HA HA HA HA on Apr. 03, 2010 @ 5:29 pm
In case anyone wants to see, photos of "undercover" agent Bertrand have been found on the internet...
I'm just sayin...
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As a self-professed "career switcher," E. Scott Broderick spent years in a variety of sales and management positions.
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