Supervisor Chris Daly
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
July 27, 2009, 3:57 pm
Investigators from the San Francisco City Attorney’s office paid a visit with Supervisor Chris Daly today at his Stevenson Street residence, Fog City Journal has learned.
“The investigators said it was pretty clear that I have lived here for some time,” Daly said. “I gave them a bunch of paperwork. I gave them everything that was requested of Ed Jew, and I showed them around the house,” adding that he also showed investigators his used tooth brush.
Despite all the media kerfuffle surrounding the purchase of two properties in Fairfied, Daly said he “spends more time in San Francisco than Gavin Newsom.”
Daly said he anticipates a formal City Attorney opinion by the end of this week.
Luke Thomas
Luke Thomas is a former software developer and computer consultant who proudly hails from London, England. In 2001, Thomas took a yearlong sabbatical to travel and develop a photographic portfolio. Upon his return to the US, Thomas studied photojournalism to pursue a career in journalism. In 2004, Thomas worked for several neighborhood newspapers in San Francisco before accepting a partnership agreement with the SanFranciscoSentinel.com, a news website formerly covering local, state and national politics. In September 2006, Thomas launched FogCityJournal.com. The BBC, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox News, New York Times, Der Spiegel, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, 7x7, San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Bay Guardian and the San Francisco Weekly, among other publications and news outlets, have published his work. Thomas is a member of the Freelance Unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild, TNG-CWA Local 39521 and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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July 30, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Cool dude,
Why ‘never’ at toronado? You don’t like the insults from the bartenders? Part of the ambiance in that region and others. Sorry to get you wrong.
My basic reply policy is that I don’t talk to people I don’t know. My momma taught me that way back when. My only concern is that I’m wasting my time talking to some one who is being paid to try and get me to respond and waste my time. Your posts are a waste of my time cause you don’t add anything constructive. Just projectile vomiting from different directions.
h.
July 30, 2009 at 11:56 am
Sorry H, wrong Chris Pratt. If you try and Google me, I have done so little of significance that I am probably on Page 1000. Chris Pratt is a common name and the other one seems more interesting than me. I have no connections to the real estate industry or what you may call downtown.
I am just some guy who lives in SF and is disappointed in Mr. Daly. I drink in Molotov’s and Mad Dog (never Toronado) and have been a resident of SF 20+ years.
I also don’t like anonymous posts so use my real name, but I understand people who don’t want to use their name. Especially when they are on a blog where there views are not the same as the typical reader. However I am happy to stand behind my views even if you don’t like them.
July 29, 2009 at 6:58 am
…..and while I’m ranting about the Kronikle. One of our local scribes, Josh Wolf, a man who is not afraid to stand by his words and go to jail in defense of them, recently raised the issue of an article by Phil Bronstein that was critical of Newsom, “Where is our next generation of leaders.” In typical ‘Dark Vega’ Orwellian fashion this article was ‘disappeared’ from all Kronikle websites. Repeated requests for information have gone unanswered. Quelle surprise !!.
The bastions of free speech at the Friday (every day) Fish Wrap who have not responded to requests are:-
Phil Bronstein.
Carla Marinucci.
Heather Knighr.
Joe Garofoli.
John Diaz. (Ironically the Readers Rep !!!).
Eric Jaye may be gone but Newscumspeak lingers on.
July 29, 2009 at 6:00 am
LUKE.
h is right. ALL opinions should be expressed and welcomed on these pages, that’s Free Speech. But it comes as no surprise that some of those behind some of these opinions adopt the old Klan practice of hiding behind a mask, the louts who dare not speak their name. The surprise is that you enable them. Think about it please. No more anonymous postings.
If someone wants to use a nom de guerre, fine, but include your real name. To those who dont have the cojones to do so, SHUT THE FUCK UP, write a letter to the editor at the Kronikle or Excrement, or just crawl back into your cave. To all those cherish freedom of expression and debate, BRING IT ON.
July 28, 2009 at 8:09 am
Posters,
Chris Pratt. You’re the young architect from Cal Poly who works for BOMA right? That’s Building Owners and Managers Association. I was able to research you a bit because you used your actual name.
Just as Glen Parker is revealed as the owner of a consultant firm (Team Building Consultant) who works for Team Newsom.
Again, Luke, we’ve had this discussion before. You’re continuing to allow the debate on your site to be hi-jacked by anonymous poison-pen assassins. That’s not fair to the rest of us who have the balls to use our real names. Who is Goldenstate177? And, all of America is dying to know who this ‘Ruth R. Snave’ person is.
God knows I like a good fight but you’re giving an unfair advantage to Daly’s opponents (much as does SFGate) by allowing them to attack while masked. They’re attacking Daly by name. Please allow me to attack them by their own name.
And …
If you use your name, I’ll respond. Pratt, I studied some of the models you did at Cal Poly and they’re great. You clearly have a real future in architecture. But as a spin doctor you’re crap.
As a BOMA rep you are totally compromised. It is in the interest of your group that anyone who tries to get Downtown developers to put something back into the neighborhoods they are decimating … to drive them out of office. Your group contributed heavily to Daly’s opponents and I’d guess they’re paying you now too.
That’s OK. But, be honest about your motives. If Daly goes, your people get a better bottom line. That’s your only objective.
And, Daly doesn’t make the ‘$120k’ figure you keep tossing out. He makes $98k and your group put lots of cash (supported by Newsom) to keep supe wages at $37,500 a year. Your organization opposes District elections because people who are not wealthy of pawns of the wealthy have an equal chance.
Thanks for your name though and good luck with your career.
Luke, you keep posting anonymous thugs and you’re gonna lose people who value transparency. People like Chris Pratt and Howard Epstein will become ‘hatesdaly2’ and ‘hatesdaly3’ . You have a decision to make. Would you rather keep the most reasoned and informative exchange in the City at Fog City or do you want big numbers? Hate mongers and liars should never be shielded for profit.
h.
July 28, 2009 at 7:09 am
If he still owns the condo, who in their right mind would commute all the way to fairfield when they had to be at work in SF when they have a place just a little ways away?
If he stopped going to meetings, then you can talk.
chris pratt if Daly resigns then doesn’t Newsom get to appoint his replacement and then doesn’t a Newsom clone get a head start in the next election?
I’m a San Fran newbie BTW, so who ARE the people in Daly’s district who will carry the torch?
July 28, 2009 at 7:05 am
One question: Did Chris declare one of the Fairfield houses as his primary residence if he took a loan out to purchase it? Big difference in the interest rate charged for primary residences vs other real estate…Sounding more and more like Ed Jew.
July 28, 2009 at 3:19 am
Let’s face it. Daly knew the DA’s Office was coming to investigate. He had plenty of time to stage his condo. He might even be living in it, but for how long? In a month or so when no remembers this, he’ll quietly move to Fairfield and no one will know or care. No self righteous person is going to send his wife and kids away, not taking responsibility for his family. He’s going to move there and everyone knows it. And if he doesn’t, what does that say about his character as a husband and father? I wouldn’t want a City Supe that abandons his family. Either keep your family in SF, with the mess you helped to create, or leave to Fairfield with your family and forget about SF.
July 28, 2009 at 12:15 am
In a post above, Toben says:
“at least Chris is sticking it out. Why are we not concerned with the Mayor’s notable absence from The City in pursuit of higher office?”
Chris is sticking it out? By buying two houses in Fairfield, moving his family there, and then using one room in his SF condo, with the mattress on the floor?
If this is sticking it out in the city, what would escaping to the suburbs look like? Taking the mattress, too? Some difference!
People are, in fact, concerned with the mayor’s absence from the city. He’s become an MIA mayor, letting city agencies run on auto-pilot. He’s more devoted to his future career than running the city well.
The city has been let down at both ends of City Hall, by the leader of the moderates and by the leader of the progressives. They deserve each other.
Too bad we can’t throw both these bums out and start over.
July 27, 2009 at 8:55 pm
Chris has done plenty for his community and for The City and deserves thanks. If he wants to get a head start on his next move with 1 year left on the Board, so what? Politicians are allowed to keep their options open, at least Chris is sticking it out. Why are we not concerned with the Mayor’s notable absence from The City in pursuit of higher office?
July 27, 2009 at 8:24 pm
Chris Pratt is right that Daly’s behavior violates the spirit of district elections.
I well remember the campaign for district elections, which I voted for. The argument was that the new system would produce supes who would be integral to the communities in which they lived.
Daly has met the letter of the law for district elections but not the spirit. He has two houses, a wife, and two children in Fairfield. In San Francisco, he has a mattress on the floor of a room.
Where your houses and family are, there will your heart be also.
We saw a similar pattern of contradiction with Tom Ammiano when he was a supe. He had been the biggest drum banger for adoption of the new supes’ system, which brought in district elections and term limits.
Then he got the City Attorney to help him make an end-run around term limits.
Also a similar pattern with Carole Migden. She made a big push for banning cell phones while driving, then rear-ended a stopped car while talking on a cell phone.
The progressives of San Francisco promised the voters that they would create a positive alternative to politics as usual. For a while, they did. But eventually they came to display the same cheesiness and territoriality that epitomize politics as usual.
Well, we can’t blame the progressives for acting like typical politicians. But we can blame them for continuing to strike morally superior poses.
The days for that posture are long gone.
July 27, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Thank you for that correction, but my point still remains. How can he remain on the board, even if by the letter of the law he resides there, he is not meeting the intent of district elections. It is very cynical of him to believe he is entitled to draw his salary.
July 27, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Chris P, Daly sits on Rules and Neigborhood Services. He did resign as chair of Rules, now chaired by Campos:
http://twitter.com/fogcityjournal/status/2805386153
July 27, 2009 at 4:20 pm
I only see three scenarios for Daly:
1) He stays in SF for one year drawing his pay check then leaves, which is certainly not defendable and would not be in the spirit of a board member living in his district and representing his community. He has already resigned the committees so has indicated his reluctance to engage as a full board member moving forward. This would be a cynical move on Daly’s part just to keep the $120+ a year we pay him.
2) He keeps his condo in SF even after moving out, leaving him as a vested member of the community. However as he bought the place below market he should really do the right thing and sell it below market, enabling a family to purchase, whom are as deserving as he presumably was when he bought it.
3) He quits the board soon, allowing a true community representative to continue in his board seat.
The only honorable one is #3 unless you can think of a way Daly can represent a community that he no longer has any vested interest in, which is the reasoning behind district elections.
July 27, 2009 at 4:07 pm
The City Attorney will likely rule that Chris Daly legally resides at his condo in SF and not at his two other houses in Fairfield. After all, Daly can boast that he has a mattress on the floor in one room of his SF condo. Ed Jew could never match that!
A larger question remains, though, which will not be addressed by the City Attorney:
How can Daly, in good conscience, plan an escape route for his family from the wretched conditions of his district, after he scoffed so often at residents who tried to make the district safe, clean, and peaceful?
Any guesses as to how the people of SF will decide this question?
July 27, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Geez,
h. brown’s on Friday w/Luke Thomas interview. Marisa Lagos on Saturday. KGO. Pirate Cat.. Clean bill of health from City Attorney. He’s touched base with all the heavy hitters.
My guess is that Eric Jaye quit Newsom to run Daly’s campaign for governor. Turn these Irish candidates upside down and they all look pretty much the same.
h.