By Matt Smith
SF Weekly wasn't the only one annoyed to discover that SF Symphony Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas pulls down in the ballpark of $3 million annually from symphonies that happen to be publicly-funded charities.
San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin was so outraged upon reading SF Weekly's Nov. 18 column "Business Conductor," that he plans to make cutting the symphony's $1.8 million city subsidy his last public act before he retires in January.
"I'm cutting th
By Benjamin Wachs
I cannot imagine a board without Aaron Peskin, Jake McGoldrick and Gerardo Sandoval - let alone Tom Ammiano. As the old board reaches its end and transitions to the new this week, I find myself hoping that - like a bad sitcom - our departing cast members will come back as guest stars doing walk-on appearances.
Maybe the new board will be discussing a bill to put some historic sea otter habitat up for development, and then Aaron Peskin will walk in (to thunderous applause)
Meredith BrodyAlice [hearts] waltzing -- and using Google Maps.Alice Waters plopped down at our table last night to catch her breath between waltzes. A four-piece bal musette band was playing at the annual Bastille Day celebration at Chez Panisse (aioli, cassoulet, tri-color ice cream bombe), and Mlle. Waters was dancing her feet off.
Earlier this morning, Google released a map of Alice's favorite places (restaurants, food shops, cultural centers, clothes boutiques), and we asked her to mention
