Sadly, no food fight at breakfast

I had already agreed to attend the Alice B. Toklas Pride Day breakfast when I learned that gubernatorial hopefuls Attorney General Jerry Brown and Mistermayor would be there. Obviously I was giddy. I imagined Mayor Gavin Newsom arranging to have a wheelchair available for the 71-year-old Brown “just in case,” and Brown presenting Newsom with a signed copy of “California Dreaming: The Political Odyssey of Pat and Jerry Brown.”

When the time came for the event, they were not hugging, that’s for sure, but neither man made a snide remark about the other while speechifying. Newsom even stood when the room gave Brown an ovation for his work on behalf of same-sex marriage. Brown was already standing when the room did the same for Newsom. Obviously I was disappointed at the civility and maturity the men displayed, but I remain hopeful that it won’t last.

(Here's my BFF, Beth's take on the breakfast!)

 Also at the breakfast:

“I want to thank you for all your cards and letters while I was out hiking the Appalachian trail ... with Ed Jew,” San Francisco Assemblyman Tom Ammiano said to huge laughter.

And speaking of Ammiano:

He was one of two members of the state Assembly Public Safety Committee who voted against SB 484, which would have required a prescription for over-the-counter medicine that contains ephedrine and ephedrine-related products. The measure (the perils of which I wrote about last week) failed to garner four votes and is dead unless the chair of the committee, Juan Arambula, D-Fresno, decides to reconsider it.

Comments

[kwk]

The DKs take on Jerry Brown's 1979 Presidential run:

California Uber Alles

[Matt Stewart]

Sweetie/Georgia Peach/Southern Bell Melissa,

Your blond highlights give your head an angelic halo.

[Be_devine]

You should have been at Donna Sachet's brunch Saturday morning where Cloris Leachman ripped off Donna Sachet's wig and threw it on the floor. You ain't seen a cat fight til you've seen two divas trying to one-up each other.

[Bill Perry]

Hi Melissa,

This probably isn't the right place to post this but I just want to introduce myself and let you know that I really enjoy your blog and articles in the Examiner. You've got a unique style, and it's very refreshing.

I'm a psychologist and writer here in SF. If you ever get the chance and the inclination my blog is www.drbillsblog.com. Feedback is always welcome. My professional (should be in quotes) site is www.drbillperry.com.

In any case, please keep up the good work, and have a great 4th!

Bill Perry

www.drbillsblog.com
www.drbillperry.com

[Beth Spotswood]

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