See Spot Write: Good Luck, Gavin!

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Mayor Gavin Newsom announced that he is indeed running for Lieutenant Governor of California on CBS5 this morning. The Mayor joined Phil Matier at Café Roma where, they got mochas and re-enacted a scene from Friends. I think Gavin was supposed to be Ross.

Anyway, it's official, although at first I couldn't tell if the Mayor was serious. I'm not used to Gavin sitting down on camera with a reporter and not storming out. Clearly, the Mayor's gone on some kind of vision quest or become a Buddhist. His mood is so dramatically different, it's like his evil twin was running for Governor but the nice, chummy, awww-shucks one just wants to be Lieutenant Governor, if that's cool with everyone.

This raises the obvious question of a replacement Mayor, and Gavin thinks it should be up to the people of San Francisco, not those dipshits on the Board of Supervisors (I'm paraphrasing.) Personally, I just love the drama of it all. If we're tossing it up in an election, I'm leaning towards Harold Miller based solely on his campaign's Facebook Page. (Take your time with it, really look around.)

Yesterday, Chronicle columnist C. W. Nevius wrote that by running for Lieutenant Governor, the Mayor is taking the easy way out. Because, you know, San Francisco is so fucked right now and Gavin should really stick around and fix everything. But if the Mayor finishes out his term, then what? Wine clerk? He's got to strike while the iron is hot. This is something he's got to do, a destiny he needs to follow. Basically San Francisco, it's not you. It's him.

There's also the criticism that a Lieutenant Governor is a professional ribbon cutter. Lieutenant Governor might be an empty suit, but Gavin has some really nice suits. He'd also apparently continue to live in town, which is convenient for me. So I say good luck, Gavin! And now, bring on the parade of freaks and fights as we figure out who the hell is in charge.

Photo: Bill Wilson