SF Chronicle columnist Herb Caen used to refer to San Francisco City Hall as Silly Hall. Well, he was being too kind, far too kind, as these bumbling brain dead numbskulls continue to pass stupid and unenforceable laws. The latest example of this is the one sponsored by Board President Aaron Peskin to ban the feeding of the "Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill". Really! We already have laws against feeing pigeons so do you think that stops people from feeding them????? Of course not and this stupid law is just as asinine.

The problems of this city were succinctly summed up in a letter to the editor of a local newspaper. One writer referred to the so-called progressives who, with their job-destroying, panhandler-enabling philosophy, have already made San Francisco the destination of choice for alcoholics, drug addicts, drug dealers, petty criminals, panhandlers and vagrants. Actually that writer was being too kind as well. This city is a mess and is getting worse and I doubt that anyone here has the guts to take appropriate action. I could just hear some of the liberals, "Oh no, we can't do that. We would be violating their constutional right." Hogwash...how about OUR rights as taxpayers and law abiding citizens to live in a clean and safe city.

I spent four days recently in San Diego, a city I have always liked, and this trip did nothing to change my mind and it remains at the top of my short list as a city of interest should I desire to move. Imagine, a transportation system that works and clean streets without encountering a panhandler every fifty feet. It has a mild climate and even with fog is not that cold. It has a wonderful symphony which performs in the old Fox Theater (now Copley Symphony Hall) and opera company which performs in another venue. And of course there is wonderful Balboa Park along with its world class zoo. Then, for rail enthusiasts, there is a tremendous model train layout in one of the museums. It is spread out in a number of rooms and is still being expanded. And have you ever been to the Hotel Del Coronado? How about organ concerts at the Spreckels Organ Pavillion in Balboa Park? Oh, the list of interesting places and things to do goes on and on. Sigh...what am I doing still in San Francisco?