Thread: The freak mayor of San Francisco

San Francisco says no to bottled water

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Is city water better than bottled water? Mayor Gavin Newsom thinks so.

Newsom has issued an executive order banning city departments from buying bottled water, even for water coolers. The ban goes into effect July 1, and will extend to water coolers by December 1.

The move was billed as a way to help stem global warming and save taxpayer money.

"We're hoping to set the example for the private sector and other cities in getting off the bottle," said Tony Winnicker, spokesman for the San Francisco public utilities commission.

In a press release announcing the decision, the mayor cited the environmental impact of making, transporting and disposing of the bottles. More than a billion of them end up in the state's landfills each year, the release said.

When the ban goes into effect, city and county offices will dispense municipal tap water from a reservoir. Winnicker said exceptions will be made in cases where potable water is not easily available or poses health concerns.

Are you freakin' kidding me? This freak of a mayor in San Francisco who has declared his city a sanctuary city protecting illegal aliens is worried about saving the taxpayer money by not buying bottled water? What about the millions of dollars the citizens of San Francisco, California and the U.S. spend on the the illegal aliens he is protecting and providing services to in San Francisco??? Another example of this country gone mad with politicians in office like this idiot. Any ALIPAC'ers from SF out there that can set this dude straight?

While in the federal government we employees purchased our bottle water. It is against federal law to use appropriate funds to purchase water. The city employees need to purchase their own water.

Heard yesterday (not sure but may have been on CNN's Raw Politics) that a San Francisco councilmember was reported saying somthing about Newsom being a cocaine user. Newsom of course denied it.