But … I’m glad I didn’t go to Arizona for Spring Training. … And in the wake of the gran’meley in Scottsdale, you can expect – sorry to report it – Chief Fagan to resign from his post as head of the Emergency Services shop. It’s a shame. He had done more there in two months than his predecessor had in two years. But this oedipal drama overshadows all. Good guy, the chief, with a tough family situation. …
More Scottsdale Confidential: It’ll come out in the steroids-distribution trial of Greg Anderson, described as The Jobbist’s “strength trainer,” that Anderson wasn’t Bonds’ trainer at all. The REAL trainer, who kept the Balco boys at bay, has been with BB for years and has steadfastly remained out of the public, but not the, ah, private, eye. … Anderson, by the way, wasn’t making any decisions about Bonds’ use of supplements, good, bad, or otherwise. …
Scooplet No. 3, but no less important: Matt Gonzalez will NOT run for re-election to the Bd of Supes. He’s bored. … The anointed successor will be Bill Barnes, currently mastermind of Mayor-for-a-morning Chris Daly’s shop. The deal was fixed up over the weekend. …
More Supes Confidential: Much-loved Lillian Sing, just retired from the Superior Ct. Bench will run against Joltin’ Jake McGoldrick for McGoldrick’s Supes seat. Talk a few days ago was that Judge Lillian might be running for the Assembly, but now she’s running for the Supes with the blessing of The Gav. Word is that Eric Jaye will run Judge Sing’s campaign. The deal was fixed up over the weekend. Busy weekend. … The judge is a thoroughly modern Lillian. At her retirement do she not only introduced the father of her kids, she also introduced her current soulmate. … Not all the SF troublemakers went to Arizona for the weekend. Complete contrarian Jack Davis LEFT Arizona and came to San Francisco for the weekend. He spent the weekend “formulating ballot questions” for the autumn elections. Watch out Supe Peskin! … As I said, busy weekend. …
Whoosh, this Monday Morning in March feels like a September Monday Morn’ in more ways than one. … Which reminds me, big dinner for John Kerry tonight at the St. Francis. ... See ya. …
