http://emperornorton.tribe.net/thread/60274416-c597-47b4-8d19-3247be89f301?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://EmperorNorton.tribe.net/thread/60274416-c597-47b4-8d19-3247be89f301#89b629c8-81a9-4b1d-9542-22eb1ef6710a Huzzah! Mon, 20 Dec 2004 16:55:28 GMT http://EmperorNorton.tribe.net/thread/60274416-c597-47b4-8d19-3247be89f301#89b629c8-81a9-4b1d-9542-22eb1ef6710a John 2004-12-20T16:55:28Z http://EmperorNorton.tribe.net/thread/60274416-c597-47b4-8d19-3247be89f301#bdf0a737-e10d-4a70-a2aa-4fb86bbd2c4c Hear hear! Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:47:17 GMT http://EmperorNorton.tribe.net/thread/60274416-c597-47b4-8d19-3247be89f301#bdf0a737-e10d-4a70-a2aa-4fb86bbd2c4c Adam 2004-09-29T19:47:17Z http://EmperorNorton.tribe.net/thread/60274416-c597-47b4-8d19-3247be89f301#cf4d4bca-6ced-43a7-9738-e196503516cb [I'm shocked, SHOCKED to be the first to post this...] http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/27/EDGIJ7P1Q31.DTL# Mayor Gavin Newsom City Hall, Room 200 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102 The Honorable Gavin Newsom: As chair of His Majesty's Bridge Committee, appointed through the intuitive intervention of that acute seer Baba Rebop, I beseech a boon. I request Your Honor to submit to the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco a resolution requesting the state Legislature to name the western span of the Bay Bridge after His Majesty, Norton I, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. His Majesty did predict the building of this world famous span in 1869, a time when only goats and the Central Pacific Railroad coveted Yerba Buena Island. Such a bridge named after His Imperial Majesty would intrigue hoards of free-spending tourists to visit the Golden City by the Bay. San Francisco's nearest competitor is only the Sandwich Islands, once ruled by mere kings and queens. His Majesty is a model of fiscal responsibility. San Franciscans accepted Bonds of the Empire at par, during a decade when U.S. government paper money and U.S. government coined silver passed among merchants at a discount. His Majesty looked after the unfortunate of his realm, issuing proclamations to redress wrongs against African Americans, Chinese, Native Americans and all others in need of tolerance and acceptance. His Majesty, through his humble representative, prays that you will grant this petition. Your Obedient Servant, ROBERT J. CHANDLER Chair, His Majesty's Bridge Committee San Francisco [Also appearing in Farley strip http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/09/27/BAFARLEY.DTL] Wed, 29 Sep 2004 19:35:22 GMT http://EmperorNorton.tribe.net/thread/60274416-c597-47b4-8d19-3247be89f301#cf4d4bca-6ced-43a7-9738-e196503516cb Malex 2004-09-29T19:35:22Z