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ShelterOne: The smallest house in San Francisco. Detail |
Jim
Reid is the Rodney Dangerfield of San Francisco politics. The
fiftysomething building contractor has run for supervisor, mayor, and MUD
board, without ever getting elected. His 2000 campaign to recall Mayor Willie
Brown failed, as has Reid's effort to garner support for a $500,000,000
sculpture installation on Alcatraz Island. Inspired by the Luxor hotel in
Las Vegas, Reid would also like to grace the island with a beam of light
powerful enough to be seen from space. So far his latest idea - building
2,000 100-square ft., "ShelterOne" homes for the homeless - has also
met with some cackles. In addition to these schemes, Reid also supports
open government, home ownership, clean streets, tree planting, public transportation
that works, and so on. Strangely, many of Reid's views are not far from
those of the average San Franciscan. If only he could get some respect...
Jim
Reid for Mayor |
Copyright 2002 Hank Donat |