{"id":2846,"date":"2011-05-24T12:33:18","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T20:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=2846"},"modified":"2022-06-28T06:05:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T14:05:29","slug":"overheard-in-fog-city-yee-opposes-shark-finning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/2846\/overheard-in-fog-city-yee-opposes-shark-finning\/","title":{"rendered":"Overheard in Fog City: Yee Opposes Shark Finning?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/images\/photos2011\/avalos_kickoff_20110522\/_w2w4683_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Senator Leland Yee (left) said Sunday he is opposed to shark finning.  Photo by Luke Thomas.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/luke\/\">Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>May 24, 2011<\/p>\n<p>Senator and mayoral candidate Leland Yee set the record straight Sunday telling Fog City Journal he is opposed to the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210421082623\/https:\/\/topdocumentaryfilms.com\/sharkwater\/\">practice of shark finning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am absolutely opposed to the killing of sharks,&#8221; Yee said.\u00a0 &#8220;I think that the finning of sharks is not something I support.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always said that and I continue to say that.\u00a0 We ought to not allow that to happen. I am very supportive of banning the finning of any sharks whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Asked if his stated position is a reversal of his policy toward shark finning, Yee said, \u201cIt\u2019s never been a reversal.\u00a0 I think if you go back to the very first press conference that I had, the very first statement I said was that I absolutely oppose the finning of sharks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s a reversal or not, Yee in February held a press conference to &#8220;oppose a bill to ban the sale of shark fin soup and make it unlawful for any person to possess, sell, trade, or distribute a shark fin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yee is calling for greater conservation efforts including greater penalties for and enforcement of illegally killing sharks, but believes the proposed state law to ban all shark fins from consumption \u2013 regardless of species or how they were fished or harvested \u2013 is the wrong approach and an unfair attack on Asian culture and cuisine.   Some sharks are well-populated and many can be sustainably fished,&#8221; the press release read.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Daly&#8217;s Buck Tavern to host viewing of European Champions League final<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Buck Tavern located at 1655 Market Street @ Gough.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Former Supervisor Chris Daly, a sports aficionado and respected pool and darts shark, will open his bar, Buck Tavern, Saturday to broadcast live the European Champions League final between Manchester United and Barcelona at Wembley Stadium, England.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t yet decided between Man U and Barca (I follow Arsenal in the  Premiership), so I will be mixing both the Barcelona Fizz and Red Devil  cocktails,&#8221; Daly said. &#8220;Those needing a morning pick-me-up can have either Spanish or  English coffees. I&#8217;ll also be stocking &#8216;Cream of Manchester&#8217; (even  though it is no longer brewed there).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona are <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.williamhill.com\/bet\/en-gb\/betting\/y\/5\/Football.html\">ever-so-slight favorites<\/a> according to bookmaker William Hill.\u00a0 Heck, if Barca can beat Real Madrid to get to the final, they can pretty much beat anyone! Of course, being an ex-pat from <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blighty\">Blighty<\/a> and a rabid <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fulhamfc.com\/home.aspx\">Fulham<\/a> fan, I&#8217;ll be rooting for the Red Devils, who have collected more silverware over the years than Her Majesty, the Queen of England.<\/p>\n<p>Daly said Buck Tavern will open its doors at 11 am, Saturday.\u00a0 Match kickoff: 11:45 am.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI am absolutely opposed to the killing of sharks,&#8221; Yee said.  &#8220;I think that the finning of sharks is not something I support.  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