{"id":3111,"date":"2011-10-14T13:43:54","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T21:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=3111"},"modified":"2022-09-06T19:54:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T03:54:48","slug":"overheard-in-fog-city-pearce-ho-86ed-from-buck-tavern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/3111\/overheard-in-fog-city-pearce-ho-86ed-from-buck-tavern\/","title":{"rendered":"Overheard in Fog City: Pearce, Ho, 86ed from Buck Tavern"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Luke Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

October 14, 2011<\/p>\n

High drama unfolded last eve at the Buck Tavern, resulting in Chinatown Community Development Center organizer David Ho and political consultant Enrique Pearce being 86ed by bar owner and former District 6 Supervisor Chris Daly.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the first time Ho and Pearce, who are working to elect interim Mayor Ed Lee to a full term, have been shown the red card by Daly.<\/p>\n

It all started off around 11:30 pm when Ho and Pearce arrived at the city\u2019s favorite political watering hole following a successful, well attended No on E and F campaign fundraiser organized by CitiReport.com<\/a> founder Larry Bush and Democratic Party chair Aaron Peskin.<\/p>\n

After Ho and Pearce ordered drinks, light ribbing and banter ensued between Ho, Daly, and Pearce during which Daly demanded Pearce reveal who financed the production of The Ed Lee Story: An Unexpected Mayor<\/em>, an unauthorized Lee biography penned by Pearce and financed to the tune of $88 thousand by SF Neighbor Alliance for Ed Lee for Mayor 2011, an independent expenditure committee not subject to contribution limits.<\/p>\n

The initial\u00a0exchanges quickly escalated into name-calling. Ho drew first blood calling Daly \u201cpolitically irrelevant.\u201d Daly responded accusing Ho of working for the Chinese communist regime and called Pearce a \u201cdouche\u201d for writing Lee\u2019s biography, all the while repeatedly demanding Pearce reveal who financed the book.<\/p>\n

Unwilling to provide the information, Pearce responded, \u201cOctober 22nd, baby, October 22nd,\u201d a reference to the date Pearce said the committee will publicly disclose the book\u2019s financial backers.<\/p>\n

More heated exchanges followed. There was palpable sense that Daly was losing patience, resulting in Daly ordering Ho and Pearce to leave.<\/p>\n

Ho polished off what was left of his libation and headed for the exits, while Pearce tried in vain to smooth things over as Daly was corralling Pearce out of the bar.<\/p>\n

Responding today, Daly told FCJ, \u201cLook, I\u2019m a bartender on Market Street. It wasn\u2019t the first time I\u2019ve had to show an unsavory character the door.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pearce, striking a more forgiving tone, told FCJ, \u201cIt’s always a fun time at the Buck, and last night was no exception. I have a great deal of respect for the intellect and passion of Chris Daly – there is no better sparring partner. It’s a badge of honor to have Chris give you a piece of his mind, which he freely does. I’ll look forward to having a beer with him soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked why the committee is not being forthcoming about the book\u2019s benefactors, Pearce said, \u201cBecause we\u2019re complying with the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calls to Ho for comment were not returned at the time of publishing.<\/p>\n

Daly moves to turn Buck Tavern into venue for weekly debates<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an earlier discussion with Daly about why Lee refuses to debate<\/a> mayoral candidate and Public Defender Jeff Adachi over pension reform, Daly said he liked Fog City Journal\u2019s idea of turning the Buck Tavern into a venue for a debating society using similar debate house rules employed by UK Parliament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like it,\u201d Daly said. \u201cIn fact, I\u2019ll be the first to sign up to debate Adachi over pension reform.\u201d<\/p>\n

Daly opposes both pension reform measures, Props C and D, on the November ballot.<\/p>\n

No word yet on whether Adachi will take the bait, but we\u2019ll update this post when\/if he responds.<\/p>\n

Avalos gets national spotlight from Olbermann over Occupy Wall Street movement<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven’t seen it yet, mayoral candidate and Supervisor John Avalos was featured in an interview Wednesday with famed broadcaster Keith Olbermann following an early morning Occupy Wall Street protest that closed down Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Avalos, who has lent his voice in support of the widening protests, told Olbermann record foreclosures and high-employment are the driving forces behind the protest movement.<\/p>\n

“People are feeling very desperate, having a difficult time paying their mortgage, having a difficult time paying rent and putting food on the table – and there’s a feeling that the banks who got bailed out have not done enough to support the local economy and to support households against foreclosures and defaults,” Avalos said.<\/p>\n

As part of his mayoral platform, Avalos is championing a policy of publicly-owned and operated municipal and state banks “so that we can actually control how we are investing in local businesses and small property owners.”<\/p>\n

Speaking of the Occupy Wall Street movement, OccupySF will be participating in tomorrow’s internationally-coordinated global protest.\u00a0 Tomorrow’s protest in San Francisco begins with a “Solidarity March” at 3pm outside the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, at 101 Market Street.<\/p>\n