tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post4170363301883693129..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: Friends of the Zoo at the LibraryCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-74150103846253287872008-01-31T09:25:00.000-08:002008-01-31T09:25:00.000-08:00Yeah, maybe "obsessed" is not the perfect word.I t...Yeah, maybe "obsessed" is not the perfect word.<BR/><BR/>I think of Mr Chaffee as a local government watchdog who specializes in Library issues.<BR/><BR/>Someone's got to do it. You wouldn't accuse proctologists of being "obsessed" with assholes. ;-)sfwilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352476617643661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-62745768991635344482008-01-30T16:59:00.000-08:002008-01-30T16:59:00.000-08:00Am I obsessed? I wonder.It is true that we see it...Am I obsessed? I wonder.<BR/>It is true that we see it all over our society – Private interests reduce the number of beneficiaries to just a few (themselves) and then claim the apparent increase in dollars as “philanthropy” or some sort of progress in the only thing that matters, money. They get away with it because the harm or loss of benefit is hardly noticeable when spread among all of the rest of us. This is more dramatic at the library because the idea that it should benefit the entire society is part of the very concept of a public library. <BR/>Thank you for your essay because it makes clear that the harm to the rest of us is real if one looks closely enough.James Chaffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17870686440579133130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-88830378100190463652008-01-09T04:54:00.000-08:002008-01-09T04:54:00.000-08:00It's a crying shame that the Library has come to t...It's a crying shame that the Library has come to this, because it's a very pretty building in my opinion.<BR/><BR/>People from outside our bio-region think of San Francisco as a People's Republic, but reading this blog makes it clear that it's just another corporate cesspool.Matthew Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769958949302039878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-69242379569244787082008-01-08T10:02:00.000-08:002008-01-08T10:02:00.000-08:00When I hear the name Sam Singer and the library me...When I hear the name Sam Singer and the library mentioned in the same sentence I cringe.Jerry Jarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712358982227504850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-77380029926030932812008-01-07T12:37:00.000-08:002008-01-07T12:37:00.000-08:00Fantastic essay - you've said what I have thought ...Fantastic essay - you've said what I have thought for ages. I took a lot of photos in the library, prior to writing an essay on the sad state of the place but couldn't bring myself to do it. The links are also great. As always, Bravo!Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-44175144915436630062008-01-07T06:51:00.000-08:002008-01-07T06:51:00.000-08:00Hey Mike, The Sam Singer thing is scary. The "Fr...Hey Mike, The Sam Singer thing is scary. The "Friends Of" stuff is so obscure.<BR/><BR/>The response of City Powers to the tiger incident is so similar to their resonse to the Bakers Dozen case exactly a year ago! Way creepy.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the links.sfwilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374352476617643661noreply@blogger.com