Many years back when a number of whales mysteriously beached themselves on The City’s ocean shore, it brought together a major outpouring of San Francisco’s deep-felt compassion and often wayward political correctness.
And that union produced a bumper sticker for the ages: “Save the Gay Whales.”
I was reminded of this recently by the heat wave that followed weeks of rain and drove thousands of people to Ocean Beach. It’s a place where people can flock to, but yet average citizens cannot swim. It’s a place where regular people may no longer be allowed to have their dogs run free. And yet it will be safe for sand-bound plants and the elusive snowy plover.








