By Tim Redmond
Facing a hearing before the Rules Committee and the strong opposition of preservationists, architect Jonathan Perlman has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Historic Preservation Commission.
His withdrawal letter (to mayoral staffer Michael Yarne), I must say, is one of the greatest acts of whining I’ve seen from a prospective city official in some time. His basic point: I won’t be in the majority and won’t win all the time, so I’m not interested.
Check it out after the jump.