By Tim Redmond
The Obama administration has begun releasing a complete list of White House visitors. It’s pretty cool — who knew that my old friend David Binder, who did some polling work for the Obama campaign, is now hanging out at the White House?
But it raises a question: If the president of the United States is willing to tell us who is visiting what may be the most secure facility in America, why can’t the mayor of San Francisco tell us who’s coming to see him at City Hall?
No such list has ever been released. The mayor’s appointment calendar is sparse and incomplete.
I emailed the mayor’s press spokesperson, Joe Arellano, to ask if Newsom was willing to become as sunshine-friendly as the prez, but no word yet.