Community Rallies Against Don FisherPaul Hogarthbyline‚ Oct. 19‚ 2007I hate Hummers. As global warming kills our planet, we should be making cars that are more fuel efficient, not less. We should invest in public transit, not traffic. But in San Francisco, Gap C.E.O. and Republican billionaire Don Fisher has bankrolled Proposition H, a deceptive parking measure that will bring more hummers to San Francisco. And this week, he broke a pledge to not oppose Muni Reform by sending out a hit-piece against Proposition A. Yesterday, a broad coalition of labor, environmental, housing and LGBT activists rallied at Powell and Market to demand Fisher to stop. And to drive the point home, they brought in one of those awful Hummers – parking it right in front of the Gap Headquarters. Meanwhile, a video surfaced this week on YouTube of State Senator Carole Migden praising Don Fisher, as the Senate confirmed his appointment to the State Board of Education. |