Photo do jour: Mayor Gavin Newsom, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sit in a Muni bus, August 11, 2010. Notice they are sitting in the section reserved for seniors and disabled riders.
No wonder it is so difficult for seniors and disabled folks to get a seat on Muni. Everyone wants to sit in the reserved section whether they are entitled to or not.
In fairness to Nancy, she is 70-years old and is entitled to sit in that seat. Ray LaHood is 65, so he qualifies too. But what about Gavin? He's only 42.
If this was a real situation and not just staged, Gavin could always get up when a senior or disabled person enters the bus. We all know that, but really, is this a well-thought photo opp?
I'll bet you a thousand dollars to an old stale doughnut that those three didn't ride that bus a single inch. It was just a photo opp and after it was over, they departed the bus for their chauffeured SUVs.
Photo provided by Gavin Newsom.
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