Nov 22 2008
The Dan Noyes I-team Investigation of Mayor Gavin Newsom
It has recently been reported by ABC’s Day Noyes I-team investigation that the Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom used his $58,000 dollar hybrid SUV which is supposedly to be used only for city business to be driven by an SF inspector to Montana for Newsom’s wedding while Newsom himself flew there supposedly on a private plane with another officer. It was also reported that the expense for this trip to include paying for the inspector and officers total $15,000 which again supposedly comes from taxpayers dollars.
Police Chief Heather Fong was interviewed by Dan Noyes and when asked why the vehicle was used to drive to Montana basically said there may have been threats though she would not comment.
Mayor Newsom also uses police escorts when traveling which Mr. Noyes sees as wasteful. Given the Mayor’s popularity and stance on Prop 8 and gay marriage I think it appropriate he have police escorts. He needs protection. Do Mayor Moscone and Harvey Milk ring a bell? They didn’t have any protection. The I-team investigator also interviewed Art Agnos, an ex mayor of the city who stated he never used police escorts etc… who really cares about what Art Agnos did? Why didn’t Mr. Noyes interview Willie Brown? Maybe because he spent more tax dollars than any other Mayor of San Francisco? Dan Noyes is on a witch hunt - period.
First Mr. Noyes, I don’t care that the mayor spent $15,000 for this trip to Montana for his wedding. $15,000 between all the taxpayers living in San Francisco does not amount to much money per person at all. I consider it a wedding present.
Secondly, I am so sick and tired of your witch hunt tactics against Mayor Newsom. I could count on one hand the investigations you’ve reported that do not deal with the Mayor. Your investigations, or so you call them come off as simply harassment. You report with an egotistical and condescending attitude and an accusatory manner. The Mayor won’t even speak to you anymore. Why would he? I wouldn’t either. You are just out to get him for some unknown reason. Report after report you design to dig dirt on the Mayor and I know San Franciscans are sick and tired of it. I am baffled as to why ABC7 keeps you. You were terrible as an anchor and even worse as an investigative reporter and I use the term loosely.My suggestion to Channel 7 is that they get rid of you entirely and let Micheal Finney handle the investigative reporting or for that matter anyone else.
Lastly, as far as Mayor Gavin Newsom is concerned I suggest that you, Mr. Noyes get professional help to deal with the fixation you have with the Mayor.
I-Team Investigation link to the story at http://iteamblog.abc7news.com/2008/11/we-erased-it.html#comment-140096734 &
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam&id=6516943&status=ok
