Friendly bets on sporting games by officeholders is a hallowed tradition in which headline-hungry politicians make cheap bids for soft coverage. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom recently got a nice batch of stone crab claws from Miami Mayor Manny Diaz when the Hurricanes lost the Emerald Bowl to Cal. Which made little sense, considering UM is in Coral Gables and UC Berkeley is in, duh, Berkeley. But why let that stand in the way of cheap publicity? The bet between senators Bill Nelson of Florid
NewscomMiami Police Chief John Timoney isn't exactly beloved by locals, and his BFF Manny Diaz will vacate the mayor's office later this year. What's "America's Worst Cop" to do? Well, there's a job opening in San Francisco. The search for San Fran's next police chief is closely under wraps and appears to be a lagging process. CBS4 seems to think Timoney might be in the running, and when reporter Gary Nelson asked Timoney about it, he gave the standard, "No comment." Which more of
