After Gov. Race Withdrawal, Newsom Takes Hawaiian Vacation
Where does one go to figure out what to do with the rest of their life? If you're former gubernatorial candidate Gavin Newsom, you go to Hawaii. CBS 5's Joe Vazquez has first word that the San Francisco Mayor "left the city Tuesday to spend the rest of the week in Hawaii following his decision to drop out of the California governor's race."
Supe. Carmen Chu has been acting as mayor while Newsom and his family sup on poi and bananas. She will rule us all until midnight on Sunday.
Newsom, according to Matier & Ross, who picked up on the story today, didn't give spokesman Nathan Ballad any warning. "Mayoral spokesman Nathan Ballard apparently was among those who did not get a heads-up about the trip," M&R report. "Just an hour before Newsom's plane took off, Ballard was peppered with questions about Newsom's absence from former Mayor Willie Brown's election morning breakfast."
The duo go on to report that during Newsom's final days of campaigning, he had some sort of guru at his side the entire time, a guy described as a "life coach" and "corporate facilitator."
Newsom hasn't made any public appearances or granted any media interviews since last Friday's announcement. No word yet as to when he plans on returning to the mainland and getting back to work.
In all fairness, though, he must be exhausted, crestfallen. The sojourn sounds much-needed; one that will, hopefully, will do him some good.
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He really is allergic to the city.
Man, when Wille Brown's a harder-working politician in retirement than you are when you're the fucking mayor of a major US city...
At this point, I still prefer an absent mayor to Willie Brown. As long as Newsom doesn't show up for work, he can't make city hall more corrupt. That's more than one can say for Brown.
Completely agreed.
I never had strong feelings about the guy either way, but jeez. What the fuck is his problem? Cripes.
Is he having some kind of American Beauty-style life crisis? I just picture him spending long hours alone at the beach in Hawaii, staring silently at the ocean.
Man the fuck up and do the job you were twice elected to do, Gav.
Good luck life coach, he's a nutcase.
SFist and SFisters, please find out the name of this life coach. My sources tell me it is Danny Bonaduce.
Our own Sarah Palin: Petty, stupid, attractive, grossly incompetent, and no chance of ever holding political office again...
This is all because Gavin heard the voice of male model Tyson Beckford in his head, telling him to "save a Hawaiian in distress."
What is it about oil spills in the Bay that immediately causes Newsom to rush to Hawaii?