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We’reTexas

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  1. Cambria and Morro Bay have some cool spots, but yeah would check out Paso wineries or drive down to Santa Barbara on the weekend. Solvang is great as well.
  2. I like N7. I know it’s got this Bywater-hipster “we serve $30 canned anchovies in an unmarked alley” vibe but it’s become a really good restaurant and has a great natural wine list. Saint Germain should be fantastic, will probably go in a few weeks as well if only to hang in the patio.
  3. But both of those countries condemn hard drug use and intervene when addicts break laws, including laws against public drug use and public camping. “There’s a clear sign of disapproval in our society to the use of drugs,” the head of Portugal’s drug program, João Goulão, told me. They are also not opposed to coercion. In Portugal, someone caught using heroin in public is arrested, brought to the police station, and either prosecuted for drug dealing or forced to appear before something called a Commission for the Dissuasion of Addiction comprised of a combination of social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and family members who confront addicts in a formal intervention. Something very different is happening in San Francisco. The city is carrying out a bizarre medical experiment whereby addicts are given everything they need to maintain their addiction—cash, hot meals, shelter—in exchange for . . . almost nothing. Voters have found themselves in the strange position of paying for fentanyl, meth and crack use on public property.” It’s mind blowing to me that SF spends over a $1B a year maintaining and supporting their zombie addict community. There are no safe injections sites in SF. Not even a nice try.
  4. Eh, it’s Jazz Fest. I typically avoid the FQ too but it’s great for that week. Straight shot to the fairgrounds and then quick walk to Frenchmen for the evening shows.
  5. One of my favorite projects in the past few years besides Martha Stoumen (and they both operate of the same winery).
  6. I mean yeah it was weird they had a press conference but Powell’s bathroom closed after 9/11 and they’ve been trying to refurnish BART to boost the anemic ridership, but go ahead and keep posting shit you see in Tucker that you know nothing about for self-satisfying points.
  7. I’d argue that the AUMF votes were a pretty good proxy for the ultimate determination that members of Congress made on the Administration’s assessment on Iraq’s WMD development and the threat it posed to the US because that was what it was about, no? Certainly better than pulling a bunch of out of context quotes, like one (seemingly misquoted) line from Ted Kennedy in a speech where he literally argued that Iraq did appear to pose enough of a threat to justify the invasion. I was way too involved the opposition to the Iraq War 20 years ago to let this bullshit “everyone believed” revisionist history slide so Republicans can abscond themselves of the responsibility of one of the biggest disasters is US history - especially on the day when they decided to recast an insurrection as “legitimate political discourse”.
  8. Yeah, no. Many prominent ones did, as well as quite a few liberal pundits (looking at you, Ezra Klein). And their failure to hold themselves accountable has forever tarnished their reputations. But don’t even try to both sides this.
  9. I don’t know why she keeps making predictions. Her whole thing began when UCSF shut her AIDS clinic down. She tried to devise a reopening protocol because COVID is decidedly less serious that AIDS. She also saw the California zero COVID crowd analogous to the prohibitionist HIV crowd in the 80s advocating celibacy when we should have been teaching sex ed, so she began pushing pragmatic harm reductionist policies so things could get moving again. But the zero COVID absolutely hates her and they use her failed predictions to invalidate her policy proposals. I guess she likes the national platform but she’s shooting herself in the foot.
  10. The legislative analysis indicated that Californians spend some $330B on health care a year, but the plan would cost up to $390B a year - that’s $100B more than the state budget. And the financing plan largely assumes the federal government will foot the bill while raising payroll and income taxes to make up the rest. I’d be more supportive of such a transformational move if the financing were supported by another much-needed transformational move: dismantling the absurd Prop 13 system. Also, I don’t think the plan envisions any sort of residency requirement, meaning anyone could come to CA for free care. As with housing, this is well intentioned but something that needs to be addressed at a federal level.
  11. Apropos of nothing, this was a great burn on Tom Morello:
  12. All I can think about is a bunch of these guys in maple leaf hats.
  13. I’m with this take. Though TBF London Breed has basically said the mask mandate is BS but doesn’t have any authority to remove it.
  14. Yeah patio bars were not much of a thing in NOLA until recently. Downtown, Bacchanal remains the king, though Parleaux, Bratz and Junction have become great additions. Uptown used to really just be the Bulldog and Delachaise, but now there are a ton of breweries spanning from Courtyard to Port Orleans. Not a whole lot in Mid-City, but Bayou Wine and Beer Garden is our personal favorite spot in town, particularly during crawfish season. Edit: Forgot to mention Val’s, from the Cure guys, which is a newish patio bar and restaurant on Freret. Cure itself actually has a nice patio.
  15. If it’s nice outside I like Cafe Degas. Looking forward to trying out the Mister Mao Sunday brunch in a few weeks. Of course if you’re there on Friday morning Galatoire’s’ Friday lunch is an epic experience.
  16. Healdsburg is our go-to wine country town to stay in. It’s just a cool town to walk around. Probably our favorite Dry Creek spot is Unti, since it’s an easy drive and near Dry Creek General Store. We’ll usually grab a bottle and enjoy the view on the patio. Preston Farm and Reeve are fantastic too but more of a drive. Ridge is obviously widely distributed, but they are iconic and there Lytton property has fantastic views. For Pinot, we enjoy Ryme and Joseph Swan down in Forestville. Copain is widely distributed but they have a great property. In town, our favorites are Cartograph, which focuses on Burgundian-styled Pinots, and Idlewild. Natural wine label Jolie-Laide just opened a tasting room in Idlewild’s space. Marine Layer just opened a really cool new tasting room. For restaurants, SingleThread is of course the big one, and Valette and Dry Creek Kitchen are great as well for higher end. We usually go more casual and hit up Campo Fina, Healdsburg Bar & Grill and Bravas Bar de Tapas (which has great cocktails if you are tired of wine). I have never been to Barn Diva because of the ridiculous name, but they just got a Michelin star so we’ll need to check them out soon. Also, in the very odd chance you want to get some physical activity in, I just hiked the Taylor Mountain Park outside Santa Rosa and highly recommend it. Very leisurely 1,400 foot climb for 360 degree views of Sonoma County. Stuck out in my mind as one of the best Bay Area hikes in recent memory, and it’s just a few minutes from a Pliny at Russian River after.
  17. Lol pre-K NOPD was an active player in the drug trade.
  18. I think issuer’s side associates would gladly tell UW counsel that 🙂
  19. Expect? No, but broadly speaking the purging of associates in the recession, the decline in law school attendance, and the nonstop dealmaking over the past decade have led to high demand for legal advice (especially the past two years). I was generally 2400-2600 over seven years, but it wasn’t the hours that were the true difference about going in house. It was getting agency over my life again. I’ve pulled more than a few all nighters in house, but I don’t get that existential dread when my phone buzzes on a Friday night and it’s probably a new deal coming in. @Gale Snoats, I’ve certainly seen litigators as GCs, but in my experience they are generally out of their element at acquisitive companies, especially public ones, and effective ones understand how to delegate and trust others with the experience.
  20. Well that’s just fucked up.
  21. It’s solid. Think it suffered some fire damage a while back, glad they are back. Markey’s, one of the best neighborhood bars in the city, is around the corner.
  22. What’s the nature of your practice now, and what would your title/role be? Public or private? How big is the legal department? Feel free to PM.
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