The Emperor Norton Bridge

The San Francisco Supervisors finally did something right--they're trying to rename the Bay Bridge the Emperor Norton Bridge. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Emp, he was a crazy failed businessman who declared himself US Emperor and regularly issued proclamations and printed money with his picture on it (which was accepted by SF merchants). Click on the link above for more.

In related bridge news, Arnold is trying to replace the architecturally inspiring renovation for the Bay/Norton Bridge with an uglier, mildly cheaper version. To which I say: don't do it! Nobody will remember a couple million saved, but everybody will curse driving over an ugly bridge.