Newsom's virtual speech draws mixed reviews
C.W. Nevius for the San Francisco chronicle wrote a pretty comical recap of the mixed reviews SF Mayor Gavin Newsom received after posting his first State of the City Speech on Youtube this week. Following in the footsteps of Barack Obama, Newsom's political strategist believes that this will be the norm in a few years. One critique of the video is that because of its length, it is not going to appeal to someone sitting in front of their computer watching it. Two of Newsom's colleagues, city supervisors, Aaron Peskin and Sean Elsbernd, comment that because his speech occurrs in cyberspace the ability for real world dialogue is diminished:
"Part of the purpose of the State of the City is not just the message, but a civic gathering where department heads and city employees and politicians get together and feel a sense of common purpose," Peskin said.
Interesting point, Mr. Peskin.
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