Mayor of Davis CA's Webpage today: "Peddling the Pepper Peddler..."

[Kire]

Peddling the Pepper Peddler for your joe — to keep them pedaling
By Joe Krovoza

After enjoying my coffee this AM, and discussing the Pepper Peddler yesterday and today with friends, I felt inspired to create this small post. Nobody asked me to. Sorry if this is too much of a pitch, but for Janet and me, it’s a great part of livin’ here. It’s excellent coffee delivered weekly or bi-weekly as you like, local, roasted by human power, and delivered by bike. We never never end up running out for coffee at the last minute — by bike or car. Tres Davis.

Nothing seem more appropriate in Davis (other than the great water debate!), and we really hope that this hyper-local business thrives. I’d be so bummed if they vanished. Please join us as devoted Pepper Peddler customers. …now back to real work for the day and night jobs.

Go here to sign up. Forward this on. And here’s more of their story.

http://joekrovoza.org/?p=1032

Ironic, no?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x5065223

[Fire Walk With Me]

1. Truly that insensitive?

[Fumesucker]

2. Insensitive, clueless, asshole...

:mad:

[CreekDog]

3. I'm disappointed that Davis isn't a bigger city

Then more of us could not patronize his business.

[Ken Burch]

4. Are local government officials allowed to use their home pages

to do free commercials for local businesses in Cali?

(Obvious ugliness aside, this is also an issue here).

[Kire]

5. It could be a campaign website.

I'm not sure.

[Kire]

6. Krovoza Wrote me Back

I said: "This whole thing concerns me a great deal. It appears that Lieutenant Pike should be serving time in prison for what he did to those poor kids. If you do not agree, I hope that you will have very good, legitimate reasons."


He said: "Hello Erik, Thank you for your note. The City of Davis has allowed our Occupy protesters to camp in our Central Park for over two months without incident. The pepper spray use on campus was an action by the UC Davis police department over which the City has no control. UC Davis is adjacent to, but not within, the limits of the City of Davis. City Police were called to the scene as "mutual aid," but were not involved in any direct action against the students. Best Regards, Joe Krovoza"

I wrote back suggesting he say something like that on his website. I pointed out that some people I know thought "Peddling the Pepper Peddler" on a day like today was insensitive. That's you folks here. :)