After years as a powerful speaker of the California assembly, Willie
Brown had made himself well-to-do. He has no landmark legislation to his
credit, but he's known for his custom tailored suits and hats. He lives
in a fancy hotel in San Francisco. This is from his weekly column:
...
Went back to New York to be on Sean Hannity's Fox News show. It was a
nice chance to see my daughter, my granddaughter and my son-in-law and
take them around town.
Those Wall Street wonders may share a big chunk of the blame for our
financial collapse, but you can tell they aren't hurting. We went to
Cipriani for dinner one night. The place was packed, and everyone was
dressed to kill. And the bill pretty nearly killed me as well - $600 for
five people, and no one was drinking.
The next day at Nello's on the Upper East Side - another $600. For
lunch!" Ravioli: $60. Pasta Bolognese: $48. It was staggering.
I went out to the stores. They were all full. And there were no panic
sales signs like you see here.
Willie Brown
San Francisco Chronicle, February 22, 2009
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/02/22/BAR3161AGK.DTL
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Charles Andrews
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