San Diego Dethrones Itself As Finest City
Monday, December 5, 2005, 17:21 —by route66
America’s Finest City? Not any more.
Faced with all that ill repute, the city has quietly dethroned itself and dropped the self-proclaimed title “America’s Finest City” from its official Web site. The San Diego Union-Tribune recently asked readers to coin a new slogan, saying “America’s Finest” had turned “creaky.” Among the nearly 500 responses: “Scandalicious,” “An Eruption of Corruption,” “All Major Unmarked Bills Accepted Here,” and “Bunglers by the Bay.” Headline writers have weighed in with “Enron-by-the-Sea” (The New York Times) and “Paradise Insolvent” (Governing Magazine).
Last time I looked, the “America’s Finest City” tagline was still there.
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Kyle said on Monday, December 5, 2005, 21:04
You’re REALLY running behind. Sanders had it replaced on the website today. It was a quiet removal, and was never removed from SDPD units.
Joe Crawford said on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 0:49
on sandiego.gov? This image: http://www.sandiego.gov/graphics/bannerseal.gif still has it there, and that image is still in the header.
Maybe we have the *intent* to change it, but not the funds to make the change.
Heh.
Jenn said on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 9:09
Here’s the article from the U-T:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051206/news_1n6sanders.html
Tami said on Tuesday, December 6, 2005, 17:50
Yes, I read that it was Sanders first official act as Mayor. It was (quietly) removed back in August!
Mr. Clean said on Wednesday, December 7, 2005, 10:45
How bout “America’s Bestest City” huh, huh?
