April 1st

• For those who haven't heard, San Francisco is the only US city scheduled for an Olympic torch drive-by. On April 9th, Olympic torch will be carried along San Francisco's waterfront and briefly pass through the Marina District. The event will start at 1 p.m. and it will take the torch about an hour and a half to traverse the approximately 6-mile route, according to Giselle Barry, the spokeswoman for Newsom.
• Lots of controversy surrounds this torch trip based on the violence in Tibet and a number of other various issues against China and what it supports (Dafur funding).
  
• It's too bad the Olympics must be centered around political strife. The Olympics are a celebration of best in class sports. Let's try to focus on the athletes, the honor to bear the torch, and the upcoming 2008 world's best athletes.