10. The Top 10 publicly financed construction fiascos.

9. The Top 10 elected or appointed officials forced out of their jobs due to accusations of impropriety.

8. The Top 10 elected or appointed officials who fled their jobs at opportune moments to avoid accusations of impropriety.

7. The Top 10 local art galleries, or rather, the 10 We Could Find.

6. The Top 10 new bars disguised as restaurants in order to get approval from the city.

5. The Top 10 new laws that seem to be about something benign but are really only designed to protect wealthy white neighborhoods from unseemly outsiders.

4. The Top 10 laws that serve no purpose other than to screw teenagers.

3. The Top 10 local artists.

2. The Top 10 excuses for voting for an actor for governor.

1. The Top 10 rush hour shortcuts through the South Bay.

(Dec. 19, 2003)

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