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Hello,

Thank you for contacting Mayor Gavin Newsom regarding the United States
Marine Corps’ recent filming of a television commercial in San Francisco.

There has been a great deal of misinformation about the filming and we
would like to set the record straight:

The United States Marine Corps’ film production company, Tight Productions,
did recently film part of a commercial in San Francisco. Reports claiming
that a film permit was denied are incorrect.

Initially, Tight Productions requested a permit for a specific location at
a time that could not be accommodated. (The request would have required
closing a busy downtown intersection for the majority of a workday
including commute hours.) Tight Productions was immediately offered a
variety of other San Francisco locations that could accommodate their
filming at the time requested OR the specific downtown location at another
time. They chose to film at their original location at another time and a
film permit was promptly issued.

Tight Productions never had a problem with this process. The company has in
fact written a letter to the President of the San Francisco Film Commission
assuring him that their production needs were fully met by our office. I
have attached a copy of that letter to this email for your review.

The San Francisco Film Commission issues film permits without regard to
content. It is our mission to both promote and facilitate filming of all
kinds here in our great city. When issuing permits, our primary concerns
are safety and managing disruption to the residents and workers of San
Francisco. Please be assured that Mayor Newsom and the San Francisco Film
Commission welcome the United States Marine Corps to San Francisco at
anytime.

We appreciate your concern with regard to this matter and hope this
information is helpful.

Best regards,

San Francisco Film Commission
415-554-6241 Phone
415-554-6503 Fax
http://www.filmSF.org

God Bless the United States Marine Corp. Without them, who else would ever dance with a Sailor?

I keed! I keed!

Mizzzzzz Coyote is married to Peter Coyote, infamous anti=war, anti-US military, and anti-American. Her excuse to refuse the Marines use of the street, was that they would “cause traffic”.

The following weekend, an anti-war group occupied the same street, totally cutting of traffic flow….no arrests were made for obstruction.

I flew over SF once, but the stewardess wouldn’t let me spit out the window.

Semper Fi!

As a professional marketer, I have often cited the U.S. Marine Corps has having the world’s ultimate brand image. Not a brand that some marketer foisted upon them, but a brand that truely radiates from within the DNA of the Corps and all Marines. Like a recent ad said: “Applications not accepted…only commitments”. Something striking about making a lifetime commitment where your life is at stake.

I am choked up and, at the same time, wondering what the he_l is this country’s (and Murtha’s) problem. Seems we are at war with each other. Our enemy must love it. I am proud to say I am on the right side of the isle concerning the GWOT and supporting our troops and their goals.

:salutes son in Afghanistan

Semper Fi Marines!

We can never say enough to thank the men and women that have defended us, our land, and our liberty through the years.

Just awesome: You can find more about this moving commercial at Michelle Malkin’s…….