This is why San Francisco is cool...
Dec. 16th, 2004 09:48 amThe city Council voted with an overwhelming majority to rename the Bay Bridge after Emperor Norton the First, a local loony who "ruled" San Francisco in the late 1800's, issued his own currency, and first proposed the idea of bridging San Francisco Bay.
Article here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/15/SFSUPES.TMP
Article here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/12/15/SFSUPES.TMP