"We, two Mission Local reporters tasked with the ins and outs of San Francisco politics, were now tasked with taking in vast quantities of buttercream as judges in the annual City Hall bakeoff, a tradition started in 2008 started by Canny Blackstone, an aide to former supervisor Carmen Chu. The contenders were many: 15 entries from the Board of Supervisors' offices and the clerk's office."
"Buttery in-jokes abounded, among them, a shortbread recreation of the Vaillancourt Fountain (the "Vaillanshortbread" Fountain), the controversial 53-year-old city sculpture that is, controversially, slated for dismantling. The shortbread was the work of Raynell Cooper, a legislative aide to District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood. See also: the Anise Strawberry Sufganiyah donut holes - a reference to Supervisor Connie Chan's texts, during a contentious debate over whether to continue to suspend a cannabis tax during a budget crisis, describing Supervisors Bilal Mahmood and Danny Sauter as "assholes.""
San Francisco elected officials and their aides participated in the annual City Hall bakeoff, a tradition begun in 2008 by Canny Blackstone. Fifteen entries came from Board of Supervisors' offices and the clerk's office. Judges included two Mission Local reporters, Kelly Dearman, and chefs from Butter & Crumble. Many entries contained political in-jokes and references, including a Vaillancourt Fountain shortbread by a legislative aide and donut holes referencing a contentious text exchange. Another entry transformed a polarizing Marina Safeway development proposal into a brown butter sponge cake with mixed berry compote, cardamom, cream cheese whip, and pistachio almond crumble.
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