San Francisco and Santa Clara vie for Taylor Swift’s affection

Not wanting to be outdone, San Francisco moved to declare July 28 and 29 “Taylor Swift Weekend.” San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey announced the resolution at Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting while incorporating as many mentions of the singer’s song titles and lyrics as he could muster.

“I must ‘Speak Now’ on this resolution declaring July 28 and 29 Taylor Swift Weekend in the city and County of San Francisco,” Dorsey said. “As you may know ‘All Too Well,’ Taylor Swift is a music industry icon and an advocate for change. A once-in-a-generation talent who has captivated people like a fireworks show, she is setting records to the moon and to Saturn.” 

“‘Don’t Blame Me,’” he added. “This is a work of four passionate Swifties in my office to whom I committed to be ‘Fearless.’”

“‘The Story of Us’ and our tourism industry has been called dwindling and mercurial,” he said in introducing the resolution.

Santa Clara and San Francisco are far from the first cities to, in Dorsey’s words, cow to “Big Taylor” and the “Swift lobby.” 

These are important questions to ask as Taylor slowly marches toward our favorite cities.