Today was the kickoff for Connect Bay Area, and that was quite an event too!  I planned to get there early, but I couldn't find them on Embarcadero Plaza, where they said we'd meet.  Finally, I noticed a group of people right by the Railway Museum.  It was just about to start, and I hurried into the area, accidentally standing in the lineup of public officials--Mayor Lurie, Scott Wiener, Jesse Arreguin, Myrna Melgar, Barbara Lee,  etc.   (I say "etc.", but I'm not sure all the mayors were there.  Are there some who don't favor this?!  We filled out a form online, checking boxes on what we understood was kosher in soliciting signatures, and then we got a set of petitions to get Connect Bay Area on the ballot.  I took BART back instead of the L-Car deliberately to get signatures, but I was going in the wrong direction--towards the airport!  People from Alabama and other places aren't registered to vote in the Bay Area!