Mission Local: Fiasco: Behind the mayor and Department of Public Health’s alarming decision to...

Nostalgic readers of a certain age may find themselves grinning at the mention of a long-ago recurring bit in Sesame Street in which a baker triumphantly announced the tally of messy desserts precariously balanced on his trays — “five fancy fruitcakes!”— before, invariably, taking a noisy, painful spill down the stairs, sending frosting and cakes everywhere.

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