On the way back to the elevators I chatted with two of Mayor Reed’s aides. He’d mentioned to me that as bad as they might think they have it in San Jose, a lot of other American cities have it worse. “I count my blessings when I talk to the mayors of other cities,” he’d said. “Which city do you pity most?” I asked, just before the elevator doors closed. The aides laughed and in unison said, “Vallejo!”
