You are correct about the local hero thing, in SF Willie is a hero. But then again, being a conservative, Arnold has steered clear of SF for the most part for his entire life. He had one party at the commonwealth club two years ago to promote his afterschool programs for kids, but other than that SF is just too different. That is probably part of the reason he had no idea who Willie is... Also Pfunk, you are correct I think it takes a real a-hole to say, "so don't you know who I am."
And I am glad you support Gavin. He is really happy he won the other night, I was standing right next to him when we were watching Matt's consession speech. I think Matt is a good guy, but he has some really bad ideas.