The Queen of Pork

February 1, 2008

Nancy Pelosi

In a conference call with reporters on Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said with a straight face, “I myself am personally not a supporter of earmarks.” Responded pork-buster Rep. Jeff Flake, “Whew, good thing! I can’t imagine what this list would look like if Speaker Pelosi actually supported earmarks.” Flake was talking about the list of earmarks Speaker Pelosi has so far requested for 2008. Take a look…

$588,000 for the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Housing for construction of permanent supportive housing for homeless individuals as part of the Mason Street Project in San Francisco, California

$980,000 for Muni-Bus Rehabilitation in San Francisco, California

$1,176,000 for the San Francisco Housing Authority for demolition, planning, design, and construction of mixed-income housing at the Hunters View Housing Project in San Francisco, California

$490,000 for Sfgo Market Street Improvements in San Francisco, California

$1,470,000 for South Access to Golden Gate Bridge, Doyle Drive in San Francisco, California

$11,760,000 for the Third Street Light Rail Transit Project-Central in San Francisco, California

$689,000 for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for the Lower Mission District in San Francisco, California

$1,267,000 to the San Francisco Department of Public Health in San Francisco, California for enhancements to the HIV/AIDS service delivery system

$1,462,000 to the San Francisco Department of Public Health in San Francisco, California for mental health and substance abuse services for homeless persons in supportive housing

$243,000 for Envision Schools in San Francisco, California for the Metropolitan Arts and Technology High School, which may include equipment

$292,000 for the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California for its Bay Area Science Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Improvement Initiative

$243,000 for the Glide Foundation in San Francisco, California for substance abuse services

$243,000 for Jumpstart for Young Children in San Francisco, California for an early childhood enhancement project to provide student mentors to preschool children

$97,000 to the KIPP Foundation in San Francisco, California for curriculum development and the recruitment and professional development of school leaders, teachers, and administrators

$243,000 to the Mission Language and Vocational School in San Francisco, California for a training program in health related occupations

$438,000 for San Francisco Medical Center Outpatient Improvement Programs, Inc. in San Francisco, California for facilities and equipment

$1,000,000 for the Department of Emergency Management for the City and County of San Francisco

$282,000 to the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, SPUR Urban Center

$2,000,000 to Ardica Technologies for Advanced Wearable Microcell Power System Process Development

$2,000,000 to BioQuiddity Inc. for Disposable Unit Dose Drug Pumps for Anesthesia & Antibiotics

$9,300,000 for Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, California

$2,000,000 to the Prevention Medicine Research Institute for Impact of Intensive Lifestyle Modification on Chronic Medical Conditions

$4,000,000 to the Neuroscience Center of Excellence at the Northern California Institute for Research and Education for Neuroimaging & Neuropsychiatric Trauma in U.S. War-fighters

$3,200,000 to Prosetta Corporation for Novel Viral Biowarfare Agent Identification and Treatment (NOVBAIT)

$2,000,000 to Inter-4 for Operator Situational Awareness System – MEDEVAC

$2,400,000 for Port of San Francisco Site Investigation and Remedial Action

$2,000,000 to Presidio Trust for Presidio Main Post

$2,000,000 to SA Photonics for Satellite Coherent Optical Receiver (SCORE)

$282,000 for Back on Track, Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo & Marin Counties, California

$1,551,000 for the San Francisco Forensics Services Crime Lab -San Francisco, California

$1,034,000 for the San Francisco Community Justice Center

$1,504,000 for Ex-Offender Reentry Services in San Francisco, California

$423,000 for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Community Response Networks

$314,900 for the Zero to Three Court Team for Maltreated Infants and Toddlers Project in San Francisco, California