How Will SF's Boycott Of Arizona Businesses Apply To Phoenix-Based SF Weekly?

This issue is complicated, of course by the fact that the Bay Guardian is now legally entitled to half of the Weekly's ad revenue:
http://www.sfbg.com/politics/2010/03/10/sf-weekly-owes-us-half-its-ad-revenue

So in cutting off ads to the Weekly, the city would actually be taking money out of the pockets of the Bay Guardian. My guess is that is *not* the intention of the boycott.

I love the logic that penalizes business owners and people in the State of Arizona for the conduct of their legislators. As if every single person in Arizona is a hater that must be punished.

I'm not sure what a boycott would really mean. I mean is it really VVM's fault the legislature passed a law a lot of people don't like (and may not be constitutional?) Or is it say, the fault of..hmm...what does one buy from Arizona anyway?

One precedent to consider (and I'm not endorsing it for the Weekly for obvious reasons), was when the Seattle Times had a strike by its writers. The Blethens used scab labor, and many legislators and local politicians would not talk to the scabs, because they felt it was like crossing a picket line.

So I guess it's up to each person to decide. Personally I think that at his point "not talking" to reporters probably isn't a smart idea. Then again, I'm still eager to be informed what it is we'll be not buying or using as result of this "boycott."

If the boycott means (as Campos initially suggested) prohibiting city employees from business trips to AZ, then it's the right thing to do. You don't want to put them at risk of arbitrary arrest. Beyond that, as the sf weekly example shows, it's unenforceable.

WTF? If the legislature isn't representing the people what is it doing? A lot of people might not like it, but a lot of people voted for the legislative members who approved this law. If you think that the AZ legislature blindsided "a lot of people" with what is certainly a major (campaign and otherwise) issue, think again. It would be like electing a governor from Northern California and being surprised when he cuts water to LoCal.