Hee-Hall for APA Women

Asian Pacific American women have exacted poetic revenge by ousting Treasure Island Development Authoritarian Tony Hall as executive director. Attorney and authority board chair Claudine Cheng led the 6-1 vote to toss Hall, and installed Joanne Sakai as interim director. … Back in 2000, Hall had toppled Supervisor Mabel Teng by a mere 34 votes in one of the city’s most conservative neighborhoods and racially polarizing race. … Wherever Mabel is, she’s probably smiling over the big palooka being fired. … Sakai is brighter than the ever politically incorrect Hall. She’s a former city attorney and former member of the state Jennings Commission, which grades state judicial candidates for the governor. … MESSAGE TO NEWSOM: Instead of appointing Neanderthals like Hall, Sakai is an opportunity to beef up those anemic APA city management stats. … CHEW CAREFULLY: “I got bamboozled,” cried Greg Chew of the Film Commission and Dae Advertising. Chew was on board of the Angel Island Foundation cruise recently. During the not-so-silent auction, KGO-TV’s David Louie singled him out. “Commissioner Chew, you’re going to buy this one!” Well, Chew did buy the drawing by Senator Dianne Feinstein under the keen observation of her aide, Russ Lowe and 300 others on the cruise to benefit the Angel Island Immigration Foundation. … SOMETHING ABOUT DAVE & DAPH: A few tongue flaps about David Louie and Foundation Director Daphne Kwok … TRADING PLACES: Joining Louie is Vic Lee, changing channels from indie KRON to ABC affiliate KGO-TV. … DIANnE FINESTYLE: I have a senatorial sketch in the living room, courtesy of a National Women’s Political Caucus silent auction years back. They could be quite an item if Feinstein ever becomes President. … CHANGING IBM TO HAL: Another nonprofit changes name as NAATA becomes Center for Asian American Media and looking to take the next step as they search for a community and marketing-savvy ED to succeed Eddie Wong after nine years. … LIKE FATHER: Taking up the family tradition started by late dad Stephen, our own J.D. Soo is anointing public officials with Chinese names. She’s given Treasurer Cisneros’ first name Jose with Chinese characters of Hai So Ho, with Hai meaning “success.” Daddy Soo in Cantonese named DA Kamala Harris as Ha Kum Lai –– meaning “intricate beauty” –– while Public Defender Jeff Adachi’s name became Ha Dai Hay or “great leader.” … KARAOKE KID: That Betty Yee, who’s up for State Board of Equalization next June, kidding us about using a photo of her in shades and lei, will be crooning more karaoke for cash at her Far East fundraiser on October 27. … LOST AND FOUND: At September’s 25th anniversary dinner, Asian Business League of S.F. was looking for a few good missing alumni. … Would past EDs and staff Richard Holloway, John Yang, Jerick Co and “Litz,” please e-mail Landy Eng (who’s in Singapore) at landy@eangelz.com. … MY PREDICTION WAS WRONG: Lefty newspaper Guardian ended up endorsing Sup. Gerardo Sandoval for Assessor-Recorder, Ron Chun came in third. … HOME ON THE RANGE: That argument against Chun not living for a couple years in San Fran is so bogus when he’s lived here in town for well over 30 years. … ASIAN DRIVERS: Congressman Mike Honda, honored two weeks ago by the Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, drove like duh … a Honda rent-a-car back to Japantown’s Miyako Hotel in San Francisco. … And that same night, Sup. Fiona Ma gave driving lessons to cousin and roommate Gia in her environmentally conscious Toyota Prius.