Michela Alioto-Pier

SAN FRANCISCO - In what could be viewed as a stroke of local political genius or inanity, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is calling on representatives of the city's Italian community to give their choice of Italian Heritage Parade grand marshal the boot out of town.

That man, famed former Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda, is scheduled to preside over the Oct. 12 parade and celebration.

But Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier - granddaughter of powerful former San Francisco Mayor Joseph Alioto, niece to former Board of Supervisors President Angela Alioto, proud Italian-American and a devoted San Francisco Giants fan - said she isn't having any of it.

Late last week the second district supervisor revealed that she drafted a board resolution that she may present to her colleagues asking them to support her in seeking Lasorda's ouster from the parade.

Here is a copy of the draft resolution:

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