- 5 -
to the Registrar of Voters in order to include a lengthy pro-
Officer O'Smarty statement in voting materials.
Proposition BB asked voters to decide whether it should "be
the policy of the people of San Francisco to allow Police Officer
Bob Geary to decide when he may use his puppet Brendan O'Smarty
while on duty." Voters ultimately approved Proposition BB and
petitioner was once again allowed to patrol the streets of San
Francisco with Officer O'Smarty.
On or about November 13, 1992, petitioner signed an option
agreement with Golden Door Productions (Golden Door), a movie
studio, whereby Golden Door would use its best efforts to exploit
the concept of using petitioner and Officer O’Smarty in various
law enforcement scenarios suitable for motion pictures,
television, etc.4 This option agreement was subsequently amended
by agreement prepared on September 3, 1993. In 1993 Golden Door
assisted petitioner to enter into a contract with Interscope
Communications (Interscope).
Petitioner attracted significant media attention as a result
of his high-profile ballot campaign.5 Petitioner was able to
4 The precise terms of this contract are unclear as the
contract does not appear in the record.
5 See Jane Gross, Dummy is on Ballot (He isn't Seeking
Office), "New York Times", Oct. 30, 1993, at A-1. Petitioner
also spoke to local community groups and schools and even
attracted international attention. Foreign media interest was
generated in Turkey, Portugal, Australia, Britain, Canada, and
Sarajevo.
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Last modified: May 25, 2011