> Officials in San Francisco raced to clean up city streets, squelch crime and burnish the city’s reputation before world leaders arrived this week, treating AP

> Officials in San Francisco raced to clean up city streets, squelch crime and burnish the city’s reputation before world leaders arrived this week, treating APEC as a critical opportunity to tell a new story. Clearly the citizens should figure out a way to have a constant stream of world leaders visiting for various reasons. If they can set up an event every month, they should be in good shape.