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California senator wants DMV to stop using “San Fran” on licenses
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California senator wants DMV to stop using “San Fran” on licenses

State Sen. Scott Wiener is sending a letter to the California DMV urging the agency to change the way San Francisco is listed on driver’s licenses.

He posted a photo on X mocking the abbreviation “San Fran” on a license, saying no one in the city actually calls it that.

Wiener is calling on the DMW to “immediately cease and desist this nonsense.”

His letter jokes that there are other ways to refer to San Francisco, including The City, SF and Tony Bennet’s City by the Bay.

Wiener also offered that the DMV could list the city as “Best City in the Word” and “Frisco” only for “deeply authentic San Francisco natives.”

He also noted that “right-wing commentators have made a national sport of attacking San Francisco and the inclusive values ​​we embody every day” and that proper identification matters.

There was no immediate word from the DMV on the agency’s response.