Where in San Francisco Is the Olympic Torch?
The Olympic torch has entered San Francisco, but where are its handlers hiding it? In anticipation of Wednesday’s torch relay here, the Olympics’ fiery symbol touched down early Tuesday in its specially designed charter plane and was whisked away to a top-secret location within the city. Security is high in light of the international protests that have greeted the high-profile firestick. “We treated it like a head of state visit,” airport spokesman Mike McCarron told the Associated Press. We know the torch and its elite group of round-the-clock handlers often take up residence in the world’s most chic hotels. Where might it be ensconced now? Possible secret hideout locations: The Fairmont Hotel: Home to all the crème de la crème who pass through San Francisco, the Fairmont has pampered everyone from Katherine Hepburn to Bob Hope and Harrison Ford. Even a couple of Obama campaign after-parties were recently held there. The Crucible, an industrial art center in Oakland: The flame must be
