San Francisco Residents Gather Downtown For Annual Lighting Of Giant Crack Pipe

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In what has become one of the city’s most cherished traditions, San Francisco residents gathered this evening for the ceremonial lighting of the giant crack pipe. “Who’s ready to light the Holiday Crack Pipe??” shouted Mayor London Breed as the crowd cheered. “Let’s get this season underway!!” The lighting of the crack pipe has for decades served as the culmination of the ‘Crack Parade’ which marks the beginning of Christmas. “It’s just not the Christmas season until the crack pipe has been lit,” said local man Dennis Willard, watching with his family. “My son caught his own ‘fun-size’ crack pipe from one of the parade floats this year! We always come to the same spot to…