San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom wants to provide everyone in the city with free WiFi connectivity to the Net. A Reuters story quotes Newsom saying, “We will not stop until every San Franciscan has access to free wireless Internet service.” The mayor made the remarks during his annual state of the city address.

I’ve reported here that several smaller towns in places like Minnesota are making WiFi available, usually for a fee. But Newsom believes that it’s the city’s responsibility to provide broadband access to all its residents to “connect our residents to the skills and the jobs of the new economy.”

You gotta wonder how Comcast and SBC feel about that, but with luck, it’s part of a trend that will see access to the Net comparable to access to TV—free over the airwaves. Besides, the city will have to get its feed from somebody.