Mr. Spitzer, carrying a clipboard with a single petitioning sheet, was swarmed by
dozens of
cameras in front of the Union Square subway
station and then trailed through the green market as he attempted to gather petition signatures from voters.
With the proper permits in hand, Cade — a Stanford University student who works at the Hopkins Marine
Station in Pacific Grove, California — helped them outfit a
dozen whales in the area with the research equivalent of a Go - Pro, a video
camera that came with a motion detector and a depth finder.