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The charges are already flying in Sonny Bono’s campaign for mayor of Palm Springs. The 52-year-old restaurateur and former singer let go with his first barrage Friday by criticizing veteran Mayor Frank Bogert. “As mayor, I don’t think he is a very effective person,” Bono said. “I think he has slipped on his responsibilities. Somebody responsible has got to get that job.” Replied Bogert: “Sonny’s a nice little guy, but he doesn’t know any more about running a city than the man in the moon.”
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