Today in As the Gav Turns

Here's the good news: there really isn't any news. Then again, who would know in the midst of the wall-to-wall Anna Nicole coverage? Oh, there was a staff shakeup and Gavin made a joke, but there really is nothing out there. No earth-shaking revelation, no new story of Gavin's lonely life living a Frank Sinatra tune, no clash with reporters. We guess that'll happen tomorrow for Fake Question Time II. That should be fun.

Anyways, onto what little news we have. At a luncheon on Treasure Island for the Fox Sports Net Bay Area, the very same one Bud Selig squirmed at, Gavin told the audience "who would have imagined six weeks ago that someone would take Barry Bonds off the front page of a Bay Area paper?" Well, we didn't say it was a funny joke. He also said that he'd trade his 49ers tickets for tickets to the All-Star game and then quickly said "that's not a shot at the 49ers" when he realized that John York would probably not find that joke funny. Obviously, though, the Gav is still in a bit of turmoil these days as we noticed he switched up from his trademark blue ties to a grey one. Probably to match his mood, we're guessing.

There's also a bit of news in his staff which isn't particularly exciting, other than news that Peter "Byorn" Ragone got an actual promotion and is now "Director of Communications and Planning. We hope that job will still leave him time to troll SFist.

And last night, Gavin attended a little Silicon Valley shindig which just also happened to double as a fund-raiser. Apparently, he's still well liked in the Peninsula. At the party, he told the audience "it has been a lousy week for me" and we think that doesn't even describe it.

Finally, the Chron has an opinion column sort of criticizing the whole rehab craze that's sweeping the nation. Man, Mel Gibson, Michael Richards, and Mark Foley really ruined going to rehab for everyone.