Erstwhile California Governor, former Mr. Universe and estranged father Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't made much progress in the eight months since he announced he would be putting pen to paper to write his autobiography, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story. This morning, Arnold took a break from the word mines to ask his nearly 1.5 million Facebook friends for inspiration. more ›

The former Governor of California and America's favorite cyborg philanderer has a book deal with noted publishing house Simon & Schuster to release his memoirs in book form, the AP reports today. The book, due to be released in October 2012, is currently working under the only possible title for a book of Arnold's memoirs: "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story." more ›

After California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger admitted to fathering a child with a member of his household staff, his wife Maria Shriver filed for divorce. Adding insult to injury, Schwarzenegger doesn't want to pay spousal support according to a court filings. (Though, what with Shriver being a wealthy Kennedy in her own right, she doesn't really need it, does she?) However, according to KTVU, "The dispute may have little impact on the divorce, since the former Hollywood couple is expected to reach a confidential, out-of-court settlement." more ›

As we noted earlier in the week, Willie dropped by Locanda in the Mission where the food is Roman and the parking is Angeleno. Vehicular pleasantries aside, Willie says the food is "not very expensive, but it's good" - as if those two things were mutually exclusive. His menu highlights include the butter (it was salted slightly) and "some fish dish that [he] didn't recognize or eat." Willie had the beef, which he describes as "sliced". He did not clear his plate, apparently, and thus deserved no dessert. more ›

Hello Magazine snagged the first shot of Arnold Schwarzenegger's secret son, Joseph, 13, and an exclusive interview his former housekeeper/mistress, Mildred Baena. It is, of course, most sensational. And here's our favorite part of the interview: "When his grandmother sat him down one year ago to explain that Arnold Schwarzenegger was his father, he exclaimed: 'Cool!'" more ›

The same day that the world learned that her husband the former Governator had fathered a child with an employee, Maria Shriver hopped over to Chicago to appear on one of Oprah Winfrey's last shows, in blue sequins. The appearance was clearly scheduled long before Shriver knew her husband's philandering was going to be a huge national headline yesterday, and as the AP reports, the topic didn't really come up. more ›

After news broke today that Arnold Schwarzenegger fathered a child with a household employee in 2003, which prompted the break up for his and Maria Shriver's marriage, the former California Governor's 17-year-old son, Patrick, announced that he changed his last name to Shriver. The Schwarzenegger's third child went on to send out the following Twitter message, "Some days you feel like shit, some days you want to quit and just be normal for a bit, yet i love my family till death do us apart." more ›

Arnold has an 8-year-old baby Maria didn't know about! The LA Times broke the news last night, via a statement former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger gave them in response to questions, that the one-time Terminator fathered a child with a member of his household staff back in 2003, before he was elected governor. He only just informed wife Maria Shriver of this bombshell earlier this year, prompting her decision to separate. more ›

After 25 years of marriage, and just a few months out of Sacramento, California's former governor and first lady are putting their marriage on hold, according to the L.A. Times. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver announced their separation tonight. Shriver will move out of the couple's Brentwood family home. The former role models of bipartisanship have been "residing apart" for the last few weeks and will continue to do so while they "work on the future of [their] relationship." more ›

Where has Gov. Schwarzenegger been during the San Bruno fire disaster, you ask? In China! The former movie star cum California politico headed East to sign part of the East Span of the Bay Bridge, check out the high-speed rail train in Shanghai, hawk California pistachios and wine, and meet with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan... more ›

According to a new Field Poll (pdf), California voter give Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger "the lowest rating for a sitting governor in more than 50 years," trumping Gray Davis as one of California's worst governors. A scant 22 percent of voters approve of Schwarzenegger's job performance, while 70 percent disapprove. Four out of five voters, it seems, say the state "is on the wrong track." But the onetime movie star turned politician isn't the only one with Death Valley-like low approval ratings. CBS 5 reports, "Just 16 percent of respondents approve of the way the Legislature is doing its job." Ouch. more ›

Even though Arnold Schwarzenegger is the most unpopular Governor in California history -- a recent Field Poll ranked Schwarzenegger’s approval rating at 23% and his disapproval at a record-breaking 71% -- he did manage do to name a Hip Hop Ambassador today. DJ Skee, who, if it matters, is a diaphanous shade of lily white, has been anointed to the dubious-sounding position. more ›

Oh, Arnold. What will we do without you? On the one hand, you just shouldn't be our governor. (Schwarzenegger seems more fit to run a boutique state, if you will, rather than the highly complicated republic of California.) On the other, you do fun stuff like this. We'll miss you nevertheless. more ›

Yesterday, we talked to you about Schwarzenegger's clever missive to Asm. Tom Ammiano, where the governor tossed him a good ol' fashion "fuck you" while informing him that he vetoed his Port of SF bill. SFBG editor Tim Redmond called the governor's press office to ask about the now famous veto message with a little something special. Redmond reports: more ›

Although he uses fresh fruit to fashion smiley faces in his oatmeal, Gov. Schwarzenegger approval rating has, not-so inexplicably, dropped to its lowest point ever. According to CBS 5/AP, "a Field Poll released Tuesday finds the Republican governor with his lowest approval rating ever. Just 27 percent of voters approve of his performance, while 65 percent disapprove." more ›

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sent out a precious twitpic today, followed with the caption, "This is how I start my day." more ›

This is why getting violently ill sucks. You miss wonderfully uncomfortable stuff like this. See, at last night's Democratic County Central Committee gala at the San Francisco Fairmont, a surprise guest showed up. Who, you ask? None other than Governor Schwarzenegger, making a surprise appearance to speak to the left-leaning crowd. After being introduced by former SF Mayor Willie Brown, Arnold was "greeted by an awkward combination of polite applause, hisses, and shouts." more ›

While not all out advocating the legalization of marijuana, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said it's time for California to "study whether to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational use." today, according to the Sacramento Bee. When asked about a Field Poll showing that a majority of Californians support legalizing and taxing mary jane to raise revenues for economically-strapped California, Arnold had this to say: more ›

Budget or not, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is all set to send layoff notices (warnings) to 20,000 state workers. According to the Sacramento Bee, "those with the least seniority among the approximately 100,000 state workers employed at General Fund units," will get the notice come tomorrow morning. "In the absence of a budget, the governor has the responsibility to realize savings any way he can," said Schwarzenegger spokesman Aaron McLear, defending Arnold's menacing, mass layoff plan. While he hasn't said exactly how many notices will actually result in layoffs (we going to go ahead and guess most of them), 2,000 layoffs would "save an estimated $150 million, according to the Legislative Analyst's Office." more ›

Going against the wishes of state workers' unions that said the governor's plan to save $1.3 billion with unpaid time off was both illegal and unconstitutional, Judge Patrick Marlette ruled this morning that Schwarzenegger can order two furlough days a month. That is to say, Arnold can now force state workers to take days off a month without pay. "The current circumstances constitute an emergency," said Marlette, citing California's budget crisis and lack of funds. The furloughs will start next week. Enjoy your days off. Or not. more ›

535 San Francisco Unified School District teachers will receive layoff notices this morning due to state cuts in education funding. Today's pink slip handouts stem from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget '09, which will see San Francisco schools losing around $40 million. According to CBS 5, Mayor Newsom is doing what he can, even if it's a Band-Aid solution to a longterm problem. more ›

State Senator Leland Yee introduced a bill in the State Legislature this morning that, if passed, would see traffic fines double for violations occurring along the deadly strip of San Francisco road known as 19th Avenue. (Shudder.) more ›

California's First Lady makes yet another visit to S.F more ›

Making her move at juuust the right time, Jackie Speier is a shoo-in to fill Tom Lantos' seat by April 8 if she gathers a majority of votes in a special, pre-primary election. But first, according to the Merc: more ›

Nature lovers will be peeved. more ›

Just because we haven't seen him around these parts of the Internets lately, here's an ancient shot of Gov. (oy) Arnold Schwarzenegger taking some time to curl a dumbbell he found wildfire remains in South Lake Tahoe. A truly amazing shot, Jeff. more ›

Photo of our Governor's briefing on Treasure Island yeasterday more ›

Poring over Entertaining the other night, because our pulverized sleeping aid refused to kick in, we got so excited after reading "Bouillabaisse for Twelve to Sixteen". But now any plans of having said bouillabaisse party must be put on hold. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger suspended all fishing and crab hunting until the first of December. You hear that? Dungeness crab season won't happen this month. There's nothing you can do about it expect curl up... more ›