Unfortunately, we can't share all of Gavin Newsom's performance on Real Time with Bill Maher because HBO subscriptions still cost money. So you'll have to deal with this clip from the post-show Over Time Q&A section in which Lite Gov jumps in on the first question to talk about how state budgets are geared towards old people. Then the conversation veers towards knitting sweaters and those kooky kids on The Jersey Shore, because of course it does. Also, everyone's hair is just delightful. more ›

Back on the campaign trail, Mayor Gavin Newsom sent out the following Twitter message. Ahem: "@GavinNewsom: About to head down to LA. Going on @BillMaher tonite to talk health care. Catch me live @ 7PDT on HBO." Newsom last appeared on Maher a little over a year ago during his gubernatorial campaign. more ›

After last week's dueling press conferences and memo-leakage, the Homeless issue is becoming the Issue du Jour, leading to a full-fledged reporter dogpile. First came CW Nevius who weighed in with yet another story on the issue, this time saying that even in liberal, tolerant, San Francisco, residents might not be feeling so liberal and tolerant when it comes to dealing with the homeless. As evidence, he points to one of those online polls SFGate ran about the issue in which 90% of the people said they wanted something to be done. We, as a rule, hate those "polls" because it's actual scientific value is nil as it's all determined by people who were motivated enough to play along and doesn’t factor in those who were too lazy to. more ›

Lewis Black to appear at the Improv in San Jose. more ›