Barack's new SF HQ opens...

Obama '08 is coming your way. ...

Anyway, the real story here is that it's an uninteresting race, but that that shouldn't matter. With Gavin Newsom running unopposed in the minds of many a San Franciscan, the city sheriff having no serious challengers, and the district attorney running unopposed, we can see why. And according to Alex Clemens in today's Examiner (AP), "[w[]"ithout a good fight at hand, a lot of people are worried that many San Franciscans will opt out of the process and just go to work instead." (That what they want you to believe, man! Wheels within wheels.)...

After telling the public that he wanted his day in court as soon as possible -- similar to telling the public that he lived in SF, among other massive fibs -- Jew won a seven-week (!) delay for his trial start date. As always, whatever works best for you, Ed. District Attorney Kamala Harris opposed the delay, but Superior Court Judge Chuck Haines ruled that Jew's trial will start Oct. 26. That's more than......

This weekend, both the Chron and the Ex had big stories about Gavin's community court idea. Oh, wonky, earnest Gavin, how we missed you. Anyways, the thing about both stories is that we actually have community courts already set up. In fact, we've been praised for our community court program. So, then, why all the hullabaloo? And what is the proverbial what because as we could all attest, it's not like they appear to be making a difference? ...

ith fare evasion and it's effect on MUNI's budget being one of last week's big stories, we thought we'd ask our MUNI driver what the what is about all things MUNI fares. And remember, if you have any questions you'd like answered, send them to editor@sfist.com ...

Kamala Harris addresses the Immigrant Resources Fair...

It's a mishmash of random news items about -- the District 6 election! This week's episode: Everybody Hates Odds And Ends. Okay, most of these items are about Chris Daly -- because none of you Rob Black, Matt Drake, Manuel Jimenez, or anyone else supporters are sending us items. Rob Black hasn't even bothered to update his blog since August 25. Help us help you, Everybody But Chris candidates! --Daly's bought a bunch of ginormous......

The retrial of Gwen Araujo's killers is under way, and the defense is trying a somewhat different tack this time....

Now that we've finally gotten that good time over with and those pesky Holidays are at last behind us, we can get back to the things that are really important. Like watching the return of our favorite TV shows. For our recommendation this week we really have only one word: Alias. After a break of what seems like three years, our favorite spy show is returning to ABC this Wednesday with a two-hour premiere......

SFist knows that some good movies have been shot in the city. But damned if they ever seem to run them on TV. At least, not on the basic cable we're set up with. Final Analysis, airing Wednesday at 11:30am on AMC, is an example of a bad San Francisco movie. Richard Gere stars as a San Franciso shrink and Uma Thurman is his patient. Uma also has a sister, played by Kim Basinger.......