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As promised -- when we find people defending Newsom, we diligently write 'em up in the column we call.... Who's Defending Newsom Now! Who's swinging for the mayor?

We apologize for being so late on this-- SFist attended that big Gavin meeting this morning and didn't get a chance to post earlier this morning. We'll review the Gavin meeting later but for now, here's the news...

How much does Gavin not like all those foot patrol resolutions the Board of Supes keep throwing at him? Not very much. So much so he vetoed it again. This resolution was an add-on to the previous legislation that would have added Central and Richmond station districts to areas already covered by the new foot patrol legislation. And yes, this veto came on a late Friday afternoon, the traditional dump-off of stuff everyone knows is politically bad. Like your chief of staff leaving. We see him signing this thing while unbuttoning his blue tie to rush out the door for some more drunken make-out sessions with Jennifer.

It's a slight variation on our Who's Attacking/Defending Newsom Now columns -- Gavin goes on the offensive!

Ques-tion TIME! Ques-tion TIME!

Hey, did you know today is Mayor Gavin Christopher Newsom Day in Manila? And we're celebrating by running another installment of our column: Who's Attacking Newsom Now!

Today, your San Francisco Board of Supervisors take up legislation both big and small. First up is a possible override of Gavin's veto of the foot patrol legislation. The board needs eight votes to override Mayor McDreamy's veto, one short of the seven they got when they passed the bill. Right now, it's not looking like it'll happen. Luke Thomas reports in Fog City that two of the seven have been flipped. The two who allegedly were made an offer they couldn't refuse are Bevan Dufty and Sophie Maxwell.

Last week's winner, the SF Weekly. Hey, they're looking for people who want to write short features about life in the city that call out suckas for Sucka Free City. Dude, if you want to write short features about life in the city that call out suckas in the city, write for SFist! Matt Smith on SF voting machines. Are you an apologist for San Francisco values? Pipsqueak-a-go-go. Cover article: Corporation buys up low-income housing and jacks up the rent. Mole food competition. Meredith reviews Jewish delis -- we really liked it! SFist Ced, however, did not. The Rapture are back. Lady Sovereign comes to town (article written by EBX author Eric Arnold). And the Bouncer is drinking again.

After vetoing Mirkarimi's foot patrol proposal on Friday, Gavin Newsom skipped on over to the Red Tie Gala at Neiman-Marcus, to benefit St. Anne's Home for the elderly poor in the Lake District, run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. Hope those Sisters don't need foot patrols!

The old political shibboleth about releasing unpopular news on the afternoon of "take out the trash" Friday holds true again, as Gavin Newsom sneaks in a veto on Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's well-received proposal requiring police foot patrols of San Francisco neighborhoods, after originally saying he would let it pass.

-Gavin vetoes foot patrol measure claiming plans are redundant and not flexible. SFist grabs some lawn chairs to watch the political fight about to happen. This is going to be fun. -Laura helps Dick for Bush. -The Chron realizes that not everyone in San Francisco is progressive.

-Bechtel cutting and running from Iraq. -Daly now ahead in D6 race?