It nice to see that the farming and ranching traditions of Livermore's past live on to this day. You see, seven men were nabbed this past Sunday in connection with a cockfighting ring on the 4000 block of North Livermore Avenue. Ick. Busted while a fowl fight was in progress, officers arrested three gentlemen from Alameda, two blokes from Livermore, one from San Jose, and another from Las Vegas. Police officers also uncovered "300......

We always thought Chinatown would be a great place to do a Treasure Hunt as we're pretty sure you could find anything there-- artwork, toys, opium, you name it. Well, there is an official Chinatown Treasure Hunt, the 17th annual Chinese New Year Treasure Hunt, and we just happen to be holding a contest to giveaway tickets to take part....

Between fake terrorist alerts and scandals big and small, this just might be the Best Best of the -ists ever. We're exhausted just thinking about it. First up, SFist, who saw their little 'ole site be the center of what was a nice little scandal (even getting their editor on TV) only to find their scandal dwarfed by the even bigger scandal caused by their Mayor boffing one of his aides' wife. We're not just tooting our horn when we say we think SFist summed up the whole thing better than anyone: Holy Crap!!!!! ...

The -ists this week had politics on the brain. And what goes better with politics? Partying-- that's two great tastes in one. Oh, and Kevin Federline...can't forget about Kevin Federline. That's three great tastes in one. -Bostonist discussed two big state issues-- what sort of math constitutes a marriage and what kind of alcohol can be sold in most grocery stores. And the politically minded Curt Schilling went on "Jeopardy!". ...

In case you've spent the past week doing nothing but contemplating whether John Roberts is either banaly evil or malevolently evil, here's what you might have missed from last week: -The Rules Committee voted to let Robin Williams spend $80,000 to repair a median in his neighborhood and a city sighs with relief. Aftewards, Sandoval claimed that the shunting of the gift to a committee was just to make sure everything was on the up-and-up and not just turning down free money out of spite. In response, residents of Sea Cliff pledged to stop marching in the streets in protest....

It’s looking like the pre-season favorite for MVP of the 2005 Giants season might not be trainer Stan Conte after all, but Barry Bonds’ publicist. Because today a story is breaking that can’t be any good as it involves two things that give any publicist nightmares: mistresses and Geraldo Rivera. Yep, the mustached-one scored a hot news story as he interviewed some woman claiming to be Bonds’ alleged mistress. In the interview, she not only discussed their affair, but also said that Barry was using steroids as far back as 1999. The alleged mistress, Kimberly Bell, was on Geraldo because she’s been trying to peddle a book for years about the affair which supposedly lasted for nine years and ended with Barry offering a mere $20,000 in hush money. ...

Sean Hannity brings his Fox News ventriloquism act (look, Hannity's lips hardly move when Alan Colmes is talking!) to De Anza College's Flint Center for the Performing Arts tonight. Topic: Why godless liberals won't let Steven Williams teach the Declaration of Independence to fifth graders. Unfortunately, it seems tickets are no longer available, but you can tune into KSFO or watch Fox News. If you haven't been following the story of religious oppression at the......

SFist says that if you don't get books from our local bookstores or use the reserve system from the San Francisco Public Library, you should rethink many of your life choices. But that's just us. SFist Emily is reading Work and Authority and Industry by Reinhard Bendix. This lighthearted stroll though the evolution of employer/employee relations beginning in pre industrial England, America and Russia through the 1950's is sure to inspire revolution for cubicle dwellers......