--It's the 100th anniversary of the Santa Cruz boardwalk! --They've more or less decided on the next school superintendent for San Francisco. He's going to face a possible strike by the teachers when he gets here. --Pictures of this weekend's bike messenger competitions. --The Unofficial Stanford blog has (unconfirmed) pictures of fake classmate Azia Kim. --Cafe Trieste denizens find housing for a mentally ill regular. --Is Gavin's blue tie back????? --Help a cat hit......

Here's todays wrap up of the news...

First off. Alcoholism is a serious problem and we hope Gavin Newsom (.pdf) gets help and support. Second of all. Blue tie alert! (see picture from this afternoon at right.) We're tag-teaming in for an exhausted Editor SFist Jon, who's taking a much-needed break from his nonstop Gavin news coverage this week, to give you the latest in Newsom news around the web. --Gavin will be getting counseling from Mimi Silbert, the head of the......

Well, that was certainly a mortified apology and a hasty retreat. We'll take Chris "The High Road" Daly's cue and refrain from comment about the principal players in this sad story -- but we are wondering: what's the effect of this on our current issues of obsession in the current political scene? What about..... Question Time?: The SFWall's done a 180 on this, with people now seeming to agree that maybe Gavin should suck it......

Yay, Civic Center Mike's back from Palm Springs! And what should he stumble upon while wheeling his suitcases out of the BART station but Bill Clinton's Yes on 87 Rally! (87 is the tax the oil companies for alternative energy proposition. Yes arguments here, No arguments here.) You have to check out Mike's post from the scene, it's hilarious. Here's some of our favorite Mike-style zingers (we're leaving a bunch of them for you......