Rocket, Wisely, and the Fits: It's an all-pop night, kids. Rocket, an LA-based band that mixes sexy '60s barely-legal innocence with "'70s decibel-damaging boulevard beat, combined with '80s glam wham swagger," headlines tonight. Who else? Well, Wisely, no relation to Sean's abusive stepmother, performs their special brand of "equivocal pop." And finally, the Fits whose sound, according to Aquarius Records, is an "endearing folksy pop gem with vocals that reminded us of J Mascis."......

Now coming to you at the end of the day! --Hey, have fun tonight for Cinco de Mayo! --The feds are chipping in to repair the maze. Also, more people took BART this week. --Some guy paid $1.5 million for a leaky condo in South Beach. --Everyone loves the baby falcons in San Jose! --Everyone loves Jimmy Carter too! --and the city of Berkeley may start paying for transgender surgery. Picture from our Flickr......

Subbing in for SFist Jon this weekend! --No problems with Critical Mass yesterday -- but let's see what Matier and Ross come up with over the next few weeks, though. --Golden State wins again! NO WAY. GSW lead the series 2-1. --There's a new GavinWatch video: Virtual Question Time. We like the magic fairy dust sound effects! --Beth Spotswood gives Gavin a hug! OOO. --Adventures in Urban Living reports in from the T-Third trenches.......

We won't say the Democrats are confident right now, but we hear Nancy Pelosi is already asking her staff to refer to her only as Madame Speaker, Ms. Speaker if you're nasty. Democrats are so confident these days that Kos himself weighed in yesterday to say that everyone is getting too confident. Hell, Democrats are so confident these days that they're starting to wonder if Nancy being in charge is really such a great idea. ...

Remember that guy who totally hated on Tristan Bettencourt and posted a web site with all sorts of nasty rumors about him? Well, that's nothing compared to what's been put out on Rob Black, one of the candidates running against Chris Daly in District 6. You may think that Rob comes off as one of those aging hipster types who looks like Ted from "Queer Eye", a nice enough guy with an impressive resume of political involvement, but you would be wrong. See, according to the site, Meet Rob Black, Rob Black is actually some deep-undercover ops guy who single-handedly brought oppression, war, and dictatorships to several third world countries. ...

Yup, we're still doing interviews for anyone in the District 6 race who'll answer our emails. Today, the guy everyone's calling the "downtown threat," Rob Black. Take it away, Rob! What's your name, how old are you, and what do you do? My name is Rob Black and I am 37 years old. To the disappointment of some I am not actually a financial advisor, porn star, rap artist or masked Mexican wrestler. My......

Happy Martin Luther King, Jr. Day! Did you know that America's "first black Millionaire" was Yerba Buena resident Alexander Leidesdorff? Eric Meyerson got a chance to see Nobel Laureate Jimmy Carter at a recent book signing. And the wheels of the criminal justice system continue to squeak, with this harrowing tale of dealing with the Fremont courts. We'll take a trip around the blogosphere for a minute. Jon "PJ" Swenson at the Sharkspage does......

Can you smell what Wednesday is cooking? Tonight: Tax breaks! The California Lawyers for the Arts are holding a workshop on how to incorporate as a nonprofit. Give your mom a tax break for supporting your career in theater all these years! The workshop goes from 7-8:30 at their offices in Fort Mason, Building C, Room 255. Thursday: As part of the Contemporary Jewish Museum's new show, Intersections: Reading the Space, they're hosting a three-part salon. Part one of the salon is tonight at the Jewish Community Center, and features a cooking class on making Muslim, Christian, and Jewish foods of India. That's $50 worth of yum ($45 if you're a museum or JCCSF member) -- so if you're looking for something on the other end of the money scale, you could also stop by a free shuttle bus historical tour of the Presidio at 12:50 (meet at the Presidio's Officers Club, reservation required at 415-561-4323.) and Friday: Our very favorite living ex-president, Nobel laureate Jimmy Carter, will be appearing and signing copies of his new book at 5:30 at Cody's SF! President Carter will not be speaking or reading, mysteriously enough, but will pose for pictures (in a separate area) if you ask nicely. Tickets are required, but there's no fee if you buy a copy of the book at Cody's. Don't attack him, killer rabbits! ...

Walking the fine line between Jimmy Carter sober and Billy Carter drunk, Barrespondent Drew keeps on keepin’ on, puts the hammer down and gets this convoy truckin’. After that, he asks himself why he felt the need to watch all of Smokey and The Bandit when it was on AMC the other day. In the case of most businesses, the outside appearance can greatly assist you in figuring out what it’s like inside. For......

Voter fraud in Nevada and Oregon raises questions in California....