While Hannah Watson's found tent camping to be just fine at Burning Man over the past several years, this year she had a vision -- an art instillation of her own that would "not only be beautiful but provide (her) with comfort and a home while out the desert." She found an old Oregon transit bus for sale on craigslist and, since last April, has spent every weekend getting the old girl ready to fly to Burning Man. We got to check out the bus this past weekend....

From the SFist Tips line: yet another daytime shooting yesterday, this time at 23rd and South Van Ness around 1:45 p.m, by the post office, and fatal. In a particularly brazen act, the shooters then drove by the SFPD Ingleside Station to drop off the body about an hour and a half later. You'll all be pleased to hear that the cops did at least manage to catch the person driving the car. Those activists......

After news came out that Gavin gave a proclamation for a gay porn studio, it was soon revealed that apparently nobody was paying attention to the city's process of issuing proclamations. So SFist did some digging around and discovered that in the past few years, we have issued these proclamations: ...

In Native American lore, the White Buffalo is a sacred animal. Born only rarely, they hold a place of great spiritual importance in several Native American relgions. This past weekend, leaders from several tribes descended upon a small Pennsylvania private zoo to perform a naming cermony for the birth of the latest white buffalo....

It has been decided that the Governator and Phil Angelides are going to have an actual real live debate on October 7. But instead of a bunch of boring reporters asking boring questions that nobody cares about, they're going to do it all interactive like and are soliciting questions from us, Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Smith-Public. So if you want to ask a question, just go to this here site and ask away. The California Broadcasting Association will then go through them and decide which questions will be asked with cash prizes being given out to the winning questions! No, we're just joking about that. ...

The Black Angels swoop down on San Francisco tonight to bring their grimy psychedelic swing to Cafe Du Nord. Listen to their self-described Electrified Native American Drone 'n' Roll here or download the song "Black Grease" and stream the video for it [high or low]. Enter to win a copy of The Black Angels EP (contest ends Weds. 2/15). Thursday 2/9 Popscene's Valentine's Day Party with DJ Mike Relm and Von Iva @ 330 Ritch......

For this week's SchwarzenWatcher we were going to give a budget analysis but decided not to. Nobody cares. Because who cares about the financial state of the State when Arnie gets caught driving a motorcycle without a license? And gets away with it! All we can say is it's good to be the Governor. Today the LAPD said they wouldn't cite the Governor for driving without a license. And why should they? Do you remember last time the LAPD tried to stop Arnold? The DMV added that because he was riding with a sidecar, it made the motorcycle technically a three-wheel vehicle and thus technically not something he'd need the M1 license for. ...

The Three Dollar Bill Cafe is such an excellent name for the restaurant inside the SF LGBT Community Center. If you've got the time and inclination, stop by the cafe and check out queer open mic night tonight. Tonight's performance is hosted by poet Cindy Emch and writer Sherilyn Connelly, and features local Native American writer/activist Jennifer Fox Bennett, bringing her Ojibway and Odawa Band sensibilities to the stage. Tonight's performance is a benefit for feminist zine Bitch Magazine -- and if enough liquor's passed around, the open mic may very well get passed to their editorial board as well. Watch out, Jane Pratt! 8 p.m., at the SF LGBT Community Center (Market and Octavia), 8:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m. signup. $1-5 sliding scale fee, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. Obligatory disclosure: this correspondent is on the Bitch magazine board of directors....