In terms of propositions this year, especially SF propositions, it's a pretty lean year. Both A and B, in fact, seem to be so non-controversial that neither the SF Republicans nor Starchild appear to object. Then there's Proposition C....

Tonight is another epic shindig at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (701 Mission at 3rd), celebrating the opening of R. Crumb’s Underground, a thematically-organized show of collaborative drawings (including work with his wife, Aline), self-portraits, and counter-cultural chronicles, including early and new work, plus rare film screenings of some of the blues, swing and "exotica" bands that inspired Crumb's Cheap Suit Serenaders. The soirée also celebrates the opening of The Black Factory by William......

New York Times finally gets hip to Berkeley proposition....

Ahhhh, nothing soothes like tension at Berkeley’s Claremont Resort and Spa. Along with your signature "Mayan Temple Journey” massage and exfoliation, or your "Moor Than Mud" bath, the Claremont also offers a simmering two-and-a-half-year fight between spa workers and management over the right to organize. Back in 2002, workers called for a boycott, and last weekend, workers picketed the resort for 27 hours. (That’s gotta make your session with the nutritionist a little uncomfortable.) The......