--Carnaval went well! --Jack Daly for mayor! Quote of the day: "Daddy, this party is no fun. Let's go to another party." Don't all the progressives say that? Bonus tidbit: Sarah Daly says there is no way Chris is running. --Fanime convention video. --What's going on with that Real Foods abandoned space on 24th Street? --Those whales finally got out of Sacramento and into the Bay Area (and are thus now fair game for......

Remember how members of the Golden Gate Restaurant Association have been whining about increases in minimum wage and the newly mandated health care initiative? Well, they're talking about turning whining into action and the association is threatening to go on strike. ...

I'm so used to using the royal "we" when I write for SFist that it feels really strange writing "I" - sort of like driving on the left side of the street. And my favorites of 2006 have left me feeling not quite myself either - I've never been a huge fan of electro-rock, but this year's list is drowning in it. In fact, each of these albums share one or more of the following......

-Shootout on 880 leads to one death, one injured and major traffic. -The search for the lost family continues on...

The absentee and provisionals are in for today -- in the District 6 election! This week's episode: Everybody Hates It When We Do A Numbers Post. Hey, the YouTube footage of Chris Daly's victory speech is up! See above. (Warning: It's about 15 minutes long. Plus, some R-rated language) You'll have to click after the jump to find partial footage of Sarah's (we gotta have something to make you keep reading.) --- So the updated......

Last week we got to see one of our favorite new bands Scanners twice, in two different cities. At Cafe Du Nord there were maybe 50 people in the house, but in New York we were sardined amongst a few hundred sweaty, sweater-clad CMJers. No matter the size of the audience, frontwoman Sarah Daly pouts, glowers, stares and gives it her all. This band is talented, comely, exciting, dynamic both live and on record, and......

The suspense is killing us -- in the District 6 election! This week's episode: Everybody Hates The Absentees. Okay, time for a new District 6 post! We're going to try putting updates on the top of the post again, as news comes in. --Update -- we're busy at work so no commentary, but here's the latest numbers from sfgov.org. MEMBER, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DIST. 6 VOTE FOR 1 CHRIS DALY . . . . .......

When does the RCV count begin -- in the District 6 election! And as promised earlier, this week's episode is indeed titled: Everybody Hates The Wait. --Man, it sounds like we just missed the Dalys' almost-to-victory speeches at the DNA Lounge last night. Savannah Blackwell (yay! she's writing again!) has the good word. We're trying our best to get YouTube footage of Mrs. Chris Daly telling off "the motherf**kers at the Golden Gate Restaurant Association,"......

We had a great week of music last week, starting on Thursday night when Live 105's Madden invited us to join him on air. Along with SFists MattyMatt and Jon we talked for a half hour about local music, Muni and of course Gavin's hair. Madden was a friendly and gracious host and we thank him for inviting us! On Monday night Cursive packed The Fillmore for a straightforward set of songs from their new......

SFist interviews new contributor Jacob Leland...