Although her contract ends in 2009, former SF Mayoral candidate and current San Francisco Public Utilities Commission chief Susan Leal might get the ax, according to Cecilia M. Vega over at the Chronicle. Her removal could kickoff a bloodbath of staff cuts by Newsom. And although her dismissal would need approval by committee, this seems like a done deal. According to the article: Leal received a telephone call Friday evening from Newsom's chief of......

Chenery House owner, colorful San Francisco ad man, and entrepreneur Bob Pritikin bought Hitler's globe this week for a cool $100,000. The globe, snatched fom Hitler's desk in the ruins of his Eagle's Nest retreat, was found by WWII U.S. soldier John Barsamian and put up for auction this week in San Francisco. Now, before you go labeling Pritiklin an anti-Semite, this man is character -- a true collector and unique hoarder. His home......

Aw. Earlier this month, the newest (and truncated) version of the OED got rid of many cherished hyphens. The editor, Angus Stevenson, "eliminated some 16,000 hyphens from the sixth edition," according to a New York Times article. Angus goes on to say, "“People are not confident about using hyphens anymore...[t]hey’re not really sure what they’re for.” Sad. We love us some gross hyphen use. But some of them remain, like hyphens in compounds ("well-being");......

Rasheeda, you can't watch HSM2 on a new textbook, now can you? But we hear you -- or hopefully, your SF Mayoral candidates do. A local YouChoose, if you will, SFGTV, Larkin St. Youth, BAYCAT , and SF Youth Commission posted 20 videotaped questions posed by (or merely read by) local little-blessings about their issues living in San Francisco. Both sheriff candidates and all 12 mayoral candidates responded to the many inquiries asked by......

-- The al fresco SF Mayoral race debate, featuring full frontal. Gosh. What madcap wackiness will they unload on us next? [SFBG] -- "Not guilty," says Ed Jew. [Examiner] -- CW Nevius on Golden Gate Park a month later. [Chron] -- Earthlink's citywide wi-fi networks? Might fail. [LeftInSF] -- Jerry Brown's one-time top cop busted for DUI. [Oakland Tribune] -- This year's Halloween in the Castro theme: martial law. [Beyond Chron] -- White youths?......