We're a little late to this story, in part because we spent all day yesterday trying to separate out the hilarious comments from the offensive ones on SFGate.com (it looks like the homophobic ones have already been taken out as of today) -- but in a nutshell, last Friday, Lance Farber, the 47-year-old boyfriend of the city's new planning director John Rahaim trashed their temporary apartment, which the city put them up in and which......

Although most of us are giddy that Hollywood has come to our little town to film a moving picture show, others are less than gay about it. Namely, a few Castro merchants who have seen business drop since production began late last month. According to the BAR: "It has really impeded on my business. We are losing $400 to $500 a day," said Cecil Russell, the owner of Always Tan Skin and Body at......

Harvey Milk Club President Brian Basinger addressed the crowd at today's rally in the Castro. Supervisor Aaron Peskin, Senator Carole Migden, and Supervisor Bevan Dufty also spoke out to support Prop A and oppose Prop H. Sadly, and to the best of our knowledge, Mecke wasn't there, thus no sun-kissed shots of Quintin. For more info, visit Transit Not Traffic. Image credit: anonymous......

Supervisor Bevan Dufty meets with resdients concerning Google's bus service...

139th Annual Memorial Day in S.F....

--There were more bikes than cars on Market Street today for Bike To Work Day. Soon we will realize our dream where every car driver is assigned an individual biker to yell at them with a camera in hand. --Better to be biking to work than on MUNI -- as some of you reported to us, there was a massive meltdown in the tunnel this morning when the computer system crashed. Maggie Lynch says......

It's a slight variation on our Who's Attacking/Defending Newsom Now columns -- Gavin goes on the offensive! The gay-focused Bay Area Reporter runs a column this week in their Political Notebook about the post-Halloween fallout between Gavin and new father District 8 Supervisor Bevan Dufty. Apparently the wounds from Gavin's attack on Bevan about the Castro Halloween shooting and his vote to override the veto on the foot patrol issue are still smarting, as......

Light - Castro Tree Lighting at Harvey Milk Plaza. (Market @ Castro) Festivities include performances by the SF Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band, the GLAM Youth Choir, the SF Gay Men's Chorus and the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of SF! Celebrity appearances by Supervisor Bevan Dufty, Assemblyman Mark Leno, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and more. (6:30 - 7:30pm) Heavy - It appears the Melvins show at the Great American Music Hall is sold out, so we direct your attention......

Congratulations to Supervisor Bevan Dufty and his opposite-sex gay partner Rebecca Goldfader, on the birth of their daughter Sidney Maely Goldfader-Dufty on Monday! (You may remember that Dufty and Goldfader are both gay and continue to see same-sex partners, but have decided to co-parent Sydney together.) Just two days before Kimberly Guilfoyle! Sidney's 6 pounds 9 ounces, the family is doing well, and Bay Guardian political editor Steven T. Jones had no involvement in the......

Congratulations, Supervisor Bevan Dufty and Rebecca Goldfader! They're expecting a baby in October. "Wait a minute!" you say. "Isn't Dufty gay?" And those of you who go to the Menlo Clinic or take her pilates classes might also be thinking, "And isn't Rebecca a lesbian?" Well, sure -- Dufty and Goldfader are what the Bay Area Reporter calls an "opposite-sex gay couple," who've committed to a relationship where they both date other people (though neither of them is seeing anyone right now) but will rely on each other for support and to raise their child. The whole thing sounds vaguely sitcommy -- Goldfader and Dufty met at the Gold's Gym, where both of them were taking step aerobics classes. (Grapevine!) They've been trying since 2004, when they hired a gay male midwife to do the inseminations, and both of them giggle about the tremendous effort Dufty was putting in to get his sperm samples. "Sometimes he would come out of the bathroom sweating!" They're thinking about getting a duplex and live on separate floors -- but Dufty has to make sure any house they buy is in District 8 (the famously expensive Castro and Noe Valley district) so he can run for reelection in November. We can't wait for the wacky episode where the babysitter Goldfader hires turns out to be an ex- of Dufty's, culminating in some kind of pratfall at the Board of Supervisors meeting that night. The proud papa to your right....

We suppose the subject matter trumps the supervisor, as even a Daly-free meeting about condo conversions descended into shouting and gavel-pounding yesterday. Supervisor Bevan Dufty (pictured at right) had proposed that we give preference in the condo conversion lottery to people who've been applying for years to turn their TICs into condos for several years, noting that with the 200-conversions per year and five-year cap on applications, many people simply never get the chance to convert. All was going well, until Supervisor Sandoval "forcefully told" the city lotto supervisor to stop advocating for an immediate change in the law. Dufty then raised his voice in defense of the city staff, and chair Sophie Maxwell had to pound the gavel for order. They ended up tabling the whole thing and saying they'd think about it some more. Sandoval says we should be focusing on affordable housing, and Ted Gullickson from the Tenants' Union says people should stop trying to back-door themselves into condo ownership through TICs anyways. The dispute should be on streaming video here soon. Where was Chris through all this? You know he hates to miss a housing fight! He was probably just resting up his voice for his Daily Show debut -- scheduled for next Tuesday! We're just going to have to miss the KRON 4 news at 11 that night! And oh yeah -- don't forget your SFist Daily Daly Show drinking game cheat sheet! ...

San Francisco's a city of immigrants -- how many people do you know who actually grew up here? -- and our lovely vintage F-line is no exception. The refurbished trolley cars on the F hail from Boston, Philadelphia, England, Italy, and, notably, New Orleans; and starting tomorrow, the New Orleans trolley (that's the one with the sign that says "A Streetcar Named Desire") will be carrying a torch for its hometown. Actually, it'll be......

Although the confirmation has been delayed, it looks like San Francisco is all set to get a new head of the Ethics Commission. By a 2-1 vote, the Rules Committee of the Board of Supes voted for Eileen Hansen to replace current head Michael Garcia. Voting for her were Sophie Maxwell and Mini-Matt Gonzalez, Ross Mirkarimi, and voting no was Michaela Alioto-Pier. The vote before the full board was postponed for a week to await the return of a traveling Bevan Dufty. While Hansen's confirmation is considered to be a done deal, Michael Garcia is still fighting for his job despite mounting criticism of the Ethics Committee for not being watchdog-y enough. ...

roundup of the Bay Area weeklies (SF only this week, sorry)....