Folks, we gotta be straight with you -- this probably should have been the "Top 5 Douches of the Week," because there were a hell of a lot more memorably nasty comments than good ones. Even so, there were some gems this week, some high-level discussion where people brought the insight, the knowledge, or the funny--for everyone's betterment....

Our feelings regarding the sneaky scheduling of Gavin Newsom’s Third Fake Question Time this Monday can best be expressed through American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee’s latest single, “Over It.” The purple halter dress she wears in this video is pretty cute, too. However, just because we're over it doesn't mean we're not secretly putting together a special Fake Question Time ensemble in the hopes of running into some chick dating some dude (not to......

Oh, Gavin. Is it that hard to find love while running a major American city? Here's our mayor at the SF Opera opening with reality TV star Erin Brodie. (Brodie apparently created a minor stir by wearing a knee-length skirt at the traditionally white-tie event.) Brodie, the daughter of Niner/PGA Golfer (and former Scientologist) John Brodie, made her "fame" as a two-time winner on NBC's For Love Or Money, taking home $2 million and boyfriend......

So Mayor Gavin Newsom can't be bothered to show up for a police commissioner meeting or deal with MUNI, the taxicab commission, or the Dept. of Building Inspection -- but he's so there for the SF Symphony Opening Gala! We all know Gavin loves the Stravinsky violin concerto. And who's Gavin's latest squeeze? The intriguingly-spelled Brittanie Mountz, who played women's lacrosse for Sonoma State. She discussed the importance of civic participation in the arts as......