The Governator continues to go where no Governor has gone before and will go on MTV's "Pimp My Ride" to pimp his ride. Actually, several other Governors have appeared on reality shows before. Michigan's Governor Jennifer Granholm tried out for "America's Next Top Model" and former Governor George Allen is all set to appear on the new reality show "I Swear I'm Not a Racist" along with Don Imus and Michael Richards. ...

Here's todays roundup of the news...

Here's todays recap of the todays news...

-The Governator has a health care plan and the Chron breaks it down. Arnie's actually getting good press from this, except with these guys. Or these guys. ...

-Pelosi's in charge. -The Governator gets his inaguaral today too even if he's still laid up. ...

-Oakland's New Year's Resolution? Less homicides. -The Governator has to miss parts of his own party due to his broken leg....

-The Governator wants to bring bipartisanship back. -He's also out of the hospital. -Fog City Journal has the latest rumors on who'll run against Gavin. We have no idea what Matty G's quote means either. -Your total # of deaths homicides in SF this year? 85. -If a bloodhound goes missing, who do they send out to look for it? -The NFL gives the Niners thumbs up for their move to Santa Clara. -When the......

-Last night, a vigil for the slain officer, Bryan Tuvera, was held at St. Mary's. There will be a funeral procession today which will affect traffic as Geary will be closed....

-Another quake hit the Berkeley area, this time around 2.8. That's the fourth in that area over the past week and the fifth in the Bay Area. Maybe this is a good time to get that Earthquake Kit we've always dreamed about getting....

-Suspect who shot and killed the member of the SFPD was an escapee from a prison-camp. -The Governator finally faces something he can't defeat- a ski slope. -Seismologists on recent wave of temblors: don't panic. -Recent shark attack victim is a little afraid to go back into the water. -Bay Area cities want you to get rid of your Christmas trees prettty much as soon as you can. -Lion house closed after recent mauling.......

Oh, who cares about news when the title of the NEXT HARRY POTTER BOOK HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! WE'RE SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All right, enough of that. ...

-Three killed in car crash on Highway 152 by Gilroy. -War on Christmas even being fought here. -Doesn't anyone want to run against Gavin? -Storm causes around 3,700 to lose power, surf. -San Jose still wants in on the whole stealing a sports team thing. -More people leaving California than moving to. -Pelosi, actually in town this weekend, says ending the war is priority #1. -The Governator wants us to go digital. -Gun giveaway in......

-Homeless people are rousted from Golden Gate Park. We have them coming back to the park in three weeks in the SFist office pool. ...

-Yesterday, on a beautiful, sunny September afternoon (before the fog rolled in), blues was heard, butless leather chaps were worn, and freaky people danced. We stayed in....

Submissions go to Yvesdroppings - at - gmail - dot - com. Don't forget to keep your ears to the ground at company holiday parties; they're fertile ground for this stuff. Woman on cell phone: "If you ever get nominated for the Grammies, you are SO taking me as your guest." -- From Edward/Montgomery Street Station Dude: "WHOOOO! I cant wait for Jason's tart!" -- From Tim/Berkeley BART Tightly-clad woman: "The governor -- the......

>-The Governator signed a heapload of bills on Friday and vetoed a few. The two that are attracting the most attention are bills banning the use of certain supplements for High School athletes and further restrictions on the selling of video games to kids. Why they're so high profile, besides the obviousness of a down-on-his-luck politician resorting to the ole "Save the Children!" politicking, is because in both cases, he went against two industries-- video games and nutritional supplements-- in which he had financial stakes in. And we're pretty sure we can say we have the only Governor who can claim that. ...

Last week, on As The 'Fist Turns..." Rescued animals arrive in SF, and you can help. Beloved Menlo Park bookstore may be saved from disaster by outside investors. Watch what you're saying, because we're Yvesdropping. The Governator's aides agree to meet with equality rights leaders in anticipation of his promised veto of the marriage bill. PS he loves ass. Google launches blog search, lets hope it works better than the one we have on......

The Governator is sinking in the polls like a ton of steroid-abusing bricks -- in fact, he may not bother to run for another term. The movie star is actually dodging cameras when he's not dodging reporters' questions. And now he's facing new questions about the costs of his photo-op filling in a San Jose pothole. Chris Nolan says don't count him out so soon, though, since he likes to come from behind (ahem).......

The Governator made the inevitable official as he officially announced that the great pissing contest known as the "Special Election" is now going to happen. The announcement came today in a speech broadcast live, something we're sure is already causing most news operations fits as the editors try and figure out a way to justify leading with the Michael Jackson story. Basically, the election will be primarily to vote on three resolutions-- teacher tenure, a state budget cap, and the actually-not-a-half-bad-idea-redistricting plan. All told, estimates are that the election will run a tab of at least $70 million dollars, meaning that the only people psyched about this are TV stations who know they'll be rolling in ad money for the next five months. Now that the election has been announced, a feeding frenzy has broken out between partisans on both sides as they figure out a way to tickle the proverbial voter g-spot in order to get their supporters out to vote. Republicans have put on the ballot resolutions on union dues and parental consent abortion laws while the Democrats have put on the ballot resolutions on prescription drugs and energy regulation. And since the Democrats are pushing for a prescription drug plan, the drug manufacturers have pushed one of those phony baloney resolutions that have no purpose other than to confuse the hell out of everyone so that nobody votes for either one. What to expect over the next few months? Wall-to-wall TV ads, Arnie going across the country to suck up more corporate money, totally lame witticisms from political hacks, one side yelling "you are" while the other side yells "no, you are!" and friends and family from the East Coast calling to make fun of us. Hopefully, somewhere in all this, somebody will be able to answer the biggest question of all-- is this any way to run a state? ...

The Governator delivered his State of the State last night. We were stuck at work so we missed it and had to read the transcript and listen to the audio of the speech and the reaction from Don Perata [RealPlayer from the Sacramento Bee]. Like any salesman, Schwarzenegger led off with a telling joke: "In these State of the State speeches, governors often begin by listing their accomplishments of the past year. I will do......

The Governator's new appointment as head of the DMV, Joan Borucki, has suggested that instead of a gas tax, all cars in California be equipped with a GPS device so that they can be taxed by miles travelled on California roads instead, because more efficient cars mean less gas sold and less revenue from gasoline taxes. As Joshua Fruhlinger of Engadget points out, "Larry David would be charged as much to go 10 miles in......

SFist is a big fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, at least a few of them. We're not necessarily so pleased with his latest project. In fact, not a single Bay Area county voted to give him a starring role as The Governator. We're a little leary of those slick Hollywood types ever since former Governor Ronald Reagan shut the doors on California's state-run mental health facilities, leaving the patients to fend for themselves in our communities....