Gavin Newsom's ode to living a green, fit, probiotic-rich life received a two -eek extension before getting sprayed with the Roundup. According to Matier & Ross, the food garden/publicity stunt at City Hall will is now set to get pulled in December, instead of November. But? This will cost the city an additional $2,200 a week for security to "keep the kale fresh from the Civic Center's population of drunks and homeless," according to Curbed's Susie Cagle. Heh. (SFGate, Curbed) more ›

That flower and vegetable garden at Civic Center -- the one that will, eventually, allow all of us to eat cake, or whatever -- gets a stay of execution. Since there has been a dubious "outpouring of public support" for the garden since its installation in early July," Mayor Gavin Newsom plans on keeping that garden in front of city hall until root vegetable season. Yay. We guess. more ›