-- Should MUNI boss Nate Ford get a raise? Gavin says sure. [N Judah Chronicles]

-- Starting the holiday season later to get shoppers in the stores? Genius! [Tim]

-- "Joe Alioto-Veronese doesn't belong on the same stage as Leno or Migden." Heh. [SFBG]

-- Your Street on YourStreet. [The Snitch]

-- And finally, a (used?) condom on a MUNI seat. [What I'm Seeing]

-- Oakland Tribune editor succumbs to cancer. [Oakland Tribune]

-- Fishermen (fishcatchers?) file a class-action suit in oil spill mess. [CBS5]