• People to freak because an affordable store -- one that sells neither salted-caramel ice cream to covert yuppies nor the joys of print publishing to locals youths --opening up. [Curbed, Streetsblog]

  • Congress expands hate protection to gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. [Associated Press]

  • Woo hoo! Controversial chef David Chang will make SF appearance in early November. [Eater]

  • We strongly disagree, sir. [Caliber]

  • Best fan mail ever about appropriating third world cuisine and selling it on the streets to "white crackers" in San Francisco. [Mission Mission]

  • Behold the ten top twenties list. [Appeal]

  • 7 things to know about upgrading to Windows 7. [Wired]

  • Schwarzenegger on judges who disagree with him. [Calitics]