• Playing with the numbers on John Avalos' mayoral campaign - can he win a citywide race? [CityInsider]

• We're still cringe a bit when we hear the term "microhood", but this one we can support: Royal Gate at 16th and Mission. [MissionMission]

• The new Google Maps Camera Cars: still not so subtle. [TheAwl]

• The latest installment of Muni Diaries Live! happens tonight. It's a great excuse to dip out of work early, then hop a Muni bus over there and still show up late. [MuniDiaries]

• Here's a disposable blog devoted to Paula Deen Riding Things, in which the noted Southern Fry Cook, well, rides things. [PDRT]

• It has taken years (years!) to remove this scaffolding that currently serves as a panhandle-area fire escape. We always thought it was a clever way to work the building code for a free balcony. [BikeNOPA]