misc Looking Back: Scene at City Hall on Sunday During last Sunday's early voting period at City Hall, the line of those itchin' to vote stretched well around the building. And had Sarah Palin been there, she could have taken advantage of
misc Gavin Campaigning Where it Matters Most The Mayor decided to rally for Obama and against Prop 8 in the bastion of left leaning voters-- a college campus. We're not entirely sure why he chose the Stanford Democrat rally to
misc Only 8,444 of you Have Donated to No on 8 -- What Are You Waiting For? And it's not just individuals; four SF companies have have launched attacks on local families, too: - Blackford Construction gave $200 - Visionary Electronics gave $99 - Large Format Computing gave $1500 -
SF News How Will You Vote on Prop. 2? Yes On 2: Sponsored by the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, Prop 2 says it's c"ruel and inhumane to confine animals in cages so small they can’t turn around or
misc Who are you voting for in District Nine? We got the District One poll up, and the Richmond is letting us know who they want as their supreme leader. (Sue Lee is currently in the lead, with Eric Mar going for
misc Film du Jour: "Pansy" The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco produced the above Yes on Prop. R ad, which pays homage to Lyndon B Johnson's infamous "Daisy" ad from the 1964 Presidential campaign.
misc HA HA HA Thousands of Gays Killed in the Holocaust HO HO HO HA HA HA HA The people pushing Prop 8 have their heads so far up their asses they've turned into mobius strips. This is what you're fighting when you fight Prop 8: a video that connects gay
misc ALL OF THEM: West Portal Ave & Ulloa ALL OF THEM: West Portal Ave & Ulloa -- David Letterman after the final McCain/Obama debate via the absolutely critical at-these-times politicalirony.com. This one's from inside the venerable Eezy Freezy Market
misc Prop 8 Weirdos Send Weird Letter Containing Weirdness Here's what happened: Abbot & Associates, a realty company in San Diego, gave a generous chunk of change to the No On 8 campaign. (You should, too.) And then the Yes On 8
misc ALL OF THEM: Market And Van Ness ALL OF THEM: Market & Van Ness -- mattymatt, "Sarah Palin Engages in Perverse Journalistic Orgy of Excess" How could we forget such a violently vapid comment? We can't. We shan't. So let's
SF News Last day to register for election The deadline is, well, now. Today is the last day for voters to register for the "supremely important" election on November 4. Have you registered yet? No? Then, don't fret because many of
misc A Frightening Prospect [Poster Project] Menaces San Francisco Kind've like a demonic mirror of Shepard Fairey's iconic Obama HOPE / PROGRESS / CHANGE image, Frightening Prospect's Sarah Palin poster is popping up around the city! They have been sighted in New York and
misc All Kinds of Disease Sick of Prop. 8 ranting yet? Too bad. Because we're not. And how could we be with gems like this? See, body cavity cleansing device Bill Tam, a Chinese-American leading the effort in
SF News Remember the George Bush Poop Plant Memorial? While many fret over Prop. 8 (gay matrimony), Prop. H (clean energy), and this, let's not forget about most important issue for San Franciscans re election 2008: Proposition R, the Presidential Memorial Commission.
misc Donations to Yes-On-8 are Accidentally Going to Tasteful Gay Erotica Update: Complaints about the content of ads can be sent to Google here. The "people" behind Prop 8 -- the anti-marriage amendment -- may or may not be up to something sneaky. We
misc Princess Gloves Come off in No On 8 Fight The letter does not appear to be available online in text format -- only as a PDF that's missing its extension. So we've had to transcribe the good bits. "The advertisement strongly implies
misc Prop 8 Numbers Flip: Now the Marriage Ban is Winning Leah and Barb from Stop8.org on Vimeo. This news is, of course, insane, but a new poll indicates that Prop 8 is pulling ahead. If it wins, then a group of Utah
SF News Once Again, Only You Can Save Marriage California, Please Vote No On Proposition 8 from Stop8.org on Vimeo. While Sarah Palin held her own last night during last night's debate, more or less, and Joe Biden shed an effeminate
misc Sarah Palin Engages in Perverse Journalistic Orgy of Excess When asked what newspapers and magazines she reads, Sarah Palin replied, "all of them." All of them! And so, a meme is born. All of them! All! All! All! Of! Them! The Modesto
misc Foreigners Attempting to Seize Control of California Constitution Prop 8 would stop healthy, committed couples from marrying, and it sucks. Fortunately, everyone knows that it sucks -- its opponents include the Governor, various mayors, elected judges, school boards, Democrats and Republicans,
SF News Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Recall Underway, Says "Powerful" Union Today the "powerful and well-heeled" correctional officers' union today set their lasers on Schwarzenegger for a recall. Lance Corcoran, spokespeson of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, says the reason for the recall
SF News Conventionist: Lessons Learned from DNC Day 2 (By DCist's Sommer Mathis, one of the few official bloggers who is attending the DNC as official member of the state blogger corps.) Tuesday was Hillary Clinton Day at the Democratic National Convention
SF News Newsom Throws Party at DNC, Sponsors Called Into Question Current San Francisco Mayor, possible future Governor of California, and still-lost-inside-Siebel's-sugar-walls honeymooner Gavin Newsom is throwing some sort of party at the Denver Democratic National Convention. It's cloyingly called Unconventional 08, molded for
SF News George W. Bush Sewage Plant Initiative Makes It On the Ballot as Prop. R Woo hoo. And it's gotten so big: Willie Brown endorses it, Keith Olberman has prattled on about it, a White House Press Briefing brought it up, and on and on and on and
misc Only You Can Save Marriage Hey gay couples! You're in terrible danger. Fortunately, we can help. Well, not exactly -- SFist_Matt, to be specific, has taken a break from writing stern emails to Muni, and is now
