Arts & Entertainment In this Metaphor, the Mayor is Jafar, and the Proposed Events Office is the Lamp, and Halloween is Aladdin (and Bevan is Jasmine) And those answers are: Yes. Yes. Yes. Oh, you're not surprised? Well excuuuuse us, Amazing Kreskin. Anyway, the report has a whole slew of very specific instructions (but they're barricaded behind a stupid
SF News Bedlam at Milk Club: Migden Upstages Leno Migden, Leno, Peskin, Daly, Herrera all were on the scene at one point or another, and tempers flared. Why? Because Carole Migden stole the show (along with a hefty vote, not an official
SF News Your Mecke Photo Fix for the Day Objectifying Gavin Newsom is dead. We've shifted our stalker gaze on Quintin Mecke, and so have many of SFist's more randy readers. Where does he stand on the issues? Who cares! (Well, actually,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Tonight -- Chapel/Chapter: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's modern, intricate dance revue. Starts at 8 p.m. at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum; $38-50. -- Quintin Mecke for Mayor
SF News Here Comes Sickness Muni inspectors and dispatchers went all French yesterday and called a sickout. Their union, the Transport Workers Union, Local 200, is currently in contract negotiations with the Powers that Be and obviously it's
SF News Dear Editor Letters Might Not Be Such a Good Idea Matier & Ross today have a story about a police officer who is in a little bit of trouble for writing a letter to the Chron criticizing the Mayor's homeless policy. In the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Quintin Mecke's Odds of Victory First, check out the line on Conan O'Brien, Tom Brady and famous local Sean Penn. Now check out Quintin's. Surprised?
SF News Match Game PM? Or SF Mayoral Debate? Before last night's much more important Zombie Attack, there was some sort of mayoral debate at some bookish building. A debate consisting of Mayor Gavin Newsom, possible contender Quintin Mecke, and slew of
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Is San Francisco Still a Navy Town? The mayor recently felt the urge to go after the "extreme right" in his "fierce defense of San Francisco." "I am sick and tired of this city being depicted as anti-military." Well, all
SF News Citation, All I Ever Wanted. Citation, Having to Get Away With Gavin caught up in a tough re-election campaign against...ummm...well...huh.... he's started playing up his street people street cred. Recently, he announced a plan to deal with all the vagrants
SF News Day Around the Bay -- Alameda County judge tells Berkeley tree squatters, like the scrappy Ninjah and Stork here, to climb down. For good. [SFGate] -- Car crash on the 101 kills one, lands two in jail.
Arts & Entertainment Gavin Leering At Boobies Photo Makes It On Wonkette Describing Newsom a "smarmily handsome alcoholic cult-leader mayor," the post gets more tender as the image is paired with a missive from some nutcase from someplace foul. He (Matthew Edward Mengarelli) requests that
SF News Oh No Ed Jew!: Suspended, Replaced Mayor Gavin Newsom suspended Ed Jew today, (temporarily) removing him from office a little before 9 a.m. this morning at Waverly Place in Chinatown, according to the Chronicle. The young-ish Carmen Chu,
SF News Oh No Ed Jew!: Newsom's Intervention "Enough is enough," Newsom said to reporters this morning. "He needs to do the right thing and step aside." Interesting words there, Gavin. Irony aside, the Mayor renewed his call for disgraced supervisor
SF News He Will Win, But He Wants To Win By More We want to turn out as many voters as possible on election day, so that Mayor Newsom can continue to make government more responsive, effective and accountable. But, we need your help. There
misc Sean Penn To Play Harvey Milk, Matt Damon To Play Dan White No word yet on who gets the choice diva role of Dianne Feinstein, but her part had best steal the film. How could it not? The career-making footage of Feinstein telling the media
SF News Gavin Newsom To Clean House Video suggests Gavin Newsom is preparing to clean house in San Francisco. Whoa. Guess it's time to get rid of the bad blood at City Hall. Beginning last Friday, Mayor Newsom asked for
SF News IDs for Immigrants? Gavin says he's on board with the proposal and will get his administration on it. He also says that he's prepared for the criticism to come his way and doesn’t care. Hey,
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Tenant Assns. Coalition's Mayoral Forum Yesterday, Program Director Michael Nulty hosted the Tenants Associations Coalition of San Francisco's Mayoral Forum in the Tenderloin on "gritty Turk Street". Who failed to appear? Of the people who showed, who has
SF News Have You Seen This Fugitive Fundraiser? Fundraiser, five-head sufferer, and possible one-time kidnapping victim Norman Hsu skipped his San Mateo County Superior Court appearance this morning and is now the lam! He is wanted for a 15-year-old felony warrant
SF News Day Around the Bay -- John O'Neill, the man killed last week by an N-Judah a J-Church train, died while saving his pup, Cappy. If there is a heaven, O'Neill is up there. [Chron] -- Spare the
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Tesla Motors' Roadster- the Electric Edsel? Are there any similarities here with this car? Some hyperbolic coverage from the MSM makes us wonder a bit. Here's an opinion from Washington Post-affiliated Slate - the author was "unbelievably stoked", even
SF News Step Right Up! Gawk At Public Housing! We're not even really sure what to make of this article on the front page of today's Chronicle. Apparently Gavin Newsom has now so given up on being able to fix the city's
Arts & Entertainment SFist Photo: Bonus Photo for the Barry Bonds Party We have team coverage for today's big event. We've ID'ed Lou Seal, Senator Carole Migden, Omar Vizquel, Rich Aurilia, Barry's family, Mayor Gavin Newsom, the Willies (Mayor Brown, Mays, and McCovey), Peter MacGowan
