misc This Week in Willie Brown It's been a hell of a week for the Bay Area, right? Surely Willie had something to say about it! With Gavin's Hair headed to Sacramento to take up its new roost as
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. The new YellowPages.com, helping you click less and live more. Beyond Golden Clouds, showcasing 41 large-scale Japanese folding
misc Trend Alert: Yarnbombing Recent sightings of yarnbombings across the Bay Area indicate that the long relationship San Francisco has enjoyed (or not, it's up to you really) with various forms of street art is taking a
misc Seagull Torturer Collaring Bay Area Birds With Beer Cans According to BCN/The Appeal this morning: several birds have been spotted around the Bay Area with torturous collars fashioned from cut Budweiser cans around their necks. All jokes about jewelry made from
misc Photo du Jour 730 We're calling this one "Dead Can iPhone." From last night's Dia de los Muertos parade in the Mission. By Luxomedia on Flickr.
misc Dozens of Pollsters Too Hungover for Work Yesterday Reports Aldax over on the Examiner: "Some 30 poll workers called in 'sick' on Election Day, leaving officials scrambling to fill the positions before polls opened at 7 a.m." Luckily, it sounds
misc Relevant Facebook Status Update of the Day Via M.A.: I wonder if all the people that lit mattresses on fire last night are performing their civic duties today.
misc The Candidates Weigh in on the Giants' World Series Win (On Twitter) While you might still be having some trouble dragging yourself out to the polls today (which is not an excuse! go vote!), most of the candidates up for office seem like they played
misc Man Exposes His Penis to Riot Cops in Mission Tagged under "Pretty sure this is the first time I've seen someone who wasn't homeless expose himself on 22nd" on Uptown Almanac is this marvelous NSFW photo of a drunk man whipping out
misc Too Hungover to Remember Where to Vote? Don't worry, yourfuckingpollingplace.com has your back: Enter your fucking address and it'll return your fucking polling place. Like this editor's polling place at a "PRIVATE FUCKING SCHOOL" on Masonic Avenue, which just
misc Sponsored Post: Find What You're Really Looking for in SF The following post is from our advertiser, YP.com. Even if you consider yourself a local there's a whole lot yet to be discovered in San Francisco. And we're not just talking about
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: "My Girl's a Republican" And now, to cleanse your political palates this fine Monday afternoon/election eve, we bring you this catchy ditty "My Girl's a Republican" from The Real. Like all great videos, it contains talking
misc Week Around the Ists Chicagoist braced itself for the biggest storm front to pass through in 70 years. Despite a lot of wind, however, media reports dubbing it the 'Great Lakes Cyclone' were overblown, which gave its
misc Photo du Jour 727 "Park rangers will fire upon pets with red lasers from their eyeballs," shot by Bhautik Joshi.
misc Don't Forget: Critical Mass Tonight ... And it's Halloween Critical Mass at that. Don't try to get anywhere in a hurry come 6:30 or 7:00... (Pics from last year.)
misc This Week in Willie Brown With all the baseballs flying around AT&T Park in October and the softballs being lobbed back and forth on the road to Sacramento, you'd think Willie Brown would have a lot
misc A Handy Guide to Prop 19 Speaking of stoned all the time, are you having a hard time figuring out how the heck you're supposed to vote on this Proposition 19 thing? Don't worry, because Katie Baker cuts through
misc Local Pot Store Dispensing Love for the Giants We all had a good laugh at the reporter from Texas who discovered "there's some people smokin' weed!" near McCovey Cove before the World Series, but it wouldn't be a hilarious stereotype if
misc Making the Rounds: A Love Letter To The San Francisco Giants Drew of Rocket Shoes, and friend of SFist contributor Daisy Barringer, penned this apt love letter to The San Francisco Giants embodying the mojo that the city is experiencing at this very moment.
misc Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Dropping a 1,169lb Pumpkin Onto a Car From High Above Found by the fins folks at Laughing Squid, here's what it looks like when you drop a 1,169lb pumpkin onto a Pontiac. Ta-da.
