misc Surreptitious "Yes on Prop 8" Google Ad Google's AdSense description promises ads that are "relevant to your audience and your site content—ads so well-matched, in fact, that your readers will actually find them useful." (Sure, "protecting marriage" is a
misc Your Morning Street Art We went out for our normal Election Day run this morning, and were pleased to see this bit on the sidewalk near our house. Then, as we cruised up towards the Panhandle, we
misc Film du Jour: Trick-Or-Treat Dummy Halloween Prank Scott Beale over at Laughing Squid (via Urban Prankster) came across this stupendous footage of the best Halloween prank we've seen in eons. Really, its brilliance lies in its simplicity. See, some guys
misc Bay Area Wanderer: Obama Omen In The Clouds Above Nevada * Bay Area Wanderer: Kietzke Lane and Snow Bird Lane, Reno When the clouds above the swing state of Nevada formed a giant Obama logo... that was pretty cool. And after the jump, a
misc How Will You Vote on Prop. K? In our District One poll we have Alicia Wang barely edging out Eric Mar for city supe, with Sue Lee placing a distant third. In the District 9 poll we see, thus far,
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 Pro-8 Truck Parade on Van Ness at City Hall Right now Jim Herd reports that "at least 30 vehicles, mostly Chevy and Ford," are parading for Prop 8 at City Hall right now (1 p.m.) "Lots of banners, repeated honking, heading towards city
misc Interview: Leona Naess What is your favorite song to perform these days? My favorite song to perform would probably be ‘Ballerina’ or un-named What is the lamest crowd request? Free Bird..every bloody show..like its
misc Obamarxism We feel that Senator Obama’s surname is a boon for stenciling sloganeers, who are no doubt tired of the limited range of genital puns offered by the name of our current President.
misc Today in San Francisco History - "Kolb and Dill" Timecapsule: November 3, 1910 We noticed a short notice in the local papers from, oh, 98 years back, announcing that the entire theatrical wardrobe of Kolb and Dill -- the most popular comedy
misc Did They Catch The Miscreants? We were biking down Duboce this at around nine this evening on our way to Classical Revolution; we stopped at Valencia upon hearing sirens. A gray sporty car (we think it was a
misc NextBus Completely Hornswaggled by Daylight Savings Time-Change But is it too much to ask that Muni explain the outage to riders by posting a message on NextBus signs? Apparently, yes; it is. So yesterday evening, we watched as perplexed bus
misc Week Around the Ists Gothamist was mesmerized by the trailer for Empire, a movie about biking in NYC with a flagrant disregard for traffic laws, safety and basic common sense. Phillyist couldn't really talk about anything but
misc The M In M-Car Is For Mao And the current lead for Most Awesomest Costume tonight goes to . Holy crap, McCain was right about socialists / commies / "them" taking over the country!!! No, not really. But this guy was simply awesome.
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 -
misc Thanks to This Week's Advertisers We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. Cabana Cachaça, a double-distilled cachaça with the same versatility as vodka, but more taste. , paying homage to British culture
misc Death of Wall Street Funeral Procession 2008 A satirically-themed procession happens tonight, mourning the American dollar and the world economy. "Death of Wall Street Funeral Procession 2008" starts at the Ferry Building at 6 p.m. (along with Critical Mass)
misc Photo du Jour 262 Nope, no pumpkin carvings for today's PDJ. You're getting these folks getting ready for the day. Let them inspire you to be, like, centered and stuff.
misc Halloween Tonight: The Phantom of the Opera Davies has the best organ, with 9,000 pipes, the largest one in a concert hall in North America, and gosh, that movie is spooky for real. His nose! There is no nose!
misc Today in San Francisco History - The Black Cat Café Timecapsule: October 31, 1963 On Halloween night, the "Black Cat Cafe" -- that notorious, flamboyant and most historically significant of San Francisco's gay nightspots, held a final celebration before closing down for good.
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 Sponsored Post: Cabana Cachaça, Authentically Brasilian The following post is from our advertiser, Cabana Cachaça. What sets Cabana Cachaça apart from other cachaça brands? Cabana is the only super-premium cachaça, Brasil's national spirit, that is double-distilled in pot stills
misc Is Mr. Hyde Selling Myers Mansion? You know that one super scary house in the neighborhood, the one that you'd bolt past on your way home from school, the one no one ever trick or treated at, the one
