Even when Tapioca Ed's out of the country, the news keeps popping up! Here's today's latest Bobagate news.

--So you know what that $40,000 would've bought the Quicklys? A letter from Ed Jew to the Planning Commission to get a business permit, the Examiner says. The Quicklys' rival bubble tea shop Wonderful got a letter from Tapioca Ed and a permit shortly afterwards -- and adding insult to injury, Wonderful didn't have to pony up cash for it either. (The Wonderful building is owned by a friend of Ed's who sits on the SF Redevelopment Agency.) The supervisors contacted by the Examiner all seemed pretty appalled: Aaron Peskin referred to the practice as a "no-no," and Sean Elsbernd said in general, he doesn't do it because it's a conflict of interest when the commission's recommendation comes up to the Board for approval. Chris Daly was, of course, busy burying interns in his family's backyard.

--Speaking of permits and FBI raids, the Chron (running about a day behind the Ex) reports that the pot club in Ed Jew's building is scrambling to get a med marijuana dispensary permit of its own, and that the club was one of the ones raided in 2005 for selling to people without valid medical cards. Jew got a letter from the city saying they needed to get the permits or they'd shut the club down, but there's no evidence he ever complied, or that the city ever followed through. Did he pay himself the $40,000 to go away?

--And the San Mateo Times leaps to defend their hometown boy, finding neighbors in Burlingame who say they see Tapioca Ed around the house all the time. One neighbor said she thought it was weird that he was running for office in San Francisco, but figured, "It's San Francisco. Who knows what kind of laws they have?"

--Oh, and in good news for Jew, the city attorney's given him an extension of time to prove where he lives. He's now got until June 8. He's scheduled to get back into town on June 4. Hey, Ed, wanna pay us $40,000 to run over to your place in the Sunset and turn on all the taps?