Our favorite lady in San Francisco. And the future Mrs. Gavin Newsom. We're just saying. Vanessa's image goes to John O'Hara / Chron; Seibel's goes to Chris Stewart / Chron......

-- 177 Townsend's promise of public art delivered, raised. [Curbed SF] -- Grace Cathedral almost burned down last night via an infamous Burner. [CBS5] -- Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner: thin, pretty. [BeyondChron] -- Gavin Newsom's address. [SFGov -- ETA for video of the speech...?] -- Fog City Notes on NextBus. Also: the handsome South Asian chef speaks! [FCN] -- Gap Inc.'s rigorous employment program for youths. [SFGate] -- "Fog City Journal, without h., is getting......

-- Not enough credit card debt in your life? Top-shelf department store Barneys New York will solve that problem after it opens this week. [Chron] -- Health care for uninsured San Franciscans to "expand" next Monday. Woo hoo! [Examiner] -- Cadillac Hotel celebrates 100 years of survival in the TL. [BeyondChron] -- Shot/killed by cops, 20-year-old Naser Solis' parents sue Hayward police department. [Chron] -- Transbay Terminal neighborhood meeting happened tonight. (Our apologies for not......

Nothing too new to report on the Ed Jew got arrested front this morning, but the Chron did survey all the other Board of Supervisor members for their reactions. Let's go in order! --District 1 (Jake McG): "The appearance is so bad, we don't need a trial." --District 2 (Michela Alioto-Pier): Considers Jew a friend, "Let's remember he's not been found guilty of anything." --District 3 (Aaron Peskin): "If I was in his place, I......

The media orgasmatron following Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla through their edge-free trip to San Francisco peed itself the other night as the royals on-deck chortled their way through that old chestnut, Beach Blanket Babylon. "Prince is Charming!" "Prince of a Guy!" "This Prince doesn't go by an unpronounceable symbol!" (okay, we made that last one up.) A whole coterie of hangers-on attended the soiree, including Duke Gavin and the fallen Lady Kimberly of Guilfoyle, smiling and bobbing slightly as the royals passed, but not holding hands. Gavin -- you must start seeing other people. Other attendees included former Secretary of State George Shultz (in his role as the husband of Charlotte Maillard Shultz, the Chief of SF protocol), Kamala Harris, the owner of the Giants, Willie Brown, and Danielle Steel. Mrs. Shultz also apparently made a cameo in the show, flying on a wire and dressed as Wonder Woman. Ah, of course. Prince Charles didn't seem to get most of the jokes, but apparently chuckled at a bit involving men dressed as poodles. And what would a visit to SF be without a protest? Giving it that special SF flavor, Medea Benjamin and Code Pink marched outside the theater, in pink wigs and chanting, "UK out of Iraq." Maybe the Prince would have paid more attention if they'd dressed as poodles instead. Picture by Chris Stewart of the Chron. That hat is so rad....

Well, we're damn glad this season is over. Best performance of the year goes to Cal, even if they did get upset by Texas Tech in San Diego last week. Fact is, this is Cal we're talking about here. Why is nobody accusing them of choking, of not being able to handle the pressure of big games? Because they have no history of big games to compare with! The fact that Cal got to the......

Even though the Cal Bears romped on Southern Miss, 26-16, Saturday in a makeup game that was rescheduled after Hurrican Ivan delayed the original date, they will not be going to the Rose Bowl. That's right, the Texas Longhorns hooked the at-large bid thanks to gains in the press and coaches polls. Blame the BCS (BC-Mess, Broke-Ass Choosing System, Bears Can't Succeed, Because Coaches Suck, f**king piece of s**t, whatever you wan't to call......