At least he is in this elaborate, spooktacular, very San Francisco Halloween display, found outside a Glen Park home. Curious, yes? But we think they should have added pantyhose to Palin's legs -- you know, to go with the strappy, open-toed shoes. Because you know she would wear them together. But still: interesting display, Glen Parkers. (Thanks, tingley, for the images.)......

Current D3 supervisor candidate (and former mayoral candidate) Wilma Pang just got denied matching funds from the City. Why? Because of her shitty paperwork. Our favorite part is what the City freaked out on: "In a memo to the commission, St. Croix wrote that Pang's questionable contributions included people listed as having the same profession, such as 'Kung Fu Master, retired.'" Awesome. Pang goes on to tell the Gate that someone is "trying to set......

Those left-wing extremists, Sarah Palin gang-rapists, and Zionist hoodlums over at the New York Times came to town to write about politics and San Francisco. (No, not about the increasingly-retarded local SF political scene -- because that's what it's become, a scene -- and those who choose to revel in it.) In a nutshell, Jennifer Steinhauer's article talks about how we get damp over Barack Obamat, that us Bay Area folk, it seems, take......

Former California Governor Jerry Brown is cracking down on prescription-drug abusers. Specifically, those of you you who enjoy the sweet, opiate-y release of drugs like Valium, Vicodin, and Oxycontin. "In addition to costing the state millions each year," the Attorney General's office pouts, "prescription drug abuse can have serious public safety consequences, as many of the top abusers hold down regular jobs including truck drivers, transit operators,...medical practitioners," and bloggers. So, it seems, Brown......

While we convert our money into gold, porn, and cocaine, check out how local California house members voted on the bailout, which was defeated (29 in favor, 24 opposed) today. In favor: Nancy Pelosi (San Francisco), Jerry McNerney (Pleasanton), Jackie Speier (Hillsborough), Anna Eshoo (Menlo Park), Mike Honda (San Jose), and Zoe Lofgren (San Jose). Opposed: Barbara Lee (Oakland) and Pete Stark (Fremont). The bailout, ideally, would have rescued for the nation's dying financial industry.......

The mentally-crippled folks over at Examiner endorsed John McCain and Sarah Palin yesterday. We blame witchcraft.......

The man who helped land Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer, Attorney General Jerry Brown, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Mayor Willie Brown, and other lunatics on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors died this past weekend. Robert J. McCarthy, a lawyer and lobbyist (and if he was born later, he most certainly would been a local blogger) succumbed to cancer on Sunday at his St. Francis Wood home. He was 61. In related deceased-politician......

While people have little confidence in Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, at least according to recent polls, few of us want to recall him. (If you remember, the powerful California Correctional Peace Officers Association union spearheaded a recall effort in August.) According to a Field Poll, 69 percent of California voters oppose getting rid of the governor. So, there you go. (CBS 5)......

Today the "powerful and well-heeled" correctional officers' union today set their lasers on Schwarzenegger for a recall. Lance Corcoran, spokespeson of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, says the reason for the recall is, ahem, "In the history of bad governors, this is the worst governor we've ever had." He went on to say "This is a man who is a poser. That's what he did, that's how he made his living, posing." Wow.......

Once again, lots of sticky, viscous blood bathed the streets of San Francisco. Let's see, we had a 19-year-old man shot while strolling along 23rd Street and Treat, two people shot inside a car at 23rd and Arkansas Streets, a murder at McAllister and Fillmore in the Western Addition, and it's only Sunday afternoon! This weekend's most recent gun play happened despite an increased police presence in the Mission (which was sparked by this......

44-year-old former beauty queen and current Alaska Governor Sarah Palin wins the honor of being Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate. (It will not be, as was guessed yesterday, Tim Pawlenty.) A bit of background: Palin is the youngest and first female governor of Alaska -- a state that has a rape rate that is double the national average. Palin is also under investigation for allegedly firing Alaska’s Public Safety Commissioner because he refused......

Looking to steal Obama's thunder, old man McCain, who is adorably running for Prez under the Republican ticket, has picked a VP running mate. One top guess, according to the Gate, is Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, who "abruptly canceled numerous public appearances" today. We shall see. And in related news, McCain allegedly claims says that his S&M buddies back in Nam were homosexuals. Huh.......

(By DCist's Sommer Mathis, one of the few official bloggers who is attending the DNC as official member of the state blogger corps.) Tuesday was Hillary Clinton Day at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The senator and former presidential candidate gave a rousing speech that most pundits agreed accomplished what she had promised to do: leave no doubt that she is fully behind the candidacy of her former rival, Sen. Barack Obama. Before......

The California State Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday "that lowers the allowable response time to an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay from from six hours to two hours." Penned by sanity-estranged Sen. Carole Migden, she says that the bill is "necessary to combat the bay's natural tidal action" that spreads oil spills right-quick. And it will, hopefully, prevent tragic events like this from getting even muckier. That's right, muckier. (CBS 5)......

(By DCist's Sommer Mathis, one of the few official bloggers who is attending the DNC as official member of the state blogger corps.) One day down and three more to go here in Denver at the Democratic National Convention. Below are some of the top moments of Day 1 for DCist (and a couple lowlights for good measure).......

Hey, Mission dwellers. Put down your kombucha tea and gun, and listen up: Mission Mission has word that a District 9 Supervisor debate is planned for Tuesday, October 7 at the Victoria Theatre. David Campos, Eric Quezada, Eric Storey, Eva Royale, Mark Sanchez (yay!),Thomas Valtin, and Vern Matthew will all scratch each other's eyes out that night. What's more, you questions are needed to hurl at their heads. Visit Mission Mission to find out more.......

Joseph R. Biden Jr., Delaware's longest-serving Senator, gets the nod as Barack Obama's running mate. (You can breathe a sigh of relief, all of you who threatened to fling yourselves from the Golden Gate Bridge if Clinton was picked.) More importantly, Biden is a Scorpio and Obama is a Leo. We have no idea what that means. But according to the NYT: Mr. Biden is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and......

Yikes. After Carole Migden was heard "berating" her Capitol staff yesterday, they were told to stay home today. Egads, right? According to Sacto Bee: Enedina Hidalgo, the director of personnel for the state Senate, overheard Migden screaming, according to a witness to the event. The source said she entered the office while the senator was not present on Thursday, informing the staff of their rights. Soon after, Hidalgo returned to Migden's office with Tony......

Current San Francisco Mayor, possible future Governor of California, and still-lost-inside-Siebel's-sugar-walls honeymooner Gavin Newsom is throwing some sort of party at the Denver Democratic National Convention. It's cloyingly called Unconventional 08, molded for "generation Obama" (good grief), and rumor is there will be enough hookers and blow for everyone. (We expect a full report on the shwag grab from Paul Hogarth the moment it ends!) Oh, and the party's top sponsors? MoveOn, AT&T, and......

Check out former SFist Editor Eve Batey's amusing tweets on the D3 debate happening...well, right now! Go here for the controlled chaos. Wee!......

We love Julia Child. We love that she asks us to boil bacon. We love her eight page instructions in Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One on how to make a simple egg omelette. We love her staunch pro-butter stance. We love her height. We tend to love Child's recipes over Pepin's in Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home. And we sobbed the day she died (and just felt a lump in......

Mr. Nevius is steaming mad at SFist's number-one fan, Chris Daly. Why? Well, it seems that the altruistic SF Supervisor - kissed by the lips of God himself! - made a civic-minded teen cry. C.W. reports that during last week's Board of Supes meeting, "Amanda Wong, a junior at Lowell High, waited two hours for her chance at the podium during the public comment period, but was so frustrated when Daly first cut her time......

From the far-superior-to-SFist blog Fog City Journal, Elaine Santore tweets, "Spotted: Tony Hall Hall filing papers for D7 at City Hall." Hmmm. Interesting, indeed. (elainesantore/Twitter)......

In a move most everyone expected, Lt. Gov. John Garamendi announced this morning that he'll run for governor in 2010. The Democrat has been trying for years to get in that office, starting with his first attempt back in 1982. Considered a "B-list" candidate, he faces such strong (not to mention younger) candidates as Attorney General Jerry Brown, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. (SacBee)......

Oh, what fun! Soon after smashing Siebel's hymen to smithereens this weekend, Mayor Gavin Newsom has signed the 2008-2009 budget. Yay! Moments after putting his John Hancock on it, Newsom declared, "Today, I am signing a budget that despite the severe budget crisis [for you, not him], expands universal access to healthcare, strengthens programs for the homeless [sayonara, hobos] and protects public safety [or not] ... [w]e are doing more with less." Yesterday, it passed......

Since the Bay Area is ahead of the rest of the U.S., yet (arguably) so behind the rest of the world when it comes to style, fashions, hoop skirts, belts, buckles, shoes, panties, whale bones, and slippers, SFBG has a surprising sharp look at the keffiyeh scarf (i.e., the terrorist-sympathizer accessory) trend that took over spinster-saturated 7x7 parties, Valencia Street, and Rachel Ray's plump neck over the last year. While the scarf originated in some......

Phillip and Andrew kick things off this morning with a little bit of sorcery. One-time Silicon Valley ad executive and current psychic spiritual healer and "intuitive consultant" Simone (nee Carol Simone), the lady who officiated San Francisco's Heidi and Spencer together in holy matrimony, tells M&R just what's in store for the couple's seemingly bright and highly privileged future. Of course, she doesn't reveal much at all. Regarding Newsom becoming governor of the glorious......

You know how Board of Supes Prez Aaron Peskin was elected to the head of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee? Beating out former chair Scott Wiener? All because Chris Daly spammed voters with a threatening email? Well, here it is, complete with a menacing tone and a plan to take over the DCCC. Oh, and it gets really good after the jump, which is where the threats begin to bloom most beautifully.......

Republican presidential nominee John McCain is in town today. It seems the former P.O.W. will be dinning over at the Fairmont (for a $10,000/plate fundraiser). But wait, there's more: Members of No Soldier Left Behind, a "campaign promoting a comprehensive plan to end the war in Iraq and improve the security and well being of Iraqis and Americans," will protest outside the hotel tonight. If you want to be a part of the melee, the......

Well, it was a stellar weekend for actress/Standford grad/former SFist commenter Jennifer Siebel. First, she became San Francisco's reigning queen. Siebel, 34, and the Gav, 40, were hitched on Saturday in Stevensville, Montana. The ceremony was officiated by Carol Simone, a "close friend." Newsom, 40, married Siebel, 34, in Stevensville, Montana on Saturday evening. The ceremony was officiated by an Earth Mother-ish friend of the couple, Carol Simone. According to People, Siebel wore a......