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• Posted Why Isn't The Prop 8 Trial Televised (At Least Not Today)? to News
  So what the hey is going on with them either putting the Prop 8 trial on YouTube or not? Is this a big deal?...
• Posted The Prop 8 Emails Order: Huh? to News
  Those of you following the Prop 8 federal trial might be wondering -- what the heck just happened at the Ninth Circuit? Something about...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: Nov. 30 to News
  Oh, please let some aspiring reality TV stars crash this dinner too. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS FOR...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: Nov. 23 to News
  Why would anyone think Gavin Newsom was quitting politics, with a schedule like this? *** REVISED MEDIA ADVISORY *** MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S SCHEDULE OF...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: Nov. 20 to News
  Is Gavin Newsom going to ice skate???? I see him skating alone in a spotlight, hands behind his back, a striped scarf streaming out...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: Nov. 18 to News
  Why doesn't this just say I QUIT? *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2009 Mayor Newsom...
• Commented on Supe: Newsom's Administration "imploding," Spokesperson's Departure Mere Symptom
  maybe he's going to live off Chris Daly's trust fund....
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: Nov. 11 to News
  Well, here's a shocker: *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009 VETERANS DAY - CITY HALL...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: Nov. 6 to News
  Best part of this release: "Note: Mayor's schedule is subject to change." *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS FOR FRIDAY,...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: November 5 to News
  Well, he has events scheduled, he's just not planning on going to them now. Aloha! Maybe Jerry Brown could step in. *** MEDIA ADVISORY ***...
• Commented on Six Apart Removes Anti-Gay Ads From Network
  as always, the Appeal rocks....
• Commented on Did You Vote Today?
  I voted at around 8:30 this morning, at one of the city health clinics that has since run out of H1N1 vaccines. I was only the 10th person at the precinct -- very different than last year's Obamamania/Prop 8 scene....
• Commented on Have You Got Your H1N1 Shot Yet?
  oh, they had shots at a bunch of local city clinics last week, but I heard they completely ran out. Which is good, because the clinic in the Mission is where I vote tomorrow!...
• Commented on Have You Got Your H1N1 Shot Yet?
  I got mine at Kaiser. I heard non-Kaiser pediatricians and obstetricians are scheduled to start getting supplies next week....
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: Busted! to News
  Remember when Hillary Clinton said she was attacked by Bosnian snipers in the primaries last year? Gavin took some tips from the 2008 presidential...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: August 25 to News
  Like his gubernatorial poll numbers, Gavin's heading south. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2009 8:30AM...
• Commented on BART Strike Averted, Newsom "couldn't be more proud"
  Newsom is totally Don Draper....
• Commented on BART Strike Averted, Newsom "couldn't be more proud"
  did Newsom even have anything to do with the negotiations?...
• Commented on Your Friday Morning BART Strike Coverage Roundup
  hey, how long do you guys think the BART strike's going to go?...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: August 4 to News
  Ooooh, I hope he uses a fancy pen!! *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2009 10:00AM...
• Commented on TransLink's Next Stop: Caltrain, August 17
  oh, and to answer at least some of John Murphy's questions, it sounds like Caltrain is going to ask riders to swipe in when they board, and swipe off when they leave. If you don't swipe off, you get billed...
• Commented on TransLink's Next Stop: Caltrain, August 17
  YAY!!! Thank you, SF Appeal!!! This IS what it sounds like when doves cry! Will have my better half report on how Caltrain implementation goes as well....
• Commented on Did You Use TransLink On BART This Morning?
  smooth as silk this morning. BOO YEAH!!! I couldn't tell if the balance displayed on my card was correct, though -- will double-check that this afternoon....
• Commented on IllumiBARTi Update: TransLink Deployed On BART August 3
  hooray!!! Okay, onto my NEXT burning question re Translink. When's Translink coming to Caltrain????...
• Commented on BART, Unions Announce Tentative Agreement
  see, I waited a decent amount of time before asking the question I've been dying to ask ever since the strike was called off -- WHAT ABOUT TRANSLINK for August???...
• Commented on IllumiBARTi Update for July 29: TransLink Implementation, BART Negotiations Not Related
  Oh THANK THE SWEET LORD. I have all this money I put on my Translink card back in June that I haven't been able to use because BART has been so not forthcoming with information about implementation. If BART goes...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: July 14 to News
  Does this involve space travel? *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009 11:45AM Mayor Newsom...
• Posted That Horrendous NYT Magazine Article About Our Governor's Race to News
  Well, I was going to try and liveblog the Prop 8 hearing for you today, but I got busted trying to sneak out of the...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: July 1 to News
  The punchline to this post is left as an exercise for the reader. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM'S SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC EVENTS...
• Posted On Gavin Newsom's Schedule: June 22 to News
  ....is that a white man's overbite I see? **PRESS RELEASE** Mayor Newsom and SFMTA Launch New Cable Car 15 On the 25th anniversary of...