Forget about that other District 3 poll, the one that had to be pulled due to cheating by Internet-savvy individuals. Here’s the latest from the San Francisco Bay Guardian. Their survey currently shows Carole Migden leading with 54%, Mark Leno at 43% and Joe Nation trailing with 3%.
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Get in on the fun right now and cast your vote. You can’t win if you don’t play!
Why’s that?
You’d think a “drug free” area would be bereft of scoring opportunities, but that doesn’t appear to be the case around Hippy Hill in the Haight Ashbury section of San Francisco.
Just saying…
Here’s what they want you to believe: the route of the Bay to Breakers footrace is all downhill after topping the Hayes Street Hill. From the website:
ING Bay to Breakers is a 12K (7.46 miles) course. From sea level at the Embarcadero the course rises steeply along Hayes Street Hill. Around the 2.5-mile mark runners climb an 11.15% grade between Fillmore and Steiner, bringing them to the highest point in the race, approximately 215 feet above sea level. The remainder of the course gradually flows downhill alongside the Panhandle and through Golden Gate Park.
But that’s simply not true. Take a look at this elevation profile. See? After dipping down a bit the course continues to rise and reaches its highest point in Golden Gate Park. So there’s a reason why it feels you’re going uphill after conquering the Hayes Street Hill - you are going uphill.
Thousands of runners are in Golden Gate Park today preparing for tomorrow’s race. Going to the west uphill in the Panhandle:
Why does the mainstream media repeat a falsehood year after year? Laziness, mostly.
But check for yourself, if you want. Mike did last year and came to this conclusion:
According to the Garmin GPS I was using, the highest point is indeed in GG Park, not the top of Hayes Street Hill.
So plan your racing strategy accordingly.
Have fun tomorrow!
That’s right, the new Nintendo Wii Fit is coming soon. How will it move you?
But what about Muni? How does it move you? Let’s find out next week.
Here’s Michael Jackson and Bubbles, as seen at the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco a while back. The situation at Neverland was touch and go for a while there, but things are looking up for Michael and his menagerie.
When will Michael and Bubbles be reunited at the Neverland Ranch? Maybe soon? 
Check out the new corporate logo for Starbucks Coffee. The familiar green will give way to the retro version on the right:
You know who can’t handle that? The Resistance. It seems this San Diego-based outfit thinks the old logo is coming back unchanged. Actually, it’s been cleaned up a bit for 2008.
That’s why histories such as this and this might need an update. Starbucks thinks we’ll love the updated version of the old school logo.
Enjoy these logos for now, but this stunt is not apt to continue for long. You see, Starbucks has been in a little hot water lately and they’re trying to do whatever they can to get attention.
You memorabilia collectors should get out there and grab as many of these logo’ed products while you can. Hurry!
By now, you’ve seen headlines: Marriage Ruling a Victory for Newsom. Which is fair enough.
But you might have missed this recent piece about City Attorney Dennis Herrera in glossy, fluffy San Francisco Magazine:
The mayor may get all the credit, or blame, for pushing the marriage-equality issue before the Supreme Court, but the person who deserves it—San Francisco’s real Marrying Man—is Herrera.
Well, O.K. then.
The author of the article, freelance legal affairs journalist Susan Kostal then went on to consult her crystal ball and opine:
My own bet was a 4–3 vote in favor of marriage equality
Bingo. She got it right. Three cheers for writer Susan Kostal as well as up-and-coming Dennis Herrera.
The tool he uses? An old school Austin Mini, complete with ten-inch wheels. Compare the red car with the larger New MINI on left.
You can see New MINIs all over the place but the older models are what you need to attract attention these days.
This one in San Francisco’s Civic Center can.
Maybe it’s only half of half a bagel, but this critter had quite a job choking it down.
Never settle for less than 100%!
