Rose Pak is a genius. In addition to getting Ed Lee into the mayor's office, cursing like a truck driver on crank, and lording over a good chunk of San Francisco, she's doesn't give a shit who she offends at City Hall — and she does it publicly to boot. Take, for example, her sassy performance of a lifetime on Saturday while emceeing the Chinese New Year parade, which turned into a roast of many noted San Francisco leaders. As Supervisor Eric Mar, John Avalos, and George Gascon looked on nervously, here were a few golden nuggets Pak unleashed. more ›

In what's proving to be a race to the bottom for the current crop of GOP candidates, Rick Santorum,—whose "Made In America" platform plan would prune corporate income taxes on manufacturing companies in order to keep jobs in the country—loves investing in overseas companies almost as much as he loves America. Much of his money goes to companies that outsource manufacturing work to factories in "China, Thailand, Malaysia and other countries." more ›

Comparing Barack Obama's campaign to "a fragile patient who must be checked on every day," noted Winfrey-esque new-age thinker Deepak Chorpa penned a piece in today's Chronicle, one that shows a reasonable fear that Obama won't get reelected. And since "no sitting President since Roosevelt has been re-elected with unemployment over 7.4%," there's a mild-to-sorta-good chance that President Romney could be on the horizon come November. But. That doesn't mean the Republican party's "ostrich with its head in the sand"-like stance on, well, almost everything won't resulting in handing Obama the election on a red, white, and blue commemorative plate. more ›

If passed, the bill will "prevent teachers in kindergarten through eighth grade from discussing homosexuality in prepared materials or instruction," ultimately hindering kids struggling with their identity from getting counseling and taking part in gay-straight alliance groups. more ›

The Remove Jean Quan site went live Thursday morning. Run by Gene Hazzard, an Oakland Post photog and member of the Oakland Black Caucus, he has for whatever reason given the Oakland Mayor green lips. (Because she's moldy? Money hungry? Defies gravity?) "I'm trying to keep a straight and level head," Hazzard explained to the San Jose Mercury News. "This is very serious." more ›

Speaking of sanity-estranged, plummeting GOP candidate Rick Perry released an anti-gay television ad today, one that lambastes our country's military while claiming that our children cannot celebrate Christmas in school (which is a lie, a balls out fib) or pray in the classroom (which is true, thank god). Perry spews: more ›

The question might be of the "chicken or the egg" variety: Is it censorship, dumbing down, or a little bit of both? As documented in this poignant Imgur post, Time magazine routinely changes its covers to better suit its U.S. audience, which they apparently think is not very smart. Naturally, some folks see the dumbed down covers as a form of censorship, and in the current political climate, who can blame them? more ›

Third Eye Blind, who got their start in San Francisco during the real world '90s, penned a new song dedicated to the Occupy Wall Street movement. It's called "If Ever There Was A Time," billed as an invitation for young people to join the growing Occupy movement and eschew the apparent oligarchy saddling this our modern world. more ›

Scott Olsen, the San Mateo marine and Iraq War veteran who was critically injured by a police projectile during the previous Occupy Oakland raid a few weeks back, released a statement this morning via oft-neglected Google Plus. He's on the mend but still regaining his speech with lots of therapy. He assures us we'll be hearing more from him soon. more ›

6:26 p.m.: Polls will close at 8 p.m., which is when we'll crown Ed Lee the next mayor of San Francisco we'll find out the results. Until then, your SFist editor will make himself a vat of french onion soup (why not?) and mainline contraband Pseudoephedrine (we're a tad under the weather) before heading out to a couple of election night parties (hint: one will involve a former mayor and MC Hammer). We'll update sporadically throughout the night with the results. more ›

Former Vice President Dick Cheney will appear in San Francisco today to speak at the fourth annual CLSA AsiaUSA Forum at The Palace Hotel. The event, according to Politico, "involves more than 200 CEOS and CFOs huddling with 500 institutional investors from 14 countries for more than 1,300 hours of presentations, workshops and private meetings." Cheney is slated to speak at around noon-ish. more ›

With Election Day less than a day away, you might be asking yourself, "Holy hell, where's my polling station? I want to vote. Why is my life is such a mess!" Well, fret no more. We've got you covered on one end. Vote411.org's poll finder can help you find your polling station with little fuss or muss. more ›

Our second Pieces candidate (!) John Avalos has a rabid fan base compared to the other mayoral contenders. The notably progressive supervisor represents District 11, which consists of Crocker-Amazon, Excelsior, Ingleside, Oceanview, and the Outer Mission neighborhoods. more ›

Serving his second term as President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, David Chiu stunned many wonk insiders after snatching the coveted SF Chronicle mayoral endorsement. Chiu serves as Supervisor for District 3, which his home to North Beach, Chinatown, Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill, Polk Street, Nob Hill, Union Square, the Financial District, the Barbary Coast and Fisherman's Wharf. He earned his undergraduate degree, law degree, and master's degree in public policy from Harvard University. But wait, there's more... more ›

Noted TV personality and political donor Keith Olbermann says that Oakland Mayor Jean Quan needs to resign. Now. Why? Because of her mishandling of Tuesday night's Occupy Oakland assault care of OPD. In part of a passionate diatribe on CurrentTV, Olberman says: more ›

Here's Ashkon (of the Giants World Series/Don't Stop Believing forced-meme fame) doing MC Hammer's "2 Legit 2 Quit" with Hammer himself, Twitter co-founder/Ed Lee spammer Biz Stone and Giants Closer/Taco Bell spokesman Brian Wilson. All are endorsing controversial mayoral candidate Ed Lee. (SFist, if you recall, was the first to break the news that Wilson was also shilling for Lee.) more ›

President Barack Obama will make a pitstop in the Bay Area tomorrow to attend an afternoon campaign fundraiser in San Francisco at...the W Hotel? (That's like hosting a dinner for Prince Charles at Blowfish Sushi, yes? Not that Blowfish or the W are terrible. It's just, you know, the St. Regis is but a few steps down the block. Anyway.) According to SF Appeal, "Ticket prices for the event--which will feature a performance by Jack Johnson--start at $5,000 and roughly 200 people are set to attend." more ›

As part of the national Occupy Wall Street march happening today, OccupySF will be meeting at 3:00 p.m. at the Federal Reserve Building at 101 Market St. "Bring yourself! Bring Freedom!" more ›

The OccupySF folks have come up with the first draft of what they call their "Home Grown flyer." They stress that it's not an official statement, but they would like it passed around far and wide. The drafting of the flyer, which addresses two questions: “Why are you here?” and “What are you doing about the police?,” coincided with the city serving the camp with three different sets of papers during the General Assembly yesterday. more ›

PHOTOGRAPHY: Open Show, which organizes live events worldwide featuring the work of photographers, filmmakers, and multimedia producers in high-profile spaces, is celebrating its two-year anniversary with a special print exhibition featuring more than 60 photographers from 25 Bay Area shows. (5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Rayko Photo Center, 428 Third Street) more ›

Tomorrow's a big day for San Francisco. At 10:21 a.m., we have the state-wide Great ShakeOut earthquake drill, in which Californians are advised to "Drop, Cover, and Hold On." So, don't be alarmed when you hear the big siren that's normally reserved for Tuesdays at Noon. more ›

CABARET: The Conservatory of Flowers presents The Fine Art of Poisoning, a night inspired by San Francisco's "femme fatale for the thinking man" Jill Tracy. "Vacked by members of her Malcontent Orchestra, she will weave a web of cautionary tales, lusty murderous obsessions, and shadowy stories of secretly-served revenge," amidst the spooky backdrop of the Conservatory's poisonous plants. (6 to 10 p.m., Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, 100 John F. Kennedy Drive) more ›

Friend of SFist, Scott Rossi, became a member of Occupy SF's Welcome Committee over the weekend, where he greeted newcomers at the group's camp at Justin Herman Plaza. As Scott notes, the camp has been "feeding, clothing, sheltering, keeping safe, and giving society’s most vulnerable members a sense of community and acceptance where formerly they had scorn and the cold concrete of Justin Herman Plaza." more ›

Eleven of the San Francisco mayoral candidates will gather at San Francisco's historic and tony City Club for yet another round of debates. While, sadly, neither Melissa Griffin nor Beth Spotswood will be there to conduct or tweet the wonky merriment, CBS 5 anchorman Ken Bastida will moderate, while Chronicle Editorial Page Editor John Diaz, Phil Matier and KCBS reporter Barbara Taylor sit on as panelists. (Since Bad Girls Club is a rerun, your SFist editor will be sitting in the audience. Do stop by to say hi if you see us.) more ›

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone accidentally (?) spammed his entire prestigious lot of followers with the following plea: “Will you endorse @EdLeeforMayor for Mayor on @Votizen https://www.votizen.com/m/93t6at/." more ›

For those who've been looking for a chance to ask Republican Presidential Candidate and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann some questions about her enlightening views on HPV vaccinations and race without contributing their hard-earned pennies to the Tea Party campaign, here's your chance. The Commonwealth Club has announced that Bachmann will be giving a lunch-time talk on October 20th entitled "The Revival of American Competitiveness." more ›