Oh gee, folks. No one is voting today! Or so said the visibly upset poll station worker where we cast our ballot. (She was so sad, you guys!) Our SOMA polling station at lunchtime was as barren as a 95-year-old dowager. As empty as the Powerhouse after the lights turn on. As desolate as a Mission Bay neighborhood street after 6 o'clock. Hardly any of you are voting today. Have you voted? You should. more ›

After doing your civic duty and picking your favorite three candidates for mayor you'll probably want to keep an eye on those election results tonight to find out just which one of your hopefuls won the lottery will be taking over in Room 200 next year. Given the time-consuming nature of ranked-choice and the large number of candidates in the race, we don't expect this thing to be resolved too quickly tonight, but that doesn't mean you can't find a friendly place to watch the results come in with other like-minded individuals. Some of these parties even have drinks. more ›

Over on Foxnews.com, allegations of voter fraud and mishandling of absentee ballots on the part of Ed Lee supporters have put Mayor Lee's face front and center on the conservative news site. At the moment, it's sitting above news of Hermain Cain's latest bizarre campaign ad and a piece about Connecticut democrats attempting to pass a bill that would subsidize diapers for low-income moms. The Fox report doesn't add much to the story, but here's their leading paragraph that just drips with drama: more ›

Mayor Ed Lee and SF Neighbor Alliance, the bogus grassroots effort that pooped out the cringe-worthy Run, Ed, Run campaign, are under fire this week after witnesses revealed to The Chronicle that they had observed workers at a Chinatown voting station on Friday filling in absentee ballots for voters. The Chronicle reports: more ›

If you've already got your mind all made up about your top three candidates for Mayor, District Attorney and sheriff — as well as those various propositions on the November ballot — you should now feel free to head down to the Department of Elections at City Hall between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on any given weekday between now and November 8th to cast your vote early. Look, it's so simple even David Chiu's Wookie sidekick Chiubacca can do it. more ›

Loyal SFist readers will recall how we got a little worked up last week talking about how California ought to be made an early primary state, and now CBS has found themselves a Sonoma winery owner who up and moved to New Hampshire just so he could have a vote in a primary that actually mattered. His name is Brandon Stauber, and he sounds like a Republican, but we'll try to let that slide. more ›

Love him or hate him, spunky Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius refuses to side with the average Valencia Street-dwelling trustifarian robot who eschews motorized vehicles. And for that? We love him... even if we don't agree with him too often. Take, for example, today's rant against ranked-choice voting. He's not totally into it, you see. Comparing rank choice to "a slot machine" -- an electoral process we would simply adore -- Nevius says: more ›

Via M.A.: I wonder if all the people that lit mattresses on fire last night are performing their civic duties today. more ›

So, this contributor screwed up. We totally forgot to re-register to vote after we moved a couple of months ago. We had been afraid we wouldn't be able to vote at all and had contemplated "pretending" to still live at our old address. (Hey, it's in the same district!) Luckily we found out that registered voters who move within San Francisco can still vote provisionally. Phew! more ›

Alas, today's turnout is expected to be a low one. That's because it's a mild election in June. But! If you want to stick you ballot in the slot during your lunch hour, you can find your polling station here. more ›

80 initiatives and referenda and are out and about around the state with advocates trying to collect enough signatures so they can qualify for an upcoming election ballot. You might see people at farmers markets asking you to support the initiative for state parks or maybe you signed the one to legalize marijuana, which has already been turned in and will appear on the November ballot, pending signature verification. more ›

The votes are in. Four out of five propositions passed. Here's how things went down after yesterday's election: more ›

Well, well, well. It looks like some pesky reporter over at the Sacto Bee got snoopy and discovered that Former E-Bay CEO and current Republican gubernatorial candidate, Meg Whitman, somehow managed to forget to vote for like the entirety of her whole life... more ›

Peter Thiel -- noted gay Silicon Valley libertarian, PayPal co-founder, and the one of the first Facebook investors -- recently penned an essay in which he suggests that the last time one could be "genuinely optimistic" about U.S. politics was just before dames got the right to vote. In Cato Unbound, a site run by libertarian-ish Cato Institute, Thiel suggests the following. more ›

For those of you who haven't received your free (and felonious) Starbucks coffee, Krispe Kreme donut, and/or Ben & Jerry's ice cream -- what, no free savory treats? -- here's a voter guide quick pick. It tells you how the Young Progressive Majority, Sierra Club, Courage Campaign, California Federation of Teachers, League of Women Voters, and ACLU (of SoCal) plan on voting on certain state propositions. Perfect for those of you who are still undecided. more ›

We've always been more of a mid-afternoon voter, but circumstances brought us past this Valencia St. polling place at 7 a.m. We have mixed feelings at the sight of a long line: lots of people are voting, good; but they must wait to do so. more ›

According to a handy zip-code-searching tool at the Chron, about 200 San Franciscans have stuck their noses into their neighbors' marriages by giving money to the anti-marriage campaign. Voting to end your neighbor's marriage? That's messed up. But here's what's even messier: less than 9,000 San Franciscans have donated to No On 8. Seriously, folks? How much easier could it be, especially now that they're matching donations? more ›

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Prop 8 would stop healthy, committed couples from marrying, and it sucks. Fortunately, everyone knows that it sucks -- its opponents include the Governor, various mayors, elected judges, school boards, Democrats and Republicans, city councils, Jews, Mormons, Anglicans, oh and also a majority of Californians. So where are the yes-on-8 people getting their money? From out-of-state interlopers. more ›

Much to our surprise, the motion that almost allowed our fair Mayor Gavin Newsom to eschew his monthly cameos Board of Supervisor meeting was tabled. That is to say, it was killed. Dead. According to Sweet Melissa recounts today's nail-biting Board of Supes meeting thusly: more ›

You know how Mayor Gavin Newsom is supposed to make a special guest appearance at the Board of Supervisors meeting? At least once a month? To listen to their complaints, demonstrate that he's taking an active interest in neighborhood politics, powder the Supes' tender bottoms, and such? Well, it looks like he might not have to anymore, even though you, the voter, said you wanted him there. Over at Sweet Melissa, we came across the following news: more ›

Well, frankly, neither had we. That is, until we read this crazy -- yet, not so crazy -- article on Republicans in Ohio switching party alliances and voting Democratic. 16,000 Republicans, to be exact. more ›

Students at Encinal High School walked out of their classrooms today in response to proposed budget cuts. Last night the school board held a tense meeting that went well into the wee hours of the morning, voting to increase class sizes by cutting advanced placement classes, most high school sports, music in the elementary schools, and counselors in the middle schools, reports NBC 11. Students walked out today, marching straight over to the school district's headquarters. They carried signs reading "No Us No Future," "No Sports No School" and "You're Tearing Down Our Future." According to the high school principal: more ›

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" stickers are on the front page of cnn.com! So are you proudly sporting a red sticker? How was your voting experience this beautiful primary Super Duper Wowie Zowie Tuesday? Any good stories to pass along? more ›

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Those who still need to register to vote in time for the February 5 presidential primaries need to do so by tomorrow, January 22nd. Re-registering is necessary whenever you move, change your name, or change your political party affiliation. You can download a form here and mail it in by tomorrow (must be postmarked January 22nd) or deliver it in person. Here's a list of all the local county elections offices. The address for San Francisco's office is more ›

• Londonist pondered who might be the next sponsors of the London Eye and whether or not readers would be willing to donate £1,000 each for a Londonist Eye.
• Shanghaiist was shocked to find a cameltoe in the city's only English-language paper.
• Gothamist believed that a writer who wanted pre-gentrified gritty New York and ended up getting beaten up during a mugging learned his lesson.

Okay, okay, okay, we promise, this is our last post for today about Ed Jew (we think) -- so what happens next? more ›