-- 177 Townsend's promise of public art delivered, raised. [Curbed SF]

-- Grace Cathedral almost burned down last night via an infamous Burner. [CBS5]

-- Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner: thin, pretty. [BeyondChron]

-- Gavin Newsom's address. [SFGov -- ETA for video of the speech...?]

-- Fog City Notes on NextBus. Also: the handsome South Asian chef speaks! [FCN]

-- Gap Inc.'s rigorous employment program for youths. [SFGate]

-- "Fog City Journal, without h., is getting kind of sfist." Hear that? We're one step closer to grabbing Hefeweizens with Luke at Zeitgeist. [sfwillie's blog -- dated 10/26]

-- In related news, h. brown for mayor. [Civic Center Blog]

-- Rain? [Weather Underground]