Just a few more reasons why I love San Francisco:

...here in a place that seems to channel Vatican City, an actual sovereign city-state whose reach far belies its size:

In 2004, voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition H, which demanded the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq. The next year, voters said yes to Proposition I, which opposed military recruitment in public schools.

A year ago, they voted to impeach President Bush and Vice President Cheney. As the San Francisco Chronicle noted in a recent editorial, "it's hardly worth getting outraged when San Francisco supervisors load the ballot with measures of more symbolism than substance. It's what they do."

From the LA Times article about San Francisco's new ID program, which would give undocumented immigrants and others who live on the edges of society a way to gain easier access to city and business services and prove residency.

Attentive readers may have noticed a dearth of postings of late, what with travel to Cuba and British Columbia under our belt, and Paris on the radar it’s been tough to find time to share. Don’t be dismayed though, we may be down but not out. Regular postings will resume shortly after the Thanksgiving break (have a happy one!).

Oh, and let me go on record that I think I might be head over heels in love with this: