You probably haven't heard, but there was an election, and not to spoil it or anything, but the Dark Side didn't win. It's already easier to look back on the last year. The Editor shows his O face. Closer to home, there are concerns that a city initiative to go to paperless payroll might not be great for all employees, and classicism and racism raise their heads. In an attempt to unify, two Temple students......

An update on the Chester High School shooting: the victim was scheduled to be released yesterday from the hospital; the bullet went in and out of his leg and he didn't need surgery. Meanwhile, the suspect surrendered to detectives on Wednesday and was charged as an adult with attempted homicide and aggravated assault. The new principal of the school is trying to deal with the fallout, and change the perception of his school. Meanwhile, the......

Banner week for SFist as the site's new editor introduced himself -- hooray for Brock! While the NY Times weighed in on SF's mayoral race, only SFist had the (insert tongue firmly into cheek) hard-hitting latest on candidate/activist Josh Wolf. Coverage of a protest vs. gentrification spawned a fantastic debate amongst SFist's readers. Finally, from the sublime to the ridiculous: video of a man that confused a Board of Supes meeting with "open mic......

For some reason we've yet to determine, it's nearly impossible to finish Elite -ist before one a.m. It wasn't a problem when we were undergrads, but it's not a lot of fun now. Austinist: Want to go to an awesome festival in December? Parisist: We still think this looked like fun. Bostonist: Shiny things? Really? We could win that. SFist: We sure hope this video is still online by the time Elite -ist is published!......