Small-business owners burdened with the high costs of doing business in The City have a new aid to help them navigate the famously long and bureaucratic process of starting or expanding a company.

As development proposals for the Presidio continue to raise eyebrows from the public, nearby neighborhood groups are pining to re-establish a dormant watchdog group so they can offer their opinions on the new changes at the former Army post.

Want to know how you can tell Mayor Gavin Newsom is lying about his handling of the Olympic torch debacle or anything else? Check out that phony husky gravelly voice he always puts on when he’s uncomfortable speaking about something. It’s a dead giveaway.