1. In a display of credit-card dexterity that would be downright impressive if it weren't, you know, taxpayer money, Mayor Alan Autry "expensed 422 business meals in 11 months last year," for a grand total of $21,000, according to a weekend report in the Bee about Bubba's eating and luxury-hotel habits.

"Autry's philosophy on meals is that if he's at work and hungry, the taxpayer should buy him a meal. He maintains that, as mayor, he is always on city business: 'When am I not mayor? When am I not taking phone calls on city business? Never.'"

If that's not enough, Autry once spent $110 on items from a HOTEL HONOR BAR, which, next to pay-per-view Skinemax movies, is the ultimate in-room rip-off.

Note to Mayor Autry: Those goodies in your hotel refrigerator aren't free. That bottle of $7 water? You can probably get it somewhere else for $1. In fact, The only time I've ever seen a person blow that much cash on soda or Snicker bars from a hotel room was a.) during a bachelor party, b.) when they were drunk, and c.) when they were in someone else's room.

At the next mayoral convention, be smarter: Steal your food and beverages from Gavin Newsom's room.

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3. In a bit of New York news, Trader Joe's may be finally coming to Manhattan. Buried in Sunday's NYT is the revelation that the home of Two-Buck Chuck is close to signing a lease for a new development on 14th Street and Third Avenue. Now all we need is an In-N-Out.

4. Finally, sad news: A fond farewell to San Luis Obispo New-Times founder and muckraker Steve Moss, who died Sunday at age 56, apparently of natural causes. I met Moss only a couple times, but he and his patented Shredder taught us valuable lessons about stirring things up, being passionate about your community and questioning authority. SLO won't be the same without him.

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