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Mayor Gavin Newsom (left) with Tipping Point President-Founder Daniel Lurie and former Mayor Willie Brown

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Tipping Point Breakfast Honors Poverty-fighting Organizations

As the world economy continues to wobble (and the holiday spirit is deflating faster than a dying dirigible), Tipping Point Community raised spirits (and awarded major moolah) during its 2nd Awards Breakfast.

Billy and Vanessa Getty with "Spencer"

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Boucheron honors Vanessa Getty and baubles benefit the SF-Bay Area Humane Friends

Angelo and Yvonne Sangiacomo

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The Red Tie Gala raises funds for Little Sisters of the Poor

Newlyweds Tony Arata and Paige Barry-Arata on the beach at Kona Village Resort, Hawaii

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Big Island wedding of Tony Arata and Paige Barry-Arata

Actress Connie Nielsen and SF Film Society Executive Director Graham Leggat

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Swell set swarms opening of the new Gucci Boutique

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The SF Film Society U.S. premiere of Robert Mailer Anderson's

Aficionados Committee Chairman Dr. Seth Matarasso

Fabulous old stuff benefits youth at the 27th San Francisco Fall Antiques Show

Free books for guests at The Power of Words

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The Power of Words fundraiser raises big bucks for Barack Obama.

Wearing the goods are Marie McGlashan (left) and her twin, Eva Price

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Back to the Garden: It's the final shopping days (through Oct. 20) at Azalea Boutique (411 Hayes St.) for pieces from EDUN, the hip and rock-star glam clothing line launched in 2005 by Bono, his wife, Ali Hewson, and designer Rogan Gregory.

Willie Brown, Farah (a.k.a. Sarah Palin) Makras and Wilkes Bashford

In spite of the invitation's ominous admonishment ("Dinner, Finger-pointing, Denials, Live Auction and Immediate Resignations"), it was all peace, love and Obama down at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts last week where Artists Ball 7: The New Party '08 won a decisive victory in the fight for your right to party -- as well as access to and support of great local artists and art.