President-elect Barack Obama, on his choice of the Rev. Rick Warren a supporter of Proposition 8 to give an invocation at the inaugural.

"Merry Christmas, Californians: We're going to save the economy of this state, we're going to jump-start the economy. And guess what? Your school district won't be shut down."

Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, on an $18 billion deficit-reduction package that ended up getting vetoed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger because it lacked the provisions he demanded to stimulate the economy.

"It was almost like a coin flip - which one goes? As much as I love the 49ers, I think I can go longer doing Cal games. "

Joe Starkey, longtime radio voice of the 49ers, announcing his retirement from NFL broadcasting.