Taco stands, milk chugging contests and some great product giveaways were all part of this year’s Fifteenth Annual Surfside Snow Carnival and Pre-Season Sale. Read more and see photos from the event right here.

Public Relations Consultant Bill Byrne explains why he thinks skateparks in San Diego should be free.

Top Financial Headlines of the Day:
China’s $586-Billion Stimulus Plan Could Boost World Economy
Fannie May Loses $29 Billion On Write-Downs
Ads Are Starting to Take the Economy Into Account
How To Save Your Retirement Plan

Retailers post the worst October sales figures since 1971 as President-Elect Obama simultaneously calls for speedy action to revive the economy.

Mammoth gears up for its 2008-09 season. Photos and details here.

With Barack Obama as America’s new president-elect, it seems the question on many people’s minds is “What’s Next?” How will Obama bring about the change that his campaign has promised as he moves through his transition to the White House, many news sources are asking.

With voters lining up at polling places across the country, and reports of heavy turnouts and long waits, the election is at the forefront of everyone’s mind today - as is the ultimate result.

Stocks were rising slowly and cautiously Monday, Nov. 3, as the Presidential Election loomed and October’s weak reading in the manufacturing sector, the Associated Press reported earlier this morning on several major news sites.
Headlines for Monday, November 3rd:
Are Tax Credits Welfare?
How The Economy Stole the Election
Factory Activity Slid in October
Economists See Recession Through 2009
The Debt [...]

Snowboard film veteran director/producer Brad Kremer weighs in on the need for a new distribution model to combat illegal digital downloads - a problem he blames equally on downloaders and the industry itself.