Busy Friday, as always:

1. Vetoes, retirements, and liquor in today's Morning Fizz.
2. Hugeasscity: Why clean cars won't solve Seattle's climate problem.
3. PubliCola's LawNerd weighs in on the weaknesses of AG Rob McKenna's pro-gay-rights brief.
4. Recession special: Bargain-basement deals at Seattle's swankiest hotel happy hours.
5. Josh broke the news that income tax initiative sponsors will re-file to include gay partners.
6. BikeNerd on a business-supported alternative to the Burke-Gilman Missing Link.
7. Council says police hiring freeze could halt neighborhood policing, spark labor dispute.
8. Your daily PubliCalendar .
9. Liquor-privatization group says competing measure could cost state money.
10. At panhandling legislation veto announcement, McGinn says he'll "accelerate" neighborhood policing plan even without additional officers.
11. FoodNerd on this weekend's awesome-sounding benefit for Solid Ground's Lettuce Link.