a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers, securing the city’s first-ever World Series championship.

Thousands of people streamed out into the streets of San Francisco after Giants closer Brian Wilson struck out the Rangers’ Nelson Cruz in the bottom of the ninth, and while there were some ugly incidents, the celebration was tame for the most part.

That is, if your definition of “tame” consists of a burning mattress and a lone vuvuzela.

San Francisco mayor (and probable California lieutenant governor) Gavin Newsom shockingly stuck to the baseball-only script and didn’t go after any extra votes ahead of today’s statewide elections.
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For some, like Techmeme boss Gabe Rivera, it was a time to let loose with a little civic disobedience:

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Twitter cofounder and Square CEO cofounder Jack Dorsey used his bird’s-eye view for a real-time hive-mind case study.

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Josh Kopelman, managing director at First Round Capital, took the moment to celebrate not only the Giants’ win, but also winning pitcher Tim Lincecum’s uncanny resemblance to a certain TV icon.

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