With visions of sugar plum fairies dancing through their heads, the -Ists began to get into that holiday mood. Well, some did....

--The Niners were thinking about including a House of Blues in their stadium proposal to Santa Clara. --Jake McGoldrick wants to make FastPasses cheaper for SF residents between the ages of 18 and 24. --Chronicle readers are coming out in favor of keeping the carpet on BART because tile floors will make the BART too loud. We must admit that this is an angle on the BART carpet issue that we've never before considered.......