- In Novato, a 700-pound statue of a pelican with a ten-foot wingspan (pictured) was stolen from a public park. There's a $1,000 reward for it's safe return, which is actually $5,300 less than the thieves could get for the bronze at the going rate of $9 per pound. [KTVU]
- In other bronze statue news: From Austria, here is Arnold Schwarzenegger fondling the buttocks of his likeness. [Gawker]
- Brandon Solem, a graphic designer for SF Weekly and East Bay Express, died in car accident last weekend. [BCN/Appeal]
- Refresh your stash of Architecture Porn: The Best of CurbedSF's flickr pool. [CurbedSF]
- Mayoral Candidate and D11 Supervisor John Avalos is everywhere all the time, according to unabashedly pro-Avalos publication. [MissionLocal]
- What's going on with Gunz & Bunz at 24th and Folsom? [UptownAlmanac]
