• A friendly note from BART: The 12th Street Oakland Civic Center Station is currently open, but they won't let you use the Ogawa Plaza exit. [BART]

• John Avalos' proposed a resolution to protect the Occupy SF encampment. [SFBG]

• A homeless man does something nice and selfless for another human being. [Garchik]

• President Obama soothes a crying baby at SFO. [Chron]

• Police bust notorious cyclist/serial thief, the "Brown Holster Bandit". [SFEX]

• Development watch: Japantown. Can we get a Uniqlo around here?

• Famous people Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody dropped in to the Kabuki Theater last night for a surprise appearance at a preview screening of their new film Young Adult. Grainy cellphone video confirms Charlize Theron is attractive. [Tipline]

• Headed to SOMA: a "Victorian-meets-steampunk" nightclub called Monarch. [GrubSF]

• There exists an "I'm Getting Arrested" App designed to alert your friends when police arrest you for peacefully protesting. [LaughingSquid]