- "It's a trap!" - The Chronicle's Peter Hartlaub interviews the Berkeley man behind Star Wars' beloved Admiral Ackbar. [Chron]
- The building damaged in the 4-Alarm fire in the Lower Haight a couple months back is getting a new life, provided they get construction permits of course. [SFEx]
- Here's how to save the planet by opting out of your paper voter pamphlet. [SFAppeal]
- This is just a picture of a Red Tailed Hawk hanging out on Clement Street. [RichmondSF]
- Wayne Coyne, who is playing Bimbo's 365 tonight with the Flaming Lips, was apparently hanging out at Zeitgeist. [@WayneCoyne] via [Mission Mission]
- Behold, your 2012 James Beard Award Semifinalists, with plenty of local faces making appearances. [Inside Scoop]