- Starbucks has teamed up with Square, the locally based smartphone credit card swiping service, and now Starbucks owns all of San Francisco, basically. [NYT] [InsideScoop]
- Meet the Presidio's new herd of lawnmowing goats. Bonus: archeologists dug up Mexican-era suburbs in MacArthur Meadow. [CurbedSF]
- Can I rent my apartment on AirBnB without getting in trouble? Short answer: good luck with that. [SFAppeal]
- Local bar has jukebox curated by local record store, because it's all about curation these days. [TheBayBridged via Mission Mission]
- Muni-riding punk rock cat is still more punk than all y'alls. [MuniDiaries]
- Ted Hope named new Executive Director of the San Francisco Film Society. [SFFS]
- Port of SF gets a $2 million insurance payout after construction workers accidentally torched Pier 29 back in June. [BCN/Appeal]
- Knife crime 2012: two patrons at a Mission Street bar step out side to have some words. One gets stabbed, the other returns to the bar. [SFEx]
