- In 2012, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors failed change their reputation. (Note: Article appears alongside an image of a toilet.) [Griffin/SFEx]
- Newsflash: vehicular traffic poses a risk to cyclists on Valencia Street. [Chron]
- The Mission's growing Mayan community demands translators. Insert terrible 2012 joke here. [MissionLocal]
- San Francisco's biggest historic preservation battle of 2012? Coit Tower neighbors vs. Tyler Florence's private dinner at the landmark. [Curbed]
- Avalanches near Lake Tahoe claim two lives. [NBC]
- Local food industry experts sum up 2012 in one word. [EaterSF]