- Willie Brown describes his meals at Rich Table and State Bird Provisions, two celebrated restaurants notable for their lack of tablecloths. [InsideScoop]
- Development watch: New Mission Theater project heads to the Planning Commission to approved the Alamo Drafthouse cinema renovations and the condos next door. [CurbedSF]
- Toro Y Moi's Chaz Bundick eases into adulthood (and life in Berkeley) on the new record Anything in Return. [EBX]
- Valentine's Day bad gift ideas from your local neighborhood Walgreen's. [MissionMission]
- The French are annoyed (aren't they always?) that Obama will be serving California "champagne" at the inauguration. [Grubstreet]
- Jerry Brown hopes to give back to the kids with $2 billion in extra K-12 education funding in this year's budget. Which will hopefully be less dramatic. [SacBee] [KTVU]
- Over at the Guardian, editor Tim Redmond insists he's still in charge. [SFBG]
