- To prevent post-game rioting, Mayor Lee and SFPD Chief Greg Suhr are asking local bars to ease up on the hard alcohol during the Super Bowl, because sure that'll work. [Chron]
- A blast from the Mission district's past unearthed on PostHoc, a pre-Yelp San Francisco city guide. [MissionMission]
- After some debate about putting a beer and wine spot beneath a sober living house, a sausage grill will probably be going in on 18th Street in the Castro. [GrubSF]
- Is dog poop DNA matching a natural fit for San Francisco? [TheWinnower]
- Like Alex Smith, Lite Gov. Gavin Newsom is also feeling bittersweet about the Niners in the Super Bowl. [BCN/Appeal]
- Speaking of which, here are some pictures of 1992-vintage Gavin Newsom. [Chron]
- Meanwhile, actual Gov. Jerry Brown is shooting moonbeams again. [AP/KTVU]
- Veep Joe Biden is now getting in on this copper theft game. [TheOnion]