• North Beach neighbors don't want to fix that awkward intersection of Columbus and Vallejo. [CurbedSF]

• A man and his kids stumbled upon some human remains and a tennis shoe while out on a walk in Sonoma. Unclear who they belong to at this point. [CBS5]

• Secret Santas are paying for other people's Wal-Mart layaway purchases in the East Bay. [KTVU]

• Then and now: the view from a horse pasture on Mission Street circa 1923 [Bernalwood]

• Marlena's santas resurrected at Brass Tacks. [HayesWire]