• The collapsed Twin Peaks home of a former Building Inspection Commissioner "gave off the appearance of a drone strike" and is a metaphor for San Francisco. [SFWeekly]

• From the Bay Guardian, circa 1968: "The Candlestick Swindle," a tale of dirty deals, intimidation, profiteering and racism. [SFBG]

• Why doesn't California build an earthquake warning system like Japan's? [KQED]

• Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson makes like Tom Petty, won't back down. [US Weekly]

• A 19-year-old from Palo Alto became the youngest man to ski to the South Pole. And what did you do over the holiday? [ABC7]

• Way back in April, a man "high on drugs" plowed his Oldsmobile Cutlass into a Wal-Mart in suburban San Jose. Now, thanks to the San Jose PD, we have video of the incident: