• Black-painted buildings are all the rage right now, says Chron architecture critic John King. [Chron]

• Niners linebacker NaVorro Bowman, who was carted off the field in Sunday's game, suffered a torn ACL and MCL. He's expected to be ready for 2014, so here's to a speedy recovery, Bowman. [SFEx]

• Check out the sick stereo setups of Bay Area coffee bars. [Sprudge]

• BART labor talks cost the transit agency $9 million over nine months. [Chron]

• A 3.6 magnitude earthquake rattled overnight in Sonoma County north of Healdsburg. [CBS5]

• Dogs and their human wait for Muni. [Muni Diaries]