• The giant inflatable Pleasanton snowman will stay for Christmas after all. [CBS SF]
  • Those expensive palm trees on the Bay Bridge? They're rotting and falling apart. [Chronicle]
  • A USPS truck fire has damaged, destroyed a bunch of mail bound for SF. [CBS SF]
  • According to self reporting from a relatively small number of men in the Bay Area, those who take the HIV prevention drug Truvada have more condom-free sex. [SF Business Times]
  • Two SFPD officers involved in a shooting that's currently under investigation have been awarded medals of valor. [Examiner]
  • The SFPD won’t release the names of officers who shot Alejandro Nieto in March because they say there’s a threat to their safety. [Examiner]
  • Is San Francisco public housing making kids sick? [Examiner]
  • The Safeway at Church and Market hired a private company to give out what seem to be unlawful parking "tickets." [Hoodline]
  • As Ubergate continues, New York magazine has a piece on the many drivers who prefer Lyft to Uber. [NYmag]
  • Do we need body cameras on police in SF? [SFWeekly]
  • An arbitrator upheld the firing of a former BART police officer for his role in the death of Oscar Grant in 2009. [Chronicle]