The sad fate of a Christmas tree. #Berkeley pic.twitter.com/bxaznDt3YA
— Daniel McPartlan (@dancalbear) January 3, 2017
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- This sad, uncomfortable, profanity-ridden video of an SFMTA staffer screaming xenophobic, homophobic crap at a colleague has quickly landed her on non-work status. [Examiner]
- Emperor George Lucas will reportedly choose between San Francisco and Los Angeles for his long-delayed museum this month, having released designs for the San Francisco proposal, which would be on Treasure Island, in October. [KRON4] [SFist]
- Here is why you should demand that your landlord heats your apartment: Because it's your right as a tenant and it's absolutely miserable and frigid at the moment. [Beyond Chron]
- The Richmond's 4-Star Theater, which was put up for sale in 2015 as a development site, is still up for grabs as it would appear from a Craigslist post for it. [Richmond SF Blog] [Craigslist]
- Warmer Bay waters mean more dolphins, so keep an eye out. [Chron]
- California’s legislature gets back to business today, and that business is frantically scrambling to protect against the incoming Trump administration. [Chron]
- Speaking of which, as Trump prepares to take power, speakers and musicians critical of the President-elect are traveling to Washington DC from the Bay Area and holding over a dozen shows on their way. [CBS 5]
- The mysterious, very bad, no-good rotten egg smell remains mysterious and bad, with Chevron's Richmond refinery and the West Contra Costa County Composted Facility, also in Richmond, still suspected culprits. [Ex] [SFist]
- The 49ers terrible season means they're looking ahead to draft season, for which they've secured the 2nd overall pick [49ers.com]
- Speaking of that team: Rob Schneider, a Bay Area Native and SNL alum whose comedy films The Hot Chick and The Animal are punchlines in and of themselves, would like to buy the 49ers from Jed York, as he's announced several times on Twitter. The band Smash Mouth has tweeted that they like the idea, which is how you know it's bad. [CBS5]
