• A San Francisco police officer fatally struck a pedestrian while driving near Bernal Heights on Saturday morning. It is the 33rd traffic fatality recorded this year. [Mission Local]
• A myriad of missives have been recently sent by President-elect Trump's legal team that threaten to sue journalists and other critics for defamation. Legal experts say it is far from a new phenomenon. [New York Times]
• Family Billiards, one of SF's oldest pool halls, is in danger of closing. The landlord who owns the property recently sold it to a Sacred Heart-owned Catholic school that plans to use the space for a multi-level gym containing a swimming pool. [Standard]
• Luigi Mangione, the alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter, has enlisted a high-profile lawyer named Karen Friedman Agnifilo to help defend him. A former Deputy District Attorney, she specializes in "complex and sensitive criminal matters," and is also reportedly married to the lawyer representing Sean "Diddy" Combs. [NPR]
• San Mateo's sheriff is facing an almost unprecedented campaign to recall her, after an independent audit accused her of presiding over a culture of “lies, secrecy, intimidation, retaliation, conflicts of interest, and abuses of authority.” [KQED]
• The Warriors are apparently the only team displaying a tangible interest in trading for All-NBA guard Jimmy Butler. [NBC Bay Area]

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