Series of robberies on or near UC Berkeley campus. [Oakland Tribune] David Chang of Momofuku hits Meadwood for Christmas. [Inside Scoop] Slow cooker spiced apple butter, anyone? [SF Appeal] Jenna Blue: Have you

Market Street needs more decorations. These photos from the days of yore are astounding. [Curbed] In classic SF fashion, we blew it with planned high-rises near the Bay that could've made it big.

What's up with Sinbad's? [Inside Scoop] Oakland 'ganjapreneur' pleads no contest to fraud. [Oakland Tribune] Touching the Third Rail. [Eater] Charred scene on Channing Way. [Daily Californian] AmazonFresh Launches In San Francisco. [TechCrunch]

Snow's coming. [NBC Bay Area] 15 little-known restaurant secrets. [SFGate] Developers, officials gather to talk about backlash against S.F. growth. [SF Examiner] Planned cemetery in Tassajara Valley stirs up intense opposition. [Oakland

Twitter finally gets its first female board member, Marjorie Scardino. [All Things D, TechCrunch] Bayview couple faces eviction. [BAR] Seriously, it's time to shave your beard, fellas. [AP] Hoodlum punches woman, steals lunch.

The UK has discovered Oakland with an Independent piece that chronicles the "moustachioed locals" that populate "California’s answer to Brooklyn," where an "industrial-scape provides a requisite frisson of edginess." Harrumph. [Independent UK]

Breaking: People bought things. [Santa Cruz Sentinel, Tribune] Earth's magnetic shift causes first change to runway numbers in Oakland Airport's 86-year history. [Oakland Tribune] Back from India, esteemed San Francisco PR account executive

Sinead O'Connor was right. [SF Weekly] Bauer reviews State Bird Provisions. Check it out. [Chronicle] SFMTA offers tips for holiday shoppers. [SF Examiner] Omer Travers left SF? [Uptown Almanac] Checking in on the

Second Act coming to old Red Vic space in Upper Haight. [Uppercasing] The condo complex attached to the New Mission Theater is called Vida. There's a marketing video too. [Mission Mission] UC Berkeley

The Maltese Falcon goes for over $4 million. Zoinks! [NPR] Marin cities and towns set to complete ban on plastic bags. [Marin IJ] Two Bay Area abalone divers die in separate incidents over

Great new SF time-lapse footage. Glorious. [Mission Mission] Controversial BART negotiator Thomas Hock speaks out. [Oakland Tribune] Ack! Novato bank robbed in suspected 10th strike by hatted bandit. [Marin IJ] Fashioning women at

Former Oakland Raider dies in car crash. [USA Today] Berkeley and Oakland scramble to find homeless shelters for winter months. [Oakland Tribune] Body found at Lands End this morning. Yikes. [SF Examiner] Does

What to order at Rangoon Ruby in San Carlos. [Inside Scoop] Delfina, 15 years later. [SF Magazine] Berkeley 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in three weekend attacks. [Oakland Tribune] And

The Nite Cap to reopen under new owners. [Inside Scoop] UC President Janet Napolitano want to freeze student tuition for the 2014-15 year. [Oakland Tribune] What: Elmo to visit Bay Area prisons. [SF

Victim's teeth knocked out during Mission mugging. [SF Examiner] Ed Lee was put in office by the tech industry. Naturally. [Valleywag] Couples flock to tie the knot on 11/12/13. [MarinIJ] Robert

Well played, Magnolia Brewery. [Uptown Almanac] Missing Hayward man found in Emeryville two days after disappearance. [Oakland Tribune] Oh, Randi. [Valleywag] Anti-bike zealots infiltrate the pages of WSJ. [Streetsblog] Someone so closely tied

Hooray, Christmastime! Union Square ice rink opens today. [SF Appeal] Jack Dorsey is rich, bitch. [Valleywag] Google sort of explains the mystery barge. [Oakland Tribune] An aerial view of Bernal Hill, circa 1924.

The best argument against the existence of Airbnb. [Valleywag] First piece of Candlestick up for grabs. [NBC Bay Area] Casino opens in Rohnert Park. [Chronicle] 11 things you did in high school that

Did Lou Reed write an album about San Francisco? [Mission Mission] This is terrible/great. [Castro Biscuit] UC pulls plug on electronic cigarettes in systemwide smoking ban. [Oakland Tribune] San Francisco's Clementina Towers

Caldecott reopened after fire, but 8 are hospitalized [SFGate] Complaints mounting against Excelsior Internet cafes where gambling proliferates [Examiner] Who actually grew up in San Francisco? SF's native families. [TBI] Favorite San Francisco

C.W. Nevius asks, "Why can't we be like San Diego?" [Chronicle] Class acts/Maverick owners Scott Youkilis and Mike Pierce have put together a site to help raise money for their neighbors.

Another fire in the Mission today. [Chronicle] Muni gets a second boat tram! Delightful. [Streetcar.org] Police identify man fatally shot Sunday near Coliseum BART station. [Oakland Tribune] In radio news, layoffs hit

What to order at Mama Ji's, the Castro's new Chinese spot. [Inside Scoop] More stuff going on in the Castro. [Castro Biscuit] Students fight suspensions targeting young people of color. [SFBG] Catch He’

Nob Hill family loses fight, evicted after 34 years. [SF Examiner] Man in critical condition after Downtown Berkeley assault. [Daily Californian] Lost in Benicia. [SFGate] Celebrities tell NSA to stop spying as digital

Giants and Tim Lincecum agree on 2-year deal. Glory be! [SFGate] Burning down BART strike straw man. [Susie Cagle] Bay Area native James Franco will be making an appearance at the Castro Theatre