Del Popolo's Jon Darsky says, "I like to buy Twizzlers at Office Max on Harrison Street. They're always fresh." Thus making him our favorite person in San Francisco right now. [Bay Area Bites]

What's it like on the other side of the peep show glass at Lusty Lady? Christine Borden finds out. [SF Appeal] Valencia swing is back, with steel cables this time! [Mission Mission] There

Wendy MacNaughton introduces some of her favorite bloggers via incredible illustrations! [Bold Italic] Billionaire New York mayor may spring for a dozen bagels if 49ers beat Giants. [NBC Bay Area] New South Park

Gov. Jerry Brown to call for less state testing in schools. [Sacto Bee] Stop bashing Paula Deen! [CHOW] Dude, the Great Dispensary Freeze of 2012 is a major bummer. [East Bay Express] Ted’

Cold temperatures and freeze warnings to grip Bay Area before this week's (much needed) rainfall. [SFGate] Economic equality a part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream, by the way. [Oakland Tribune] Valencia

38-year-old art teacher at James Logan High School busted for having sex with 16-year-old student. Yikes. [Chronicle] The Mission needs more barbers, apparently. [Uptown Almanac] God of Carnage, not good. [SF Appeal] This

Quaint alert! Mission Beach Cafe is getting a parklet. [Mission Mission] Anger alert! Screaming at patrons on New Year's Eve at Absinthe. [SFGate] Arbor alert! Curbside mosaic almost as good as a real

Gay site voted to make Tel Aviv the "Best City of the Year." Oy. [GayCities] Vanity plate celebrates the duality of man. (Though we're going to side with SF.) [Mission Mission] DJ Toph

Tourist time at the Japanese Tea Garden. [SFGate] Is this the Facebook profile of suspected Mission rapist Fred Dozier? [Uptown Almanac] Another rape suspect tried to pick up a female San Francisco cop

Taste a warm Karatamba sake with a blowfish at Ame. [NBC] Crackehead of the Day highlights the Tenderloin's major drug problem. [Bluoz] Check out the Roasted Broccoli Sandwich at Split Pea Seduction. [Grub]

Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh is opening a restaurant and music venue in San Rafael. [Inside Scoop] D9 David Campos faces opposition from a potential police killer. Oh my. [SF Appeal] Bike Basket Pies

Celebrating World Braille Day with textured graffiti and a blind photog. [Slate] Barbara Lynch makes Anthony Bourdain look like a nun. [Grub] Excellent piece on Prop. 13 loopholes. [SF Weekly] And the 2011

Get ready to add eating disorders to your plethora of baggage, gays. Simon Doonan’s new book, Gay Men Don’t Get Fat, will have you purging that plate of lemon slices you

And the worst movies of the year are... [Chronicle] Man attacked, mugged by new friends in North Beach. [SF Appeal] 2011 was a terrible year for tech, by the way. [Slate] Chef Sean

Don't ring in the new year with gunfire. [SF Weekly] Castro sober space seeks fiscal sponsor. [BAR] New look on the horizon at the Embarcadero. [Curbed] And in 1% news, Rachel Zoe's clothes

And the 10 best films of 2011 are... [East Bay Express] People noteworthy for eating share their thoughts on food in 2011. [Eater] Can my landlord raise my rent by $300/month? [SF

Former prisoner and occasional songstress Sarah Shroud revises her original statement on Iran. [Daily Beast, via SFGate] Making a succulent dino is easier than you think. [Mission Mission] Check out these beautiful photos

Can your landlord go through your closet? [SF Appeal] Top five places to escape Christmas. [SF Weekly] Down goes the Yahoo sign. [Chronicle] More reasons why PG&E hurts the city. [SFBG]

Do any real people support SOPA? [Reuters] Bay Area rent fraud traps unwary. [Mercury News] Guy Fieri is coming. [Grub] Boombox flash mob parade hits Dolores Park this Saturday. [Mission Mission] Councilmember calls

Help, a neighboring restaurant's rats are attacking my apartment! [SF Appeal] Live like a "Golden Girl": Estate of Rue McClanahan auction awaits. [Apartment Therapy] OpenTable is insane, hates S.F. restaurants. Or something

Anti-religion home improvement chain Lowe's needs a boycott. [AP] Where will you be for Hangover Brunch New Year’s Day 2012? [Inside Scoop] Teen seriously injured in Tenderloin stabbing. [SF Appeal] Will the

Man stabbed in armpit after asking woman to pipe down. [SF Appeal] Fecal Face Gallery moving to Mission Street. [Uptown Almanac] Man standing next to his own tombstone shot dead. [NBC Bay Area]

Wells Fargo to pay $148 million in Muni bid-rigging case. [Bloomberg] Help the Mission Bowling Club become a reality. Please. [Mission Mission] Actually, although it wasn't nominated, the winner is "Christmas In San

Kreayshawn kicks someone named Lil Debbie out of White Girl Mob. Quite sad, actually. [SF Weekly] Google Maps, 1853 Edition. [Mission Mission] Berkeley fire blamed on elevator with expired permit. [Berkeley Voice] Ryan

Great story about Al Davis' FBI file and a death threat. [ABC 7] Cal shooting death was "suicide by police." [Berkeleyside] And the top Twitter hashtags and topics of 2011 are... [Twitter] Metallica