If you were lucky enough to own a house in San Francisco back when everyone was poor then you're probably a millionaire now. [Carl Nolte/Chron] Twitter's IPO details could be made public

All about the casting of locals, and what they get to do as extras, during the shooting of HBO's upcoming series Looking, a.k.a. the gay Girls/Sex and the City. [Mission

Vicious cycle: how long can San Francisco renters keep living beyond their means? [SF Appeal] Oracle shareholders aren't happy with Larry Ellison's high pay. [WSJ] Twitter just scored a deal to post NFL

Larry Ellison skipped his own keynote speech at Oracle OpenWorld to watch his own boat race in the America's Cup. [Reuters] At the Tonga Room, Mai Tai sales are soaring now that they

Hundreds attend a vigil for the 12-year-old boy killed while biking in front of a Contra Costa County middle school yesterday morning. [KTVU] Oracle OpenWorld is "the Vegas of tech." [Chron] Here is

A real life superhero is cleaning up the Mission. [Chron] Everyone is on OK Cupid in San Francisco, even execs for rival dating sites. [Valleywag] Muni's next batch of light rail vehicles will

Kiwis shocked at how ridiculous the America's Cup beer prices are. We feel ya, buddy. [BCN/Appeal] One man left standing after Market Street chess crackdown. [SFWeekly] A distraught naked man closed Caltrain

The Ferry Plaza is a blight on San Francisco, says local newspaper. [Chron] Katy St. Clair gets meta at the Tonga Room for this week's Bouncer. [SFWeekly] The cult-like (and cult hit) Jejeune

The Lizard King Next Door: the story of Jim Morrison's childhood home in Alameda. [Gawker] Baseball and the art of atonement. [Garchik/Chron] Andrew Zimmern was spotted around San Francisco eating shark, worms

How freewheeling Twitter became a money-spinning juggernaut. [Reuters] Metallica appeared on the red carpet at the Metreon for their new 3D IMAX "concert film/apocalyptic freak-out." [Hartlaub/Chron] Jerry Brown seeks to delay

Over the weekend, the Chronicle discovered Frat Mason and all of the cuddly bros who live there. (See also.) [Chron] New York Times reviews Gary Kamiya's Cool Gray City of Love: 49 Views

An official has blamed slow Bay Bridge commutes on all the gawkers who just haven't gotten used to the new sights yet. [BCN/Appeal] The woodworking handymen responsible for the carpentry at Hog

Some local dog owners really pamper their pooches, a new C.W. Nevius report finds. [Chron] Police track an alleged iPhone thief, discover him wearing victim's clothes. [BCN/Appeal] California is very promiscuous,

Nob Hill is no longer San Francisco's power center. It's just a park with a high altitude bar at this point. [Chron] A close look at the cocktails at Ziryab on Divisadero. [Alcademics]

An initiative to name Fruitvale Station after Oscar Grant is gaining steam in the East Bay. [EBX] Monday afternoon, Business Insider CTO Pax Dickinson became the new tech bro nightmare when everyone suddenly

Mee San Francisco's fashion ambassadors. [7x7] Mayor Lee is finally asking the tech sector to pitch in on some civic projects. Also: a new "entrepreneurship-in-residence" program at city hall. [SFEx] Local luminary Burrito

There's not much else to say about this headline: "Pelosi visits big hole in the ground" [Chron] The bikes of Burning Man. [Dodge and Burn] Mikkeller Bar, that new beer spot in the

These babies have way more Twitter followers than you. [NYMag] Knife crime: Fisherman's Wharf argument ends in stabbing. [BCN/Appeal] A sad reminder that even the most celebrated startups often go nowhere. [Valleywag]

Burning Man's founder is totally cool with capitalism and tech billionaires. [TechCrunch] Noted literary-foodie magazine Lucky Peach is splitting off from Mission-based McSweeney's publishing house. [Eater] Indian Summer happy hours. [7x7] And then

The Chronicle has a new feature: "We Call B.S.!" in which they call people on their bullshit. Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is their first target. [Chron] New iPhones will be announced next

Here is another eulogy for the boxy Bay Bridge. [Chron] High school journalists in Saratoga test the limits of California's shield law during Audrie Pott cyber-bulling and sexual assault case. [Buzzfeed] Where to

Friendly reminder: you will never drive on the old East span of the Bay Bridge again. Bauer hands out Golden Hearing Aid award for loudest restaurant. [Inside Scoop] Two arrested for mugging a

Sure we eat and drink locally sourced goods, but what about weed? Here is one local man's quest to become a smokavore by growing pot in his closet. [ModernFarmer] For this week's cover,

The Chronicle Food section finally found a use for SFChronicle.com with this nicely designed piece on the Bar Stars of 2013. [SFChronicle] SFPD Officers will be getting chest-mounted cameras to keep things

After a year and a half of bargaining, a bunch of Chronicle employees finally got a raise yesterday. [Media Guild] You might think real estate prices have gotten a little out of hand