Bundle up, folks: it's going to be cold, possibly frosty across the Bay Area this week. [BCN/Appeal] Last night's wind knocked over some trees in the Mission. [Mission Mission] Hard to believe

It cost Muni about $400,000 to support BART riders during the strike. [BCN/Appeal] Celebrated burger pop-up KronnerBurger will end its run at Bruno's next month, but look for a permanent space

The last hospitalized victim of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash has finally left the hospital. [BCN/Appeal] Rich Table's Sarah and Evan Rich talk about the first year of their celebrated Hayes

Local artist bedazzles charity Zipcar. [Mission Local] The Chronicle discovers Laurel Hill, which is like the next Noe Valley, basically. [Chron] Lobotomized cities: noted author Rebecca Solnit discusses gentrification in conversation with Nato

Mediocre New York Times technology writer David Pogue is leaving the NYT for Yahoo! [Valleywag] Big-name architects are returning to San Francisco. [SFBiz] Chaparral, debuts at Kate's Kitchen in the Lower Haight this

Government shutdown reveals Silicon Valley's dysfunction fetish. [New Yorker] Why Oakland coffee matters. [Sprudge] The story of Sam's in North Beach. [SFoodie] Hi Lo BBQ: now with a bar. [InsideScoop] Intensely dire litter

Take a look around Square's new block-long office on Market Street and be jealous of their cereal selection. [Chron] San Francisco's car contradiction: fewer people are driving, but more cars are being registered.

Raised crosswalks and traffic circles: an enlightened streetscape could be coming to the Wiggle. [Haighteration] The San Francisco Exodus: how S.F. became the least affordable city in America. [Atlantic Cities] S.F.

Even the upper middle class can't afford to live in San Francisco anymore, says real estate figures. [Atlantic Cities] Muni riders are loving the new 3-car shuttle service. [SFEx] Two more restaurants possibly

Are you ready for a (very) long read about the history of Twitter? Good, because here's an excerpt from Hatching Twitter by New York Times technology columnist Nick Bilton. [NYT] New Bernal Heights

Taking a close look at Facebook's company town. [Valleywag] Here's a good, balanced longread on how San Francisco's entrepreneurial culture is changing the country. [New Yorker] Shooting heroin. [Bold Italic] Dodgers, 2010 Giants

Behind the scenes at the groundbreaking of A.C.T.'s renovated Strand Theater. [CurbedSF] Chinatown is a "great" neighborhood, say people who know about these sorts of things. [Chron] Welcome to the

Jerry Brown's 90s-era 1-800 hotline still works. (Bonus: Willie Brown shortsightedness) [Hartlaub/Chron] Niners safety Donte Whitner just changed his name to "Donte Hitner." It's a football pun, you see. [SFEx] New York

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is "bored" with games. [WSJ] The complete history of Twitter, as told by the tortured descriptions of it in the New York Times. [Quartz] How hackers simplified San Francisco's

Isaac Shumway spills the details on Tosca Cafe's upcoming bar program. [EaterSF] An Australian Winemaker/Sailor has challenged Larry Ellison for the next America's Cup. In case you were worried if the next

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