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

UC Berkeley students are helping to change how universities deal with sexual assault cases. [Chron] Is Tartine's sourdough the best sourdough? Sure, why not. Josey Baker's bread from The Mill named a close

Driver who was caught drunk behind the wheel of a Hop On-Hop Off Tour Bus gets probation. [BCN/Appeal] Local rocker Ty Segall loves veggie tacos. [A.V. Club] Meet Beaux, the Castro's

Silicon Folly: one man's dream to turn the America's Cup into a war of giant, amphibious robots. [Gawker] Behold: Marissa Mayer's Vogue profile. [Vogue] This 52-year-old music fan suffered a heart attack during

Silicon Valley appears to have an age discrimination problem. In the words of Zuckerberg: "Young people are just smarter." [Chron] Those two recent bus fires on the 38-Geary weren't related, cost about $500,

The new Fog City Diner comes into focus. [Inside Scoop] The new Exploratorium has been forced to cut staff due to lower daily attendance than expected. [Chron] Take a look around Pesce, now

The L.A. Times takes yet another look at the income divide in San Francisco and Silicon Valley. [LAT] Meanwhile, at Twitter HQ, some dancing clowns. [Valleywag] Chuck Nevius compares Oracle's sailing team

Facebook is testing a VIP app for celebrities, who needs actual friends clogging up your news feed anyway? [All Things D] Hearts, minds and handbags are split over Jack Spade store on 16th.

Why California won't be home to the Hyperloop, at least not until after it sits in Sacramento for a billion years. [Entrepreneur] The San Francisco Zoo is getting a new Komodo dragon. (Don't

The New York Times discovers the Exploratorium [NYT] Livermore: apparently a good place to go for a beer. [Chron] San Francisco before rent control [Mission Local] SF's finest force two squad cars into

That time Sean Penn fought a phantom epidemic. (AKA: The ultimate Sean Penn story.) [Gawker] Two local foodies are making high-end artisan cotton candy now. It's called Sugar & Spun. [Inside Scoop] What