Blue Bottle's James Freeman lists the five crimes against coffee. Pro-tip: Coffee machines are crap. [Food&Wine] Gov. Jerry Brown is already done with his treatment for prostate cancer and he's "rarin'

Local drugstores have a new appetite for dining. [Chron] Meet the man who had sex with a dolphin (and then wrote a book about it). [SFWeekly] Lone wolf still roaming California all by

Former newspaper rivals agree: SF Examiner owner Todd Vogt's plan to buy up SF publications is a good thing. (Although we still haven't heard which, if any, newspaper Vogt plans on buying.) [SFAppeal]

District Attorney drops subpoenas of twitter accounts related to Occupy Oakland protests. [SFEx] Muni 2013: Now what? [N-Judah] Entire mail collection box stolen from Alameda Street. [CBS5] Man accused of Potrero Hill stabbing

Looking for opportunities to bring back that ball gown in your closet? Babe Scanlon explains how to pull off the the Walk of Shame Brunch. [SFAppeal] Surprise! Facebook only paid about 0.3%

It is now a crime to picket at a funeral, and other new California laws in 2013. [SFEx] Some handwringing over who Mayor Lee might appoint to District 4 Supervisor — assuming current Supe

The San Francisco Public Library does not have bedbugs, says the San Francisco Public Library. We'll still be finding an alternative place to pee when we're in Civic Center, thank you very much.

In 2012, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors failed change their reputation. (Note: Article appears alongside an image of a toilet.) [Griffin/SFEx] Newsflash: vehicular traffic poses a risk to cyclists on Valencia

Thousands of East Bay residents lost power early this morning after someone crashed the car into a telephone pole. [KTVU] Meanwhile, in the city signal problems are causing Caltrain delays and another reminder

Pro-carnival, Anti-saloon: Hayes Valley was a pretty bustling neighborhood in 1911. [Hayeswire] The rad motorized Santa sleigh that's been delivering joy through the Mission is apparently not street legal. [UptownAlmanac] As Bar Bambino

The bar team behind Bourbon & Branch are reportedly eyeing a new space for a bar inside the Twitter building. [InsideScoop] American Grilled Cheese Kitchen opening a second location in the Mission "very

Thanks to the Giants, A's and the Niners, the Bay Area was named Grantland's Sports City of the Year. Go sports! [Grantland] Mission Chinese Food chef Danny Bowien photographed pulling his noodle for

Brazen thieves in Concord tried to steal iPhones from display case in an GameStop store by crashing a car into it. [KTVU] New, "artful" bike racks unveiled around Yerba Buena Gardens and the

Heads up, the post office will be extra busy today. [BCN/Appeal] And now, a painting of Ron Conway. [TechCrunch] Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom is being a little coy about the time Twitter

A Squat in the Dark: attending an illegal underground literary reading in the Lower Haight. [Haighteration] City Attorney says the lawsuit against the nudity ban has no merit. (Or clothes.) [Chron] San Francisco

Fire-damaged Fleishhacker Pool house to be demolished. [Ocean Beach Bulletin] King Tides — the highest of the year — bring flooding to the Bay Area along with global warming activists. [Chron] Officers lauded for saving

Please save us from another four years of Lite Gov. Gavin Newsom. [Griffin/SFEx] SF's most expensive home sells for $28.25 million. [CurbedSF] Board committee approves new laws for apartment-dwelling smokers. [BCN/

Beautiful photos of crappy cars parked around Bernal Heights. [Bernalwood] San Francisco wants to combat the plague of metal thieves by setting up a permit process for scrap buyers. [SFEx] Napa Chef Michael

Hanukkah tacos? Hanukkah tacos. [EaterSF] Speaking of Holidays, the Mission Holiday Block Party is tonight on Valencia Street and there's a Holiday Art Walk in the Lower Haight. [ValenciaStreetSF] [Haighteration] A British chain

It's time to start thinking about putting shipping locks on the Golden Gate before we lose all our nice bayfront property to global warming. [Chron] Restaurant owners say food trucks are hurting business

Chill, you guys: SFPD has no plans to put aerial drones into service over San Francisco. [SFAppeal] Icy hot looks for winter. [SFBG] Today's rain should clear by noon, but will probably still

Millennials will destroy our cities coming and going. [Gawker] Without Drake's Bay Oyster Company, we could lose 40 percent of California's oyster production. And yet, Drakes proprietor Kevin Lunny is fighting to keep

Geez, last weekend sure was wet. [Chron] [ML] [SFEx] The weekend rains even started a pop-up river flowing through the Mission. The only way to get to Tartine was by boat. [UA] [MissionMission]

This storm is already causing flooding up in wine country, as well as big power outages and highway messes around the Bay Area. [KTVU] [Chron] When it rains, nobody works in Fisherman's Wharf.

Eleven Bay Area restaurants where you can dine in cozy, wintry comfort. Preferably by a fire. [GrubSF] How to spend a rainy day in Hayes Valley. (Hint: in a coffee shop.) [Hayeswire] S.