Could Wal-Mart slip its way into San Francisco on the bankruptcy of Fresh & Easy? Richmond district neighbors ponder the implications. [SFEx] [RichmondSF] Record-setting yacht ride from New York and around Cape Horn

Has Oakland hit peak sausage and beer? [EBX] Esquire would like you to weigh in on the best burrito in America. Your S.F. options are limited to Taqueria San Francisco and El

Woman kicked in the head during attack near Caltrain Station around 10 p.m. Monday night. [BCN/Appeal] Take a look around The Mill, now open on Divisadero. [Haighteration] Here's what Mardi Gras

Lonely San Franciscans are now bidding on dates for Valentine's Day. [SFEx] "Hyperlocal" neighborhood blogs recognized by major newspaper for their work. [Chron] Colin Kaepernick didn't win a Super Bowl (yet!), but you

Supervisor John Avalos' twitter feed was hacked by people who think Avalos supporters could stand to lose a few pounds. [UptownAlmanac] Hunter Pence tells local high schoolers to be cool and quit littering.

The New York Times picks the Niners over the Ravens. [NYT] Who wins the Super Bowl of food? [SeriousEats] Look: Super Bowl cakes. [Chron] The Crocker Galleria: no longer a downtrodden shopping center.

Beach Blanket Babylon pays tribute to our NFC Champion 49ers. [KTVU] Fairweather fan? Here are some smart things to say during the Super Bowl. [TheAwl] Forget vinyl, flexi-discs are the hot new obsolete

Alex Smith prays for sweet release. [Chron] Dispatches from New Orleans: Calm amid the media day chaos. [Grantland] Artist Wendy McNaughton brings us an illustrated history of Pier 70. [Pier70Community] Mexican Fernet exists

The Super Bowl is the exclamation point of America. [TheAwl] San Francisco's railroad tycoons were richer than you could ever hope to be, had awesome houses on Nob Hill. [Curbed] The Mission remembers

Yes, that legal notice about class action settlement with Facebook is real, but chances are the $20 million funds will go to charity. [Forbes] SFO renaming debate hits new heights as Chronicle commenters

Twitter released a thing called Vine yesterday. It allows you to post six second videos. It is either GIF-like or the best thing that Twitter ever did. [Gizmodo] [TechCrunch] Africa Fries are the

We know how SFist readers feel about the Taxis in San Francisco, but how do public radio listeners feel about them? Take a look around The Forge, a new pizza joint in Oakland's

Celebrity sightings! Joe Montana had dinner with the wife and kids (and a sidecar) at Jasper's Corner Tap. And Saul Baronsen/Mandy Patinkin's beard showed up at Universal Cafe. Meanwhile, Delroy Lindo was

Bullitt/Tonic/Dr. Teeth bar crew opening another bar in the Solstice space on Divisadero. Brace yourselves, Pac Heightsians. [GrubSF] Castro Street goes under the knife, getting a couple improvements to widen the

Chronicle columnist and older gentleman Carl Nolte gets in on the microhood thing, discovers Safeway Flats in the southern Mission. [Chron] Almanac Beer and Dandelion Chocolate have a new biere du chocolat. We

Sacred Space: the Guardian pokes around the brand new SFJazz Center space in Hayes Valley. [SFBG] And it would be nothing without the food: here's the menu at Charles Phan's South, located in

George Gund III, the original owner of the San Jose Sharks, has died after a battle with cancer. [KTVU] Sweet Bar Bakery announces their opening in Oakland with a "Thriller" flashmob, although we

Redwood tree crushes house in Larkspur. Cue sad trombone. [Chron] The Weekly reviews Christopher Owens' Lysandre, a too-short album about a too-short romance. [AllShookDown] The battered Great Highway is getting some much needed

Scenes and thoughts from last Friday night's march for solidarity in the Mission. [MissionMission] Is the Lower Haight a coffee desert? [Haighteration] Swan Oyster Depot's Tom Sancimino discusses celebrity appearances and a fish

New Mission Theater and Alamo Drafthouse development approved in hilarious Planning Commission moment. [UptownAlmanac] Four Barrel's Divisadero outpost The Mill will open in February. [GrubSF] Less than a year after opening, the Inn

Willie Brown describes his meals at Rich Table and State Bird Provisions, two celebrated restaurants notable for their lack of tablecloths. [InsideScoop] Development watch: New Mission Theater project heads to the Planning Commission

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