The 49ers picked up Randy Moss with a one-year contract for the wide receiver. Meanwhile, at least one sports writer thinks the Niners need to bench Alex Smith and work on picking up

Chronicle food critic Michael Bauer suggests you spend your Tuesday evening drinking multiple liters of beer. [InsideScoop] Berkeley's Café Fanny closed it's doors last Friday. Luckily for Berkeley's caffeine-seeking masses, a Blue Bottle

According to the San Francisco Business Times, the 336 room Ritz-Carlton in Nob Hill is expected to hit the market before the end of the month. [SFBiz] These are the faces of Muni

Upper vs. Lower Haight: Which is grumpier? [Haighteration] More details on the Mission's next wine bar, St. Vincent. [EaterSF] Take a look around Radio Africa & Kitchen, the latest pop-up to go legit

The inspiring Bay Area Mom who devoted her life to raising orphans while battling a chronic neurological illness passed away Saturday in Monterey. She was a sea otter named Toola. [Chron] Lime, the

Mayor Lee, who probably goes to bed promptly at 8 p.m. every night, praises the importance of nightlife in San Francisco. [SFBG] San Diego food critic roasts Lower Haight's Toronado for not

Supervisor Scott Wiener introduces an ordinance to counteract state legislation that would ban food trucks from most of the city. [Mission Local] Skateboard fashion company Volcom rips of Fourth-wave coffee roastery Sightglass, copies

Just imagine: if you took this class on how to raise ducks in your backyard, you could be making your own foie gras come July. [RichmondSF] DPW Director Muhammed Nuru totally bums everybody

The Arco Station at Fell and Divisadero has the city's cheapest gas, but like all good cheap petroleum sources it lies in disputed territory and shares some road with one of the city's

One member of the Planning Commission is calling out Ed Lee for appointing a Rose Pak-connected commissioner who has already risen to become the commission's VP. [SFEx] Upper Haight Irish Pub Martin Mack's

Mission Hill Saloon is changing hands and becoming another member of the Thieves/Dear Mom portfolio. Big changes in the works for a dive bar with a lot of character. [Uptown Almanac] Two

Northern Mission residents, here's a handy excuse you can use when you're late to work today: My alarm didn't go off because a PG&E transformer exploded in my neighborhood overnight. [BCN/

"It's a trap!" - The Chronicle's Peter Hartlaub interviews the Berkeley man behind Star Wars' beloved Admiral Ackbar. [Chron] The building damaged in the 4-Alarm fire in the Lower Haight a couple months

Rose Cliver, the oldest remaining survivor of the 1906 earthquake passed away over in Novato the weekend. She was 109. [Chron] [BCN/Appeal] Chuck Nevius wonders: "Does anyone care about ranked choice voting?

Tim League, the founder of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, takes us inside the New Mission Theater, which (as you know) will become a 5-screen cinema under the Alamo Drafthouse banner. [Drafthouse] via

The Penthouse Club opening in March will (sadly) not include mega-porn star Jenna Jameson, but will include several other, slightly dimmer porn stars. [GrubSF] Celebrated local chef Charles Phan (he of Slanted Door

Please enjoy these vintage photos of all the long-gone San Francisco landmarks we miss so much. [CurbedSF] Paul Simon will headline San Francisco's biggest charity event of the year, The Black and White

L'Oreal clean gel user Gavin Newsom misses being our mayor. Well, yeah, duh. Obviously. [Chron] Hipster Jack Russell window tosser won’t face charges. [SF Appeal] Clement Street neighbor protests the lack of

The new East span of the Bay Bridge gets an official opening date: Labor Day 2013. [Chron] Patricia Unterman gives you her last-minute Valentine's dining plan. [SFEx] A defense attorney for the Muni

Oakland taco truck owners arm themselves. [KTVU] San Francisco's taxi fleet: the cleanest! [BCN/Appeal] Mad cow disease strikes San Rafael. [CBS5] Artist David Choe discusses gambling for Facebook millions with Howard Stern.

In case you didn't notice when you couldn't see three feet out your window this morning, there's a fog advisory out today, so be careful on those bridges. Also: high surf! Watch for

The new East Span of the Bay Bridge is meant to last at least 150 years from when it opens. The New York Times walks us through all the engineering that will help

Prepare yourself for watercooler chatter by reliving all the best and worst commercials from yesterday's overhyped sportsfest. [Slate] Gisele is pissed that her husband's wide receiver is such a screwup. [CBS5] This week,

Where do transplants come from? Curbed investigates and apparently "go back to Kansas" is not exactly accurate. [CurbedSF] An early morning rollover crash on the Bay Bridge is the reason you're late to

Even Gavin Newsom feels like the media is picking on Ross Mirkarimi. [SFWeekly] In media news, the Bay Citizen is maybe, possibly, sort of in talks to merge with the Center for Investigative