SOPA: Not just a neighborhood by the Panhandle. [Haighteration] Richmond neighbors and late night Jumbaco fans: express your opinion about the troubled Geary Boulevard Jack in the Box at this Friday's community hearing.

District 9 (The Mission) Supervisor David Campos to run for re-election this year. This would be more interesting news if someone were announcing to run against him. [KTVU] 8-ton bronze sculpture going up

Since it's a government holiday, you can park pretty much anywhere you want today, but you still have to pay the meters and avoid those 7-day street sweeping spots. [SFEx] Help volunteer and

Muni tests out their historic and laboriously restored "Car #1" on the L-Taraval, probably getting ready to roll that baby out for Muni's 100-year anniversary. [MuniDiaries] Is drinking on one's stoop good for

Ed Lee makes foodie-centric mayoral bet with New Orleans. In the Niners win this weekend City Hall is getting a shipment of gulf shrimp, King Cake and Abita Beer. [InsideScoop] Lady Gaga was

Former flour + water pizza guy creates the food truck/pizza oven of the future. [Tablehopper] CalTrain southbound is slow this morning. Like slower than usual even. [SFEx] An in-bound N-Judah popped off the

If you missed last night's San Francisco episode of The Layover because you're a noble soul who ditched cable, pick your favorite one-liners here, or watch a selection of the drunkest clips from

Editor-at-large Phil Bronstein leaves the San Francisco Chronicle for the greener pastures of an unpaid gig with the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley. [Chron] Buzzfeed, progenitor of many a viral cat video,

Meanwhile, in Berkeley: Wild turkeys roam the streets. [Berkeleyside] Nonagenarian takes a bullet to the face during a gunfight with a home invader in Marin county, promptly shoots the intruder three times with

Important Local Bowling Updates: Mission Bowling Club is finally getting that Bowling Alley smell. [Mission Mission] As his final act before retirement, Sheriff Hennessey gets to blow up the old jail he fought

The latest season of The Bachelor features last season's rejected Sonoma Winemaker Ben Flajnik. Luckily for you, EaterSF will be recapping the whole season. [EaterSF] The Russia House, that restaurant you never went

Acquaint yourself with Dolphina, the naked mermaid in a fishbowl at Bimbo's 365 Club in North Beach. [NYT] The Moss Room at the Academy of Sciences is closing up, to be replaced by

Oakland's New Parkway movie house (read: the one you can drink at) gets a new lease, just in time for a 2012 deadline. [EastBayExpress] This is just a picture of Gov. Jerry Brown's

Best practices for writing that year-end food trend list. [SFoodie] Comedian Max Silvestri brings us a step-by-step cure to those New Year's Day hangovers. [BonApp] Japantown is losing the 105-year-old Sakai Market grocery

Chronicle columnist and noted critic of the city's fecal matter, C. W. Nevius now has his own radio show. [KGO 810] We're not out of year-end list territory yet, here's the Weekly's look

Blue Bottle looks to expand in to selling bottled iced coffee drinks in stores, but you can get them now at the Ferry Building. [NBCBayArea] Big Nate's BBQ in SoMa becomes CatHead's BBQ.

In case you missed it yesterday: a tiny, insignificant earthquake gently reminded the East Bay that plate tectonics observes no holidays, especially not Boxing Day. [KTVU] The first apartment complex to go up

Here's a look at Warren Hellman's well-attended memorial service. And more reactions from the Chronicle's Leah Garchik. [Chron] [Garchik] Take a look at what's moving in to the former home of Modern Times

Santa Claus has been hanging out on the roof of the Academy of Sciences. Now he's going scuba diving in their aquarium. [RichmondSF] Whimsical urban swings appear on Valencia [UptownAlmanac] Still need to

It's basically a holiday weekend already, so you should definitely pick up that phone on your desk and dial (719) 26-OATES to reach "Callin' Oates", the emergency Hall & Oates Hotline. PRO-TIP: Press

Emeryville's public art and/or Holiday displays are surprisingly self-aware. [UptownAlmanac] Former Oakland Raider Bill Romanowski, arriving late to the bacon fad, goes nuts about bacon on air. [GrubSF] For someone who wants

In an amazing show of arm strength and holiday charity, a San Francisco Salvation Army bell ringer broke the world record for non-stop bell ringing. [CBS5] Leah Garchik brings us a holiday shopping

Jason Fox, Chef of Commonwealth on Valencia, defines the new San Franciscan Restaurant. [NYT] Santa will be at Green Apple Books in the Richmond tomorrow, and he would like it if you brought

Facebook is basically swimming in cash at this point, could earn enough this year to fill Mark Zuckerberg's pool with hundred dollar bills. [Gawker] SRO tenants leave the Mission's Gestalt House underwater. [UptownAlmanac]

The Guardian goes to the Westfield Centre to hang out in the food court with Modesto-based teen girl group The Prezcotts [SFBG] Pizza delivery man mugged in the Panhandle. Inquiring minds want to