Gary Scott Holland, the murderer who posed as a utility worker before killing a San Francisco publicist, gets the 50 years to life that he pled in to. [KTVU] Was CBS5 TV personality

In a Christmas miracle for fans of music from the 90's Green Day stepped in to save Live 105's Not So Silent Night concert after Jane's Addiction had to pull out. [Live105] People

Tony Hawk throws in 10 grand for the Mission and Duboce skate park. [SFAppeal] Schoolchildren snicker as Ed Lee makes a gaffe. [Twitter] Burning Man types throw art party, that guy with the

Here's what the BART map would (should?) look like if the system went to Marin (and Napa, and Sonoma, and Los Gatos) [MuniDiaries] Leopico, Cranberry Sauce and Teahupoo — three rehabbed sea lions — flopped

Rapper Drake was spotted dining with an entourage of 17 at Kokkari (a Willie Brown favorite). Drake & Co. reportedly ordered everything on the menu and spent the entire meal texting. [Garchik] Supervisor

Today's piece of investigative journalism: Alleged killer in Haight Street skateboard murder case confesses, still goes free. [SFAppeal] Chad Michael Murray, teen heartthrob, coming to Divisadero comic book store to pimp his graphic

Muni's Candlestick Park shuttle has become a haven for public drinking, basically. [Twitter] District Attorney George Gascón's hair spotted looking impeccable at the Human Rights Watch Voices for Justice Dinner. [SFWire] Hipster candidate

At least one motherly lawyer thinks McDonald's donations-for-toys tactic may not be legal. As if that were a real thing we should bother arguing about. [Grist] Mission girl seeking cooler friends. [Mission Mission]

The owners Duc Loi Supermarket in the Mission fed 450 people on Thanksgiving with a meal cooked by Mission Street Food's Anthony Myint. [Mission Local] 2012's Mavericks surf contest could paddle out as

Michael Bauer wonders: "How do I know if I'm really eating Halibut?" [InsideScoop] List of noteworthy Napa restaurants leaves off some noteworthy Napa restaurants. [GrubStreetSF] The early word on San Francisco's Umami Burger

The Fairmont Hotel unveils their largest gingerbread house ever. (It's 23 feet high!) [SFEx] Getty Spotting: Vanessa Getty seen wearing fashions at Barney's New York. [SFWire] The nail gun-shot red-tailed hawk is doing

The Richmond is getting two very lovely looking playground renovations. [RichmondSF] Another big Tenderloin drug crackdown leads to 42 arrests. [SFAppeal] Have you ever wondered what was behind the doors of SFO's Noise

Ironically ugly Christmas Sweaters are a fad we can deal with, but ugly sweater t-shirts? Now you're just being lazy. [SFWeekly] A chocolatier pops up in the Dogpatch. [SFBiz] Don't forget the Union

Stop talking shit about the Occupy Movement, says local columnist/comedian W. Kamau Bell. [SFWeekly] The Chronicle's Leah Garchik, always in fine form around the holidays, explains Godwin's Law and how it pertains

Fire-displaced ice cream shop Three Twins Ice Cream temporarily returns to the Lower Haight today to sling limited edition holiday flavors. PRO-TIP: A scoop of Egg Nog ice cream goes great in a

American Airlines flight attendants joined in at Occupy SF last Friday. They were, reportedly "clean-cut" and "exceedingly courteous." [TheSnitch] Holiday gift ideas from the Asian Art Museum so you can shower your own

Examining how we view popular athletes (like Brian Wilson) in the era of YouTube. [Grantland] Cal and Stanford meet for the Big Game tomorrow. And that Andrew Luck is looking pretty sharp to

Newsflash: Bay Area roads are some of the most congested in the country. [Chron] Local band Midi Matilda sounds a bit like the Talking Heads, has a fun new music video. [UptownAlmanac] Public

The geniuses at Stanford have developed a "super-fast computer device". It's 10 times as fast as any current computer chip and uses 1,000 times less energy. [Chron] Parking fees are going up

China's wealthiest are leaving the country. Where are they headed? To the U.S. and Canada, naturally. [GuardianUK] The Hunters Point Redevelopment Project gets some national recognition as a "Transformative Investment." [Chron] Final,

All the details on Maven, the new project from a couple Beretta alumni coming to the Lower Haight. [Haighteration] Local clothing store MAAS & Stacks has put together a fancy Fall lookbook, featuring

The guy who creeped out Senator Barbara Boxer gets 182 days in the slammer and 3 years probation for his threatening voicemails. [BCN/Appeal] The planning commission approved the new Don Fisher museum

Abducted pound pup returned safely, but the dognappers are still on the loose. [BCN/Appeal] The other Holiday ice rink, at the Embarcadero Center opened yesterday, dangerously (not dangerously) close to the Occupy

David Chiu's campaign HQ was burglarized yesterday. Thousands of dollars of equipment was stolen and the culprit ruffled through some financial records and sensitive campaign documents. [KTVU] A reminder of all the tech