Missing Person: Technorati Employee Tracy Williams has been missing since Wednesday evening, November 2nd. [Technorati] Vespa owner plays to stereotype, creates whimsical missing poster for stolen scooter. [TheTender] Michael Bauer recommends you dine

Dungeness crab season starts Saturday at midnight. Who else is excited for some arachnids of the sea? [KTVU] Supervisor Jane Kim rides a bicycle with no training wheels. She finally did it, you

The San Francisco Zoo got some new, adorable, waddling little rescue penguins. [Chron] Pleasanton police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing since Halloween. She may be in the company

Deplorable teens beat up their "friend" near Haight Street, steal his Nissan Altima. [BCN/Appeal] A pod of as many as 11 humpback whales has been spotted hanging out in the water around

Looks like the Ed Lee campaign's 2 Legit 2 Quit video has a copyright problem. Color us perplexed. [SFAppeal] Reports of a suspicious briefcase shut down streets in the Financial District for 2

Pet owners, here's a handy list of apartment complexes and property management groups that will rent to you and your furry friend with minimal hassle. [CurbedSF] San Francisco DMV makes more appointments available,

A rival campaign attempted to skew Dennis Herrera's good record on LGBT rights and marriage equality, these people had his back at a press conference in the Castro yesterday. [CityInsider] A restauranteur in

Sean Parker wants to pay more taxes. He also had no idea who Ed Lee was before throwing wads of cash at his campaign. [SFBG] The Niners Empire asks (somewhat regrettably), "Are You

A motorcycle accident on the Bay Bridge around 6:30 a.m. this morning has backed up traffic all the way to Pinole. Delays were still being reported around 8:30 a.m.

The bikeway on JFK in Golden Gate Park won final approval from the Rec & Parks, making it the first parking-protected bike lane in the city. [Streetsblog] If someone claiming to be from

Occupy Muni is a nebulous movement that pops up every time someone on the train is reading Chain of Blame. [MuniDiaries] Building worker makes mistake of having sex with stalker tenant. [SFEx] John

Muammar Qaddafi was killed by Libyan rebels this morning. He was found hiding in a concrete pipe in his hometown of Sirte. Al Jazeera English has already posted an obituary. [Atlantic] [Al Jazeera]

The Albion Castle in Hunters Point appears to have finally found a buyer. But will the sale go through in time to throw an amazing Halloween party? [CurbedSF] Kathy Griffin was spotted dining

The Bay Area Reporter endorses Bevan Dufty for Mayor. Obviously. Herrera is their #2, Ed Lee #3. [BAR] Nessie spotting: Vanessa Getty seen doing some "cause-related shopping" for CPMC at the Bottega Veneta

Mother Jones implores: Foodies, get thee to Occupy Wall Street. Not because protesters are hungry, but because the food industry is just as bad as the banks when it comes to lobbying and

Oft-forgotten Richmond district residents have their concerns heard by KQED. Are you listening, mayoral candidates? [RichmondSF] Solyndra's CEO bails, is replaced by a guy who's apparently good at dealing with bankruptcy. [SFBiz] Wal-Mart

Another East Bay PG&E outage took out BART last night. The outage closed the Downtown Berkeley station for about two hour. [BCN/Appeal] Is the Muni stop at Hyde and Turk

In Novato, a 700-pound statue of a pelican with a ten-foot wingspan (pictured) was stolen from a public park. There's a $1,000 reward for it's safe return, which is actually $5,300

Raiders owner Al Davis dies and the Raiders send him off with a win. [NYT] Meanwhile, the media is being kind of hypocritical about how they're handling Davis' death. Minnesota turtleneck manufacturer is

Gavin Newsom is so good at social media, just look at how he expertly replaces entire words with numerals while plugging his own book. It's like he's got the thumbs of a 15

What's up with Sue Bierman Park on the Embarcadero? Also, who was Sue Bierman, anyway? [CurbedSF] Today, in cartography: a rad, colorful rendering of the city. [MissionMission] The Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club

Yes, Arrested Development will be back for a 10 episode run, followed by a movie. What, your Facebook friends didn't already tell you? [NYer] Is anyone paying attention to this Mayor's race? [Chron]

Stabby woman arrested. [BCN/Appeal] Street Artists are not excited about the F-Line's proposed extension: Those delightful streetcars are encroaching on their turf. [SFWeekly] Bay Meadows: No longer a horse track, not yet

McCovey Chronicles puts the 2011 Giants season in perspective. [McCoveyChron] Popular music platform/startup SoundClound moves in on Treat Ave. [MissionLocal] Tenderloin hot dog joint moves out, becomes "dip-centric" sandwich joint. [TheTender] Delightful,