[Beach Patrol via Curbed Flickr Pool/Todd Lappin]
· Five mountain estates with a chance at a white Christmas [Curbed National]
· Gold medal architect Steven Holl has SF roots [SF Gate]
· Gifts for the "design snob" best friend [Jezebel]
· Engineers unveil designs for bike/ped path on Bay Bridge west span [Streetsblog]
· Telegraph named a disaster zone to help the fire-affected [Berkeleyside]