Local Rider Bella writes a TON of articles on alternative transportation for the Chronicle. I'm really impressed at how regularly and professionally she covers bicycle topics. Her stories cover a wide range, from a unicyclist commuter to veggie oil shuttles to locking advice.
You can see the full spectrum of her articles
here.My favorite is
this one on midnight mass, because it brings up some of the issues Zed's discussed before about speed and hooliganism. And it quotes me a lot :P.