Former mayor and current journalist, Willie Brown, has started a rumor that Michael Mina may be opening a new restaurant. The spot would be Mina’s third in San Francisco.

San Francisco’s Union Street has long been bestowed with the power of being the high-end shopping and dining destination. But this year, like many other regions and landmarks, myriad merchants have gone under, with the survivors reporting dismal profits.

It seems that for the last decade, Lenny Kravitz has been attempting to sell his duplex penthouse at Soho’s 30 Crosby Street, but it appears that the 6,000-square-foot condo is now in contract.

The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) released a notice yesterday to delay a press conference that was supposed to be held this morning to name their new director.

Through Darcy Stacom and Bill Shanahan at CB Richard Ellis, the marketing dragged through the latter half of 2009, as potential buyers diminished and UBS stuck to its pricing.

Extraordinary waterfront setting!

Yeah, it’s unfortunate that Delta Air Lines dropped its corporate sponsorship of the Sundance Film Festival after six years. But don’t despair; there are still plenty of celebs with great photo-ops and goodies to be had.

Fannie Mae chief executive Daniel Mudd, who lost his job when the government took over the mortgage giant in 2008, has bought a 15,000-square-foot home in Greenwich, Connecticut for $6.45 million.

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have just sold their LA home in the Bel-Air neighborhood for $7.5 million to hedge-fund manager Mark Spitznagel, who is noted for a profitable bet against the market in 2008.