A write-in vote for Mat Honan sprouted this week. Photo from avatar for @VoteMat Twitter account.

This week in the Ocean Beach news roundup: Meet the woman behind the Richmond District Blog; birds bounce back; little mice make big problems on the Farallones; Mat for Mayor write-in campaign; Sunset District tattoo artist and the ‘shadow economy’

We can’t link to every story out there, but if you think we missed something, leave a comment here, or tell us on Twitter or Facebook.

Sarah Bacon of the Richmond District Blog of San Francisco talks with SF Weekly about growing up in the Richmond, why she started the blog and fog (she says it’s not that bad). – SF Weekly

Some Bay Area birds, including shorebirds such as the snowy plover and willet that can be seen at Ocean Beach, are rebounding after historic population plunges, according to a new study. – SF Chronicle, PRBO Conservation Science

House mice caught in the Devil’s Teeth: Rodents are taking a toll on native birds at the Farallon Islands. – Bay Citizen/New York Times, Marin Independent Journal, AP/Mercury News

Ocean Beach-area resident, writer and Internet provocateur Mat Honan says he’s serious about the push to have voters write him in for mayor of San Francisco. And not. – 7X7 (by the Bulletin’s own Mark Lukach), SF Examiner

Jobs, education and transit dominated the discussion when San Francisco mayoral candidates spoke to San Francisco State University students. – Golden Gate Xpress

SF supervisor wants dog-walkers to be trained and licensed. – Bay City News/SF Appeal, SF Examiner

Richmond District Supervisor Eric Mar talks about how he made the “Happy Meal Ban” official San Francisco policy. – Civil Eats

Tattoo artist operates out of Sunset District house, part of “shadow economy.” – Salon

A gathering in Santa Cruz Sunday will celebrate the life and books of Sunset District-raised author James D. Houston, whose work includes “Surfing,” a novel about the sport in the context of Hawaiian annexation, and a novel about Hawaii’s Queen Lili’uokalani that Houston left unfinished when he died. – Santa Cruz Sentinel

Ocean Beach will host a major international surfing competition in early November when the Rip Curl Pro Search comes to town. Keep an eye on the Ocean Beach Bulletin for news and information before, during and after the contest. In the meantime, enjoy this highlight video from the final heat of competition in the contest leading into the Ocean Beach event, at the spot called Supertubos in Portugal: