This week in the Ocean Beach news roundup: New strategies on coastal erosion; burn, baby, burn; Beachside best bite; Paul’s wants New York heads

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• Ocean Beach is on the cutting edge of a trend that’s seeing old practices of fighting erosion with rocks and seawalls give way to methods of retreating from the shoreline. – LA Times
• Post Yule Pyre to burn on the beach Jan. 8. – SF Examiner
• What is the Post Yule Pyre? Picture a fireball fed by dried-up old Christmas trees. Or watch the Ocean Beach Bulletin video of part of last year’s Pyre. – OBB YouTube Channel
• There are a number of contenders for the three most beautiful words in the English language, and “Irish breakfast sandwich” seems a plausible option. Food critic Patricia Unterman might think so, since she named the Irish breakfast sandwich at Beachside Coffee Bar and Kitchen among her “best bites of 2011.” – SF Examiner
• 2012 promises to be an interesting year at City Hall — and in Board of Supervisors District 7 as well, where Supervisor Sean Elsbernd will be termed out of office. – SF Chronicle
• Paul’s Hat Works in the Outer Richmond is looking to expand to New York City. – Richmond SF Blog
• Parklets, including some in the Outer Sunset, are changing street life in San Francisco. – SF Chronicle 1, SF Chronicle 2
• BART is getting serious about planning for the future, possibly including an extension to Ocean Beach. – SF Chronicle
• The last Ocean Beach sunset of 2011 was a stunner. If you missed it, check out this time-lapse video. – YouTube Willdcat365