His  trademark three-dot style wasn't even his own; he pilfered it from Walter  Winchell . . .
This columnist referred to himself as "the Sackamenna Kid" in his early  years, and his column was originally entitled "It's News to Me." His  trademark three-dot style wasn't even his own; he pilfered it from Walter  Winchell . . . but, after he won a special Pulitzer Prize in April, the city  he called "Baghdad-by-the-Bay" named a waterfront promenade after him. For  ten points, who is this beloved San Francisco Chronicle columnist who died  February 1?
This columnist referred to himself as "the Sackamenna Kid" in his early  years, and his column was originally entitled "It's News to Me."
Herb Caen