• Chuck Nevius is sounding downright gloomy about the state of San Francisco dive bars. But don't worry, a number of them are likely to still be there when you are an old alcoholic. [Chron]
  • Great news for the lazy: SF-based Instacart has announced a partnership with Whole Foods to deliver groceries in S.F. and San Jose. [Biz Times]
  • Neighbors are very slowly picking up the pieces after that major fire in the Mission last week. [Chron]
  • Despite an influx of tech wealth and an overall low percentage of poor people citywide, S.F. still has many "pockets" of serious poverty. [Examiner]
  • A water main broke on Shotwell today and was fixed within 30 minutes. [Mission Local]
  • A long-abandoned site on Mission Street between 15th and 16th, which belonged to the SF Unified School District, is finally going to see some action as an affordable housing development. [Socketsite]
  • The completion of that streetscape improvement project in Castro, type-os and all, is getting delayed by a couple weeks. It will no longer be done in time for Castro Street Fair. [Castro Bubble]
  • Meanwhile, in Oakland, it looks like chef/restaurateur Daniel Patterson Japanese experiment, Ume, was short-lived. The space formerly known as Plum will now become part of an expanded Plum Bar. [Merc]
  • And, following an outcry over previous anti-police protests, Quan says Oakland won’t host the Urban Shield conference next year. [KTVU]