[NSFW] -- Crank (prank?) calls to 911. [Chron] -- Wildfire still wild -- 7,000+ acres wild. [CBS5, San Jose Merc] -- Death, death, death, death... [Chron, Examiner] -- Fines to go up for carpool cheaters. Good. [Oakland Tribune] -- Scott Beale goes to this strange place called Fisherman’s Wharf and to San Francisco's only In-N-Out. Also: really, Snyder family? 524390645 Quizno's Subs just opened up on my block, so why can't you? [Laughing Squid]......

We're a "transit-first" city, and have been for years. That means that cars are a last resort -- rely on the bike, on walking, on the bus if you must, but don't clog up the streets unless you absolutely have to. Too bad nobody told the terminally out-of-touch 511.org; the MTC-run "service," designed to facilitate your movement around the bay area, continues to all about cars, cars, cars. Fuck you, Muni riders! In their......

-The Bay Bridge will be even costlier and will take longer to build, all due to issues around Yerba Buena Island. -In an attempt to hold onto the 49ers, San Francisco is asking the Navy to hand over the Hunters Point Shipyard so the city can do an Extreme Makeover on it to get it ready to build a new stadium -It's going to be a lot harder to recruit and train new cops......

Don't forget, everyone, tolls went up on all local bridges starting yesterday -- so it's now $4 to cross any of the seven bridges run by the state: The Bay Bridge, the San Mateo, the Dumbarton, the Carquinez, the Richmond, and the Antioch (we always forget the Antioch [and the Benicia! Sorry! See comments below.]. Since the Golden Gate Bridge is run by a separate entity, it'll stay the same at $5 (unless, of course,......

--The Bay Bridge lower deck is open again. --Immigration rallies for Labor Day. --Does Chris Daly want to run for the State Assembly? And who's going to run for mayor against Gavin? --Sun beats Dell. --is there a Bolinas sea monster? --And there's too many UC first-years. picture of an overflow intro chemistry class at Cal.......

Thomas Hawk shares this picture of a very, very quiet Bay Bridge from the Oakland side. According to the Mercury News, there were two closures during the day due to a suspicious package:The Bay Bridge was shut down twice this morning in both directions while authorities investigated a suspicious package near Treasure Island, according to the California Highway Patrol. The first closure occurred around 9 a.m. after Coast Guard officials spotted the item on......