-- RIP: Chronicle cartoonist Phil Frank dies. [Chron]

-- Busted water pipe downtown = Bay Bridge entrance difficulties. [ABC 7]

-- What a good idea! MUNI cop ride-alongs. (Oh, you know you also love to see fellow riders get busted for no transfer/pass.) [The Snitch]

-- Google's crusade for international privacy. Yay, Google! [Examiner]

-- Yusuf Bey sexual assault lawsuit settled. [Oakland Tribune]

-- US online video popularity soars. [Macworld, via IDG]

-- The Cinematic Orchestra's Jason Swinscoe. [Culture Blog]

-- Linux distribution news! Linux distribution news! [eWEEK]

-- Hrumph: merchants in the Castro divided over a possible chain store ban. [BAR]