- The Giants lost (again!) to the worst team in baseball last night. To make things more embarrassing, the Astros had Henry Sosa, a former Giant, on the mound. Vogelsong put in a good performance over 7 innings and change, but the Giants bats could only produce another 1-run game. Final score: 3-1 Astros. [MLB.com]
- Nancy Pelosi visited to the Mission to eat chocolate and talk small business. [Mission Local]
- The Zoo has a colorful new "Go Away" bird. Despite the name, zoo officials say the creature is actually quite social. [BCN/Appeal]
- Is Biz Stone tech's most useless bigshot? (Also tucked in there: Hollywood talent agency CAA is considering opening a San Francisco office to help startup stars manage all their potential movie deals.) [Gawker]
- In Saucy-lito, an off-duty SFPD officer nabbed a drunk driving a 1996 Kia sportage. [BCN/SFEx]
- Humans are part neanderthal, says science. [Chron]
- Tiburon gets its first chicken coop. [MarinIJ]