- Tim Lincecum gets a tough loss against the Dodgers last night as the Giants offense reverted back to the one-run habits. Dodgers win 2-1 and the Giants are 4.5 games back on Atlanta for the Wild Card. The Diamondbacks can clinch the NL West with a win today and a Giants loss. [MLB]
- Barack Obama is coming back to Silicon Valley. This time for a Town Hall meeting with LinkedIn, which is like an exclusive Facebook for people in slick shirts. [SFEx]
- The Free Farm Stand, another urban farming enclave, faces an uncertain future. [SFBG]
- Aida Alamillo, the 41-year-old woman who gave birth to a baby boy on a flight from the Philippines to SFO, has given her newborn son the middle name "Francisco" after his new destination. [BCN/Appeal]
- Sorry fans of huge college football conferences, the Pac-12 won't cannibalize the Big-12 just yet. [CBS5]
- Popular liquor store sandwich shop Rhea's Deli featured on Bay Area Check Please! [Mission Mission]
- Like every other empty storefront in Autumn, the Church Street Blockbuster Video becomes Halloween City. [Haighteration]