- Occupy Wall Street had an exciting morning. NYPD threatened to evict the protesters camped out at Zuccotti Park for a "cleaning", but backed down at the last. Protesters are calling it a win, with one gal from Portland claiming the movement is now, "too big to fail." [Gothamist]
- While we're occupied with New York, this one HIV-positive protester says the cop who punched him should go get tested. [Gothamist]
- BART had some problems in the Transbay Tube last night. Not a whole lot of detail on that one. [SFEx]
- Today is Black Turtleneck and Jeans day, participants are encouraged to dress like their favorite Apple CEO when visiting their favorite Apple store. [Facebook]
- Zynga, makers of popular Facebook games and Highway 101 billboards, appears to be heading for a NASDAQ listing. [CBS5]
- Local Internet service provider Sonic.net does a cool thing, defends users' privacy information despite government requests for subscriber info. [GigaOM]
- The Senate confirmed lesbian judge Alison Nathan to Federal District Court in New York. [BAR]
- Hide your kids: a mountain lion was spotted in Vacaville, prompting the city to put a nearby elementary school on lockdown. [KTVU]
- Meanwhile, in Fresno: They don't have sidewalks, they just walk on dirt. [Streetsblog]