- SFMTA chief Ed Reiskin pens op-ed, says that rumors of "handshake agreement" with tech buses are BS. Believe him? [SF Examiner]
- Feel thirsty? After you look at the pictures this guy got (by kite!) of the SF Bay's salt fields, you'll either want a big glass of water or a bag of chips. Or both. [Wired]
- Haight-Ashbury manor owner dismisses claims that gentrifiers are being displaced by aristocrats. [Onion]
- The Chron just dumped iconic comic strip For Better Or For Worse. At publication time, this announcement had 0 comments on SFGate, so maybe that was the right move. [SF Chronicle]
- SF real estate prices are very high and the Times is ON IT. [NY Times]
- Construction workers demonstrate at Union Square stores over wages, benefits. [Steve Rhodes/Demotix]
- This is what SF's baby giraffe thinks of you. [SF Zoo/Facebook]
- Car alarms suck, says man awakened by one. [Streetsblog]
- "It's like going to the dentist,' man tells TV station during report on massive Sebastopol whippets bust. Please give me the name of this man's dentist. [KTVU]
- Hayes Valley icon George “Pops/Poppy” Lloyd has died. [Hayeswire]