- Officials want to chop down one of the of the rarest trees in the world, the beautifully named "albino chimera coast redwood tree." It's too close to a planned set of Northern California commuter train tracks, though scientists and preservationists disagree. [Santa Rosa Press Democrat]
- 71-year old Manson "family" member is granted parole, but that doesn't mean he'll get out. [CNN]
- SF Chefs has changed its name to Eat Drink SF, and is moving the event from Union Square to the oh-so-convenient Fort Mason. Good luck with that! [Inside Scoop]
- The Tenderloin police station's captain "urged" the SFMTA to remove a Muni shelter at Eddy and Leavenworth—the same block that the police station is on—because the shelter is a hot spot for crime. If relying on Muni changes is how Tenderloin cops fight crime, we're all in trouble. [Beyond Chron]
- You know how when you go to buy a ticket for something, and you're sent to Eventbrite? Someone just gave the San Francisco based company $60 million more dollars in funding. Their capital funding valuation is now more than $1 billion. Bubble, what bubble? [Fortune]
- When your Amazon Prime membership is renewed this year, it'll go up $20 to $99. Still worth it? [Amazon]
- SF State student goes off on increase in Golden Gate Bridge tolls, calls them "a shady justification for the city to further rob tourists and everyday commuters of their money." [Golden Gate X-Press]
- Buy a raffle ticket to benefit after-school programs for kids, and end up riding around in a tank with your former Governor/unstoppable cybernetic organism, crushing shit. [Omaze]
