- Is that Emperor Palpatine I spy at SF-based startup Stripe? Nah, just Rupert Murdoch. [Valleywag]
- Headed to the 49ers game this weekend? Remember, bags larger than "the size of an adult's hand" won't be permitted in the brand spanking new stadium. [San Jose Mercury News]
- Local comics gather at 408 Clement to mourn Robin Williams. [SF Chronicle]
- Here's a development project that might actually be good for SF's arts community. [SF Examiner]
- There was a gusher at the Pink Bunny "adult toy" store. [KRON4]
- The motorcyclists who crashed after being shot at on Sunday have been identified as 18-year-old Jessie Edwards and 27-year-old Carl Bradley. [SF Weekly]
- SF clothing label Isda & Co suddenly closes after 25 years in business. [Racked SF]
- Flower shop Mission de Flores is picking up the pieces after the suicide of its master florist. [Mission Local]
- Here's what [Hoodline] readers think of the new look of Hayes Valley.
- SF's Planning Commission is expected to OK the $350 million plan to expand Moscone Center today. [SF Chronicle]
- Despite opposition from the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, a ruling this week has made it a tiiiiny bit easier to access SFPD misconduct files. [SF Bay Guardian]
- Which makes this a good time to remind everyone that it's legal to film the cops as they perform their duties (just stay out of their path). If a police officer tells you otherwise, he or she is either misinformed or lying. [Huffington Post]