• "Tech's Push to Help Schools Looks Like a Campaign Ad For Ed Lee." Yes, it absolutely does. [Valleywag]
• 11 facts about San Francisco (like the fact that it's 49 square miles) that are actually LIES. [Thrillist]
• The mobile-shower-for-the-homeless folks at Lava Mae want to buy another bus. [SF Gate]
• eBay is spinning off PayPal. [Wired]
• SF's proposed legislation to regulate Airbnb and similar short-term-rentals has made it through a Board of Supes committee. Next up: the full Board, on October 7. [SF Chronicle] [ABC7] [SF Examiner] [SF Bay Guardian]
• Mayor Lee's wife was in a car crash. Don't worry, she's OK! [SF Gate]
• Does Uber's blog post on how, apparently, a bunch of teachers drive for them seem a little tone deaf? Here's [The Awl]'s perspective.
• Half the people who get shot by the SFPD are mentally ill. [KQED]
• Farewell, Orkut. [The Next Web]
• Reddit raises $50 million, says they’ll give some of it to users. [TechCrunch]