• Drinking water from Oakland's Lake Chabot has proven deadly for (at least) three dogs. [CBS 5]
  • The radar beacon that guides ships under the Bay Bridge is broken, increasing the chances of a collision and possible oil spill. [Mercury-News]
  • The new Airbnb law took effect on Sunday, and the Planning Department just began accepting permit applications, by appointment, today. So, as of today there were roughly 6,500 rentals on the site that are not technically legal. [SocketSite]
  • Rapper Riff Raff was filmed eating piles of seafood at Woodhouse Fish Co. by the folks at VICE. [Eater]
  • Even working class districts like the Ocean Avenue corridor are feeling the real estate squeeze in this economy as builders threaten longtime small businesses there. [Chron]
  • Those crosswalk signals with the countdown might make things more dangerous for pedestrians, as it turns out. [Chron]
  • The nesting of some protected American peregrine falcons has prompted the five-month closure of a portion of Mt. Diablo State Park in the East Bay. [CBS 5]
  • The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is meeting tomorrow to figure out what to do about the $1.3 million in bond money that got embezzled, allegedly by a former director. [SF Business Times]
  • Also, it looks like the alleged crook just closed on a $1.5M house in Oregon. [Chron]