• Good question: Why isn’t the MTA making Uber and Lyft drivers take their mandatory safety courses? [Hoodline]
  • “Market demand” for bigger units means the Transbay development will cut 99 units, including 27 BMR units and a planned Whole Foods. [Socketsite]
  • With drivers wasting over 58 hours a year, on average, the San Francisco metro area is now the third worst in the nation for commuters. San Jose ranked seventh. [CBS 5]
  • The Board of Supervisors has officially banned chewing tobacco from the playing field at AT&T Park. [US News]
  • Famed former SF chef Jeremiah Tower, following some snippy comments about Michael Bauer, has officially parted ways with Tavern on the Green in New York. [Eater NY]
  • The 49ers' and Raiders' 2015 schedules have been released. [CBS 5]
  • The parents of the subject of Monday’s Amber Alert (who was found) have accused Fairfield police of misconduct. [ABC 7, Chron]
  • The city council in Carson, near Los Angeles, has approved plans for a stadium that could be home to both an LA-located Raiders team, and the San Diego Chargers. [ABC 7]
  • Sigh. Rents in SF went up 14.8 percent in the last year. [ABC News]
  • Welp, there is a small typo on the most recent bronze World Series plaque outside AT&T Park. [McCovey Chronicles]
  • Mark Leno's Ellis Act reform bill fails, again. [SF Business Times]