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9 May 2015 / SF News / Eve Batey

Saturday Morning Special: Uber's Supposed $50 Billion (Yes, With A 'B') Valuation

  • A history of San Francisco's cab industry, in advertisements. [Taxicab Subjects]
  • "Private bus" hits pedestrian near Caltrain station in SF. [Bay City News]
  • Bias concerns leas to the dismissal of eight criminal cases (so far) in racist texting SFPD officer scandal. [Reuters] [Associated Press]
  • Hundreds of protesters crowded into the City Hall Rotunda on Friday afternoon calling for a stop to market-rate development in the Mission. [SF Examiner] [SF Chronicle] [Bay City News] [Mission Local]
  • The first major prosecution under California's ban on shark fins ended in a conviction on Friday. [ABC7]
  • It's official: it's now against the law to chew tobacco in SF ballparks. [ESPN] [Associated Press] [KRON4]
  • These SF-owned buildings with historic murals could soon be sold. [SocketSite]
  • Uber is in early talks to raise a new round of financing that could value the start-up at $50 billion. [New York Times]
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