- "The average [San Francisco] renter is paying nearly 47 percent of his or her monthly income on rent in the second quarter of 2015." [KRON4]
- Why the logarithmic scale for earthquakes is terrible for intuitively communicating risk. [Wired]
- Zen99, a San Francisco startup that provided tax, financial-management and insurance tools for freelancers that received $2.9 in VC, is shutting its doors. [SF Chronicle]
- A six story, 395-unit development's been proposed for 16th and Mississippi, and some neighbors are displeased. [SocketSite]
- Peta protests at the SF Hermes store. [Indy Bay]
- Bulldog Baths Dog Resort bids the Tenderloin farewell. [Hoodline]
- SF State students mourn Melanie Olivieri, who died of an apparent overdose at a Mission SRO last week. [Golden Gate Xpress]
- The [Wall Street Journal] tackles Emperor Norton.
- Colin Kaepernick refutes reports that Aldon Smith damaged his car in dispute over lady. [ESPN]
- Homeless guy calls SF's city shelters "cesspools." [SF Chronicle]
- Does SFPD need a mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle? [Bay City News]
- U.S. Climate Prediction Center’s monthly update confirms El Nino is huge, will affect SoCal, but odds on NorCal rains are still up in the air. [SF Chronicle]
