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SF News /Eve Batey

Thursday Morning Roundup: Robin Williams Estate Battle Continues

Published Aug 20, 2015 · 2:00 AM PDT

  • Robin Williams' children are asking a judge to toss out a claim made by the late actor’s wife, saying she’s trying to increase her share of his estate at their expense. [Associated Press]
  • Is Hyperloop fantasy or soon-to-be reality? [Wired] is leaning towards the latter.
  • Pinterest wants to lease this entire SoMa structure. [SF Business Times]
  • 90% of the folks who bought units in the Vida "are employed in the tech industry." [Curbed SF]
  • If you're an Asian lady, SFPD wants you. [Hoodline]
  • Former S.F. Symphony head Joseph Scafidi has died. [SF Chronicle]
  • Comcast is offering $10 internet to low-income senior citizens in San Francisco. [Bay City News]
  • A group representing tech execs like Mark Zuckerberg is hitting back at Donald Trump’s proposal to curb work visas for skilled foreign employees. [Wall Street Journal]
  • Grass fire roundup: "Tesla Fire" burns near Livermore [KQED], faulty water heater might have sparked Rocky Fire [SF Chronicle].
  • The case against a man who’d been accused of stabbing someone in the Castro last weekend has been dismissed. [Bay Area Reporter]
  • A historic Model T Ford has recreated a historic 1915 journey from Detroit to San Francisco. [KTVU]
  • A board in Tallahassee will decide whether the well-being of San Francisco tenants trumps the potential profits awaiting Florida pensioners. [SF Weekly]
  • How the 49ers eat. [Niners Nation]

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