- [Forbes] declares Chariot the winner in SF's private bus startup war (but, irritatingly, refers to Muni as "MUNI." It's not an acronym, people, it's short for "Municipal").
- Starting today, there's a "block party" in Justin Herman Plaza to celebrate the start of the NFL season, though as you might recall the 49ers play almost 60 miles from the site of the shindig. Maybe it's for the Raiders, they're only 21 miles away!
- [Mission Bicycle Company] talks to SFPD's bike cop.
- Here's the closure schedule for the Bay Area's remaining La Boulanges. [Eater SF]
- The number of Bay Area companies planning IPOs has dropped precipitously. [SF Business Times]
- [Vice] probes the culture in Palo Alto that led to a string of teen suicides.
- Meet SF's newest billion-dollar startup. [Cnet]
- Gas lines keep rupturing on Haight. [Hoodline]
- Pot businesses might get tax amnesty. [SF Business Times]
- Here are the tentative 2016 schedules for the A's and the Giants. [CBS5]
- How public parklets can feel too private. [Mission Local]
- Lava Mae, the non-profit that provides roaming showers for homeless people, is a hit. [SF Chronicle]
