• The deadly and destructive Valley Fire that burned nearly 2,000 structures and killed four people will end costing more than $1.5 billion. [KRON4]
  • "We have an establishment-backed mayor, Ed Lee, running against a clown car of neophytes and eccentrics." [SF Magazine]
  • People leave crazy shit behind on BART. [SF Gate]
  • Years after SFPD promised us body cameras for officers, they finally begin to solicit bids from camera companies [KQED], and if or when we get them, SF's police union wants officers to be able to "review" footage before writing reports. [SF Weekly]
  • [Forbes] argues that the unicorn boom is just beginning.
  • Yahoo mail eliminates passwords, which is probably good since if you’re the kind of person who still uses Yahoo email, passwords probably strike you as confusing. [SF Chronicle]
  • Federal prosecutors planning to file a murder charge against Shrimp Boy lost a bid to push back his trial. [Associated Press]
  • French train hero Spencer Stone has been released from the hospital following a Sacramento stabbing. [CBS5]