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25 November 2015 / SF News / Eve Batey

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Layoffs At Chat App Unicorn


  • Caleb's dedicated this week's To-Do list to "everybody staying put in San Francisco this Thanksgiving," see you at the Turkey Stroll! [SFist]

  • It looks like the LA Times is killing off its SF bureau. [LA Observed]

  • Why you won't see a "Twitter Count" anymore. [The Awl]

  • Super Bowl 50 will test the Santa Clara stadium’s "techie reputation," says the [SF Chronicle].

  • A Star Wars photo shoot at Sutro Baths. [Richmond District]

  • SF's Fairmont Hotel has been purchased by a South Korea-based financial services concern for $450 million. [SF Business Times]

  • SF real estate giant Douglas Shorenstein has died. [SF Chronicle]

  • Remember that vandal-caused 50 million gallon water spill? Police say they've caught the men responsible. [CBS5]

  • After his defense lawyer falls ill, Shrimp Boy's trial has been stalled until December 7. [Bay City News]

  • Tango, a Mountain View-based chat app valued at a billion bucks, just laid off 9% of its staff. [TechCrunch]

  • San Francisco is looking for a new tenant for a 14-acre site along Lake Merced previously occupied by the Pacific Rod and Gun Club. [SF Examiner]

  • In an effort to curb spending, Alphabet to charge its subsidiaries for corporate services such as computing, recruiting and marketing. [Wall Street Journal]

  • SF man killed in abalone dive off southern Mendocino Coast. [Press Democrat]

  • New, tough director hired for SF's Ethics Commission. [SF Chronicle]
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  • San Jose Drug Dealer Charged With Murder for a Baby’s Accidental Fentanyl Death — For the Second Time
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