- Arrests were made in 67.1 percent of murder cases where the victim was white or Asian, according to a [Chronicle] study, while it was just 37.1 percent where the victim was black or Latino.
- BART’s in such poor shape they might need a bond measure to make system-wide improvements. [ABC7]
- San Francisco had more rain this January than the past five Januaries combined. [Chron]
- The San Francisco Unified School District could pass condoms out to middle-schoolers. [Ex]
- Signe Toly Anderson, a vocalist and original member of the Jefferson Airplane who left the band after its first record and was replaced by Grace Slick, died the same day as Paul Kantner last week. [Chron]
- SF might charge the Alameda deputies who beat a man in the Mission last fall so seriously as to perhaps do permanent damage to his arms and hands. [Chron]
- Noted tent objector Supervisor Wiener decries "Tent City" in an a [CBS SF] interview while Supervisor Cohen calls for a “federal response."
- Hoverboards, which have caught on fire in these parts before, may have done so again, this time in San Leandro. [KRON4]
- Santa Clara’s Super Bowl traffic plan, revealed to all. [Chron]
- An SFPD officer who spoke out against department’s alleged racism has been targeted by the Police Officers Association. [Ex]
- Pacific Gas and Electric Co. says it lost 12 years of gas-line repair records for part of the Bay Area. [Chron]
