- A Washington State woman found a rare, gem-quality Quahog purple pearl, valued at $600, in her Italian seafood dinner at Montalcino Ristorante Italiano in Issaquah, WA. [NY Post]
- Muni wants a new training facility a the costs of $2.4 million annually, but the Board of Supervisors doesn't seem to be on board. [Examiner]
- Students at the Academy of Art University did some special effects work on a film for a class, and that film is now nominated for an Oscar. Neat! [ABC 7]
- Zombie Bees, which are honey bees infected by a parasite that makes them act like zombies, make up a huge portion of the Bay Area bee population. Oh, and the parasite is spreading. [CBS 5]
- BART was supposed to have kiosks and produce markets inside the stations, but an apparent bad deal with a politically connected company seems to have crushed those dreams. [SF Weekly]
- Remember when companies said they were going to use data from Facebook to help decide whether or not to give you loans? Well, it turns out that doesn't really work. [SFist] [Consumerist]
- An anonymous person claiming to be an Uber driver questions the company's safety checks. [Broke Ass Stuart]
- Speaking of Uber, they're planning on testing self-driving cars in Pittsburgh. [Chronicle]
- SF Jazz has announced its summer concert lineup. [Chronicle]
