- In declining to hear a case challenging San Jose's recent ordinance (upheld by a California court last year), which still hasn't taken effect but is similar to San Francisco's, requiring developers of large multi-unit housing complexes to set aside 15 percent of units as below-market-rate, the Supreme Court today effectively affirmed California cities' longstanding practice of doing so. [Chron]
- If all the drought-shaming weren't enough, almond farmers are now suffering due to falling prices for their crops. [CBS 5]
- “Yosemite National Park” is trademarked by a concessionaire, and the park can’t sell merch with that name on it anymore. [Chron]
- Out of thousands of customers who've been automatically enrolled in SF's renewable energy program, CleanPower SF, only eight have opted out so far. [SF Examiner]
- Tenant advocates want the city to take over ownership of the 22nd and Mission fire site, make it 100 percent affordable housing, and file criminal charges against the current owner. [Examiner]
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Mythbusters, one of the most successful SF-based TV series in city history, ends this week on the Discovery Channel. [Chron]
- The Board of Supervisors' progressive majority is flexing its City Hall power... but for how long? [Chron]
- Even techies are being priced out of SF now (which: yeah, they're not all rich). [Chron]
- Paris Airbnb-ers find dead body in rental’s garden. [AP]
