• Bay Area News Group announced a huge consolidation of its six papers, with the intention to fold them into two publications. This also means a layoff of 20 percent of its staff, and the end of the 150-year-old Oakland Tribune. [Chronicle] [NY Times] [Press Club] [Examiner]
  • Yet another person has called out Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman on Medium. This time, however, it's a venture capitalist. [SFist] [SFist] [Medium]
  • Is "menstruation" a bad word? Of course not, but apparently no one told that to Google's Kiddle — a "visual search engine for kids." [Twitter]
  • The city employee that struck and killed a woman in a crosswalk last month may face misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges. [SFist] [Examiner]
  • Want to know how Bay Area tech companies stack up when it comes to employees finding "meaningfulness" in their work? Well, lucky you, there's a survey for that. [Chronicle]
  • Drugs and guns don't mix, but in this case we can make an exception. A marijuana dispensary is trying to move into the former gun shop on Mission Street. [Bernalwood]
  • Interested in the future of Reddit? Why not check out Reddit3016, a comical look into what the site may be like in a thousand years. [Laughing Squid]
  • The Church Of Coltrane just got a 60-day stay on its impending eviction. [SFist] [Hoodline] [Examiner]
  • Due to concerns of lead pollution, and the high costs associated with clean up, Chabot Gun Club will close next year. [Chronicle] [CBS 5]
  • The SFMTA approved a plan to study the tech shuttle program over the next year, a plan which also allows the buses to use Muni stops during that time. [Chronicle]
  • A lot of the world's richest people live in the Bay Area. [Forbes]
  • Everyone's favorite way of finding a place to live, Craigslist, does a bad job of weeding out scam listings. [CBS 5]
  • Questions of accountability are raised following the announcement of charges in the infamous inmate gladiator fights. [Examiner]
  • Twin Peaks hikers are finding a lot of ditched belongings, which, you guessed it, are the result of smash and grabs. The two hikers work to return the possessions to their owners. [Examiner]