- The family of a 65-year-old Oakland amputee who died in jail after being mistakenly arrested on suspicion of murdering his wife lashed out at police on Tuesday. [Mercury-News, ABC 7]
- Washington-based company founded by an Amazon guy will have manned space test flights in 2017. [Chron]
- The musical Nerds that we told you about earlier, centered on the rivalry between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, is not opening on Broadway as planned next month, and will instead go on tour following the loss of a key investor. [CBS 5]
- The [SF Business Times] has a horrifying list of non-profits/arts orgs at risk of being priced out of the Bay Area.
- You've heard about drug problems to our north? Sonoma County has double the state average of babies being born with opiate addictions. [CBS 5]
- [Fortune] offers up a long-read, “Fixing Twitter,” should you care.
- Embattled medical testing startup Theranos knew they had problems, kept running important blood tests for at least 81 patients anyway. [WSJ]
- Oakland’s City Council President wants “Love Life” to be the city’s new motto, and wants it added to all "Welcome to Oakland" signs. In response, Mayor Libby Schaaf was "skeptically rolling her eyes," and replied, "My love life is fine." [Chron]
- Group sale tickets for Burning Man went on sale today. The main sale happens March 23, and registration for it is next Wednesday, March 16, starting at noon. [Burning Man]
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