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7 April 2016 / SF News / Jay Barmann

Day Around The Bay: USA Today Is Trying To Get To Know SF, Poorly


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  • Your hate read for today: USA Today's “digital editor” recently moved to San Francisco, refers to the Mission as "my Mexican-infused neighborhood," and should not be allowed to write about San Francisco ever again. [USA Today]
  • Bay to Breakers is seeking a finish line band. [Chron]
  • Lava Mae, the mobile provider of showers for the homeless, is launching a DMV location this Saturday. [Hoodline]
  • There's been a massive wave of laptop thefts at Stanford. [Mercury-News]
  • It's looking like Verizon and Google are the two likeliest buyers for Yahoo. [Business Times]
  • A federal judge has turned down a plea agreement in the case of accused potential domestic terrorist and former SF politico Ryan Chamberlain, calling the two-and-a-half-year prison sentence and 10 years of probation "grossly inadequate." [Examiner]
  • Are the SFMTA’s transit-only lanes harming small businesses? [Examiner]
  • Scott Wiener and Jane Kim, who'll be squaring off this election year for the District 11 State Senate seat, had their first debate. [Chron]
  • Some more details on FBI’s iPhone hacking tool: It was “bought,” and it won’t work on new phones. [ABC News]
  • Mayor Lee has extended the life of the temporary shelter on Pier 80 through summer. [Chron]
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Jay Barmann

Jay Barmann

Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years.

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