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Day Around The Bay: Qatar Wants To Buy The St. Regis

Published May 5, 2016 · 10:07 AM PDT


  • Qatar's sovereign wealth fund is looking to buy the St. Regis Hotel, both the one here and the one in New York. [Business Times]
  • Need some ideas for where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo? KRON 4 has you covered, and so does Eater. Also, do note, AAA is offering Tipsy Tow service for the occasion.
  • Speaking of, here's where to find cilantro-free guacamole, for all the cilantro haters. [Inside Scoop]
  • #AirbnbWhileBlack highlights earlier-reported issues black people face in nabbing rentals, and a study out of Harvard concurs. [CNet]
  • Apple Music, once presented as the solution for easily confused women seeking music, is seeking to redesign a "cluttered and befuddling interface." [CNet]
  • Check out this rad, scroll-through 3D rendering of the new SFMOMA. [Wired]
  • New federal data shows a 25 percent uptick in sexual assaults on college campuses, and of course the Bay Area is not immune. [CBS 5]
  • Local celeb Danny Glover is receiving a human rights award. [CBS 5]
  • Former NorCal chief federal prosecutor will be looking into that UC Davis chancellor mess. [Chron]
  • General Motors and Lyft will begin testing a fleet of self-driving Chevrolet Bolt electric taxis on public roads within a year. [WSJ]

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