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- This Silicon Valley VC thinks violence between police officers and those they detain could be solved via app. Sure, buddy. [SFist]
- The NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers lead the league in merchandise sales, but Stephen Curry of the runner-up Golden State Warriors has the NBA’s most popular jersey. [Associated Press]
- Over the weekend, Facebook will begin rolling out more powerful encryption for users of its Messenger service, allowing them to have what the company calls “secret” conversations. [SF Chronicle] [Wired]
- Citing the emergence of “slow or no growth policies” amongst both start-ups and more established local firms, the office vacancy rate in San Francisco jumped 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2016. [SocketSite]
- [Curbed SF] has some housing suggestions for Kevin Durant.
- Leonard Oats wowed the crowd with a bell-ringing rendition of Michael Jackson’s song “Bad” and won the cable car bell ringing contest crown Thursday. [Associated Press]
- Charles Schwab might be leaving SF. [SF Business Times]
- Kamala Harris has a solid lead in the race for Barbara Boxer's Senate seat. [SF Chronicle]
- A man pulled a gun near hundreds of people taking part in a Don't Shoot protest in Portland Thursday evening, and was detained without incident. [The Oregonian]
- Uber has raised $1.15 billion from a new high-yield loan. [Wall Street Journal]
- Website claims the SF Homeless Project left religion out of coverage. [Get Religion]
