Day Around The Bay: Would The Proposed Tech Tax 'Devastate' SF's Economy?: SFist

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It's not on the November ballot yet, but a proposed 1.5 percent payroll tax on startups and tech companies, proposed last month by progressives on the Board of Supervisors, would "devastate San Francisco's economy" according to a Forbes contributor. [Forbes]
Israeli and American families of victims of Palestinian attacks filed a $1 billion lawsuit against Facebook, claiming the social network is providing a platform for militants to spread incitement and violence. [KQED]
Yet another dubiously legal gas delivery company launches in SF. [TechCrunch]
As we noted here, [Curbed] has a map of 99 SF locations for finding Pokémon, and now there are at least 4,000 people going on a Pokemon Go crawl scheduled for Wednesday.
Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that he is working on a "Top Secret Tesla Masterplan, Part 2." [Business Times]
A frustrated Danny Glover sounds off about how the Sanders campaign didn’t bother to try to attract black voters. [Fusion]
Isabel Allende’s San Rafael residence has been put on the market, and the listing touts the literary works birthed within its walls. [SFGate]
Mayor Ed Lee promised that the 58 people displaced by that big Bernal/Mission fire last month wouldn’t be homeless, but they’re being kicked out of lodging and offered no alternatives. [ABC 7]
A new report released last week provides a rare statistical glimpse into San Francisco’s jail population and has health officials already talking about changes. [Examiner]

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