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Did Caleb report this entire article out to prove his neighbor wrong? [SFist]
Months after outrage over the six-month sentence for sexual assault given to former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday broadened the power of judges to treat sex crimes as rape at sentencing and agreed that the crime’s punishment must include time in state prison. [LA Times] [Associated Press]
California regulators have changed course and opened a pathway for the public to get self-driving cars of the future that lack a steering wheel or pedals. [Associated Press]
What to expect from Google's October 4 event. [CNet]
Marin County judge orders Morrison Haze Lampley and Lila Scott Alligood to trial for alleged killing of tourist Audrey Carey in Golden Gate Park and Steven Carteron a park trail in Fairfax. [KRON 4]
California's water year begins today, here's what that means. [Wired]
The first set of detailed plans for redeveloping the central office components of Executive Park as a residential neighborhood have been drafted. [SocketSite]
[Curbed SF] says that SF's median rent may be much lower than we think as [The Registry] predicts "further rent decline" in SF.
Airbnb hurts hotels, trade group and union say. [SF Chronicle]
A federal judge in San Francisco has refused to dismiss a lawsuit by Planned Parenthood over videos that purport to show employees of the organization illegally selling parts of aborted fetuses. [Associated Press]
It's been nearly a week since prolific tweeter Marc Andreessen fell silent, and the [Wall Street Journal] wants to know why.
Drivers say that Uber's new upfront pricing rips customers off [SF Business Times] even as their VP of Driver Growth leaves the company "to spend more time with his daughters and family" [Business Insider].
Oakland school district officials who neglected to seek accreditation for a new high school scrambled to make up for the mistake this week. [SF Chronicle]

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