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- Snap, as the company is now called, just added San Francisco-specific filters to celebrate National LGBT History month. [KRON4] [SFist]
- A movie about Brittany Maynard, the 29-year-old woman who was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer and chose to end her own life, is in the works. [CBS 5] [SFist]
- Writers from Pixar movies and the Onion are working to turn Google's AI voice service into something less, well, artificial sounding. [Wall Street Journal] [CNet]
- The 34th annual Ocean Beach sandcastle contest is Saturday. [Richmond Blog]
- SFMTrA, the group of activists who work to make city streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists, are raising money to add (without the city's permission) safety posts to Market and Gough, as well as possibly to Turk Street. [Hoodline] [Hoodline] [SFist]
- A person in a creepy clown mask was spotted on Muni. [Examiner]
- When is the last time you took a look at Diego Rivera’s world-famous “Pan American Unity” mural at CCSF? Never? Well, thankfully you can read about its history right now. [Ingleside-Excelsior Light] [SFist]
- Noted San Francisco character Dave Eggers just launched an anti-Trump playlist project called “30 Days, 30 Songs.” It brings out some heavy hitters, including R.E.M., Aimee Mann, and Thao Nguyen, and showcases new protest songs. [Chronicle]