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- Airbnb today announced the launch of Trips, one of their biggest business expansions to date, offering curated city guides and 500 "experiences" for purchase in 12 cities, including SF. CEO and founder Brian Chesky says, "We're going from homes to eventually everything, at least in the context of a trip or having an experience." [Wired]
- A four-time felon who accidentally shot himself in a September 2015 West Oakland BART station confrontation with police, right after he'd been told to put out a cigarette, got an eight-year sentence for discharging his weapon. [KRON 4]
- Students of a Berkeley teacher disciplined for opposing neo-Nazis have filed a civil rights suit over so-called interrogations and intimidation by school district staff. [KRON 4]
- A security firm says that iPhones send your call logs to Apple even when iCloud is turned off. [The Intercept]
- Laid-off UCSF tech workers, whose jobs have been outsourced to India, are alleging in a lawsuit suit that they were discriminated against. [Chronicle]
- The SF and LA police officers' unions have sent a letter to Governor Jerry Brown asking that he not appoint "failed prosecutor" George Gascon to replace Kamala Harris as Attorney General of California. [Chronicle]
- Despite an alleged "unofficial" Bay Area landlord strike, rents continue to drop. [Socketsite]
- The French-American School near Civic Center is proposing a massive tower on Franklin across the street from them which would require up-zoning. [Socketsite]
- The Alameda County courts’ computer system is being blamed for a huge number of errors leading to false arrests and extended custody. [KQED]
- Solar City and Tesla's merger has been approved by shareholders. [CNBC]
And in Trump-related news...
- 500 elementary school kids took to the streets like their high school counterparts have to march in SF yesterday morning, in case you missed it. [KRON 4]
- Also there was a large walkout at Stanford demanding a "sanctuary campus." [Chronicle]
- A Pittsburg High principal accused of participating in an anti-Trump walkout denies it. [ABC 7]
- Here's how Trump could hurt Muni funding. [Examiner]
- And here's how Trump could hurt the Bay Area real estate market basically, higher interest rates. [Chronicle]
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