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- The U.S. House of Representatives engaged in a short moment of silence this morning to acknowledge those affected by the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland. [Examiner]
- The New York Times is taking a novel approach to its reporting on the root causes and consequences of the fire, with reporters fanning out across Oakland and publishing stories as they go, as opposed to compiling reporting for one larger piece. [NYT]
- In more frivolous news, the new iPhone might come in red. [CNet]
- The annual Emerald Cup marijuana fair this weekend in Santa Rosa is expected to draw some 30,000 attendees. [Chronicle]
- Uber updated its guidelines Thursday to detail how users can be banned from platform. [TechCrunch]
- ABC 7 delved into what happens when people report homeless encampments to 311, and in the case of one encampment at Garfield Park, there have been 50 calls about it, and it was marked as "resolved" despite it still being there. [ABC 7]
- The Golden Gate National Recreation Area just released their final dog/trail plan, and of course dog owners are furious. [Chronicle]
- An SF native is on the newest cycle of America's Next Top Model.
- A startup that let people buy cars with bitcoin has tanked. [TechCrunch]
- Apple parks much of its foreign earnings tax-free in the US via US bond purchases; filings show the Treasury Department paid Apple $600M+ in interest over 5 years. [Bloomberg]
- Marijuana legalization may be put on hold in San Mateo County. [Examiner]
- Shareholders are suing investor Marc Andreessen, saying he was advising Facebook's CEO when he was supposed to be representing investors. [Bloomberg]
