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- How do I know if my purse is decent? If no one's harassed me, does that mean it's not? [SFist]
- [BART] podcast promises to bring us the "sounds of the holiday season" as heard in their stations, as jokes write themselves.
- The [New York Times] offers still more details from the scene of the Ghost Ship fire, as landlord Chor Ng retains counsel [KRON 4].
- Draymond Green returned to the Bay Area on Thursday to welcome his new baby boy. [Associated Press]
- The 2000-page Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Pier 70 project has been released. [SocketSite]
- The 2016 MacBook Pro is the first MacBook to not receive a recommendation from Consumer Reports. [9 to 5 Mac]
- The San Francisco Police Commission is not required to bargain with the city’s police union over provisions of a new use of force policy that would prohibit officers from shooting at moving vehicles, the City Attorney’s Office said today in response to a union lawsuit. [Bay City News]
- A New York City advocacy group says a third former Uber driver has been deemed to have been an employee of the company, not a contractor. [Associated Press]
- Where to see 35 of the most beautiful light art installations for the holidays. [Curbed SF]
- Officials are expecting big delays at SFO as people head out for the holiday weekend. [ABC 7]
- Activists outside the Russian Consulate in San Francisco staged a “die-in” Thursday to protest Russia’s involvement in the war in Syria and its toll on civilians. [CBS 5]
- San Francisco firefighters are trying to determine how three small fires sparked in Golden Gate Park on Thursday afternoon. [Bay City News]