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- An angry man allegedly launched into a racist and homophobic rant after being seated between two other passengers of Indian or Pakistani descent on a San Francisco-bound flight out of Sydney on New Year's Day. [SFist]
- After an exhaustive investigation, SpaceX engineers have identified the most likely cause of the spectacular explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket during a pre-launch test in September. [Spaceflight Now]
- Golden Gate Bridge lanes weren't moved Tuesday morning because of damage to the movable median barrier. [KRON 4]
- Surveyors will plunge poles into the Sierra Nevada snowpack near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, taking the season’s first measurement by hand of the snow’s water content as California flirts with a sixth year of drought. [Associated Press]
- Will the buyer of this Masonic Avenue mansion fix what the previous owner couldn't? [SocketSite]
- SFPD's Office of Citizen Complaints is told that it needs to do better. [SF Examiner]
- The man charged with kidnapping and killing Sierra LaMar, the 15-year-old Bay Area girl who went missing in 2012, is scheduled to appear in court today. [KRON 4]
