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Muni and BART are mostly thankful for the presence of Uber and Lyft, leading some to wonder if formal transit partnerships between ride-hailing companies and public transit agencies could be possible. [Chron]
A possible Bay Area Bike Share competitor hints it could launch in San Francisco. [Ex]
This Sunday, a pro-Obamacare rally will be held on the steps of City Hall and will feature Nancy Pelosi. [Hoodline]
The Helen Diller Foundation is pledging $500 million to UCSF, marking the biggest gift in the campus's history, which is also among the largest to any public university in the United States. [Business Times]
Twitter will stream the inauguration of President Trump, and that's about all there is to say about that. [CNet]
A 12-story sculpture has been proposed for the exterior of a planned Mid-Market complex, the one at the old Hollywood Billiards thats now the Hall. [Hoodline]
A Wise Sons’ Deli’s delivery van was stolen from outside the Ferry Building this afternoon. [Eater]
A civil rights lawsuit against the SFPD has been filed in federal court on behalf of Brandon Simpson, a 28-year-old African-American man beaten by police, as shown in surveillance video, in Dec 2015. [CBS5]
The outgoing secretary of the interior just designated a building in San Jose with connections to Cesar Chavez a national historic landmark. [KQED]
In addition to headliners like Vince Staples, Ty Segall, Deafheaven, Dawes, and MSTRKRFT the 25th Noise Pop Festival just released a lineup of 50 local acts including Rogue Wave, Shannon and the Clams, Hazel, and Hot Flash Heat Wave. [Noise Pop]

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