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- Wait, comfort women had phonographs and were allowed to go shopping? Then never mind, they don't need a memorial! You convinced me, spammer! [SFist]
- San Francisco and San Jose city officials joined forces Wednesday in calling for the state to allow the use of automated speed cameras to enforce speed limits and reduce traffic injuries and deaths. [Bay City News]
- Tesla will shut down production at its California assembly plant for a week this month to prepare for production of its high-volume Model 3 sedan. [Reuters]
- New Pinterest feature uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to recognize objects such as home decor, food and clothing. [SF Chronicle]
- San Francisco’s Planning Department has completed its preliminary review of the French American International School’s proposed 320-foot tower to rise on its parking lot site at 98 Franklin Street in Hayes Valley. [SocketSite]
- Magazine says San Jose is third best city in the US, SF way down list at 16. [Curbed SF]
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City officials vow to refuse to surrender names of Healthy SF participants, many of whom are undocumented, to the federal government. [SF Public Press]
- Zenefits will lay off 45% of its employees in an effort to slash costs, according to an internal memo. [BuzzFeed]
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Wikipedia bans Daily Mail as "unreliable" source. [Guardian]
- San Francisco’s tech hiring in the Mid-Market area became a focus Wednesday during a hearing over the reappointment of City Administrator Naomi Kelly for a second five-year term. [SF Examiner]
