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- Saying he had “extreme concerns” over the mysterious dumping of charred debris from December’s fatal Ghost Ship fire in an open field, the San Francisco Bay Area’s top air quality regulator said Thursday he will launch an investigation to check for asbestos and other contaminants. [Tribune]
- Pixar makes courses like its art of storytelling class available for free online. [SFGate]
- The SFMTA drops a cool series of old-timey SF panoramas. [SFMTA]
- A gunman who fired numerous shots near the Oakland Zoo has been disarmed and is in police custody. [ABC 7]
- The [SF Chronicle] has been doing a nice job keeping a running list of political events (aka Trump protests), here's this weekend's.
- Job searching platform WayUp has purchased San Francisco-based Looksharp. [SF Business Times]
- A 42-year-old man was robbed and attacked by four people, including one with a machete, in the Mission. [SF Examiner]
- Sibling cats separated at birth when they were adopted are reunited when their separate owners in Petaluma meet through an online dating site. [CBS5]
- Beepi, the well-funded local startup that let you buy cars with bitcoin has completely shut down and has been sold off in parts to repay creditors. [TechCrunch]
