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- The Bay Area has a rich history of general strikes, here's a primer. [SFist]
- An Oakland woman was arrested for allegedly stabbing her roommate to death. [KRON 4]
- City officials are turning to a coalition of community organizations and advocacy groups for input and advice as they work to flesh out the details of a bold plan to blanket San Francisco with ultrafast, affordable Internet service. [SF Chronicle]
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Market and Fourth Trader Joe's opens. [Inside Scoop]
- Whale enthusiast and SF State professor dies at 62. [Golden Gate Xpress]
- Former Uber chief adviser and Obama administration alum David Plouffe must pay a $2,000 fine for illegally lobbying the mayor of Chicago. [Bloomberg]
- Developers Pacific Eagle and SKS Partners have unveiled designs for a tower to rise at 555 Howard Street. [SF Business Times]
- More than 200 people will be tested for tuberculosis after someone tested positive for the disease at a Fairfield High School. [ABC 7]
- San Francisco supervisors indicated Thursday they would be willing to provide Public Defender Jeff Adachi with funding to hire more attorneys to defend detained immigrants facing deportation proceedings. [SF Chronicle]