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- The relative price of renting a room in an apartment in San Francisco is now 12 percent below what it was in 2015, and is down roughly 6 percent in Oakland. [Socketsite]
- Months after the deadly Ghost Ship fire, debris is still being dumped in the Bay, which mayor Libby Schaaf has defended. [CBS5]
- Will SF's new water, with groundwater added to the existing Hetch Hetchy supply, have an impact on food? [CBS5] [Chron]
- The city of Berkeley may ban the sale of fur, surprising insofar as Berkeley hasn't already done this. [Daily Cal]
- Here's Peter Thiel's deep involvement with the Trump administration in greater detail, including information about associates from his firms helping to staff agencies and the close aide who has been appointed to the National Security Council. [Politico]
- The San Francisco Police Officer's Association is claiming that February video of a tussle between cop and homeless man is why SFPD’s use of force policies are flawed. [Chron]
- Here's how Trump policies could damage SF's tourism industry. [Chron]
- These barricades to block homeless encampments impede movement on the sidewalk and violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, so why won't the city fix them even after notification? [Hoodline]
- For months before it began its autonomous car trials, Uber dismissed warnings from the DMV and even offers to expedite a permitting process if it were willing to work with them, perhaps in order avoid disclosing problems with the trial. [The Verge]
