- In honor of Earth Day, Apple has vowed to end mining rare minerals to make smartphones and computer chips and say they will use only recycled materials from now on. [CNet]
- The owners of the East Bay Times are rewarding the paper's Pulitzer Prize with layoffs at the copy desk. [DFM Workers]
- A Tennessee teacher who is accused of kidnapping a teenage student last month has been arrested in far Northern California. [CBS 5]
- Two people were arrested for allegedly attempting to shoot an 11-month-old baby outside a San Leandro McDonalds. [KRON 4]
- The [Public Press] has done several pieces on the impact of sea level rise on SF, and they allege that the city stifled studies to get the Warriors Arena passed.
- PG&E execs continue getting raises as the public's utility rates rise, and despite the rulings over their criminal negligence. [CBS 5]
- Rainy weather means we'll be having a big West Nile Virus season in Bay Area. [CBS 5]
- New plans are emerging about BART and ACE train service that would connect California’s Central Valley with the Bay Area. [CBS 5]
- Angry Mission residents and businesses oppose that "pop-up" homeless shelter mentioned yesterday. [Mission Local]
- A federal judge says she will fine California $1,000 a day if state officials don't start providing swifter care for mentally ill inmates. [NBC Bay Area]
- Some details about Building 8, Facebook’s crazy projects division. [CNet]
- Landslide closes Highway 101 in Mendocino County. [Chronicle]
- The [New Yorker] has a piece on "bohemians" living in vans, like that Mr. Marina contestant is doing.
