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20 April 2017 / SF News / Eve Batey

Thursday Lunchtime Links: Facebook Struggles To Find Fake News Fighter


  • Facebook might be getting a little more colorful. [Ad Week]
  • FTC cracks down on celebs who tout brands via Instagram. [CNet]
  • Chrome could get a native ad blocker. [Wall Street Journal]
  • The formal process to adopt San Francisco’s revised Central SoMa Plan is running pretty late. [SocketSite]
  • "We get it, you smoke weed." [Daily Californian]
  • Allegedly abusive Bay Area CEO says he's sorry. [SF Business Times]
  • [48 Hills] alleges that SF Supe Ahsha Safai is helping an East Bay resident pretend to live in SF to get a political appointment.
  • The SFPD says they need $6 million more in overtime. [ABC 7]
  • New public park unveiled in Potrero Hill.[NBC Bay Area]
  • SF State use of pesticides has some members of community up in arms. [Golden Gate Xpress]
  • SFMTA settles million-dollar F-Market crash suit. [SF Bay]
  • Big tech companies urged to move closer to transit. [SF Chronicle]
  • Woman (accompanied by, if I'm not mistaken, an SFist commenter) wrecks on her bike, faces complicated post-crash transit situation. [SF Examiner]
  • Facebook somehow can’t find a head of news products to combat fake news. [Recode]
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A Brief History Of How 4:20 Became 4/20, Right Here In The Bay Area

On this, our unofficial national holiday for weed, a St. Patrick's Day for stoners, if you will, I once again bring you the correct history of the term "420" and how April 20th

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SF Brewery, Castro Bar, And Pot Company Brew 'Toke Back Mountain,' A 4/20 IPA With Marijuana Oil

In a uniquely San Francisco collaboration, a SoMa brewery, a Castro bar and restaurant, and a local pot company have joined forces to create a 4/20 beer called "Toke Back Mountain." This

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