- A new SF poll shows Mayor Ed Lee's approval rating in the basement. [SF Chronicle]
- The historic Klockars Blacksmith Shop in SoMa, now surrounded by new highrises, may end up becoming a pot shop called The Weedsmith, under the current owner's grandson. [Chronicle]
- The SFMTA is exploring the possibility of reviving the historic streetcar extension from Fisherman's Wharf to Fort Mason where an old tunnel sits rotting. [Examiner]
- Meanwhile, [Streetsblog] asks why we shouldn't push for modernizing the entire F line to modern streetcars.
- Because of all the pretty waterfalls, Yosemite National Park has maxed out on tourism and traffic. [ABC 7]
- A case we noted yesterday involving a San Jose State University student who said she was abducted at knifepoint and forced to drive hundreds of miles into Oregon turns out to be a hoax. [KRON 4]
- Passengers recorded this recent altercation aboard a BART train (that may have been race-related?) that was not reported to police. [KRON 4]
- SF lost 40 mailboxes from street corners last month. [Hoodline]
- Elon Musk releases more renderings of his Boring Company proposals, this time with commuter shuttles that run through underground tunnels. [SF Business Times]
- Meanwhile Musk and other tech leaders like Tim Cook have been urging President Trump not to pull out of the Paris climate accord. [Bloomberg]
- A 9th Circuit judge in SF wrote in a ruling Tuesday that a Trump administration deportation order of a Hawaii man who has been in the country 30 years is "inhumane" and "contrary to the values of the country and its legal system." [KQED]
- Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, convicted in 2015 for his role in creating and operating the dark-web marketplace, lost his final appeal of his life sentence in federal court today. [Wired]
- As Uber proceeds with the Eric Holder-led harassment probe, several employees have hired personal attorneys amid the mandatory interviews. [WSJ]
- The Port of SF continues to study whether they can build a hotel on Pier 35, hoping that voters will repeal a 1990 ban. [Examiner]
- These are the Bay Area’s priciest zip codes for renters. [SF Business Times]
- Should the Warriors change from “Golden Gate” to “San Francisco” when they move? [Chronicle]
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