- A 48-year-old man who was attempting to intervene in a fight at Sixth and Mission Streets was beaten with a cane for his efforts on Tuesday afternoon, and sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. [Chronicle]
- A collision between a cable car and a vehicle on California Street near Battery caused a disruption in service Wednesday morning starting around 8 a.m. Two operators were injured in the crash. [Bay City News]
- Here's a piece about the trained hawk they have working at a mall in Walnut Creek in order to scare off pigeons. [CBS 5]
- The owners of a building in Noe Valley who illegally chopped down a large, old, city-owned tree in front of the property igniting the ire of neighbors is being fined $8,000. [Curbed]
- A man who was attacked in that swarm robbery on BART in April who is also suing BART for $3 million is demanding that the transit agency release video from the incident to the public, saying that they're too worried about public outcry vs. catching criminals. [KRON 4]
- SF’s 85-year-old municipal pier at Aquatic Park, long a favorite fireworks-watching spot, has been closed to the public because it’s in such terrible shape, but there's now an effort by citizens to save it. [NBC Bay Area]
- There's been a massive wave of vandalism in Berkeley. [Examiner]
- Airbnb has been sending angry robo-emails to SF supervisors on hosts’ behalf, apparently related to legislation that doesn't exist. [Examiner]
- There is no more chocolate milk being served at SF schools. [NBC Bay Area]
- A coffee roaster in a garage caused a fire early Wednesday that destroyed a four-plex in Mountain View. [CBS 5]
