- On Friday, as they prepare to retire their Boeing 747s by the end of this year, United Airlines is flying a special flight from Chicago to San Francisco a rare opportunity to fly on one of these classic wide-bodies without leaving the country. [Chicago Business Times]
- Now former HP CEO Meg Whitman is being floated as Uber’s next CEO, and today she announced she was resigning from HP's board. She remains CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. [Bloomberg] [Business Times]
- WHOA. DEA agents led by Australian Federal Police just seized over 560 pounds (a quarter ton) of crystal meth out of a storage locker in Santa Rosa. [Chronicle]
- A homeless mother in SF draws social media scrutiny after someone calls her out for using her baby to attract donations. [CBS 5]
- The Golden Gate Bridge board may ban runners in races. [Chronicle]
- A North Beach nightclub that has attracted a lot of negative attention from neighbors and the police says they’re getting hassles with their entertainment permit only because they cater to a primarily black clientele.
- SF's ban on flavored and menthol tobacco looks headed for the ballot. [Chronicle]
- Amazon got a patent to allow package delivery drones to scan your home. [CNet]
- Airport commission President vocally opposes naming SFO terminal after Harvey Milk. [Chronicle] [Bay Area Reporter]
- A new proposed law to crack down on bike chop shops operating on city streets means that Public Works and not the police would write tickets, taking away the notion of criminalizing the homeless. [Mission Local]
- A big soccer game expected to make traffic impossible near Levi’s Stadium tonight. [ABC 7]
- New app 'BLUE' for verified Twitter users lets you 'date celebrities discreetly.' [ABC 7]
- Sup. Aaron Peskin introduces legislation to rename Justin Herman Plaza. [CBS 5]
- Fears, speculation swirl after mystery meat is found in Glen Park. [CBS 5]
- A monorail snafu in Gilroy left some riders hanging. [Chronicle]
- Still confused about hate speech, Facebook reinstates some blocked accounts and apologizes to LGBT users who have been blocked due to postings about Dykes on Bikes. [KQED]
- Where should SF put its huge collection of vintage fire trucks? [Examiner]
- Is this SF’s hottest summer yet? Short answer: no. [BrokeAss Stuart]
- Here's how much early-career salaries can differ at San Francisco tech companies. [Business Times]
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