- Four dummy heads used in a famous Alcatraz escape are "deteriorating," and they're getting recreated via 3D printing. [Chronicle]
- Apparently a fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution let Monsanto ghost-write an editorial with his name on it two years ago denouncing a World Health Organization declaration of glyphosate, a key ingredient in Monsanto's weed killer Roundup, as a probable carcinogen. [CBS 5]
- Both SF and LA counties are demanding $15 million from Uber for violating the terms of a settlement made last year over safety concerns with the company. [NBC Bay Area]
- Chronicle art critic Charles Desmarais angrily calls for water to again run though the almost 50-year-old Vaillancourt Fountain at Justin Herman Plaza, which has sat dry for about two years now. [Chronicle]
- Angry Mission residents who hate those Ford GoBikes cheer their vandalism on social media. [CBS 5]
- Oakland Athletics outfielder Matt Joyce received a two-game suspension without pay Saturday for directing an anti-gay slur toward a fan in Anaheim. [ESPN]
- Disney has been slapped with a lawsuit filed by a San Francisco mother who says that her child was illegally tracked through one of the company’s apps. [Chronicle]
- Here's a list of new SF pot clubs in the Planning pipeline that would be put on hold by a moratorium that the Board of Supervisors sounds likely to pass. [Examiner]
- Booster, one of those possibly illegal apps for rich people who don't want to pump their own gas, raises $20 million. [Gizmodo]
- Even though they denied they were dating, actress Amber Heard and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have split after year of dating. [US Magazine]
- Winchester Mystery House offers its most expansive tour in 20 years.
- Guests at an SF-based startup's picnic were injured when a huge tree branch snapped and fell on them in Menlo Park. [CBS 5]
- Inside the world of Silicon Valley's 'coasters' — the millionaire engineers who get paid gobs of money and barely work. [Business Insider]
- There's a photo exhibit about public breastfeeding at City Hall. [Examiner]
- Inside the Big Sur "road" that's now just a footpath. [Chronicle]
- The Chicago Cubs arrived to play the Giants today in weird Easy Rider-themed biker vests. [MLB.com]
- A look at the life of deceased Tomales Bay Oyster Co. owner Charles "Tod" Friend. [Chronicle]
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