- A massive steel derrick that was being used as part of a crane atop the roof of Salesforce Tower pivoted and collapsed off to one side during a "mishap" and was looking kind of precarious, but inspectors have decided it is not in danger of falling off the tower. [CBS 5]
- The latest on Elon Musk’s Mars colonization plan. [NYT]
- Northern California dams have been added to the FAA's drone no-fly list. [Consumerist]
- [The Chronicle] basically says Valencia Street is ruined and over, but I think everyone already knew this a decade ago.
- Santa Clara has settled a police misconduct case for $6.7 million. [NBC Bay Area]
- Regarding the Comfort Women memorial statue that was unveiled in Chinatown last week. [KQED]
- It's been four years since 62-year-old Jennie Zhu's Mercedes SUV slammed into a minivan at Pine and Gough Streets allegedly going 70 miles per hour, killing 16-year-old Kevin San and seriously injuring his mother and sister. Zhu is only now going on trial in October for vehicular manslaughter, after her attorney has filed motions for multiple delays. [ABC 7]
- FCC head demands Apple activate chips in iPhones that iPhones don’t actually have. [Mac Rumors]