• In light of the recent tropical storms and natural disasters that laid waste to much of the southeastern United States, disaster preparedness has been foremost in many folks' minds. But one [KALW] listener had a more pointed question: Does the San Francisco Zoo have a plan if there's a tsunami approaching?
  • It's decorative gourd season, pal. Check out this one Napa farmer who's boasting that his pumpkins weigh over 2,000 lbs. [ABC 7]
  • Jeremy Meeks, a.k.a. the "Hot Convict" whose viral mugshot landed him a modeling gig, has filed for a divorce. [TMZ]
  • Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) believes that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi needs to "pass the torch to a new generation of leaders." [Wall Street Journal]
  • The San Francisco District Attorney's office opted to not press charges on San Francisco Police Department officers involved in three separate shootings, two of which were fatal. [KQED] [SF Examiner] [SF Weekly]
  • An investigation into the murder of Cecilia Lam shows significant errors committed by law enforcement officers. [SF Chronicle]
  • The cost to clean up the Pacific Rod and Gun Club site at Lake Merced has increased, with the city budgeting an additional $2.3 million for the cleanup efforts. This brings the grand total of the cleanup to $18 million. [SF Examiner]
  • Sources say that Facebook eliminated all references to Russia in a public report from April regarding the country's alleged manipulation of its platform to influence the 2016 presidential election. [Wall Street Journal] [CNet]
  • Stanley Roberts continues looking into rideshare services, this time asking if special drop-off areas for Uber or Lyft would work in San Francisco. [KRON 4]
  • A massage therapist in Marin stood accused of sexual assault allegations for years before the regulatory board moved to pulled his license. [NBC Bay Area]
  • A major project to remove asbestos from the Powell BART station has begun, and the transit company is going to great measures to make sure commuters are safe. [NBC Bay Area]
  • The Electronic Frontier Foundation released a sternly-worded security advisory regarding Wi-Fi and Bluetooth usage for anybody using an iPhone with iOS11. [EFF]
  • A Chainsmokers concert held at AT&T Park for Oracle's tech conference was loud enough to be heard over in Potrero Hill and Bernal Heights. [SF Gate]
  • Despite being ordered to open up Martins Beach, tech billionaire Vinod Khosla is once again under fire for his "insufficient" efforts to allow public access. [SF Chronicle]
  • The City of Santa Clara has hired an outside PR firm to help them ease tensions between the city and the 49ers management, which has spiked in recent weeks over stadium usage for music events. [Mercury]
  • 49er legend Jerry Rice has apparently spent his retirement just crashing weddings. You know, as you do. [Mercury]
  • Here's a really intriguing deep dive into the "White Lady of Stow Lake" ghost story that you've undoubtedly heard once or twice from your friendly native San Franciscan. [SF Gate]
  • A Charles Schwab survey showed that if you have less than $4.6 million in assets, you're not considered wealthy in the Bay Area. At least that's a decline from $6 million, which was the cutoff in 2016. [Curbed SF]