• BART is stepping up police patrols in an effort to curb violence and fare evasion. The increased BART Police presence was visible on Monday. [CBS SF]
  • Police have released photos of the suspect in a violent attack on the platform at Daly City BART Station on Saturday. The attack left the victim with a neck wound that was treated at the hospital. [CBS SF]
  • A report from the federal Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recommends a number of changes to Burning Man that organizers say will drive up ticket prices. Among the recommendations are banning high-energy lasers, adding perimeter fencing, and capping the number of attendees below current levels. [SF Business Times]
  • East Bay Rep. Eric Swalwell's Monday announcement of his 2020 bid foreshadows possible future plans to run again, say, in 2024. His path to victory looks pretty slim at this point, but he could just be laying groundwork. [New York Times]
  • So-called "blessing scams," which were targeting elderly, non-English speaking women in Chinatown back in 2012 and conning them out of cash, appear to be on the rise again. Three women have been arrested in recent months suspected of conning older Chinese women in SF out of at least $200,000. [Bay City News]
  • A Monday afternoon shooting in East Oakland left three people wounded. [East Bay Times]
  • District 11 Supervisor Asha Safai wants to make it more difficult to build group housing in his district near SF State and City College. [SF Business Times]