- The SFPD began releasing previously classified documents connected to officer-involved shootings, under a new state mandate. The first documents pertained to a shooting incident in North Beach in July, 2010. [NBC Bay Area]
- A Berkeley mother and her teenage son had to be rescued off a second-story balcony Friday morning during a townhouse fire. Arson is suspected. [Berkeleyside]
- A female suspect is on the loose in SF after pepper-spraying a 65-year-old woman and stealing her groceries. The incident happened in the Outer Sunset late Thursday, near Judah and 25th Avenue. [CBS SF]
- A 51-year-old man was arrested for exploding a homemade rocket on a Tenderloin street. The incident happened on April 9. [CBS SF]
- A planned BART track closure will make weekend trips a little more complicated on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line. The tracks between Concord and Pleasant Hill will be getting replaced during weekends between late April and early June, and shuttle buses will make up the gap. [Bay City News]
- Paxton Gate's toy store offshoot, Curiosities for Kids, is closing June 2. The owner says the kids' store has yet to turn a profit after 11 years. [Mission Local]
- A crash in the northbound lanes of I-880 in Union City caused a major backup on Friday. [NBC Bay Area]
- Set some alarms: Here are ten acts you can catch broadcast live from Coachella this weekend on YouTube. [KQED]
- Interest rates about a half a percentage point below what they were a year ago are driving an uptick in homebuyer interest in San Francisco. [SF Business Times]