• Following two consecutive Sundays of chaotic, destructive sideshows in Oakland, a multi-agency task force is planning a crackdown today. Officers from the Oakland Police Department and the Alameda County Sheriff's Department are working to shut down sideshows as soon as they start. [ABC 7]
  • Two men were arrested in Concord on Saturday after leading police on a chase following an alleged shoplifting incident. The men were believed to have stolen some items from an auto parts store. [CBS SF]
  • The body of a 28-year-old Merced man who went missing while swimming in Pacifica last month has been recovered. The remains of Tyler Collins washed up about nine miles north, near Fort Funston. [CBS SF]
  • San Francisco just opened the nation's first long-term transitional housing facility for homeless transgender youth. The three-bedroom in the Upper Haight has room for six young people. [Chronicle]
  • If SB50 fails in the state Senate, the SF Planning Commission is considering re-zoning single-family neighborhoods. The move would potentially make western neighborhoods in the city three or four times more dense, over time. [Examiner]
  • The CHP on Saturday had to assist with finding five missing kayakers who got separated from a larger group in Tomales Bay. [NBC Bay Area]
  • A new report suggests that half of Uber drivers in DC are living below the poverty line. [NBC Bay Area]
  • Hundreds were expected to celebrate Easter morning up by the huge cross atop Mount Davidson, at sunrise. [ABC 7]
  • The Presidio Theatre, on the Main Post of the Presidio, is undergoing renovation and will reopen as a 600-seat performing arts center this fall, after remaining closed for 20 years. [CBS SF]
  • The city plans to remove multiple ficus trees along streets in the Mission due to safety concerns. [Examiner]
  • A fan who ran onto the field during the A's game on Sunday got literally tossed off the field by an umpire. [CBS SF]
  • The Chronicle has a big weekend piece about accessory dwelling units, i.e. the issue of allowing people to build extra apartments and cottages in existing garages and such.

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