• Roughly half of the new fleet of Muni train cars are out of service currently, mostly due to braking issues. Issues with braking, which are wearing down wheels too quickly, are on top of previously reported troubles with the new trains. [Examiner]
  • Authorities in Modoc County, in Northern California, arrested two parents after finding two children locked in cages. The two boys, both under the age of 2, were found in stacked cages bolted to a bedroom wall. [CBS SF]
  • Following the release of the Mueller Report, 5,000 Twitter bots came alive promoting the "Russiagate Hoax." The bots were created in the fall and are believed to be the work of Saudi Arabia. [NBC Bay Area]
  • We heard a few weeks back about SHN's upcoming season, which is set to include Sting's musical, The Last Ship, starring Sting himself. Now CBS SF brings some footage of the private performance Sting gave to the media. [CBS SF]
  • The Federal Reserve says the Bay Area, specifically, has a student debt crisis on its hands. [ABC 7]
  • A former juvenile inmate at SF's Juvenile Hall at 850 Bryant says the facility ought to be closed. [Examiner]
  • The SF Business Times has a list of the 10 fastest-growing breweries in the Bay Area.