• Testimony in the Ghost Ship trial today included a harrowing account by an attendee at the music event who managed to escape, and who tried to help others get out. Chris Farstad made it out, and even tried to re-enter the building, and says that it was a "straight shot" to the front stairs and not confusing to exit. [KQED]
  • The jury and victims' families also saw a helmet cam video from one of the first firefighters on the scene. The video showed intense smoke but no flames, and seemed to include muffled cries for help. [ABC 7]
  • CalFire has officially named the cause of the Camp Fire as a PG&E transmission line near Pulga. The final report "smooths the path for lawsuits" that have already been filed. [Chronicle / SF Weekly]
  • Local vape pen maker Juul has submitted a proposed ballot measure for November that would counter Supervisors' efforts to ban e-cigs. Juul is hoping voters will help keep vape pen and cartridge sales legal in SF. [SF Weekly]
  • The City of San Francisco just approved the purchase of a former McDonald's site on Bryant Street, next to the Hall of Justice. The lot will provide relocation space for city employees when the Hall of Justice is eventually demolished due to seismic issues. [SF Business Times]
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Attorney General William Barr exchanged some prickly words at a Capitol Hill event Wednesday. Barr joked, "Did you bring your handcuffs?" [New York Times]
  • A symbolic groundbreaking for a new $76.5 million animal shelter on 15th Street for Animal Care & Control was attended by several dogs, and the mayor. [Mission Local]
  • Saturday's commencement ceremony at UC Berkeley may get rained on. [ABC 7]
  • A proposed partnership between UCSF and the Catholic Church-affiliated Dignity Health has drawn the ire of the LGBTQ community. [CBS SF]
  • Some San Jose Sharks fans started lining up yesterday for a free Sharks tattoo today at a local tattoo parlor (which the team is paying for). [ABC 7]