- A rampaging female driver tore through the Tenderloin and across Market Street Wednesday afternoon, hitting two pedestrians and colliding with several cars. Police arrested the suspect following her path of destruction, near Sixth Street. [Chronicle]
- A fire on the tracks at North Berkeley BART has resulted in systemwide delays. Trains began moving again as of 3:30 p.m. [Berkeleyside]
- Somehow, in this day and age, a Santa Rosa graduate student managed to be carrying around the only copy of their PhD thesis in a backpack, which was stolen in recent days. Nothing is known about the victim (or what field of study wouldn't have, like, backups), but police released surveillance video in hopes of catching the thief. [Santa Rosa Police]
Can you identify him? He stole a backpack out of a car and then headed to the mall to buy a new skateboard with the stolen credit card. Worst yet, that backpack held the only copy of the victim's PhD thesis. Have info? Call 707-528-5222, Case #19-6250 https://t.co/IfRM9IZO3A
— Santa Rosa Police (@SantaRosaPolice) May 29, 2019
- Amid weakening demand for its cars, Tesla has shut down night and weekend shifts at its Fremont plant. [SF Business Times]
- The East Bay town of Dublin, following a week of bad publicity, looks to be reversing itself on a city council decision not to fly a Pride flag for June. [East Bay Times]
- A revised proposal from the group that includes WeWork has been submitted to the Presidio Trust for redevelopment of the Fort Winfield Scott campus. [Socketsite]
- 10-year-old North Beach sandwich spot Naked Lunch is closing. [Eater]