- All the 'FAANG' stocks got battered on Wall Street today after reports of ramped-up antitrust probes by the FTC and DoJ. The FTC is claiming Facebook and Amazon for investigations, and the DoJ will be investigating Google/Alphabet. [CBS SF]
- The SFPD just unveiled new LGBT Pride patrol vehicles (covered in rainbow stuff), as well as a new "Pride Patch" for officers to wear. It's the first law-enforcement department in the country ever to wear such patches, or show this kind of recognition for Pride month. [ABC 7]
#SFPD is celebrating #Pride Month in June by sporting new #PridePatches. We're the 1st law enforcement agency in the nation to do so. Funds raised by donations for the patches will support @LarkinStreet Youth Services. Contact @OfficerPetuya or @1yceu to purchase a pair for $20. pic.twitter.com/iztTGr6TOa
— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) June 3, 2019
- Ten animal rights activists were detained at a duck farm in Petaluma Monday. The group of protesters, some 600 strong, was going to chain themselves to slaughterhouse machinery. [NBC Bay Area]
- SFO is officially moving all car pickups at the domestic terminals at SFO into the domestic garage. That means all rideshare vehicles move into the garage, and regular cars can only drop people off at the curb. [ABC 7]
- YouTube's algorithm recommendations have become disturbingly good at serving up otherwise innocent videos of children to pedophiles. YouTube recently disabled comments on all videos featuring children, but the recommendations repository remains. [New York Times]
- Someone burglarized a San Francisco fire house last week near Stonestown Galleria and made off with a badge and uniform. [Examiner]
- Mario Woods' mother and the city of SF have settled for $400,000 in a case she brought pertaining to the shooting death of her son by the SFPD. [CBS SF]
- Bay Area man Justin Sun just paid a record sum, $4.56 million, for a lunch with Warren Buffett, with money going to benefit Glide Memorial. [SF Business Times]