• An accident involving two big rigs on I-580 eastbound in Livermore snarled traffic into Tuesday afternoon. The collision was first reported around 11 a.m. [CBS SF]
  • A large-scale power outage Tuesday was affecting about 7,000 PG&E customers in Berkeley. The outage area is south of the Cal campus, and it began just before 4 p.m. [CBS SF]
  • A new SF-based startup called ZeroDown helps relatively affluent people amass down-payment cash for expensive homes. The startup, geared to Bay Area home buyers who make over $200,000, helps these buyers leverage stock options, etc., to put together large down payments. [SF Business Times]
  • PG&E workers feel like "frontline emblems" of the company's failures, and feel like targets of attack as fire season begins. Workers report having their tires slashed, and more. [Chronicle]
  • The Oakland City Council and Mayor Libby Schaaf are currently at an impasse over the city's two-year budget. There are large gaps between the mayor's proposal and an alternative by council member Rebecca Kaplan. [CBS SF]
  • Developer Wilson Meany began construction on 266 new condos on Yerba Buena Island (attached to Treasure Island) this week. [Chronicle]
  • The New York Times takes a look at Sea Ranch, then and now.
  • One firefighter was injured battling a brush fire in San Jose. [ABC 7]
  • Thousands of airline catering workers at SFO have voted to go on strike. [SF Business Times]
  • Once again, a planned Muni fare hike is being criticized for being unfair to low-income riders who use cash. [Hoodline]