• Police cited and released 17 people early Thursday morning for an extended protest outside ICE headquarters in downtown SF. The protesters, many of whom had been there since Tuesday, were cited around 1:30 a.m. for "illegal lodging." [NBC Bay Area]
  • Finn Elder, the 19-year-old from San Francisco in jail in Italy for the murder of a policeman, may have posted a photo of himself with the alleged murder weapon on Instagram. The photo of him with the knife appeared prior to his trip to Rome with a friend. [ABC 7]
  • An SFPD officer shot a dog near mid-Market Street Wednesday afternoon, and the dog was later euthanized. The dog reportedly "advanced" on the officer on Cyril Magnin Street, and its owner was taken into custody. [Chronicle]
  • Once struggling mobile game company Zynga has seen its fortunes turn around this year, with 41% year-over-year revenue growth. Only about half the company's employees are now in SF, though it may be doing some hiring. [SF Business Times]
  • Some graffiti involving the N-word in Bay Point, in Contra Costa County, is not being treated as a hate crime. [NBC Bay Area]
  • Candidate Suzy Loftus has a small lead in fundraising in the SF District Attorney's race. [Examiner]
  • Sen. Kamala Harris is having to do some defending of herself following attacks on her record by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard in last night's debate. [CNN/CBS SF]
  • There are plans to build a 96-unit SRO on 7th Street on the site of a warehouse next door to Sightglass Coffee. [SocketSite]