- Both an SFDP officer and a suspect were struck by an unmarked police car at Geary Boulevard and Webster Street Saturday afternoon. San Francisco police say the officer was trying to take an auto-burglary suspect into custody when, suddenly, both were hit by an undercover vehicle, leaving the suspect with life-threatening injuries and the officer hurt as well, but in stable condition. [ABC 7]
- Solo-endurance athlete Antonio De La Rosa became the first person to ever cross the Pacific waters... via a stand-up paddle board. The 42-year-old ultra endurance athlete, who hails from Spain, made it to the Waikiki Yacht Club early Saturday morning, becoming the first person to traverse that stretch of water by paddle board. De La Rosa did it in just 76 days. [KITV4]
- The world’s first Michelin-starred ramen restaurant Tsuta will soon grace the San Francisco food-scape. The first U.S. location of Tsuta, which started out as a small “seat-stop” in Tokyo just seven years ago, is scheduled to open in the Metreon in mid-September. [Chronicle]
- SF students will now be able to quench their thirst more easily as water bottle filling stations and fountains continue popping-up at and around schools. This was all made possible, courtesy of an $805,000 allocation from the city's budget, which will help expand the San Francisco Drink Tap program, helping both reduce plastic waste and thwart the consumption of sugary sodas and other like-made beverages. [SF Examiner]
- A 17-year-old was arrested in the South Bay in connection with the stabbing of two teens Friday night; she turned herself into Santa Clara County Police around noon Saturday. [East Bay Times]
- 2020 candidates (and their supporters) still remain divided on how to approach climate change as the final day of the DNC summer meeting comes to a close in SF. [ABC 7]
- A Vallejo mobile home park caught fire yesterday, displacing many of its residents; on-site firefighters have since extinguished the blaze. [Mercury News]
- More racist graffiti is found painted at Diablo Valley College, just a few days before the fall semester is slated to begin. [East Bay Times]
- These are the best places to eat and drink (coffee and tea) along the 17-mile Crosstown Trail. [7x7]
- This is how cash-free brick-and-mortar stores and larger businesses, like Amazon Go, plan to deal with San Francisco’s new cashless ban. [SFGate]
- Here’s what $3,100 gets you in San Francisco to rent. [Curbed SF]
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