• A 12-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in the Tenderloin Tuesday. The collision happened at Leavenworth and Golden Gate. [ABC 7]
  • A planned Oakland appearance by the traveling, 10,000-square-foot bounce house from Big Bounce America has been called off after the location — West Oakland's Lowell Park — was found to be too filled with goose excrement. After an advance crew inspected the park, they backed out, but the city of Oakland says it's the company's fault for not inspecting sooner. [Chronicle]
  • At their meeting the today, the Board of Supervisors backed the mayor's plan to buy PG&E's SF electrical grid for $2.5 billion. In a resolution, Sup. Hillary Ronen said the move would help the city become carbon neutral by 2030. [SF Weekly]
  • The delays and cancellations at SFO continue to be frequent. 177 flights were delayed and 103 flights were canceled as the runway construction work continues. [CBS SF]
  • Uber laid off over 400 people today, mostly in U.S. offices. 170 of the layoffs were on the production team, with 265 on the engineering team. [CBS SF]
  • South Korean firm Mirae Asset Global Investments, which already owns the Fairmont Hotel, has just bought the Westin St. Francis as part of a portfolio sale. [SF Business Times]
  • SF-based Square is seeking a $1.27 million tax refund from the city, saying it was improperly taxed for "several reasons." [Examiner]
  • A brush fire near Highway 37 prompted some evacuations in Novato. [KRON 4]
  • Former NY mayor, billionaire Michael Boomberg, is bankrolling a new campaign against e-cigarettes. [New York Times]