• San Francisco city officials may strip Lyft of its e-bike permit. After a few Lyft-branded bike from Bay Area Motivate — the e-bike company that supplies Lyft with their SF units — caught fire earlier this summer, SF transit officials want to make sure that the battery-caused blazes are properly addressed before the bikes hit the streets again. [SF Examiner]
  • SF restaurants continue to close at an alarming rate after yet another hard-hitting financial year. 325 closures were reported last year alone — and this year’s grand total could well be much higher. [ABC 7]
  • Tsuta’s, the world’s first-ever Michelin-starred ramen restaurant, will open its doors on October 20th inside SF’s Metreon. To start with, the Tokyo-rooted eatery will only bowl 300 noodle dishes a day. [Mercury News]
  • Jill Biden stops by the popular Mission District political water-cooler Manny’s yesterday. Although she was more than happy to field questions from the audience and on-site reporters, Biden’s speech and following Q&A was notably crafted; Biden, too, steered clear of the recent Ukraine scandal. [KPIX/CBS SF]
  • School closures continue to plague Oakland. Friday morning, students and parents could be heard protesting against the recent OUSD (Oakland Unified School District) closures that have displaced learners for the “long-term health and viability of the District and our ability to consolidate resources at fewer schools,” per OUSD officials. [ABC 7]
  • A Mission-based non-profit, Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA), secured the sale of a six-unit apartment building... miles away in the Outer Sunset. [Mission Local]
  • Three people were wounded in a shooting near De Anza High School in Richmond last night; one of the victims was minorly wounded, the other two sustaining more serious injuries. [KTVU]
  • A former priest of a Fremont Catholic church is sentenced to five years behind bars on child molestation charges. [KRON 4]
  • These pictures of Pearmain St. and Douglas Ave. in Oakland after the Battle for the Bay cleanup are incredible. [SF Gate]
  • Here are the five best food trucks in San Jose you’d be remiss not to check out. [Hoodline]

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