• Like it or not –and suffice to say most of us don't – SantaCon 2019 is still on for today. Despite the City of San Francisco denying SantaCon organizers the legal permits to put on the party, the "sexy and adult" Yuletide soirée will, again, grace Union Square. So, yea, avoid that area at all costs today from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.. [stantacon.info / Curbed SF]
• Hundreds of young climate activists rallied at the steps of BlackRock's downtown headquarters Friday afternoon. On-site protesters chanted as to why the company should divest from fossil fuel investors, calling for business leaders to step up to the plate and tackle climate change. [SF Examiner]
• Mayor Breed dropped a ballot measure that would aim to expand SF office spaces, sans affordable housing units. Breed said that, in lieu of changing Prop M, she will veer her focus toward "Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response" measures, while also addressing the ongoing homelessness and mental health issues in the city. [San Francisco Business Times]
• In a first of its kind study (and finding), research staff at Tel Aviv University found that plants actually "squeak" when distressed. Itzhak Khait and his colleagues discovered that tomato and tobacco plants emit an ultrasonic frequency that can't be heard by humans when they were being cut or "water-starved." [New Scientist]
• Yet another driver was hit by a projectile yesterday, prompting a reward for anyone who can bring forth information as to which parties are responsible for these recent bouts of aerial road rage. [NBC Bay Area]
• A man was shot and killed in an episode East Bay gun violence last night. [East Bay Times]
• "Cookies" launched their flagship dispensary yesterday in Oakland. [KTVU]
• It looks like we're in for another wet and windy weekend. [NBC Bay Area]
• Check out these passive-aggressive, snappish SF parking signs. [SFGate]
• Here's where you can snag an evergreen this weekend to later embellish. [7x7]

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