• The SF Symphony had to cancel an afternoon performance Thursday due to COVID cases in the orchestra. There's no word on the rest of the weekend schedule. [KRON4]
  • A test of sewage in the South Bay suggests that the Omicron wave has crested already. [CBS SF]
  • The lawsuits have been withdrawn, and the merger between Mills College and Northeastern University is moving forward. [SF Business Times]
  • A 34-year-old Oakland man linked to jewelry store robberies in Chico, Folsom, Santa Barbara, and Scottsdale, Arizona, and thefts totaling over $700,000 was sentenced today to 15 years in prison. [Mercury News]
  • An attorney for Los Gatos "cool mom" Shannon O'Connor has filed a new motion for bail that argues she is not a flight risk. [Mercury News]
  • Governor Gavin Newsom today denied parole to Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan. [KRON4]
  • Around 1,600 defendants in Santa Clara County who were sentenced to a sheriff's weekend work program that was suspended in 2020 due to the pandemic have been granted amnesty and no longer have to serve that sentence. [Mercury News]
  • A coalition of doctors and educators want Spotify to stand up and do something about all the bullshit virus misinformation being spewed on Joe Rogan's podcast. [The Hill]