• President Joe Biden gave a historic address from the Oval Office Wednesday evening, recounting his record of the last four years, and solemnly saying, "the defense of democracy is more important than any title." In publicly discussing his decision to drop out of the 2024 race for the first time, Biden said, "I revere this office. But I love my country more." [Associated Press]
  • A San Francisco man was charged Wednesday in a shooting last month in which he's accused of fatally shooting someone from a Muni bus in which he was riding. The man accused is 28-year-old Jose Adrian Flores Garcia, and the drive-by shooting happened just after 11 pm on June 18 at the intersection of Mission Street and Silver Avenue. [SFGate]
  • The Oakland Public Ethics Commission is investigating whether the committee and foundation behind the recall effort against Mayor Sheng Thao has violated campaign finance laws. [KRON4]
  • Nancy Pelosi announced today that she is endorsing Dean Preston in his reelection bid for Supervisor of SF's District 5. [Chronicle]
  • The former Costumes on Haight (now callednHaight Street Costumes) is now set to close at year’s end. [SFGate]
  • A Marin County woman who has been making weekly deliveries of hundreds of gallons of potable water to a homeless encampment in Novato says she was told to stop doing this by the director of the Marin County Homeless Agency. [KTVU]
  • The first batch of names from the 2024 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass lineup have been dribbled out, and they include famed English singer-songwriter Robyn Hitchcock, Wood Brothers, Fruition, and the star of the musical movie Once, Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard. [Chronicle]