• Governor Gavin Newsom spoke to the podcast Potlickin' on Tuesday, narrating how his morning went when he learned about President Biden stepping out of the race. Newsom said he was on the treadmill, and missed texts about taking calls with the White House and with Kamala Harris because he was busy putting out his own statement; and he said Harris was "lighting it up" in her first day as a candidate. [New York Times]
  • The SF Democratic Party has given its sole endorsement to Mayor London Breed in the mayoral election. [Chronicle]
  • Danville police are seeking three male suspects who robbed a Wells Fargo bank there Wednesday afternoon, armed with guns, demanding wallets and cellphones from customers and cash from tellers. [KPIX]
  • Historic Oakland piano bar The Alley was robbed early Wednesday, and thieves stole an ATM and a cash register. [NBC Bay Area]
  • Meta announced Wednesday that it had taken down 63,000 Instagram accounts and 7,000 Facebook accounts based on Nigeria that were running sextortion schemes targeting American men and teenage boys. [NPR]
  • Southwest Airlines is growing up, and the company has just announced big changes including an end to open seating, the addition of premium seating, and redeye flights, which they've never offered. [CBS News]
  • Soleil Ho has penned an opinion column looking at six local restaurants with especially high service charges and other surcharges tacked onto their bills, asking them to "show me the work" when it comes to where this money is going. [Chronicle]