• Trevor Belmont, the man accused of shoving 74-year-old Corazon Dandan in front of a BART train and killing her on July 1, finally made a court appearance after missing his first court appearance when he was hospitalized for a psych evaluation. Belmont, who also goes by the name Hoak Taing, did not enter a plea, and his arraignment is scheduled for August 16. [Chronicle]
• The 54-year-old diner Silver Crest Donut Shop on Bayshore Boulevard near Oakdale Avenue has closed, as its 84-year-old co-owner George Giavris has been hospitalized. The donut shop/diner had not been operating its full 24-hour service in recent months, but neighboring businesses say that Silver Crest may reopen again, sooner or later. [Mission Local]
• Lady Gaga is reportedly engaged to San Francisco tech entrepreneur Michael Polansky, an old buddy of Sean Parker and currently the executive director of the Parker Foundation. This all became public at the Paris Olympics, where Gaga introduced Polansky to French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal as “my fiance,” and Attal spilled the beans on his TikTok account. [SFGate]    
• An unidentified 44-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot at about 4:18 am Tuesday morning near 16th and Capp streets. [KPIX]
• A measure that would tax Uber, Lyft, Waymo, and other rideshare companies in an attempt to bail out Muni has qualified for the November ballot. [Examiner]
• The MLB trade deadline came and went at 3 pm PT Tuesday, and your San Francisco Giants traded starting pitcher Alex Cobb, DH Jorge Soler, and reliever Luke Jackson, mostly just for prospects. The moves are all seen as salary dumps rather than attempts to make the team more competitive. [Bay Area News Group]

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