• The San Francisco Unified School District is expected to make their big announcement today about school closures, but it will not be a final list. The superintendent released a video message Monday saying that the list would be an "eligibility list" for closures, and the school board will still have to hash out a final list by November 12. [Chronicle]
• The Chronicle has a long-read today, based on a few data points, the gist of which seems to be "We weren't Chicken Little in screaming about a 'doom loop' for part of last year, really we weren't." Basically, office attendance in downtown SF is still below other major cities, and it's going to take more than Oktoberfest and a couple of conventions to turn things around. [Chronicle]
• A new poll finds about 70% of Bay Area residents support Prop 36, which calls for tougher penalties for an array of crimes. The poll largely mirrors statewide polling that shows the measure passing with broad support. [Bay Area News Group]
• A new book by Bob Woodward claims that Donald Trump secretly sent COVID tests — which were then rarities in Russia — to Vladimir Putin. It also says that Trump secretly stayed in touch with Putin after leaving office. [New York Times]
• BART riders are reporting safety improvements in the system following the installation of "evasion-proof" fare gates at key stations, and improving policing. [KPIX]
• In protest of expanded encampment sweeps in Berkeley, a group of tents has now popped up in front of Berkeley's Old City Hall, occupied both by activists an the unhoused — as first reported on last week. [ABC 7]
• Thankfully, a new New York Times/Siena poll finds Kamala Harris rising, particularly on the question of who is the "change" candidate. [New York Times]
• Chronicle critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan bemoans the impending loss of Aphotic, which announced last week that it will close at the end of the year — but she says you should, if you're interested in food, check it out while you still can. [Chronicle]

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