- As the SF Centre mall heads for its next foreclosure auction date (after eight delays), the property's value has dropped another 25%, and it now sits 93% vacant. The postponements of the auction may be because of the ongoing exodus of stores impacting the value; also, the SF Unified School District, which owns part of the land under the mall, says they are owed millions. [Chronicle]
- Oakland Airport wants in on the Waymo action, which would require Waymo being permitted on freeways and the Bay Bridge, and in Oakland itself. [KTVU]
- The East Bay town of Brentwood has the unhappy distinction of being crowned the home of the nation's longest commute, with about 75 percent of residents commuting to work an average of 46 minutes each way. [KTVU]
- Around 50 people turned out to protest Peter Thiel and his "Antichrist" lecture series at the Commonwealth Club, with one protester suggesting the theme is "a way to steer the conversation away from Palantir and away from him personally." [Chronicle]
- Matinee idol turned director turned activist turned Hollywood titan Robert Redford has died at the age of 89. [New York Times]
- Pope Leo XIV, in his first sit-down media interview, criticized CEOs making 600 times the salaries of their employees, singling out Elon Musk and his trillion-dollar compensation package at Tesla. [CNN]
- Costco sent out recall letters to customers who purchased Kirkland Signature Prosecco Valdobbiadene, telling them to get rid the bottles immediately and not to try to return them because they are liable to explode. [Bay Area News Group]
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