- Investigators have found that a propane barbecue on an outside deck of a first-floor unit was the cause of the massive, six-alarm fire at a Foster City condo complex on Sunday that displaced 150 people. Neighbors reportedly hinted early on that they suspected the barbecue had been the culprit. [KTVU]
- A suspect is facing multiple charges after an alleged neck stabbing incident at a house party in Fremont on July 25. [KRON4]
- Among the five arrested in a child predator sting in San Francisco last week was a real estate investor and former executive director at Prudential. [CA Post]
- A San Mateo County couple, Paul and Betsy Rose Franklin, say they are "retiring" as resource parents after raising 12 foster children as their own, in addition to adopting three. [KPIX]
- A concert by an undisclosed performer may be coming to UC Berkeley's Memorial Stadium, over the longtime objections of nearby residents, and it would be the first live concert there in 36 years, since Paul McCartney played the stadium in 1990. [Chronicle]
- Comedian and onetime sitcom star George Lopez is headed to the Bay Area next week for a standup set in San Jose. [Chronicle]
- Actor Matthew McConaughey attended an audience with the Pope in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome on Wednesday, and was greeted warmly by him afterwards. [ABC 7]
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