• The Timber Fire, burning in Los Padres National Forest southeast of Loma Vista, near Big Sur, doubled in size overnight from 400 to 800 acres. The fire was 5% contained but remained "highly active" according to the Monterey County Sheriff. [KPIX]
• Students are returning to class today in Oakland with one of the strictest cellphone policies to date in the Bay Area. All cellphones have to be placed in lock boxes in the classroom or in lockable pouches for the entire school day, including lunch periods. [Bay City News]
• Two people were injured and one cat died in a house fire early Sunday on Cordova Street in the Crocker-Amazon neighborhood. [Chronicle]
• A one-alarm fire in a five-story apartment building on the 900 block of Geary Street, in Lower Nob Hill, early Monday, apparently caused by a cigarette, left two cats dead, but no injuries were reported and residents were evacuated safely. [SFFD/PIO]
• Homicide investigators are seeking a suspect after a man was found fatally shot in East Oakland on Saturday afternoon, on the 800 block of 75th Avenue. [KRON4]
• Taylor Farms is now recalling more than a dozen fresh jalapeño products from grocery stores amid the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak, including salsas and guacamole sold at Walmart, Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and Kroger, and Chipotle has pulled fresh jalapeño from its menu. [ABC 7]
• United Airlines is going to be offering a new nonstop flight on Saturdays from SFO to President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida starting November 7, in case you're planning a trip to Mar-a-Lago. [Chronicle]

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