Local:
- The SFMTA held its first “Fare Day Out” Tuesday as part of its effort to get more Muni riders to pay their transit fares. In recent months, ridership has increased by 12%, and revenue has exceeded projections by $18 million. [NBC Bay Area]
- A retrial for Antolin Garcia-Torres, whose convictions in the 2012 kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar were overturned earlier this year, is set to begin with jury selection later this month. Garcia-Torres has maintained his innocence, while prosecutors are fighting defense efforts to keep DNA evidence from LaMar’s clothing and his car out of the new trial. [KRON4]
- Merchants near Portsmouth Square in SF’s Chinatown are reporting a 60% drop in business since the renovation began two months ago, with the lack of parking being a major factor, along with noise and dust. [KPIX]
National:
- Trump was secretly flown out of Turkey after officials determined there was a credible threat against him from Iran. He first boarded the Air Force One as planned but was moved in a catering container to a third plane that flew him to Britain, where he switched back to the Air Force One. [New York Times]
- Spotify announced Tuesday that it’s begun reviewing and identifying music created using AI, which will be labeled with an AI Persona badge starting mid-September. Music with the badge will no longer appear in any of Spotify’s editorial or algorithmic recommendations. [RollingStone]
- Immigration advocates are raising the alarm that ICE is considering purchasing gloves that deliver an electric shock, as the agency aims to fulfill the White House’s goal to detain 2,000 people per day. [CBS News]
Video:
- Twelve-year-old vert skater Anna Shea of Oakland could be heading to the 2028 Olympics. See how her skills have progressed over the past year.
Image: Leanne Maxwell/SFist
