Local:
- The SF Board of Supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday for a $22 million extension contract through 2029 with OpenGov for the city’s PermitSF platform. Mayor Daniel Lurie had been previously pushing for a $33 million extension through 2031, but the supervisors argued it didn’t justify the cost. [Mission Local]
- Hardly Strictly Bluegrass organizers announced Tuesday that Robert Plant is slated to perform the festival, but it hasn’t yet been announced which day he’s performing. Last week, Alison Krauss & Union Station cancelled their performance after Krauss was told to rest her vocal cords, forcing the band to cancel the rest of its tour. [Chronicle]
- Nine top-floor units were damaged in a fire at a four-story apartment building in Oakland Tuesday. The Uptown Oakland building’s residents were all safely evacuated, and multiple pets were rescued. [KPIX]
National:
- Two horrific crashes occurred in Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon after an SUV collided with a Metro bus, killing two people on the bus and injuring six others. Soon after, a news helicopter near the scene crashed between two commercial buildings, killing at least one person. [CBS News]
- Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie, an anti-war Republican who opposes Trump, introduced articles of impeachment against Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth over the Iran war, accusing him of betraying his oath of office and abusing his powers as a military leader. [USA Today]
- The Kennedy Center board, which was hand-picked by President Donald Trump, voted Tuesday to immediately close the performing arts center for two years, citing safety concerns and its “dire” financial and structural condition, shortly after a federal judge rejected the board’s latest attempt to add Trump’s name to the building. [NBC News]
Video:
- Meet Sherman, a very curious tortoise who enjoys riding BART, and he appears to possess better manners than many public transit riders.
Image: Leanne Maxwell/SFist
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