Day Around the Bay: Infamous Dismemberment House Up for Auction

In the still unsolved murder case of SoMa resident Brian Egg, who invited a couple of the wrong people into his home eight years ago and ended up dead and dismembered, his torso stuffed in a fish tank, the home where the murder occurred is now up for auction. The current bid for 224-228 Clara Street is $925,000 for what's being marketed as a development site with the capacity for nine condo units; the murder of Egg has still never been prosecuted after two persons of interest in the case, 39-year-old Lance Silva and 52‑year‑old Robert McCaffrey, were released for lack of evidence. [ABC 7]
The Liberties, the 25-year-old Mission District/Liberty Hill pub that once got a sweet COVID grant from Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg, just announced it is closing due to financial difficulties. [Mission Local]
El Niño-fueled high tides are expected to cause some coastal fooding this weekend around the Bay. [Chronicle]

Patricia Krenwinkel, the former Manson Family member who is now the longest-serving woman in the California penal system having served 57 years behind bars for the Tate-LaBianca murders, has been recommended for parole for a third time. Governor Gavin Newsom has consistently denied parole in Mason Family cases, but in 2023, the full parole board overturned his denial in the case of Leslie Van Houten. [KCRA]
Four large research networks dedicated to testing vaccines and treatments for HIV, tuberculosis and emerging infectious diseases are in a state of limbo thanks to funding delays by the Trump administration, and RFK's hatred of vaccines. [New York Times]
Hurricane Rachel is likely headed toward the Baja and/or Southern California coast, with San Diego and even Anaheim within the "cone of uncertainty," with landfall expected early Sunday morning. [Chronicle]

We're still waiting on the SF edition, but check out this cool timelapse animation of Manhattan Island being developed from the first century AD to the 21st century. This YouTube Channel, City 3D Timelapse, claims no AI was used in this, and they also just did one for Rome.

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