Local:
- Ann Mannix, the retired SFPD officer who was reportedly killed in a murder-suicide by her fellow retired SFPD officer husband on Sunday in Marin County, told friends she was "so happy" to finally be on the path to divorce. Mannix allegedly told her friend, attorney and recent congressional candidate Marie Hurabiell, at a party recently that she was in a great place and looking forward to the future without her husband. [California Post]
- The annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off happened today in Half Moon Bay, and the farmer taking home the prize, his fifth overall, was Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minnesota. Gienger reportedly lost his pumpkin before the weigh-in in 2025, but he took home the prize the previous two years, setting a world record in 2023 with a 2,749-pounder. This year's was a mere 2,389 pounds. [Facebook]
- The SF Sheriff's Department has been spending lavishly on overtime for deputies to attend pageants and other events, while the county jail remains chronically understaffed. [Chronicle]
National:
- Once again kowtowing to Putin, President Trump has made a surprise decision to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel fuel, and has requested that Ukraine stop attacking Russian oil refineries. [New York Times]
- Backlash over data center construction is growing more tense and potentially violent in parts of the US. [CNN]
- Heh - a Republican super PAC just wasted a bunch of money airing an ad attacking Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate candidate who's running against Susan Collins, in the wrong Portland TV market — Oregon, instead of Maine. [New York Times]
Video:
- With ample use of the word "gnarly," some dudes got some dangerously up-close video of waves from Hurricane Rachel crashing against a seawall in Laguna Beach late last week.
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