Yes, gun thefts have spiked. [Chron] The owner of Barrel House Tavern in Sausalito faces $250,000 in fines for the conditions at a Fresno apartment complex where he's the landlord, and he's

A convicted felon was found passed out drunk behind the wheel of a car in Seaside, CA while in possession of a stolen firearm. [CBS SF] Also in Seaside, an alleged attempted kidnapper

SF-based Zenefits accused of flouting insurance laws. [BuzzFeed] Supervisor John Avalos and the SF Chronicle's Chuck Nevius are in a text fight (not for the first time). [John Avalos/Facebook] Welp, Mary Kate

Fizzary owner addresses the gambling club in his old space who may have been subletting from him. [Capp Street Crap] Those big orange traffic barriers that were knocked about by the out-of-control tour

A dive into Uber’s labor issues and the counterculture "driver-partners" are creating in response. [The Awl] This Tenderloin non-profit uses an anti-loitering noise machine to ward off homeless persons. [Weekly] Facebook knows

32 years after the body of a San Francisco teenager was discoverd among the sands of Pescadero State Beach in San Mateo County, authorities have made an arrest. [Chron] Oakland students staged a

Illegal Crossfit gym in SoMa gets the boot. [SocketSite] Crazy situation at [SF Chronicle] after they report a former KTVU broadcaster is dead...when he's alive and kicking. SF painter Frank O. Hamilton

Two high school football players were shot Friday afternoon and a playoff game canceled in Sacramento. [Sacramento Bee] Crescent Heights wins its bidding war to build the Transbay residential tower. [Business Times] CCSF

Uber charges a 25 cent processing fee for every $5 Veterans Day donation made on the app. [Observer] Snapchat and Dropbox valuations are the latest signs of a market correction. [NY Times] Will

Twitter will turn over its board members to promote diversity among its highest ranks. [Re/code] Did the tech set vote? If not, will it ever? [Ex] A Black SF-based engineer wishes TechCrunch's

Police in SF are displeased that Serena Williams didn’t report her phone theft. [KRON4] A full-sized grocery store could come to 1200 Van Ness. [Socketsite] Podcars. Are they the future of podcasting?

What will it take for the Mission Bay Alliance, the foes of the Warriors Arena, to give up the fight now that the arena's EIR was approved? It's unclear. But the lawyers are

Attorneys with the San Francisco Public Defender's Office say there are a disturbing number of cases in the City against innocent people eventually exonerated by video evidence, but that nonetheless in low profile

The San Francisco Police Union is not happy with Supervisor Cohen. [Examiner] A Ron Conway-funded election information site claims that it’s non-partisan. [Mission Local] USGS working to predict Bay Area landslides, which

You know that guy who decided that getting a permit was going to take too long so he just started excavating a small hillside on his property in Sunnyside to create an off-street

That weird Glen Park lot sold for a cool $165K. [Socketsite] Remember when the Castro had Halloween parties? [SFGate] “Should a Techie Run San Francisco?,” asks one radio report. [WBUR] Sunset residents oppose

Uber's surge pricing probably results in fewer drivers on the road, as it turns out. [Chron] At last night's GOP presidential debate Trump denied insulting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, even though it's on

"Guys, it’s like an Italian dining room table," said head coach of the embattled 49ers Jim Tomsula. "Everybody’s sitting around the table, things get heated, dishes get broke and people leave.

A European-based company called SigFox has already installed a small, inexpensive, low-bandwidth cell network in cooperation with San Francisco which will ultimately allow for "the internet of things" to happen, with stuff like

A condo development planned for 240 Pacific Avenue is moving forward. [Hoodline] Remember that dead body on 101 last week? The deceased was 27-year old Nicolas Vasquez-Lopez of SF. [Bay City News] Judge