At 17th and Treat a homeless couple started a couch fire, with some guessing it could have been part of their lovers' quarrel. [Mission Local] One tech "thought leader" says the only bubble

A new law could change who gets affordable SF housing, and has some strong support from the likes of London Breed. It gets reviewed in three weeks time. [Socketsite] "Monster in the Mission”

Vanity Fair is hosting a 'New Establishment Summit' in SF on October 1 featuring some "tech titans," and tickets are $5,500. Yes, $5,500. [RachelSchafer/Twitter] Judge rejects Shrimp Boy’s bid

Following the theft of the UC Berkeley Police chief’s gun, another law enforcement officer has their gun stolen, this time in Oakland. [KRON 4] [CBS SF] It’s coyote pupping season, so

Home Depot and other corporations, like Walmart, now count on seasonal upticks in sales from Burning Man. [Quartz] Uber launches SmartRoutes to compete with Lyft’s similar service which gives $1 discount if

Tech stocks got killed today, like bad. [Business Times] Here is a tweetstorm prophecy regarding bubble-popping. [Re/code] Hackers menace tourists’ cell phones. [KRON 4] Cab drivers are not allowed to use medical

Caltrans wants to blow up the old eastern span of the Bay Bridge, please. [KRON4] [CBS SF] First Republic Bank says they won’t offer mortgage financing to Ellis Act evictors. [Business Times]

Is California having an earthquake "swarm"? (Probably not.) [Wired] Yesterday’s quake damaged water mains across the East Bay. [SF Appeal] San Jose police have issued a message to the third suspect in

The IRS is inching closer to possibly taxing workers for free meals provided, on-site, by their companies, just as they’ve been threatening to do for a while. [Business Times] More on the

Comcast, one of the most hatable companies in the world, is about to "launch a major video platform called Watchable to rival Facebook and Google." Good luck with that. [Business Insider] Here's a

Apple has removed racist ringtones after the Chronicle contacted them about this weird loophole. [Chron] Get ready for mammoth Twitter DMs: They have arrived. [Wired] This $6,500 one bedroom Duboce Park “penthouse”

Rapper and thought leader Lil B switches allegiance from Hillary to Bernie. [KRON 4] One SoMa startup is pitching its “misty” shower as a water-saving tool, but it certainly isn't money-saving (it's very

According to the [East Bay Express], that smartphone app BART created for riders to report bad behavior is instead being used to racially profile people. Today is Shrimp Boy/Ed Lee news: HRC

27-year-old Terrie Vaiasaga Elzie who pleaded no contest to felony assault in that Nordstrom Rack beatdown of that hipster girl who told her to quiet her child is getting four months in jail.

Got some Bitcoin? Spend it in the Mission. [Capp Street Crapp] We now learn that the latest Pacifica whale to wash up dead was struck by a ship and has now been towed

The jail inmates forced into fighting are now suing SF. [CBS SF] Caltrans might have picked the wrong experts to take a look at the problems with the Bay Bridge’s rods. [Chron]

Reminder! Muni is shutting down the underground Metro at 9:30 or 10 p.m. starting tonight. Also there is no BART service Saturday or Sunday between West Oakland and Embarcadero Stations. [BART]

Richmond’s rent control ordinance has stalled. [Chron] Bay Area income inequality exceeds national levels. [CBS SF] Alameda County doesn’t want to play landlord to the Raiders and A’s anymore. [Chron]

Twitter has stopped growing its monthly active user base, and execs admit that they don't anticipate new growth until reaching a "mass market" which could take a "significant amount of town." Also, they're