Exploratorium workers are up in arms, protesting layoffs and program cuts as the nonprofit museum handsomely pays top employees. [CBS SF] Gurbaksh Chahal is accused of intellectual property theft, meaning he is now

Once again proving that none of you can drive in the rain, the CHP "lost count" of how many crashes they had to respond to during yesterday's rain showers. Please slow down. [CBS

Google is having their driverless cars break more traffic rules in order to seem more human. [WSJ] Amazon has unveiled their answer to Postmates, and it's called Flex. [TechCrunch] The National Oceanic and

Erik Roner, a Northern California extreme sports star and MTV personality, was killed when he hit a tree while skydiving in Tahoe as part of a performance for a golf tournament. He was

Here's where and how to watch the supermoon lunar eclipse Sunday night, which is a special one, and will be visible early. Like around 7. [KQED] A coyote killed a small dog, a

Grubhub and Doordash join the ranks of those sued over worker classification. [Business Times] Fixing the Bay Bridge’s cracked and/or corroded rods could cost $15 million in toll money. [Chron] The

Speaking of which: Are the Bay Area’s high rental prices cooling overall economic growth? [CBS Local] SF Opera names a new head: Matthew Shilvock. [Chronicle] Some new details on that development to

Reading stuff like this really makes me feel bad for the excellent folks who built the original incarnation of [The Bold Italic]. Man fights for life following stabbing near CCSF. [SF Examiner] A

Some kind remembrances for A.C.T.'s "gentle, persistent, calm, avid Mark Rucker." [American Theatre] After a 9 hour Planning meeting full of protests, the massive 5M project gets to move forward.

Sometime Monday night, burglars broke into St. Anthony's Church at Folsom and Cesar Chavez and stole a bunch of relics. [Mission Local] Along with pushing its new, mandatory News app, Apple is suddenly

Supervisor Wiener plans to introduce legislation to exempt all 100% affordable housing projects from conditional use authorizations. [Chron] [Ex] Twitter’s getting a “buy” button so now you can buy tweets and such

Augusta Lee Collins, a legendary jazz/blues musician, was killed in an Alemeda traffic accident. [CBS SF] The SFMTA photo lab is super chill — literally, in order to protect old negatives. [SFMTA] Housing

Ben Carson, the man who wants to perform brain surgery on America, just visited the Bay Area. Presumably the man said things beyond his seeming dismissal of climate change, but frankly, I stopped

A Redditor spotted Airbnb's logo in a book of trademarked corporate logos from 1988, and it turns out it was once used as the logo for a Japanese drive-in called Azuma. Just further

Mission Chinese Food in New York has a cocktail that changes color. We want a cocktail that changes color! [Bon Appetit] Is Just Mayo the victim of an egg-industry conspiracy? You decide. [Business

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