Facebook was going to build a satellite to provide cheap internet to developing nations but then they gave up on that plan. [Business Insider] In what world is In-N-Out “San Francisco's preeminent fast

The FBI will be helping Oakland police solve some the city's unsolved homicides, and this bothers some privacy activists. [Chron] A small plane with four people inside made an emergency landing on Highway

Another day, another story about how the Bay Bridge is effed. Now about a quarter of the rods are flooded with corrosive salt water. [Chron] The definitive ranking, with videos, of Barry Bonds’

A container of 14 tons of Indian food was turned away at the Port of Oakland last week because it was full of beetles. Picky, picky. [Bay City News] On his company's five-year

Who put this swastika on the football field of a South San Francisco school? [KRON4] [San Jose Mercury News] [CBS5] [KTVU] Artists can apply to get some big pieces of the old Bay

One developer is planning these teeny tiny micro-unit developments for SoMa and the Mission. [Business Times] Jane Kim is opposing the Giants development plans and a measure of hers could be on the

Treasure Island trades hands from the US Navy to the City of San Francisco today, a turning point in its development for housing. [Business Times] Homejoy, a cleaning and repairs on demand company,

Without the votes in the senate committee, Mark Leno’s Elis Act reform bill is back on the shelf. [KQED] Just as it approaches its IPO, Fitbit faces a Jawbone lawsuit that alleges

Uber says disability laws don’t apply to them because they’re a tech company, not a transit one. But why stop there? Companies pay taxes, so soon Uber may claim to be

Bay Area rapper and Twitter thought leader Lil B aka The Based God has put what is known as The Lil B Curse on the Rockets James Harden for allegedly stealing his dance

Minimum-wage workers need two roommates to afford a San Francisco apartment. [Marketwatch] Farewell, Ratter, we hardly knew you. [re/code] Band "Fat White Family" had its gear stolen in San Francisco on Sunday

A third whale carcass has washed up. [ABC7] Charts from Paragon show how astronomical home sale prices are in formerly affordable neighborhoods. [SFGate] Alice Waters is angered by how everyone now says ”farm-to-table.

Ok, I love this-- VC firm General Catalyst has an elevator pitch room-- in an elevator. Clever. @GCVP pic.twitter.com/9fzSbU50dL— Foundersuite (@Foundersuite) May 14, 2015 The VC firm behind Snapchat and

Remember Jelly, the San Francisco startup founded by Biz Stone after he left Twitter? It's dead now. [Chron] In sad news, local glitter artist Rene Garcia died of natural causes at age 41,

The latest on the Warriors Arena, whose process Governor Brown is speeding along. [Chron] The owner of a 24th Street corner store has been accused of trying to evict an elderly tenant. [Uptown

The Hapa Ramen scandal, now as fully explained as it probably will or need be. [Eater] A judge ruled against Google lawyer and infamous Mission evictor Jack Halperin. [Mission Local] Here are renderings

Smash-and-grab season continues, and this time one was caught on video. [KRON 4] Some more details and figures for the “floor plan,” and timing of the massive Pier 70 development. [Socketsite] A man

The last thing Silicon Valley needs is a Hollywood-like “Silicon Valley” sign, and yet... [Chron] [SFmag]. You can buy Steve Jobs’ old business cards, if you're inclined to pay thousands for them. [SFGate]

Jonathan Kauffman penned a piece about why upscale vegan spot Millennium leaving SF matters (even though they're just moving to Oakland). [Inside Scoop] The Chron's Tony Bravo attended that Miss Russian pageant at