"Tech's Push to Help Schools Looks Like a Campaign Ad For Ed Lee." Yes, it absolutely does. [Valleywag] 11 facts about San Francisco (like the fact that it's 49 square miles) that are

Did you know that Muni has "90 busy crew members who work doggedly to clean up the junk, graffiti, dirt and detritus left on Muni vehicles"? Now you do. [Moving SF] Meet San

Is Silicon Valley going to have an NFL moment? [Wall Street Journal] Fox Business News is going to be interviewing Peter Thiel and other monied notables at Fort Baker Pier on Monday. Can

Good luck in New York, Airbnb. You're gonna need it. [New York Magazine] Not content to irritate us with the Suitsy, now Betabrand has a “germaphobe” jacket for you to wear on icky,

“In honor of the Folsom Street Fair,” Tom Ammiano went and got married. [48 Hills] Ambitious Republican Rand Paul says he's planning on opening a Bay Area office, you know, just because. [SF

SFPD says they don't have any record of when a driver appeared to be zipping around with a "meter maid guy" on her car's hood. What gives? [Hoodline] Barry Bonds' conviction might be

A nice Good Samaritan story from [Bernalwood]. Sneaking a camera into the San Quentin Prison Museum. [SF Gate] Berkeley drivers warned of SF Godzilla attack. [Berkeleyside] Watch SF's mortgages get whiter over the

Yelp's collection of data from under-age users cost them $450,000 in Federal Trade Commission fines. [San Francisco Business Times] Supervisor Eric Mar wants more bike access on Muni buses. [San Francisco Bay

We love that Peter Hartlaub found an ancient typewriter in the Chronicle’s photo morgue and gave it its own Twitter feed, @NewsTypewriter. [SFGate] The debate over how to regulate short-term rental sites

Evidence from a 2011 robbery case in North Beach was mistakenly destroyed by a Central Station police officer. [Chron] Three people were seriously injured when a deck collapsed during a house party in

Well, this sounds like a reality show in the making. Local startups have started auditioning job candidates from anywhere to a week to months to determine if it's a "culture fit." [Valleywag] Last

Fleet Week is back next month, October 6 to 13, after taking a hiatus last year. Get ready for teeth-rattling fighter jets overhead. [NBC Bay Area] Study: Uber is making 12 times as

BART cars are packed and more of its aging fleet is out of service. [Chronicle] San Francisco rents increased 14.5 percent in August as compared to that time last year, while Oakland

Berkeley-based Annie’s Homegrown — who makes the cute bunny mac and cheese — has been acquired by General Mills for $820 million. [New York Times] Supervisor Mark Farrell wants to phase out the city’

Five Richmond high school students got very sick off pot brownies they bought from a classmate. Two were rushed to the hospital and remain in serious condition. [SFGate] An apartment fire in Twin

A new housing development planned at 9th and Bryant Streets, right off Highway 101's exit, seems like a bad idea [Examiner]. What if all of S.F.’s rental housing stock was rent

MoveOn.org says it "messed up” by promoting a “Stop SFMTA” petition, which protested parking meters in San Francisco. [Streetsblog SF] Tesla disses California to open new factory in Nevada. [CBS San Francisco]

Zelda Williams has returned to social media. [SF Mag] Field Poll says 43% of Bay Area voters disapprove of President Obama. [KCBS] Violence breaks out at 24th and Mission vigil. [SF Examiner] KRON4

"Did the Gavin Newsoms and Willie Browns create the homeless or did the homeless create them?" asks [The American Spectator]. Don't fall for this missed call scam. [SF Weekly] Google enters the drone

NY-based firm pays $4.3 million for teeny-tiny Union Square space. [SF Business Times] Struggling developer CCP Games closes their SF office. [Gamespot] Here's Ingleside Station's new chief. [Bernalwood] Vandals trash Golden Gate

A man and his son were attacked on a bus near 21st and Mission Streets by "young thugs" with brass knuckles. [Examiner] The Napa earthquake caused at least $300 million in damages. [Chronicle]