lunchtime links

* Protesters who blocked Bay Bridge on MLK Day call for charges to be dropped. [Bay City News] * Playing pictionary with Google's AI. [Wired] * Two displaced in Outer Mission house fire. [KRON

* Fears of a suspicious package halted traffic at Mission and Fremont this morning. [KRON 4] * The SFPD says they're committed to enacting DOJ-recommended reforms. [Bay City News] * Why self-driving

* Mountain lion spotted in Pacifica. [KRON 4] * DDG Partners is pushing forward with plans to raze the former Loren ‘Hap’ Jones’ former motorcycle shop at 235 Valencia Street and build 45 apartments. [SopcketSite]

* Legislation that would impose stricter time limits on short-term rentals is headed to the Board of Supervisors for a vote this afternoon. [Bay City News] * Fremont police are investigating a shooting and

* Pokemon Go was not a flash in the pan, claims a person employed by the SF-based company that made the game. [CNet] * LinkedIn's CEO sends email attempting to comfort employees

* Officers with Oakland and Stockton CHP are piloting body cameras. [KRON 4] * There are numerous arguments against coffee pods, here are a few. [CNet] * An Uber driver in Laguna Beach, CA has been

#urbanstreetphotography #streetsofsf #streetsofsanfrancisco #sfist #urbanphotography A photo posted by Darwin Bell (@darwinbell) on Nov 6, 2016 at 1:08am PDT * Bay-area based company that makes $1499 tea steeper attracts VC funding. [SF

* Apple has tapped Comcast's NBCUniversal to start selling ads on its Apple News app. [CNet] * Skateboard swiped in Mission. [Mission Local] * Are the Raiders headed to the Super Bowl? [CBS 5]

* Would you take a 3D-printed vitamin? [CBS 5] * Postmates investors changed their preferred stock to common stock so employees wouldn’t flee. [Recode] * San Francisco Library officials have their eyes on the

* Vile and sexually harassing remarks made by UC regent aren't against the rules, UC says. [SF Chronicle] * Mount Sutro site approved for 29 luxury homes could be yours. [SocketSite] * Ten years

* Today in "not guilty" pleas: Former SF 49er Bruce Miller, who's accused of trying to bust into a Wharf hotel room [KRON 4]; Joseph Stull and David Peters, who

* Pacifica police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in the Halloween attempted kidnapping of a girl, police said. [KRON 4] * An increasing number of SF home sellers are slashing prices. [SF Gate] * And on

* Mysterious fliers covered with racist messages are once again popping up on parked cars in Walnut Creek. [KRON 4] * The overall economic impact of obesity and diabetes in San Francisco may be close

* How should SF schools manage struggling teachers? [SF Chronicle] * The snow in Tahoe is lovely. [KRON 4] * [Bloomberg] cites "Two New Charts" that they say "Prove San Francisco Rents Are

* Nearly $3 million in state funding will help complete the restoration of a former hospital on Angel Island. [Bay City News] * Athenahealth has laid off more than 100 employees from its San Francisco

* Now's the time to adopt a pet (if you have the ability and inclination): Contra Costa County Animal Services are offering a $20 adoption fee through the weekend. [KRON 4] * Verizon

* San Francisco school and city officials have announced a package of new housing assistance and resources for educators intended to help keep teachers living and working in the city. [Bay City News] * Lyft

* Construction begins on Van Ness Thursday so expect the roadway to be even more of a pain than usual. [KRON 4] * How to switch to Android without missing iMessage. [Wired] * Google buys crazy

* A man was arrested after allegedly stealing over $1,000 worth of food from a Bay Area Wal-Mart. [KRON 4] * "The 281 People, Places and Things Donald Trump Has Insulted on

* And now the [SFMTrA] has reinstalled the bike lane posts earlier pulled by the SFMTA. And round and round we go! * Is [Business Insider] trolling us with pieces like "I just visited

* A man who was fatally shot by Santa Cruz police had tangled with officers a few days before his death. [KRON 4] * Conan says Twitter saved his career. [CNet] * California regulators asked members

* With a new set of product updates unveiled today, Facebook is taking aim at local business recommendations and booking, a category long dominated by Yelp. [SF Business Times] * SF Supes vote to send

* If you have been wondering "Why Drivers and Cyclists Don’t Get Along," the [Huffington Post] has a big old explanation. * Man killed by Santa Cruz cops for allegedly menacing them

* [Google]'s cloud developers will descend on Moscone Center on March 8-10 to "learn, get inspired and experience first-hand the tools, technologies and services that Google Cloud is building