Santa Cruz Sentinel staff reporter allegedly leaves bizarre voicemail for friend of the mother of slain child Maddy Middleton. [Facebook] [IndyBay] SFPD officer arrested for possession of banned gun was accused of performing

Long-vacant, oft-vandalized Polk Street house to become three-unit development. [SocketSite] Man injured in Russian Hill apartment blaze. [Bay City News] Small medical plane headed for Oakland disappears in Northern California. [Associated Press] Stanley

Supervisor Jane Kim pens an op-ed for the [SF Chronicle] demanding a five-day notice before city officials remove homeless encampments. Portions of the Monterey Bay are covered in green slime. [CBS 5] The

Does the knowledge that Apple CEO Tim Cook doesn't know how to pronounce Pokemon make you like him more or less? [Gizmodo] All about "Facebook's big plans for virtual reality." [Bloomberg] Morrissey skips

Aspiring CA governor Gavin Newsom has been accused of poor attribution and plagiarism. [Sacramento Bee] [Sacramento Bee] [Associated Press] Drivers routinely ignore Transbay Terminal signs, leading to blocked and delayed buses. [KRON 4]

Those pesky "equipment problems" delayed BART trains going through downtown Oakland toward San Francisco this morning. [Bay City News] The National Park Service is stepping up its effort to restore the historic names

Dennis Green, a former coach for Stanford University and the San Francisco 49ers, has died Friday morning at the age of 67. [ESPN] Two Bay Area scientists and a stuntman want to recreate

San Francisco's chief toxicologist has somewhat mysteriously resigned. [Bay Area Reporter] Bat Rays keep wandering into local salt ponds, where they then expire. [SF Chronicle] Should SF charge $167 for block parties? An

Former PG&E exec admits he didn’t understand documents he reviewed as part of his job. [SF Chronicle] Why you still can’t use a chip card everywhere. [Slate] Tesla autopilot

No, Pokemon Go doesn't collect data for Google Maps and the NSA. [Snopes] Activists hang banner accusing OPD of human trafficking at police HQ. [IndyBay] A self-driving car convention will hit SF this

The number of homes currently listed for sale in San Francisco (808) remains at a five-year seasonal high and is now running 67 percent higher versus the same time last year. [SocketSite] "Twitter

On Monday, [Google] is "introducing a new tool in Search to simplify the voter registration process to make it easier for you to have your voice heard." Plans to raze the infamous "purple

Senator Elizabeth Warren has urged the federal government to investigate Airbnb. [Guardian] [SocketSite] A 31-story high-rise has been proposed for 330 Townsend. [SF Business Times] The police sergeant who shot and killed Jessica

[Business Insider] "13 popular fast food chains you can't find in San Francisco." Sure, but I think we'll be OK. 28-year-old SF resident Adam Jeter was found guilty of attacking a woman and

This Marin couple dedicates their lives to cataloguing and displaying bad art. [SF Chronicle] The Tahoe spread at which the opener of old-timey TV series Bonanza was shot can be yours for only

The [SF Chronicle] mulls "pop culture pariah" Azealia Banks' SF stop. The November election in SF is gonna be a doozy. [SF Chronicle] The number of homes currently listed for sale in San

Remember that SF-shot show Chance, starring Hugh Laurie? It'll be hitting Hulu in October. [Deadline] Now an Alameda County District Attorney Investigator has been fired over the ever-expansing sex abuse and corruption scandal

No, you're not being a baby (about this, at least) — this July is even colder than usual in SF. [SF Chronicle] Tech workers who spoke to [Mission Local] were pretty skeptical of SF's

"This one-bedroom, two-bath pied-à-terre in the Millennium Tower looks like the bad guy’s condo from an ‘80s Oliver Stone movie." [Curbed SF] Crime roundup: Not guilty pleas for men accused of End-Up

A bus ride with blueberry bars. [Fog City Notes] Yahoo suitors will offer up their third round of bids tomorrow,. [Recode] Plan for 52-unit condo development at 651 Geary Street moves forward. [SocketSite]

The great Susie Cagle on Oakland's flipping epidemic. [Curbed] Notorious Silicon Valley VC company Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has raised $1.4 billion to invest in tech companies. Good luck with your

[Facebook] announces changes to its News Feed, will give priority to items from your friends and family over posts from pages you follow. An ode to "Summer, San Francisco style." [Fog City Notes]

Twitter might be working on new apps for virtual and augmented reality. [CNet] Soon Google will have the ability to use all of the information associated with your account — search, Chrome, YouTube, the

Local startup seeks to help elderly clients stay in their homes longer and make life easier for the caregivers. [SF Business Times] Weekend shootings: Man grazed in Hunters Point, two shot in the

​What are the chances for S.F.’s second swig at a soda tax? [SF Business Times] Another wolf spotted near the CA/Oregon border. BUILD A WALL. [SF Chronicle] Netflix has a