My capsule review of the [MonopoLee Twitter] account, which appears to be dedicated to taking Mayor Ed Lee to task: Punny name game is on point (how did no one think of and

45,000 people lost power in the East Bay last night. [KRON4] Introducing Sanfranciscius, the temperature scale for San Franciscans. [MrEricSir] "Google would never hire a person like me" says Google staffer. [Huffington

Your weekend ICYMI: local lesbians seek sperm, Sufjan Stevens played the Fox, Escape from Alcatraz contenders lost their bikes, Oakland police shot and killed a suspect, an alleged NorCal bank robber was nabbed,

60-year-old woman is killed when she crashes the car she was driving into a Emeryville apartment building. [Bay City News] Carlos Santana and his wife Cindy Blackman Santana will perform the National Anthem

There was an armed home invasion robbery in Park Merced Friday morning. No one was hurt, but stuff was stolen. [KRON4] A financial management service figured out how much money they say you

A lot of Bay Area residents are recycling "grey" water at home, are you? [Associated Press] Speaking of, [Wired] says there's a better way for California's farmers to water their crops. After two

Study appears to suggest that San Francisco would save money on care for homeless people if the city gave them housing. [Huffington Post] A mystery donor has given UCSF $50 million for a

Napa Valley Register wine columnist George Starke has died. [Fishbowl NY] SFPD makes an arrest in a homicide from last October, says it's a case of a friendship gone sour. [KTVU] [Bay City

VC backed vanity publishing site says they're no longer a publishing site,they're "a network." [Business Insider] Campos and Wiener debate the proposed market-rate housing moratorium on [KQED]. The Glide Foundation's 16th annual

Weekend ICYMI: someone tried to recycle a $200K computer, SF MOMA worker falls down an elevator shaft, an SF Zoo polar bear passes, offering a kid a soda in Davis is a no-no,

Eight baby ducklings were rescued from a Concord storm drain Saturday, and were reunited with their mom shortly thereafter. [CBS5] A woodworking studio for kids is planned for Mission Street. [Capp Street Crap]

The [SF Business Times] asks if championship trophies help Bay Area sports teams win with voters and politicos, which is a very good question! A San Francisco resident and a Los Angeles resident

A great piece on an Inner Sunset man who's had a 27-year career as a professional clown. I know it's a tough sell, but it's fascinating! [New York Magazine] "Will San Francisco's creative

99% of the Bay Bridge's anchor rods can withstand a major earthquake, says Caltrans. Sounds credible. [Bay City News] "A Series of Wholly Unrelated Observations About Vox Media's Acquisition of Recode." [The Awl]

A couple big SF companies are backing out of their huge office spaces. Not the best sign, y'all. [SF Business Times] BuzzFeed has hired a lot of people in the Bay Area. [Business

Long weekend ICYMI: still another dead whale washed ashore, Josh Skenes will be opening a mysterious new restaurant with Jiro Lin, protesters defied Libby Schaaf's ban and demonstrated anyway, the Warriors won on

"Google Maps is racist because the internet is racist." [Wired] A new funding effort could get better lighting for Haight Street. [Hoodline] Someone's giving DIY website Brit + Co. $23 million. Time to pull

Former SFPD officer who testified in federal corruption trial gets 12 months in the slammer. [KRON4] [KQED] [SF Chronicle] [SF Examiner] Now you can buy shit straight from the YouTube ad. That is,

The NFL turns its nose up at Oakland, says a Super Bowl there isn't in the cards, [SF Business Times] The [New York Times] weighs in on the Presidio Parklands plan. SFPD is

How the Mission blue butterfly ended up flying over Twin Peaks yet again. [Bay Nature] Google's looking for a new Doodler. [KRON4] [SF Magazine] suggests that the Chron's recent school desegregation "special report"

The US Supreme Court has ruled that two SF cops cannot be sued over their use of force when arresting a knife-wielding woman with a history of mental illness in a confrontation in

ICYMI this weekend: battery thieves target Priuses, Caltrain hit someone in Atherton, a cyclist was killed during an organized ride/race, ACC is seeking whoever tortured and beat a dog, the Warriors won

The Alamo Square Neighborhood Association will meet Monday, and you can be sure they'll have a lot to say about whatever happens at Bay to Breakers today. [Hoodline] Salesforce chief Marc Benioff uses

BART's released the latest property crime stats from their stations, and the Fremont line wins the prize. [KRON4] How Silicon Valley is letting go if its "techie island fantasies." [Wired] A Sidecar patent

A cruise ship docked in SF had its departure delayed after a norovirus outbreak among passengers crapped the ship up so much it needed to be "sanitized." [KRON4] [KPIX] [KGO] The battle between