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

Twitter’s systems for policing harassment are easily gamed. [Wired] Facebook requires vendors that provide them with service workers (janitors, security guards, and the like) to pay those staffers at least $15/hour.

Two shot in Potrero Hill Tuesday afternoon. [KRON4] This historic Muni building on Bryant Street might become the new home of San Francisco Animal Care and Control. [SocketSite] Lego-style Street View map is

Here's a store in the Tenderloin that sells fresh, organic produce...and no booze. Will it survive? [ABC7] Pablo Sandoval takes back some of his angry remarks about the Giants. [Boston Herald] How

ICYMI this weekend: Speculation on who might buy Yelp, Oakland businesses damaged in May Day demonstration are still mad, the Warriors lost, Yahoo says a staffer leaked secrets, and a giant WiFi wall

Want to meet some judges? You can this Thursday. [KRON4] What's the deal with the public bench project? [Hoodline] Here are some terrible Mother's Day gift ideas. [Consumerist] Former dry cleaners is site

A history of San Francisco's cab industry, in advertisements. [Taxicab Subjects] "Private bus" hits pedestrian near Caltrain station in SF. [Bay City News] Bias concerns leas to the dismissal of eight criminal cases

An Oakland family believed to be lost in the Sierra have been found safe. [KRON4] [BART]'s putting library book vending machines in two stations. Three retired judges will work with SF prosecutors

The resort where local tech exec Dave Goldberg died while on a treadmill has removed a photo of (the?) treadmill from its website. [Valleywag] How to find spies on LinkedIn. [ZDnet] What to

"Can't find the good stuff on Periscope?" asks [Wired], which somehow assumes that there is indeed "good stuff" on Periscope to "find." The city of LA is suing Wells Fargo for "unlawful and

The New Kids on the Block are about as bad in concert as you might expect them to be. [SF Gate] You guys, stop me before I drive up to Sonoma County and