Uber's new SVP of Policy is David Plouffe, Obama's former campaign manager. He'll be commuting from DC to SF for now (presumably not by towncar) "but will move to San Francisco with his

People who eat at Google consume a million bucks of chicken a month. [Valleywag] "Drawing of Golden State Warriors’ Future Arena Looks Like a Toilet" is an actual headline on [KRON4]'s website.

A lovely profile of limo driver Jesse Fuente. [7x7] Men indicted in slaying of German tourist will serve 5-9 years in prison. [SF Chronicle] Al Gore is suing Al Jazeera over the $500

An open letter from DeSoto Cab driver Beth Powder to Uber CEO Travis Kalanick. [SF Examiner] Prop G, the measure crafted to stem the tide of Ellis Act evictions, almost didn't get an

Is that Emperor Palpatine I spy at SF-based startup Stripe? Nah, just Rupert Murdoch. [Valleywag] Headed to the 49ers game this weekend? Remember, bags larger than "the size of an adult's hand" won't

Tombstones are being uprooted in the Presidio's National Cemetery. Don't worry, this isn't Poltergeist. [KTVU] Taggers who say "LOL" don't get a lot of respect from [Uptown Almanac] commenters. One time I was

At today's San Francisco Public Utilities Commission meeting, they'll be discussing a proposal to have some customers reduce outdoor watering by 10 percent or face fines. [SF Chronicle] What can Healthy San Francisco

Pier 70 project will be the first to put Proposition B to the test. [SF Examiner] [SF Gate] wants to make sure you correctly pronounce the names of Bay Area streets, towns, and

New Tumblr for your enjoyment: Look at This Tech Bus! [Tumblr] Now officials are saying that the captain of the salmon boat that ran aground in Ocean Beach wasn't aboard when he made

Famous nude San Franciscan George Davis takes his naked rap to New York's Times Square. [Associated Press/MSN] San Francisco's immigration court is strained to the breaking point. [Modesto Bee] This SF guy

Like using an app to get a ride, but want to take a cab instead of Uber or Lyft? Here's two ways you can do both. [SF Chronicle] Someone keeps vandalizing the memorial

The Coast Guard is testing "virtual buoys" in the SF Bay. [Coast Guard News] Where were all the Asians in SF-set Dawn of the Planet of the Apes? [8Asians] An SF artist finds

SF's Public Art Trust is looking for folks to create something amazing for the west facade of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. [SF Examiner] Pro-Israeli demonstrators gathered in SF Sunday to counter pro-Palestinian

Here's San Francisco's entry in a contest to build the “ultimate urban utility bike.” Cyclists, please weigh in on this candidate's ultimate utility. [TechCrunch] A woman was shot in Potrero Hill Thursday morning

This [SF Bay Guardian] reporter spent the night watching BART cops kick sitting/lying people out of stations. When an SF native took to the pages of the [Washington Post] to compare San

Cincinnati Art Museum curator joining staff of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. [SF Gate] Square scrambles to prepare for a future where their "reader" is obsolete. [Wired] Does it bother you

The head of San Francisco's Animal Care and Control was suddenly and unexpectedly "asked to leave." [SF Examiner] [SF Chronicle] SF toward the top of list of cities plagued with "nuisance floods." [SF

Man from Reno, woman from Berkeley win the SF Marathon. [Bleacher Report] [NBC Bay Area] [Hoodline] [SF Chronicle] Wasted paddleboater drifts to Bay Bridge, is saved by Coast Guard. [KTVU] What locally-shot movies

Macy's workers in San Francisco might end up going on strike. [SF Chronicle] Google's buying game-livestreaming company Twitch for $1 billion. I keep forgetting to make a macro for this. [VentureBeat] Chicago-based firm

Vendors at San Francisco's recently-sold Flower Market fret over the future of the venue. [KTVU] It's kind of quaint that companies still advertise with banners that are trailed by planes! It's not so

President Obama's in San Francisco today. [KRON4] [KGO] [CBS5] [SF Chronicle] Not guilty plea for the woman accused of robbing that 8-year-old girl. [Bay City News/CBS5] San Francisco bookstores are getting attacked

City College may still be in jeopardy after accrediting commission rejects appeal. [LA Times] [SF Examiner] RadiumOne appears to be apologizing for firing CEO Gurbaksh Chahal, who pled guilty to domestic violence in

2,290 housing units have been built in SF this year, but it'll take 100,000 of them to shift skyrocketing rent prices. [SF Examiner] SF techies pack sober dance party. [Venturebeat] Intimate

Will SF reach Gavin Newsom's 2009 goal of zero-waste by 2020? Maaaaybe. [KALW] SF General is trying to identify a man who appears not to know who he is. Do you? [Bay City

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute figures out what happens to the thousands of metal shipping containers that fall off those huge cargo boats every year. [Huffington Post] I guess it would be