morning links

* It's been a violent summer for the residents of Visitacion Valley. [KCBS] * An [NBC Bay Area] reporter tours San Francisco's sewer system. * Now ISIS (or its associates) wants to

* People appeared to enjoy UN Plaza's Night Market last Friday [KTVU], but were a little freaked out by all the security [SF Chronicle]. * Is this SF's below market housing

* [The Atlantic] appears to be bickering with itself over whether or not SF's urban farming will make the housing crisis even worse. * Soon your mailman will be bringing your Amazon groceries.

* Part of a group of men who allegedly beat up and robbed a couple of German tourists on Russian Hill were dramatically tracked down and arrested. [CBS5] * Bay City News, a news wire

* The [SFMTA] has launched what they're referring to as a "blog," which will be your "source for agency news, updates and conversation." You guys, THEY ALLOW COMMENTS.

* These birds won't hop off the old Bay Bridge. [KCBS] * Man arrested after smashing in window at SF's Indonesian Consulate. [NBC Bay Area] * The stretch of 280 that was

* A bunch of Tenderloin kids got to go to Thursday's Giants game for free. Fun! [KCBS] * The [International Wine and Food Society] takes a look back at the impact the 1906

* That Daly City dentist accused of helping Senator Leland Yee traffic weapons has died. [Bay City News/CBS5] * The style maven's earthquake survival kit. [7x7] * Folks who missed the Candlestick Paul

* Water main blows out at Castro and 28th. [KCBS] [KTVU] * Clay Aiken brings his congressional campaign to the Castro. [SF Gate] * If Snapchat is worth $10 billion this right here is worth 20.

* Great minds think alike, I guess. [Romenesko] * Hey, remember those Irish lottery winners I told you about in this space yesterday? Their reaction to the earthquake was charming. [Irish Times] * You know those

* Bayview teens are being recruited by construction companies and trade unions. [SF Examiner] * An SF Sheriff's Sergeant allegedly made a habit of hanging out with Shrimp Boy and Co, including a

* If you want to ride in my smart car, I won't make you download a stupid app first. [Valleywag] * Jeremy Lin joins the dummies at Madame Tussauds. I had another sentence

* An appeals court has upheld the murder convictions and life sentence for Edwin Ramos, the guy who shot and killed an SF family because he thought they were in a rival gang (they

* 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

* 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]

* 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

* 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

* 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&

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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

* 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 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