Coffee blends in a 6oz can created for a four month shelf life on grocery shelves and in Amazon warehouses. Removes roast date in favor of "best-by" date. Looks like a cold brew. bluebottlecoffee.com/frequency/whol…

Worked on this piece for awhile. Was shocked to see the open drug use up close. cnn.com/2018/12/27/hea…

new Wrecking Ball Coffee coming to Shattuck Ave in North Berkeley a block away from Chez Panisse and Cheeseboard. sfchronicle.com/food/article/W…

Tell AT&T Park goodbye, #SFGIants fans. The waterfront ballpark has a new name. The full story: sfchronicle.com/giants/article…

San Francisco has more drug addicts on its streets than it has students enrolled in its public high schools, the city Health Department’s latest estimates conclude. via @PhilMatier: trib.al/X9LLGi7

Tearing down the Embarcadero freeway only barely passed: 6-5 board of supervisor vote. Chinatown and North Beach merchants were concerned customers would not visit without a freeway. sfchronicle.com/chronicle_vaul…

New MLB rules on team video sources and review to prevent sign stealing. Each designated replay official has an assigned specially-trained monitor. Eight second video delay to dugout and bullpen. si.com/mlb/2019/02/19…

“He gave her a sleeping pad and jacket for a bed nest, and in return she fashioned herself into the ideal tent partner for three weeks: quiet, cuddly, agreeable, and with a small stomach.” outsideonline.com/2390456/first-…

"The coast redwood is the second-largest genome ever sequenced." sfchronicle.com/science/articl…

He’s a very good boy. About the finest dog imaginable, by any standard. It’s one of life’s blessings that the dog named Patriot met Mike Krukow. Together, their six legs are a pretty good team. Bruce Jenkins column > trib.al/YFH51w4

$1029/pound coffee auction price for Lamastus' Elida Estate's geisha green tip natural. @KlatchRoasting is one of the high bidders in the U.S. auction.bestofpanama.org/en/lots/auctio…

"if you find yourself in a movie that destroys San Francisco: Get to the Transamerica Pyramid or Bernal Heights as fast as you can" projects.sfchronicle.com/guides/sf-movi…

11,000 square foot Sightglass Coffee in Los Angeles. Two roasters, full kitchen from Brett Cooper with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. beer, wine, patio. fancy! latimes.com/food/story/201…

Justin Verlander A storybook ending for the history books! #TakeItBack

3.9 earthquake 8 km off the coast of Pacifica! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…

Madison Bumgarner will get $85 million over five years from the Diamondbacks, a source confirms to ESPN. Arizona was Bumgarner’s top choice, and when the Diamondbacks went to five years, a deal got done. Ken Rosenthal had the financials.

NEW DETAILS: Mohammed Nuru and Nick Bovis charged with wire fraud in probe alleging multiple kickback schemes, envelope of cash, $2,070 bottle of wine and undocumented freebees from Chinese developer sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

I’m on the edge of my seat!

Big Basin Redwoods State Park HQ

good morning San Andreas! earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev…