Top of the morning’s news
- Just days from a July 1 deadline, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and the City Council brokered deals with the police and four other unions aimed at filling the gaps of a projected $58 million budget shortfall. Oakland Tribune
- Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-Petaluma) confirmed Monday that she’s retiring from Congress when her 10th term ends in 2012. Marin IJ
- Investment firm GSV Capital said it paid $29.28 per share for $6.6 million worth of privately-held Facebook, which suggests an evaluation of $70 billion. PaidContent
- Another Pixar blockbuster in “Cars 2,” but, for a change, this one isn’t exactly inspiring critical acclaim. LA Times
- BART set a Sunday ridership record Sunday with more than 247,000 passengers, many of them traveling to the Gay Pride Parade. Examiner
- Police discovered the remains of a Walnut Creek woman believed kidnapped and murdered in 1977 by the serial killer known as the I-5 Strangler, in a dry riverbed near Lake Berryessa. Contra Costa Times
- A 20-year-old college student from Foster City who is Muslim sued retailer Abercrombie & Fitch after being fired last year for refusing to remove her headscarf. The Bay Citizen
- L. A. police say they’re reviewing a video that appears to show Giants fan Bryan Stow in a brief verbal confrontation with another man inside Dodger stadium before he was later severely beaten March 31. Chronicle
- A 4-year-old Martinez boy remained on life support after accidentally being run over during the weekend as his mother was backing out of the family’s driveway. Contra Costa Times
- Caltrain fares go up 25 cents July 1, marking the six time in six years for a fare increase. Examiner
- A Marin judge rejected a plea by accused serial murderer Joseph Naso, 77, to have his case dismissed. Marin IJ
- Even after three sellouts against the Giants, the A’s average attendance of 19,794 ranks in front of just three other Major League clubs. Mercury News
- The Mercury News’ Tim Kawakami talks with Warriors draft pick Jeremy Tyler and likes what he hears.
- Police are calling the death of a woman struck by a train at Berkeley’s Ashby BART station a suicide. Contra Costa Times
