Top of the morning’s news
- The Occupy Oakland protest has played havoc with downtown businesses already left vulnerable by the recession, with more than a few on the verge of going under. Chronicle
- CBS’ “60 Minutes” played Andy Rooney’s retiring words of a few weeks ago one more time last night, two days after the broadcast legend died at age 92. Media Decoder
- The Bay Citizen looks at the state of Chinatown politics as San Francisco prepares to choose a new mayor Tuesday.
- Some news from last week that may have slipped under the radar: Gov. Jerry Brown fired the state’s top oil industry regulators as the industry continues to spar with state regulators over delays in permitting new drilling projects. Bakersfield Californian
- Faculty at Cal State campuses plan to echo the Occupy movement by staging brief walkouts from classes today and tomorrow. Chronicle
- Bay Area hospitals, like others around the country, are struggling with shortages of medications needed to treat cancer and perform surgeries. The Bay Citizen
- Four days after an embarrassing miscalculation, surf legend Kelly Slater was officially declared the winner of the Rip Curl Pro Search competition at Ocean Beach Sunday. Mercury News
- Charging a discounted carpool lane toll of $2.50 has caused a 26 percent decline of motorists using the lanes on the Bay Bridge, a new UC Berkeley transportation study shows. Chronicle
- Chinese students are now the largest group of foreign students at UC Davis. Sac Bee
- A PG&E pipeline exploded Sunday, sending mud and debris across Interstate 280 west of Palo Alto. Examiner
- Tim Kawakami says the 49ers are looking like a playoff team. Mercury News
- Mark Purdy says Carson Palmer’s worth to the Raiders still isn’t clear after his first start Sunday in a disappointing loss to the Denver Broncos. Mercury News
