Top of the morning’s news
- Anger at the Lucky supermarket chain continues to grow after perhaps the biggest-ever case of credit card skimming in the Bay Area afflicted some of the grocer’s customers. Mercury News
- Comedy Central is developing a spoof Meet the Press-type show for 2012 that’s to star “The Daily Show” contributor Wyatt Cenac. TV Newser
- A petition to recall Oakland Mayor Jean Quan was certified for signature gathering Wednesday, the same day that a second group submitted their own recall petition against the mayor. Chronicle
- Another Spare the Air day has been called for the Bay Area today. Contra Costa Times
- The stars of the Discovery Channel show “MythBusters” made the rounds to apologize following a stunt gone bad that sent a cannonball careening through a neighborhood. Chronicle
- Fred Thompson, 19, a defensive lineman at Oregon State from Richmond and who went to Oakland Tech, collapsed and died while playing basketball on campus Wednesday. AP
- A 23-year-old San Jose cheerleading coach was arrested on child molestation charges after the mother of a 14-year-old boy found text messages the coach allegedly sent to her son. Mercury News
- Former SFPD crime lab technician Deborah Madden pleaded not guilty to a federal charge of skimming cocaine she was supposed to be testing. Chronicle
- The parents of a 1-year-old boy critically wounded in a West Oakland shootout are asking for more time and a second medical opinion to determine if their child should be taken off life support. Oakland Tribune
- The elevator system in the Berkeley building where fire destroyed 68 residential units last month hadn’t been inspected in more than a year and its permit was expired, state officials say. Berkeley Voice
- Oakland agreed to pay $40,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of a mentally unstable man shot to death by police in 2003 after he stabbed an officer. Chronicle
- The rumor mill continues to swirl involving a Warriors trade for New Orleans point guard Chris Paul, with team sources indicating that Monta Ellis, but not Stephen Curry, may be on the table. Oakland Tribune
- Giants GM Brian Sabean says Carlos Beltran and Cody Ross aren’t coming back next year. Mercury News
