City Hall politics swirl around chief building inspector’s departure, $1 billion Oakland Army Base deal approved, Ethics Commission takes up the Mirkarimi mess, dozens rally to support man accused of beating up priest, more.
- Intrigue over Vivian Day’s stepping down as head of building inspections, with a supporter saying she was pressured out by Mayor Ed Lee for tackling corruption, especially in Chinatown and the Tenderloin. Chronicle
- Oakland’s city council approved the $1 billion redevelopment of the former Oakland Army Base just ahead of a deadline at which the project stood to lose $242 million in federal funds. Oakland Tribune
- The Ethics Commission began poring over the Ross Mirkarimi affair. Chronicle
- Dozens of supporters are lining up behind Will Lynch, on trial for beating up a Catholic priest he says molested him as a boy. Mercury News
- Prosecutors accuse Rickey Goodrich, 54, of Novato, of embezzling at least $380,000 from Pearl Jam while handling the grunge rockers’ finances. Marin IJ
- Vice President Joe Biden, in Sacramento for a speech, calls President Obama “the smartest guy in American politics.” Capitol Alert
- The Heat went up 3 to 1 over the Thunder in the NBA finals.AP
