Chagrin in North Beach over getting the Central Subway shaft, Berkeley’s historic downtown post office makes the liquidation list, Newark hotel evacuated after guest uses chemicals to commit suicide, more.
- North Beach merchants and others are unhappy about getting the Central Subway shaft—and nothing else. Chronicle
- Tammerlin Drummond sounds off on the latest real estate trend in Oakland: investors snapping up foreclosed houses in low-income neighborhoods. Oakland Tribune
- Berkeley’s historic downtown post office building is on the list of properties to be liquidated by the Postal Service. Chronicle
- A Newark hotel was evacuated Sunday afternoon after a guest apparently used chemicals to commit suicide. Bay City News Service
- Giants fans were able to stuff enough votes for three Giants—Buster Posey, Melky Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval—to be elected as starters for on National League All-Star team. Chronicle
