Morning Wrap: 2/21/13

Obama administration mulls weighing in on Prop 8, the effort to curb Polk Street bar scene, Warriors snap losing streak, more.

• The Obama administration is quietly considering asking the U. S. Supreme Court to overturn California’s ban on gay marriage. AP
• The former head football coach at a Catholic High School in Vallejo sued the Diocese of Sacramento, saying he was fired in retaliation for reporting sexual hazing involving players. Chronicle
• Police in Berkeley say three teenage girls assaulted two women and sprayed them in the face with a toxic substance. Oakland Tribune
• Some Nob Hill residents are pushing for a moratorium on bars along Polk Street between O’Farrell and California streets. ABC 7
• There’s a hiring boom underway among Bay Area police agencies. Mercury News
• A $1,000 reward was posted for information leading to an arrest in the case of a raccoon shot to death in San Francisco last week. Bay City News Service
• Police say they will clear out a large homeless encampment that sprang up near downtown San Jose. Mercury News
• Mayor Chuck Reed says San Jose won’t compete to host the 2024 summer Olympics, citing the city’s struggles to keep libraries open and cops on the beat. Mercury News
• A transient was charged with the stabbing death last year of well-known Oakland artist Michael Thorn Bradley. Oakland Tribune
• The Warriors snapped their losing streak at six, beating Phoenix 108-98 at Oracle Arena. Chronicle