Bloody weekend in Oakland, Silicon Valley’s commercial real estate boom, thunderstorms in the Bay Area forecast, more.
Top of the news
Another weekend of out of control violent crime in Oakland, with 12 people shot and three killed in less than 24 hours. Oakland Tribune
The National Weather Service says there’s an increased chance of thunderstorms over much of the Bay Area today and tomorrow. Chronicle
Politics and government
A new field poll shows half of Californians say they’re paying more for health insurance this year than last year. Mercury News
Other news and items of interest
BART workers’ pay may be among some of the best among transit agencies. So is management’s. Chronicle
How big is the Silicon Valley commercial real estate boom? Developers are constructing or renovating 6 million square feet of office space, double the activity of a year ago. Oakland Tribune
Paul McCartney is floating the idea of performing at Candlestick Park, where the Beatles played their final concert 47 years ago. Chronicle
Oakland has begun its search for a permanent police chief, its fourth since 2009. Chronicle
Current TV officially goes dark and Al-Jazeera America goes to air at 3 p.m. Tuesday. AP
The person of interest in the murder of federal crime investigator Sandra Coke says from jail, where he’s being held on a probation violation, that he had nothing to do with the crime, and that they were going to marry. Oakland Tribune
If you missed it, there’s video here of Warren Hall’s demolition at Cal State East Bay’s Hayward campus over the weekend. SF Business Times
Battle of the bikini bars? San Jose’s new downtown “bikini bar,” the Gold Club, has been slapped with a trademark infringement suit by a San Francisco club for men with a similar name. Mercury News
