Saturday Links: FDA Inspectors Find Cyclospora at Mexican Farm
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Jay Barmann (via SFist)
Inspectors with the FDA say that they have found the cyclospora parasite at a lettuce farm in Guanajuato, Mexico. It's unclear if this was the same independent grower that Taylor Farms blamed for being the source of the multi-state outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has affected at least 13,000 people. [KTVU]
A top executive at HomeRise, the SF homelessness nonprofit that announced it is shutting down this week, reportedly fired a contractor in order to direct funds to a new company to which he had close ties. The Chronicle reports that Jared Parker redirected hundreds of thousands of dollars to BM Consulting, possibly for his own benefit. [Chronicle]
Two collisions, one of them fatal, caused much traffic on I-80 westbound in Berkeley Friday afternoon. [KTVU]
A 17-year-old San Mateo boy was arrested Friday night after being found in possession of a ghost gun and over an ounce of marijuana. [KRON4]
The Golden State Valkyries clinched a Game 3 playoff win, taking the three-game series over the Dallas Wings Friday night, but head coach Natalie Nakase was seen collapsing while in a heated conversation with a ref in the fourth quarter — though she is reportedly fine. [KPIX / Chronicle]
A self-described fan of Sunset Dunes Park has been using cameras that monitor surf conditions to estimate the number of people using the park for cycling, jogging, or strolling, in order to counter arguments that the park isn't being used as much as the Great Highway was used by cars. [Chronicle]
Thieves in the Marina District appear to have been vandalizing and short-circuiting call boxes at apartment buildings to gain access to lobbies and steal packages. [KRON4]
