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Heal the Bay has released their “Beach Report Card” for 2013. As always, it is advisable to stay out of the water after it rains!  Click here to read the full report! From Heal the Bay: Californians heading to the shoreline this summer can take heart in yet another rise in beach water quality, according to the 23rd annual Beach Report Card®. Overall, only 14 of the beaches (3%) monitored statewide received D or F grades during summer dry weather, when most beachgoers typically use the ocean. High bacteria counts at these sites are linked to such potential illnesses as stomach flu, ear infections and major skin rashes. Some 413 beaches, or 93%, received A or B grades during the summer (April-October 2012). That figure marks a 1% uptick from the previous report. The improvement in statewide water quality during all three phases of the study’s 2012-13 reporting period can be attributed to several factors. Infrastructure improvements aimed at curbing bacterial pollution in dense urban centers have yielded results, but two years of very low rainfall in Southern California seems to have played a major role in improved grades. Rainstorms greatly increase the amount of urban runoff, the greatest source of bacterial pollution at local beaches. Los Angeles County leads Heal the Bay’s annual Beach Bummer List, with four locations in the ranking of the state’s 10 most polluted beaches. Avalon Beach on Catalina Island, troubled by aging sewer infrastructure, holds the No. 1 spot for the fourth time in five years. The Top 10 Beach Bummers Avalon Harbor Beach on Catalina Island (L.A. County) Cowell Beach – at the wharf (Santa Cruz County) Poche Beach (Orange County) Cabrillo Beach harborside (Los Angeles County) Malibu Pier (L.A. County) Marina Lagoon (San Mateo County) Doheny State Beach (Orange County) Redondo Beach Pier (Los Angeles County) Windsurfer Circle at Candlestick Point (San Francisco County) Tijuana River Mouth (San Diego County) Some 84% of L.A. beaches received A or B summer grades, a 4% increase from the county’s five-year seasonal average. San Diego County also scored very well, with 99% of it monitored sites earning top marks. However, troubling sewage spills closed four beaches near the Tijuana border for 139 days last year. Farther north, 94% of San Francisco Bay Area locations (San Mateo to Marin counties) received A or B grades for the summer in the report, slightly above the state’s five-year summer average. In an alarming development, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is once again recommending the complete elimination of its Beaches Grant Program, a key initiative for protecting public health at our nation’s beaches. Nearly $10 million in beach water-quality monitoring money is on the chopping block in the administration’s recently issued federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2014. Many counties in California rely solely on this money to conduct testing. Heal the Bay is urging Congress to restore funding to safeguard the 90 million people who visit U.S. beaches annually. Heal the Bay urges beachgoers to check the latest water quality grades, based on the latest samples, each week at beachreportcard.org. Before heading to the shoreline, visitors can also access the latest grades on the go by downloading Heal the Bay’s free app for mobile devices. Join the forum discussion on this post

Future development of Livermore Valley Open Campus to bridge scientific #research & #business via @SFBusinessTimes

Location: 850 Powell St., #303 Size: 3-bed, 3-barh, 2,822 square foot condo Price: $2,850,000 Pitch: "The ultimate in glamour and sophistication, this stunning Ann Getty-designed Park Avenue-style condominium residence on San Francisco's world-famous Nob Hill provides a fabulous City lifestyle- perfect for grand-scale entertaining, yet well-suited to a contemporary lifestyle. Featuring three bedrooms, three baths, library, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen and separate service elevator in one of the City's most iconic Art Deco era doorman buildings, The Francesca- this crown jewel of Nob Hill is truly one of the City's architectural treasures. And an exciting location on one of the City's most architecturally distinguished blocks, this gracious and elegant residence enjoys close proximity to world-class shopping, restaurants and theaters." Open House: Sunday, 2 to 4pm Location: 1625 Hyde St. Size: 2-bed, 2-bath, 1,565 square foot TIC Price: $1,495,000 Pitch: "Take one step into this light-filled home with sweeping Golden Gate Bridge views and you will feel at the center of one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The sophisticated full-floor 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom apartment is part of a 3 unit Tenancy-in-Common building and includes one car parking and in-unit laundry room. The high ceilings open living and dining rooms are perfect for entertaining and features panoramic views of the Bay. The spectacular eat-in kitchen will delight the most demanding cook with custom cabinets and the best appliances from GE, Bosch and Fisher Paykel. Bathrooms are luxurious with top of the line finishes. Bamboo and leather flooring, recessed lighting and thermo paned windows complete this gorgeous residence" Open House: Sunday, 2 to 4pm Location: 1153 Leavenworth St. Size: 2-bed, 1-bath, 1,029 square foot condo Price: $785,000 Pitch: "This lovely condo is located in Nob Hill, one of San Francisco's most desirable neighborhoods! It has a living room, eat-in kitchen, bathroom with a jetted tub, large walk-in closet in the hallway, a nook used as an office or storage area, and two bedrooms in the rear that face a very quiet and private street. There is a gas fireplace in the main bedroom. This wonderful unit comes with a deeded one car parking space, a deeded large storage unit, washer/dryer in the common area, and low HOA dues of $240/month. It is located steps away from the #1 Muni bus line, trolley, LeBeau's Deli, Chico's Market, cafes and restaurants on Polk Street, CVS, Trader Joe's and walking distance to Union Square and the Financial District!" Open House: Saturday, 1 to 4pm; Sunday, 2 to 4:30pm

Not your standard Haight-Ashbury flat, here it's all about the details. Where: 17 Buena Vista Avenue, Upper Haight When: Sunday, May 25 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm What: a 2-bed, 1-bath condo with a separate, unconnected studio with a kitchenette and bath in a c.1900 cottage on the south edge of Buena Vista Park. Asking $1.395M, the top-floor condominium in a 2-unt building was renovated by architects Envelope A+D (Delfina, PROXY in Hayes Valley) over a number of years. Below, the beautifully detailed kitchen and dining areas straddle the width of the house, with views into Buena Vista Park and north to Pacific Heights. The house is owned by a curator, and so yes, that urinal on the wall is a work of art: Click here to read more details about the open house!

Welcome to On the Racked, where Racked SF editor Kristen Philipkoski shares the best fashion and retail news of the week. EVERYWHERE—Did you know that some retailers double their prices before marking them half off? In other words the price stays the same. Well luckily now if it happens to you you can sue those jerks. EVERYWHERE—This week in Editor's Picks: the $10 bottom-lash mascara you totally need; the $20 jelly sandals you'll want in every color; the comfiest bra ever; and a super-low maintenance red lip. SAN JOSE—Prada is now open at the Valley Fair mall, as is Miu Miu. It's gettin' fancy up in there. SAN FRANCISCO—Someone's trying to sell their tester Google Glass on Craigslist at a bit of a mark up. UNION SQUARE—Alexander McQueen is opening up shop in San Francisco in September, probably on Maiden Lane. SAN FRANCISCO—Gap still won't sign the Bangladesh safety accord, and investors at the annual meeting earlier this week were not pleased. UNION SQUARE—Look for Jill Milan's luxury vegan bags at a pop-up at the San Francisco Centre starting on Friday and going through the entire month of June. SAN FRANCISCO—On a budget but looking to get fit? Checkout these seven super cheap (some are free!) activities in San Francisco for getting that heart rate up and trimming that waistline down. THE EMBARCADERO—Target has opened a Technology Innovation Center in San Francisco, hoping to take advantage of a close proximity to online retail startups. Retail startups: polish up those pitches!

Mario Manningham has been rehabbing his injury at 49ers headquarters this offseason and has been in good spirits about the setback he suffered in his first year in San Francisco.

In 2010, lucasdee helped create an excellent 37-second compilation video of cats drifting around corners, complete with real car sound effects. First 3 scenes are original (glory to the authors out there). The rest was edited by me (lucasdee). via Tastefully Offensive

A local ABC affiliate describes the situation this way: "BART is rolling out a new plan that will allow it to ban passengers who don't behave." But the RT blog describes it this way: "New law will ban protesters from riding mass transit in California... that power could be used to prevent political protesters from getting to demonstrations or essentially going anywhere." The law is here and states, among other things, that possession of any illegal substance, "lewd" behavior, "unruly" behavior, or pretty much anything a transit cop decides is undesirable—they get a lot of discretion—can lead to a year-long prohibition from public transit. (It seems one must have gotten three infractions in 90 days.) This measure was put in place, in part, because of repeated protests against BART in San Francisco after a BART cop shot and killed a mentally ill homeless man. (A few years prior, a BART officer shot and killed an unarmed 22 year-old.) BART, of course, defends the law as an attempt to "create a safer, cleaner environment for BART riders and employees." But even the ABC report recognizes that "AB 716 won't only target violent behavior. It can be applied to protestors who have been arrested during free-speech movements." [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Player Profiles: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | D/ST Photo By: Jeff Blake / USA TODAY Sports Marcus Lattimore | San Francisco 49ers | RB 2013 Experience: Rookie Twitter News Team Schedule Fantasy Football Outlook: Only time will tell if we will see Lattimore suit up for an NFL game in 2013, but with Coach Jim Harbaugh wanting him to slow down his rehab, it doesn’t look good in the short term. Why should San Francisco play him when they have Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter and LaMichael James on the depth chart already? That shouldn’t and it’s the wise play after Lattimore suffered two knee injuries in college, the last one looking like that of the career ending variety. In fact, that last injury was so horrific it’s amazing where we have come with knee surgeries and rehab that this guy can even walk around like normal for the rest of his life. Like everyone else I want to see Lattimore make a comeback and if he can get close to what he was before his last injury, he will replace Gore in the starting lineup in a few years down the road. Still a top five running back to consider in rookie dynasty drafts this spring and summer for the long term, but obviously, stay away from him in redraft leagues. Rushing Stats Receiving Stats Attempts Yards TD Rec Yards TD 2013 Projected Stats NA NA NA NA NA NA 2013 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: ADP's | Rankings | Mocks | Cheat Sheets + Auctions Rushing Receiving Year School Conf Class Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD 2010* South Carolina SEC FR 249 1197 4.8 17 29 412 14.2 2 2011* South Carolina SEC SO 163 818 5.0 10 19 182 9.6 1 2012* South Carolina SEC JR 143 662 4.6 11 26 173 6.7 0 Career South Carolina 555 2677 4.8 38 74 767 10.4 3 Provided by Sports-Reference.com/CFB: View Original Table Articles Outlook Archive Information is constantly changing in the NFL and fantasy player values can change at any moment. Having updated, informative news can help you not just at your fantasy football draft but during the regular season. Feel free to glance at our recent articles to make sound decisions throughout the year. View RSS feed Welcome to Marcus Lattimore fantasy football outlook archive. At this section of Marcus Lattimore’s player page you will notice our past thoughts and advice for fantasy football.

Welcome to Eater Tastings, where Eater SF editor Allie Pape shares the best restaurant and bar news of the week. Chez Panisse before the blaze. [Photo: banky177/Flickr] BERKELEY—Chez Panisse is finally coming back from their fire on June 21, but don't touch that OpenTable reservation just yet: opening-night tickets are a whopping $2,500 apiece. FINANCIAL DISTRICT/OUTER RICHMOND—Two SF standbys inked deals to expand to other cities this week: Tadich Grill will open location #2 in the heart of Washington, D.C.'s political district, while Pizzetta 211is getting a spinoff, Paladar 511, in New Orleans. SAN FRANCISCO—Guy Fieri has been all over SF this week shooting Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, with stops at Nopalito, The Front Porch, Show Dogs, and food trucks Senor Sisig and KoJa Kitchen. Only one problem: the DPT ticketed his Camaro. SFO—We updated our dining guide to SFO for summer travel season, with the latest and greatest food at the airport (hello, Three Twins Ice Cream). THE MISSION—A nasty fire on Valencia has taken out Thai House 530 and We Be Sushi; no word on when they'll be returning. TEMESCAL— New bakery Barkada is now open, serving up tasty pastries and locally-roasted Scarlet City coffee. BERKELEY—Also premiering this week in the East Bay: the new brick-and-mortar from local pop-up veterans Easy Creole, who'll also maintain their standing date at Castro bar The Residence. NOE VALLEY—Chris Cosentino now has a meat-and butchery-themed fashion line with Betabrand, because chefs are celebrities now and celebrities get fashion lines. BURLINGAME—After a bunch of public outcry, Burlingame izakaya Mokutanya decided to drop those $70 lion-meat skewers from their menu.