-- The jarring, devastating, Lohanesque Midgen-behind-the-wheel 911 tapes will shock you. Only not so much. [Chron]

-- Randy Shaw has it that the glowing, science fiction-y Transbay Terminal choices aren't nominees at all, but simply glowing, science fiction-y lies. A tissues of lies. [Beyond Chron]

-- Media-hungry Daly decides not to run. For now, anyway. [SFBG, Chris Daly]

-- Truck kills cyclist in Oakland. [Indy Bay]

-- Motorcycle race turns deadly. No kidding. [Chron]

-- Newsom to endorse Clinton. [San Jose Merc, ABC 7]

-- Contra Costa teens to be tried as adults. [Chron]

-- Tibetans and the '08 Beijing Olympics. [The Snitch]