Day Around The Bay: Fired Google Engineer Fudged His Resume

BY JAY BARMANN 

The fired Google software engineer who wrote that lengthy diatribe about how women aren't biologically suited for tech stuff, James Damore, apparently had a PhD in Systems Biology on his LinkedIn page that he recently downgraded to a Masters. [Business Insider]

Relatedly, conservatives have latched on to his biology background to suggest he knows what he's talking about when it comes to women and their biological shortcomings. And so now he's a free-speech martyr. [American Conservative][Slate]

Also, Damore filed a charge with the National Labor Relations Board which means he may have a federal case in court. [Wired]

Woman's photos, memories of late father stolen from car in San Francisco. [ABC 7]

The SFPD and other agencies did a massive sweep in a Bayview housing project Tuesday, executing 30 search warrants, and so far they've refused to comment on the raid. [ABC 7]

A toddler was found wandering the street in San Jose alone early this morning, and the boy's guardian has now been located. [CBS 5][ABC 7]

A multi-story construction crane came crashing down on a home in Campbell. [CBS 5]

The SFPUC becomes first city department to set a policy for drone use. [Examiner]

Three 15-y-o female shoplifters were arrested in Union Square after pepper-spraying three individuals who tried to stop them at the door of a store. [Examiner]