Friday Must Read: Trib Tower Sold, and Will Add 300 Jobs; BART Adopts Strict Cellphone Shutdown Policy

Stories you shouldn’t miss:

1. Oakland’s iconic Tribune Tower has been sold to CallSocket, an Oakland call center, which plans to inhabit the downtown building with 300 workers, the Trib reports. City officials and business leaders hope that the sale and new downtown employees will help revitalize the area. The tower had been in receivership before being sold for $8 million. The Tribune newspaper moved out of the tower in 2007.

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