Today’s stories that you shouldn’t miss:
1. A 59-year-old man was clinging to life after he and his son were brutally assaulted in broad daylight in Oakland’s up and coming Uptown District. The vicious attack mars what has otherwise been a good year for crime reduction in the city.
2. Thousands of medical marijuana users were able to light up legally for the first time yesterday at San Francisco’s Cow Palace at the International Cannabis and Hemp Expo, the Chron reports.
