9 Stories You Should Know About Today

Police Chief Greg Suhr: “This march, if it ever was a First Amendment march, was hijacked by a criminal fringe element bent on destruction and criminal conduct. Were it not for the efforts of the officers and the leadership on the ground, it could have been far worse.” Full story

The St. Louis County police want an “I’m sorry” from the Rams brass after players Kenny Britt, Tavon Austin, Stedman Bailey, Jared Cook and Chris Givens participated in the controversial demonstration before the home game against Oakland. Full story

After a torrent of community outrage over its move to investigate the residency claims of a Latina student and then kick her out of second grade, the school district here has reversed course and will allow the girl to stay. Full story

After announcing over the weekend that he will not run for mayor of San Francisco next year, Sen. Mark Leno began the new legislative session Monday with a proposal to increase California’s minimum wage to $11 in 2016 and $13 in 2017. Full story

It’s 5 p.m. in downtown San Francisco, and most BART riders are going with the flow, squeezing into packed trains while bracing for a long ride home on their feet amid end-of-day armpits and bikes and pungent breath. But something else is going on in the underground stations. The upstreamers are doing their thing. Yearning to nab a seat where they can relax and fire up Facebook or “Candy Crush,” they ride in the opposite direction for one stop or several, then cross the platform, board an emptier train and come back in style. Full story

The law requiring drivers to give bicyclists 3 feet of space when passing has been in place nearly three months. That's enough time to do an early evaluation of it. Do bicyclists think it's working? Do drivers think it's helping? Has anyone been ticketed? Full story

A Los Angeles man who posted nude photos of his ex-girlfriend online was sentenced Monday to a year in jail under California's new "revenge porn" law, authorities said. After a seven-day trial, a jury found Noe Iniguez, 36, guilty of violating restraining orders as well as the state's "revenge porn" statue, which prohibits someone from posting nude photographs online for the purpose of causing emotional harm. Full story

Accountant Arthur Ureche was heading to work in Hollywood Hills on Jan. 30 last year when he turned his Enterprise rental onto Laurel Canyon Boulevard and noticed four LAPD squad cars following him. ... So Ureche, 40, pulled his white Chevy compact over and waited for them to pass. When he checked the rear-view mirror, he saw that they’d spread out across the road a good distance behind and were blocking traffic. He couldn’t imagine they’d have any interest in him, a union dues administrator in a button-down shirt whose last traffic ticket, at age 19, was for driving too slowly. Full story

One of Jim Harbaugh's most revered mentors was Al Davis. The respect was mutual. Once Harbaugh finished his 15-year career as a NFL quarterback, he got his coaching start as a Raiders assistant in 2001-02. ... Now in his fourth season as 49ers coach, Harbaugh recently was asked to share his memories of the late Davis heading into next Sunday's game at Oakland. A flood of praise, gratitude and comical revelations flowed from Harbaugh's brain during a 30-minute interview in his corner office at 49ers headquarters. Full story