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Day Around the Bay: SF Might Mandate Sick Leave for Domestic Workers

The Board of Supes may seek to mandate paid sick leave for housecleaners and nannies, a man was shot and critically wounded in Hayes Valley/Lower Haight Saturday, and the estimated cost of BART's San Jose extension just shot up.

15 hours ago

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Day Around the Bay: SF Might Mandate Sick Leave for Domestic Workers

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Lowell High Alums Take More Legal Action To Undo Lottery Admissions

After already suing the district over changes to Lowell's merit-based admissions system, a group of Lowell High alumni are seeking a court injunction against attempts to diversify the prestigious high school's student body.

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Lowell High Alums Take More Legal Action To Undo Lottery Admissions

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Vintage Ad Shows 40 Movie Theaters That Once Dotted San Francisco

San Francisco was once home to over 40 movie theaters and one drive-in, but that was way back in 1958. A vintage ad from the era shows us all that we've lost.

16 hours ago

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Vintage Ad Shows 40 Movie Theaters That Once Dotted San Francisco

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Lyft Logged More Than 3,000 Sexual Assault Incidents In Three Years, According to Their Own Data

While the company claims that nearly 40% of the sexual assaults were by riders. more than a thousand assault cases a year seems unusually high for any type of business.

16 hours ago

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Lyft Logged More Than 3,000 Sexual Assault Incidents In Three Years, According to Their Own Data

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Facebook's PR Crisis Continues As More News Outlets Report on the 'Facebook Papers'

Revelations about Facebook's knowledge of its enormous and fundamental problems, and the company's ineptitude in handling them or lack of true interest in trying because it would hurt the bottom line, are continuing to roll in.

17 hours ago

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Facebook's PR Crisis Continues As More News Outlets Report on the 'Facebook Papers'

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Recall Chesa Boudin Effort Submits More Than Enough Signatures, Recall Election Likely Coming

The Recall Chesa crowd submitted 83,000 signatures Friday, and kicked off a PR blitz to welcoming media outlets, as it now appears the recall election will definitely be happening in 2022.

18 hours ago

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Recall Chesa Boudin Effort Submits More Than Enough Signatures, Recall Election Likely Coming

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Video: Storm Winds Topple Two Trucks on Richmond Bridge

Gusty winds from Sunday's bomb cyclone blew over two semi trucks on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, causing at least one injury and damage to other cars.

20 hours ago

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Video: Storm Winds Topple Two Trucks on Richmond Bridge

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Monday Morning Headlines: Sunday Was SF's Fourth Wettest Day on Record

Flood impacts continue across Marin County, the Napa River is expected to crest just a foot below flood stage on Wednesday, and F-Market streetcars are switching back at the Ferry Building due to Embarcadero flooding.

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Monday Morning Headlines: Sunday Was SF's Fourth Wettest Day on Record

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Strongest Storm In a Quarter Century, Bomb Cyclone Surpasses Bay Area Predictions, Causes Havoc All Over

While meteorologists on Sunday morning were still predicting large, but not record-breaking rain totals, a storm system rolled in off the Pacific and pummeled the Bay Area with way more rain than most of us were expecting.

1 day ago

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Strongest Storm In a Quarter Century, Bomb Cyclone Surpasses Bay Area Predictions, Causes Havoc All Over

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Landslide in Butte County Forces Part of Highway 70 to Close (Probably for a While)

A huge landslide in the Feather River Canyon, between Jarbo Gap and Greenville Wye, has caused CHP to close Highway 70 at Deadwood Road. And judging by the size of the landslide, it's likely not to reopen anytime soon.

1 day ago

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Landslide in Butte County Forces Part of Highway 70 to Close (Probably for a While)

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Rainy Day Scenes: Scaffolding Collapses in SoMa, Falling Trees Cause Road Closures Across SF

San Francisco is getting bombarded by record-breaking amounts of rain – which has caused a slew of infrastructural headaches, to say the least.

1 day ago

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Rainy Day Scenes: Scaffolding Collapses in SoMa, Falling Trees Cause Road Closures Across SF

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Sunday Links: It's Only Going to Get Windier and Wetter Today

Evacuation orders have been given for parts of San Mateo County, the Oakland Zoo and Alameda County Fair closed today amid the potentially dangerous weather conditions, and we can expect record rainfalls throughout the Bay Area today.

1 day ago

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Sunday Links: It's Only Going to Get Windier and Wetter Today

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Sunday Links: It's Only Going to Get Windier and Wetter Today

Evacuation orders have been given for parts of San Mateo County, the Oakland Zoo and Alameda County Fair closed today amid the potentially dangerous weather conditions, and we can expect record rainfalls throughout the Bay Area today.

1 day ago

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Sunday Links: It's Only Going to Get Windier and Wetter Today