METABLOKS / SAN FRANCISCO

Mission Local

We asked every San Francisco politician: Should Dem Party Chair Nancy Tung step down?

San Francisco Dems will meet in an Oct. 11 special meeting to reconsider their District 8 endorsement. It promises to be a fraught affair. We asked every San Francisco politician: Should Dem Party Chair Nancy Tung step down?

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Mission Local

We asked every San Francisco politician: Should Dem Party Chair Nancy Tung step down?

SF Standard

‘That girl is ready’: An unlikely rookie is flipping the Valkyries-Aces series

Starting center Kiah Stokes has given Golden State a rebounding edge while newcomer Aminata Gueye has played a critical role in slowing A’ja Wilson.

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SF Standard

‘That girl is ready’: An unlikely rookie is flipping the Valkyries-Aces series

SF Standard

In San Francisco, artist dorms are being turned into 996-style startup hubs

The Academy of Art University was once sued by the city for converting affordable housing to dorms. Now, some of those buildings house aspiring billionaires.

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SF Standard

In San Francisco, artist dorms are being turned into 996-style startup hubs

Mission Local

Plant based

At 25th and Mission Streets. Photo by David Chalk. Plant based

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Mission Local

Plant based

SF Standard

SFUSD is replacing its school lottery. Here’s what you need to know

The board is choosing between two plans that guarantee a neighborhood school. One gives more choice; the other keeps kids closer to home.

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SF Standard

SFUSD is replacing its school lottery. Here’s what you need to know

SF Standard

The Giants’ 40-man roster crunch: Who stays, who goes, and the toughest decisions

San Francisco ended the season with 17 players on the 60-day injured list and Buster Posey must soon begin reshaping the roster.

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SF Standard

The Giants’ 40-man roster crunch: Who stays, who goes, and the toughest decisions

Mission Local

Gay men in S.F. say consent isn't different for them. But some men act like it is.

Follow a citywide conversation about sexual assault between gay men in San Francisco, some people are calling for more open conversations about consent and what that looks like. Gay men in S.F. say consent isn't different for them. But some men act like it is.

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Mission Local

Gay men in S.F. say consent isn't different for them. But some men act like it is.

Mission Local

Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: What do your critics get wrong about you?

The two camps have been trying to gain ground through negative campaigning against their opponents in hope of swaying voters who remain undecided. Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: What do your critics get wrong about you?

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Mission Local

Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: What do your critics get wrong about you?

Mission Local

‘Necesitamos un jingle’: ¿Sabrán los votantes que deben marcar ‘Sí-No-No’ en la boleta para aprobar el impuesto ...

No será tan sencillo como votar ‘Sí’ a la Proposición 40, temen sus partidarios. Las boletas ya se están enviando por correo. ‘Necesitamos un jingle’: ¿Sabrán los votantes que deben marcar ‘Sí-No-No’ en la boleta para aprobar el impuesto a la riqueza de California?

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Mission Local

‘Necesitamos un jingle’: ¿Sabrán los votantes que deben marcar ‘Sí-No-No’ en la boleta para aprobar el impuesto ...

SFiST

Sheriff Reveals Details In Death of Monterey County Infant, 14-Year-Old Allegedly Drove Over It

The 14-year-old who became impregnated by her own father in Monterey County allegedly acted alone in killing the newborn by the side of a road in Moss Landing, and the county sheriff has now shared more details in the tragic case.

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SFiST

Sheriff Reveals Details In Death of Monterey County Infant, 14-Year-Old Allegedly Drove Over It

SF Standard

There have been 40 PG&E blackouts since December’s disaster. The city is pissed

Since the Dec. 20 blackout, San Francisco has lost power at a rate of nearly once a week. City leaders want state regulators to dig in.

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SF Standard

There have been 40 PG&E blackouts since December’s disaster. The city is pissed

SF Standard

SFPD announces major reforms to rape investigations following SF Standard report

Three months after The Standard exposed a systemic failure, police brass face a packed City Hall hearing and a competing vision for change.

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SF Standard

SFPD announces major reforms to rape investigations following SF Standard report

Mission Local

At hearing, police promise to reform sex crime investigation procedures

The San Francisco police department's clearance rate for rape cases is 14 percent — half the national average. At hearing, police promise to reform sex crime investigation procedures

16 hours ago

Mission Local

At hearing, police promise to reform sex crime investigation procedures

SFiST

City College Board Race Pits Union-Backed Slate Against Billionaire-Funded Group

Three progressive candidates backed by City College’s faculty union and other labor groups are facing four candidates endorsed by the billionaire-backed GrowSF and Abundant SF, putting the school’s finances, enrollment, and future at the center of the race.

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SFiST

City College Board Race Pits Union-Backed Slate Against Billionaire-Funded Group

SFiST

Uniqlo’s New Market Street Flagship Opens With Huge Street Festival Friday

Uniqlo is marking its return to downtown San Francisco Friday with a free street festival spanning Market, Ellis, and Powell streets, bringing more than 30 local artists and groups together for music, art, food, soccer, and activities.

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SFiST

Uniqlo’s New Market Street Flagship Opens With Huge Street Festival Friday

SFiST

Video: Shirtless Dude Smoking Cigarette Seen Driving Old Muni Bus Through Oakland

Somebody got their hands on a fairly beat-up, decommissioned Muni bus, whose "Not In Service" digital sign is at least still functional, and was spotted driving it in Oakland recently.

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SFiST

Video: Shirtless Dude Smoking Cigarette Seen Driving Old Muni Bus Through Oakland

SFiST

Is Manny Yekutiel Going to Re-Enter the District 8 Race?

It appears that the moderate political group GrowSF has been quickly and quietly doing some polling to see how voters feel about the possibility of Manny Yekutiel resuming his campaign for supervisor, following last week's new sexual assault allegations and his dropping out of the race.

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SFiST

Is Manny Yekutiel Going to Re-Enter the District 8 Race?

SFiST

Gruesome Details Emerge In Morgan Hill Domestic Violence Murder

The Morgan Hill mother of three who was allegedly killed by her husband in a domestic violence incident that began on Friday has been identified, and court documents now reveal some of horrific details of what occurred.

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SFiST

Gruesome Details Emerge In Morgan Hill Domestic Violence Murder