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Mission Local

Monty the pit bull

At Francisco Park. Photo by Jay A. Martin. Monty the pit bull

3 hours ago

Mission Local

Monty the pit bull

SF Standard

Restaurants want you out the door. This technology’s making it worse

In the wrong hands, handheld tablets are turning dining into feeding.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

Restaurants want you out the door. This technology’s making it worse

SF Standard

SF General’s AI security system has a history of missing weapons

DPH is installing more scanners after last week’s fatal stabbing, but staff aren’t convinced that these are the safety measures they need.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

SF General’s AI security system has a history of missing weapons

SF Standard

This arts org lost venues, so it decided to open its own

Decentered Arts opened on Folsom Street in one of SF’s last “weirdo-majority” neighborhoods.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

This arts org lost venues, so it decided to open its own

SF Standard

Who’s wearing always-listening AI necklaces? A lot of people, actually

Silicon Valley may not be known for fashion, but that isn’t stopping startups from pushing AI-powered accessories.

3 hours ago

SF Standard

Who’s wearing always-listening AI necklaces? A lot of people, actually

Mission Local

S.F. public defender says DA is still withholding evidence. No, you, says DA.

San Francisco’s public defenders say the DA is withholding evidence in almost 50% of misdemeanor trials. The DA points the finger right back. S.F. public defender says DA is still withholding evidence. No, you, says DA.

5 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. public defender says DA is still withholding evidence. No, you, says DA.

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SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Woman Gives Birth to Baby While Riding Inside Waymo

Jurors have gone into deliberations in the murder trial of the “Straight Outta Hunters Point” director; KRON4 nuked Santa Claus in an unearthed 42-year-old TV ad; and a woman reportedly gave birth while taking a Waymo to UCSF.

13 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Woman Gives Birth to Baby While Riding Inside Waymo

SF Standard

SF General stabbing suspect is being held at the hospital

Wilfredo Tortolero-Arriechi remains in a jail ward at SFGH. Internal reports show that the Sheriff’s Department has had problems properly staffing the hospital.

15 hours ago

SF Standard

SF General stabbing suspect is being held at the hospital

SFiST

Report: SF-Based Instacart Charging Some Customers as Much as 23% More for the Same Items, Thanks to AI Pricing

People buying the exact same item from the exact same store are sometimes paying a price as much as 23% higher on the platform Instacart, thanks to AI algorithms that show buyers different prices.

15 hours ago

SFiST

Report: SF-Based Instacart Charging Some Customers as Much as 23% More for the Same Items, Thanks to AI Pricing

SFiST

Shaquille O'Neal to Host Shaq's Fun House at Cow Palace, Featuring T-Pain, on Super Bowl Weekend

Basketball Hall of Famer turned DJ Shaquille O'Neal is throwing a big ticketed party event in the Bay Area over Super Bowl Weekend, and T-Pain and Tiësto are both scheduled to perform.

17 hours ago

SFiST

Shaquille O'Neal to Host Shaq's Fun House at Cow Palace, Featuring T-Pain, on Super Bowl Weekend

SF Standard

Kawakami: Giants’ Tony Vitello on playing with emotion, Bryce Eldridge, and more

The new manager wants to bring out the personality in his team: “I would rather have guys playing too hard or showing too much emotion than not enough.”

17 hours ago

SF Standard

Kawakami: Giants’ Tony Vitello on playing with emotion, Bryce Eldridge, and more

SFiST

Vaillancourt Fountain Gets One Last Chance at Survival, as Demolition Gets Appealed to Board of Supervisors

There is one more last-gasp, hail mary attempt to save the Embarcadero's crumbling and controversial Vaillancourt Fountain, as preservationists have appealed the decision to remove it to the SF Board of Supervisors.

17 hours ago

SFiST

Vaillancourt Fountain Gets One Last Chance at Survival, as Demolition Gets Appealed to Board of Supervisors

Mission Local

Hospital stabbing suspect held in S.F. psych ward, misses arraignment

Wilfredo Tortolero Arriechi could not be arraigned today on a murder charge because he is being held in a psychiatric ward. Hospital stabbing suspect held in S.F. psych ward, misses arraignment

18 hours ago

Mission Local

Hospital stabbing suspect held in S.F. psych ward, misses arraignment

SFiST

Trial Delayed In 2024 Double-Murder of Teen Girls In Napa

Two young women were gunned down near downtown Napa in April 2024 after they allegedly brought a knife to a fight with another woman, and the legal proceedings against two suspects in the case were just paused.

19 hours ago

SFiST

Trial Delayed In 2024 Double-Murder of Teen Girls In Napa

Mission Local

Emotions run high in closing arguments for S.F. filmmaker's murder trial

After closing arguments, jurors in the murder trial of filmmaker Kevin Epps went into deliberations on Tuesday morning. Emotions run high in closing arguments for S.F. filmmaker's murder trial

20 hours ago

Mission Local

Emotions run high in closing arguments for S.F. filmmaker's murder trial

SFiST

Bar Panisse, the New Cocktail Spot Next to Chez Panisse, Opens This Week

The much anticipated — and somewhat controversial for the neighborhood — new cocktail bar attached to Chez Panisse will open its doors Thursday, December 11, and they won't be taking reservations.

20 hours ago

SFiST

Bar Panisse, the New Cocktail Spot Next to Chez Panisse, Opens This Week

Mission Local

Sunset over Cypress Alley

On Cypress Street. Photo by Ben Armington. Sunset over Cypress Alley

1 day ago

Mission Local

Sunset over Cypress Alley

Mission Local

Times have changed at Ward 86, but clinic space has not. After S.F. hospital worker’s killing, that looms large.

Stabbing of 51-year-old social worker Alberto Rangel could signal sea change for nation's first outpatient HIV/AIDS clinic Times have changed at Ward 86, but clinic space has not. After S.F. hospital worker’s killing, that looms large.

1 day ago

Mission Local

Times have changed at Ward 86, but clinic space has not. After S.F. hospital worker’s killing, that looms large.