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Palo Alto City Council to Take Up Legislation to Clamp Down on Billionaire Compounds

A Palo Alto city councilmember is introducing some unusual new legislation today that is aimed squarely at the billionaires in the city — ahem, Zuckerberg — who have spent years gobbling up formerly middle-class homes and assembling compounds that undergo years of endless construction.

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Palo Alto City Council to Take Up Legislation to Clamp Down on Billionaire Compounds

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Suspect Arrested for Arson at SF State Jewish Center

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson fire at Hillel House near the San Francisco State University campus on December 5.

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Suspect Arrested for Arson at SF State Jewish Center

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SF’s Korean dining scene keeps going up up up

This year, we went all in on makgeolli and galbi patty melts as the U.S. embraced K-culture across the board.

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SF’s Korean dining scene keeps going up up up

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A new pro volleyball team shows the Bay’s women’s sports boom isn’t slowing

A League One Volleyball franchise based in San Francisco will tap into the momentum created by Bay FC and the Golden State Valkyries.

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A new pro volleyball team shows the Bay’s women’s sports boom isn’t slowing

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Steve Kerr is playing rotation roulette with the Warriors

In a search for continuity, Golden State will use the same starting lineup in consecutive games for the first time this season.

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Steve Kerr is playing rotation roulette with the Warriors

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An attitude

At Pop's Bar. Photo by Angel Mayorga. An attitude

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An attitude

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RV dwellers say S.F. outreach worker is selling parking permits for cash

The city is investigating allegations into a man dressed as an outreach worker. In text exchanges, an RV dweller begs for his money back. RV dwellers say S.F. outreach worker is selling parking permits for cash

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RV dwellers say S.F. outreach worker is selling parking permits for cash

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Day Around the Bay: UCSF Expands Again In Mission Bay

UCSF closed a deal to buy a former pharmaceutical headquarters in Mission Bay; last week's fire on Golden Gate Ave near Market was caused by an explosion; and the surviving Reiner siblings have broken their silence.

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Day Around the Bay: UCSF Expands Again In Mission Bay

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UCSF drops $767 million to expand its Mission Bay campus

A cavity in the school’s Mission Bay campus will be filled by a new dentistry school.

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UCSF drops $767 million to expand its Mission Bay campus

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49ers Radio Announcer Greg Papa Returning to the Booth, as His Cancer Is in Remission

It’s a ‘Touchdown, San… Fran… Cisco!’ over lymphoblastic leukemia, as legendary football announcer Greg Papa’s cancer is in remission, and he’ll be back to calling a Niners game in just 11 days.

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49ers Radio Announcer Greg Papa Returning to the Booth, as His Cancer Is in Remission

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Gavin Newsom on how AI could wipe out your kids’ job prospects

Plus, four other takeaways from the governor’s conversation on our podcast “Pacific Standard Time.”

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Gavin Newsom on how AI could wipe out your kids’ job prospects

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The 15 best events in SF this weekend

A holiday market at the Fairmont, Hanukkah festivities, SF’s Rose Parade float, a holiday cabaret, and more.

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The 15 best events in SF this weekend

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Year of ICE: S.F. immigration experts on resistance and what 2026 might hold

An all-woman panel of immigration experts talked with Mission Local about ICE in S.F., and what forms of resistance are working Year of ICE: S.F. immigration experts on resistance and what 2026 might hold

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Year of ICE: S.F. immigration experts on resistance and what 2026 might hold

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Woman In Viral Hayes Valley Bar Fight Video Was Arrested For Public Intoxication, Has Now Lost Job

The very public shaming that has followed a Santacon weekend video of an extremely drunk and belligerant patron, and her date, engaging staff and fellow patrons in physical fights at Hazie's in Hayes Valley, has culminated for now in the woman being fired from her job.

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Woman In Viral Hayes Valley Bar Fight Video Was Arrested For Public Intoxication, Has Now Lost Job

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Castro Dog Dad Seeks Public's Help In Finding Dognapped Frenchie, Hank

A man's French bulldog was stolen outside of a Castro bar last week and remains missing, and the dog's owner is seeking help from the public in locating the dognapping suspect.

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Castro Dog Dad Seeks Public's Help In Finding Dognapped Frenchie, Hank

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Nature’s golden palette

At Geary Boulevard and Steiner Street. Photo by Zachary Smith. Nature’s golden palette

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Nature’s golden palette

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Asylum-seekers are desperate for lawyers. Scammers are filling the gap.

Attorneys have reported a spike in scams impersonating immigration attorneys and targeting asylum-seekers in the Bay Area. Asylum-seekers are desperate for lawyers. Scammers are filling the gap.

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Asylum-seekers are desperate for lawyers. Scammers are filling the gap.

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Fake immigration lawyers are scamming Bay Area families. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Mission Local has put together the following guide to accompany a piece on the rise of immigration scams across the Bay Area. You can read that piece here. Immigration advocates [...] Fake immigration lawyers are scamming Bay Area families. Here’s how to protect yourself.

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Fake immigration lawyers are scamming Bay Area families. Here’s how to protect yourself.