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Opinion: Manny Yekutiel’s exit is likely for the best. That doesn’t make it less sad

Why I take no pleasure in the downfall of an effervescent aspiring politician.

16 minutes ago

SF Standard

Opinion: Manny Yekutiel’s exit is likely for the best. That doesn’t make it less sad

SF Standard

SF’s craft beer renaissance has reached India

Small-batch producer 28 States Brewing uses the flavors and spices of South Asia to create a dozen distinctive beers.

16 minutes ago

SF Standard

SF’s craft beer renaissance has reached India

SF Standard

The AI bot told me it understood grief. Things only got weirder from there.

An AI agent wanted to submit poetry to my literary journal about loss. Then I discovered it was posting about our correspondence online.

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SF Standard

The AI bot told me it understood grief. Things only got weirder from there.

SF Standard

The pros and cons of the Warriors’ preliminary starting 5

Steph Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Yaxel Lendeborg, Draymond Green, and Al Horford scrimmaged together at training camp in Hawaii.

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SF Standard

The pros and cons of the Warriors’ preliminary starting 5

SF Standard

The rise and fall of Manny Yekutiel

Yekutiel’s standing as a powerful figure in San Francisco Democratic civic life and his campaign for supervisor crumbled on Thursday.

16 minutes ago

SF Standard

The rise and fall of Manny Yekutiel

Mission Local

This is not a butterfly

At Bayview–Hunters Point. Photo by Walter Mackins. This is not a butterfly

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Mission Local

This is not a butterfly

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Mission Local

See How They Run: Theo Ellington will choose a game of dominos over a birthday party any day

Theo Ellington invites District 10 residents to his campaign birthday celebration See How They Run: Theo Ellington will choose a game of dominos over a birthday party any day

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Mission Local

See How They Run: Theo Ellington will choose a game of dominos over a birthday party any day

Mission Local

Twin brothers Alan and Norm Quirós ready to show their art at 1890 Bryant Open Studios

Alan and Norm Quirós have had a predilection for drawing for as long as they can remember. Growing up in San Francisco in the 70’s, some of the twins’ earliest [...] Twin brothers Alan and Norm Quirós ready to show their art at 1890 Bryant Open Studios

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Mission Local

Twin brothers Alan and Norm Quirós ready to show their art at 1890 Bryant Open Studios

SF Standard

Five takeaways from congressional debate: Wiener, Chan clash over AI regulation

The two candidates for Nancy Pelosi’s House seat laid out contrasting approaches to regulating artificial intelligence.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Five takeaways from congressional debate: Wiener, Chan clash over AI regulation

Mission Local

Manny Yekutiel dropped out of the race. But he’s still on the ballot.

Opponents aren’t worried Yekutiel will still, somehow, win. But his campaign won’t say what he’d do if he does. Manny Yekutiel dropped out of the race. But he’s still on the ballot.

7 hours ago

Mission Local

Manny Yekutiel dropped out of the race. But he’s still on the ballot.

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: California Bans Child Marriage Following Nine-Year Effort

Local battle rapper Frak the Person takes Anh Phoong’s jingle contest to a whole new level; SF had its first flu-related death of the season; and Newsom signed a bill banning child marriage in California after years of previous legislative attempts.

9 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: California Bans Child Marriage Following Nine-Year Effort

SFiST

Dorothea Lange’s Japanese American Internment Photos Come to Life in Oakland AR Exhibit

A new Oakland Museum exhibit uses augmented reality to bring visitors into Dorothea Lange’s photographs of Japanese American families facing forced removal from the East Bay in 1942.

11 hours ago

SFiST

Dorothea Lange’s Japanese American Internment Photos Come to Life in Oakland AR Exhibit

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Attorney For Mother-in-Law of Slain Engineer in Dublin Says Victim Was 'Extremely Rageful'

Some victim-blaming appears to have already begun in the case of the murder of 40-year-old New York Times Games engineer Jonathan McKinsey, as the suspected shooters, McKinsey's elderly in-laws, lawyer up.

12 hours ago

SFiST

Attorney For Mother-in-Law of Slain Engineer in Dublin Says Victim Was 'Extremely Rageful'

Mission Local

Meet the District 10 candidates: Where do you part from Mayor Lurie?

Two of the candidates agreed with the mayor's policies on low-cost childcare, but some had a bone to pick with others. Meet the District 10 candidates: Where do you part from Mayor Lurie?

12 hours ago

Mission Local

Meet the District 10 candidates: Where do you part from Mayor Lurie?

Mission Local

S.F. supervisors to subpoena no-show Western Addition housing managers

District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, who represents the Western Addition, held a public hearing in response to residents' complaints. S.F. supervisors to subpoena no-show Western Addition housing managers

12 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. supervisors to subpoena no-show Western Addition housing managers

SFiST

Lyft Agrees to $272.5M Settlement In California Driver Misclassification Lawsuit

After six years of litigation, Lyft has agreed to pay $272.5 million to settle claims that it misclassified California drivers as independent contractors and denied them employee protections.

14 hours ago

SFiST

Lyft Agrees to $272.5M Settlement In California Driver Misclassification Lawsuit

SFiST

Another Large SF Nonprofit, Embroiled In Scandal, Is Shutting Down

HomeRise, which is one of San Francisco's largest providers of services to the homeless or recently homeless, is calling it quits two years after the city auditor found evidence of wild fiscal mismanagement, and months after an employee was accused of sexually abusing clients.

15 hours ago

SFiST

Another Large SF Nonprofit, Embroiled In Scandal, Is Shutting Down

SFiST

SF Chronicle Brings Back Starred Restaurant Reviews; First Up Is House of Prime Rib

Chronicle restaurant critic MacKenzie Chung Fegan revealed at an event Wednesday night, on stage with predecessor Michael Bauer, that the newspaper was bringing back the star system for reviews, which went away with Bauer.

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SFiST

SF Chronicle Brings Back Starred Restaurant Reviews; First Up Is House of Prime Rib