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The Frisc, nonprofit news site with strong housing focus, to close

Nine-year-old site will bid adieu at month’s end, another victim of a diminishing news industry. The Frisc, nonprofit news site with strong housing focus, to close

7 hours ago

Mission Local

The Frisc, nonprofit news site with strong housing focus, to close

SF Standard

Nonprofit SF news outlet The Frisc to shut down after nine years

The site, which focused on civic issues like housing and street safety, gave many young San Francisco journalists their start in the industry.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Nonprofit SF news outlet The Frisc to shut down after nine years

SF Standard

Get the Flock outta here: D8 candidate targets SFPD surveillance contract

Plus: A former SF “shadow mayor” candidacy, journos clap back at Lurie’s records issues and the data center debate hits the D10 race.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Get the Flock outta here: D8 candidate targets SFPD surveillance contract

SFiST

Meta Caught Running Hundreds Of Ads Featuring AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Images

After researchers alerted Meta to hundreds of ads featuring AI-generated child sexual abuse images that were running on its platform, the ads continued to appear despite the company claiming its new detection tools would block such content.

8 hours ago

SFiST

Meta Caught Running Hundreds Of Ads Featuring AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Images

SFiST

District 10 Candidate Urges Opponent to Redirect $500K PAC Donation to Bayview Community

District 10 candidate for supervisor Shawn Richard is urging opponent Theo Ellington to redirect a $500,000 donation from crypto billionaire Chris Larsen to churches and community groups in the Bayview.

10 hours ago

SFiST

District 10 Candidate Urges Opponent to Redirect $500K PAC Donation to Bayview Community

SF Standard

‘Prepare to die’: SF lawyer’s billboard trolls the AI ad takeover

Estate planner Susanna P. Lichter decided to consider the cold embrace of infinity with her new eye-catching ad.

11 hours ago

SF Standard

‘Prepare to die’: SF lawyer’s billboard trolls the AI ad takeover

Mission Local

California’s first AI safety law didn’t cover the first rogue AI hacks

Newsom vetoed SB 1047 and signed a narrower bill. When AI agents broke containment and hacked another company, the state’s law didn’t apply. California’s first AI safety law didn’t cover the first rogue AI hacks

11 hours ago

Mission Local

California’s first AI safety law didn’t cover the first rogue AI hacks

SFiST

Rainbow Grocery Is Filming Mini Concerts With Local Bands In Their Produce Section

The Mission's worker-owned, vegetarian grocery store Rainbow Grocery has launched a new marketing effort in the vein of NPR's "Tiny Desk Concerts," only these concerts are in the produce section.

11 hours ago

SFiST

Rainbow Grocery Is Filming Mini Concerts With Local Bands In Their Produce Section

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New techie status symbol just dropped: The iPhone Duo

The foldable phone will be the must-have device for those with a spare $1,999.

12 hours ago

SF Standard

New techie status symbol just dropped: The iPhone Duo

SFiST

Anthropic Researcher Says There’s 10% Chance of AI Killing ‘All Humans’ Within 10 Years

After an Anthropic researcher resigned Tuesday, warning that superintelligence risks human lives, fellow researcher Evan Hubinger said that while current risks are low, there’s a 10% chance AI could “kill all humans” in the future — without proper safeguards.

12 hours ago

SFiST

Anthropic Researcher Says There’s 10% Chance of AI Killing ‘All Humans’ Within 10 Years

SFiST

Here's the Complete Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Day-By-Day Lineup for 2026

The full lineup for San Francisco's favorite free music festival is now out, and we now know who's playing on which day the first weekend in October.

12 hours ago

SFiST

Here's the Complete Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Day-By-Day Lineup for 2026

SFiST

Steele Fire Burns 45 Acres Near Lake Berryessa

A wildfire began amid hot and dry weather in Napa County Wednesday morning, dubbed the Steele Fire, that quickly grew to 70 acres on the south end of Lake Berryessa.

12 hours ago

SFiST

Steele Fire Burns 45 Acres Near Lake Berryessa

SF Standard

Steph Curry planned to open a Dogpatch HQ. Now he’s selling the site to AI startup Corgi

The transaction closes the chapter on a labor dispute that derailed plans for the Golden State Warriors star’s Thirty Ink headquarters.

12 hours ago

SF Standard

Steph Curry planned to open a Dogpatch HQ. Now he’s selling the site to AI startup Corgi

Mission Local

Meet the District 8 candidates: Should S.F. create more historic landmarks?

The District 8 supervisor candidates weigh in on the efforts to increase the number of designated landmarks in San Francisco. Meet the District 8 candidates: Should S.F. create more historic landmarks?

13 hours ago

Mission Local

Meet the District 8 candidates: Should S.F. create more historic landmarks?

Mission Local

Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: Who would you tax more?

Who should pay more" The top 0.1 percent" The top 1 percent" Or the top 10 percent" Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: Who would you tax more"

13 hours ago

Mission Local

Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: Who would you tax more?

Mission Local

Bayview Buzz: Yvonne’s Southern Sweets is making its sweet return

After an eight month closure, Yvonne's Southern Sweets is back. Plus: The fourth annual kite festival is gearing up for a sun-soaked weekend. Bayview Buzz: Yvonne’s Southern Sweets is making its sweet return

15 hours ago

Mission Local

Bayview Buzz: Yvonne’s Southern Sweets is making its sweet return

Mission Local

Cruising on the Great Highway

At the Great Highway and Taraval Street. Photo by David Pon. Cruising on the Great Highway

19 hours ago

Mission Local

Cruising on the Great Highway

SF Standard

The restaurant question we’ll never agree on

Food, service and ambiance are the hospitality holy trinity. But what’s the perfect ratio?

19 hours ago

SF Standard

The restaurant question we’ll never agree on