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Public defenders accuse SF sheriff of hiding TV crew’s role in child exploitation sting

Defense lawyers say law enforcement reports omitted the involvement of Chris Hansen’s production.

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Public defenders accuse SF sheriff of hiding TV crew’s role in child exploitation sting

SFiST

That AI Store Manager In Cow Hollow Just Fired Its First Human Employee

Andon Market, the AI-created store with no clear purpose for existing beyond as a marketing tool for the startup behind it, made headlines again this week after its AI agent manager decided to fire a store employee.

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That AI Store Manager In Cow Hollow Just Fired Its First Human Employee

SFiST

Arson Suspect Arrested In Richmond Fire That Killed Father, Nephew

Two people were killed and two others seriously injured in a house fire in Richmond Tuesday night, and a relative who also lives at the home has been arrested as a suspect.

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Arson Suspect Arrested In Richmond Fire That Killed Father, Nephew

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Mavis Staples Returns to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass This Year, Along With Los Lobos

The third round of artist reveals arrived Wednesday for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026, and we learn that the great Mavis Staples, who continues touring at age 87, will be returning to the SF festival after last appearing in 2024.

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Mavis Staples Returns to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass This Year, Along With Los Lobos

SFiST

Dating Site Set to Launch Later This Year Promises to Match ‘Western’ Men With Asian Women

A new SF-based dating site called WMAF Meet, short for “Western males and Asian females,” is drawing backlash online over its narrow focus on pairing white men with Asian women, whom the site describes as the “most in-demand” pairing in San Francisco.

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Dating Site Set to Launch Later This Year Promises to Match ‘Western’ Men With Asian Women

Mission Local

InnerCity home

On Sixth and Folsom Street. Photo by Aaliyah Español-Rivas. InnerCity home

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InnerCity home

Mission Local

Meet the District 8 candidates: Should SFPD use Flock surveillance cameras?

San Francisco deploys over 400 Flock automated license plate readers. The District 8 candidates weigh in on the surveillance technology. Meet the District 8 candidates: Should SFPD use Flock surveillance cameras?

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Meet the District 8 candidates: Should SFPD use Flock surveillance cameras?

SFiST

Antioch Community Rallies Behind Woman Berated By Racist Neighbor In Viral Video

An Antioch woman is receiving an outpouring of support after a viral video showed her neighbor harassing and taunting her with racial slurs, as the man faces charges in a separate incident and police investigate an explosive device thrown at his home.

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Antioch Community Rallies Behind Woman Berated By Racist Neighbor In Viral Video

SFiST

Suspect In Max Maltzman Murder Will Be Tried as an Adult, Judge Rules

The juvenile court judge has ruled, and the now 21-year-old man who is believed to have killed 18-year-old Max Maltzman in an abandoned Hunters Point warehouse three years ago will be tried in adult court, pending an appeal by his attorney.

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Suspect In Max Maltzman Murder Will Be Tried as an Adult, Judge Rules

SF Standard

Graffiti artists tagged a fancy Pac Heights co-op. Even neighbors are kind of impressed

Two graffiti writers rappelled down the side of the building to paint huge, vertical pieces.

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Graffiti artists tagged a fancy Pac Heights co-op. Even neighbors are kind of impressed

Mission Local

Memorial

On Washington Boulevard. Photo by Mike Santiago. Memorial

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Memorial

SF Standard

The best events in SF this week, from end-of-summer night markets to Sundown Cinema

Plus, a dog adopt-athon pool party, a hole-digging party, DJ sets at the de Young Museum, and more.

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The best events in SF this week, from end-of-summer night markets to Sundown Cinema

SF Standard

The restaurant is freezing. Please close the damn door

It’s Fogust, and I want to eat tomatoes without my coat on.

11 hours ago

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The restaurant is freezing. Please close the damn door

SF Standard

Why did Flock get a private investigator license?

Legal experts suspect it’s less about fighting crime than about protecting the company in court.

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Why did Flock get a private investigator license?

SF Standard

‘He’s exploiting them’: Celebrated SF gallerist accused of stiffing artists, collectors

Jonathan Carver Moore has enjoyed a meteoric rise in San Francisco’s art world for championing Black and queer artists. Now, more than a dozen are claiming unpaid debts.

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‘He’s exploiting them’: Celebrated SF gallerist accused of stiffing artists, collectors

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Mission Local

OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s

OpenAI workers not only revealed a schism within one of San Francisco’s frontier AI labs, they also aligned with the politics of their direct competitors OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s

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Mission Local

OpenAI workers ditched their boss’ politics for Anthropic’s

Mission Local

Cinderella Bakery will finally debut in the Mission District: Opening set for month's end

Cinderella's opening in the Mission District is set for Aug. 28. The Russian bakery will open at 24th and Alabama streets. Cinderella Bakery will finally debut in the Mission District: Opening set for month's end

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Mission Local

Cinderella Bakery will finally debut in the Mission District: Opening set for month's end

Mission Local

Ro Khanna backs Connie Chan, saying next S.F. congressperson will have ‘huge megaphone’

Chan’s campaign hopes that Khanna, a progressive who is not in Pelosi’s orbit, will open up new possibilities. Ro Khanna backs Connie Chan, saying next S.F. congressperson will have ‘huge megaphone’

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Ro Khanna backs Connie Chan, saying next S.F. congressperson will have ‘huge megaphone’