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Dominance Down Under: Instant takeaways from the 49ers’ statement win over the Rams

Brock Purdy threw three touchdowns and the 49ers forced two turnovers in an overwhelming performance in Melbourne.

2 hours ago

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Dominance Down Under: Instant takeaways from the 49ers’ statement win over the Rams

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SF Drag King Contest to Celebrate Three Decades With ‘Dirty 30’ at Great American Saturday

Drag kings and performers from the Bay Area and beyond will deconstruct the meaning of “true brotherly love” at Great American Music Hall Saturday for “Dirty 30,” a celebration of the iconic SF contest’s 30th year.

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SF Drag King Contest to Celebrate Three Decades With ‘Dirty 30’ at Great American Saturday

Mission Local

‘They changed the narrative:’ MAQUILÁPOLIS film celebrates 20 years with showing at Roxie

MAQUILÁPOLIS, a film about Mexican border factories, is back at the Roxie Theater 20 years after it was first released. ‘They changed the narrative:’ MAQUILÁPOLIS film celebrates 20 years with showing at Roxie

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‘They changed the narrative:’ MAQUILÁPOLIS film celebrates 20 years with showing at Roxie

SFiST

Crypto Billionaire Chris Larsen Says His Son Keeps Pressuring Him to Drop Flock Support

During a recent interview with journalist Kara Swisher, local crypto billionaire Chris Larsen revealed that his 19-year-old son keeps pressuring him to stop funding SFPD’s Flock surveillance technology amid growing backlash.

7 hours ago

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Crypto Billionaire Chris Larsen Says His Son Keeps Pressuring Him to Drop Flock Support

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Apple Debuts Its First Foldable iPhone — Don't Call It a Flip Phone!

Nearly 20 years after the first iPhone debuted, Apple has unveiled the first foldable version of the phone, which "opens like a passport," not like a flip phone, and features a seamless screen that expands to a tablet-like 7.6-inch display.

7 hours ago

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Apple Debuts Its First Foldable iPhone — Don't Call It a Flip Phone!

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Mayor Daniel Mamdani? Lurie pivots as SF’s affordability crisis runs rampant

The mayor has built his brand on fiscal restraint and business ties. This week, he swung toward labor and renters, his biggest political turn yet.

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Mayor Daniel Mamdani? Lurie pivots as SF’s affordability crisis runs rampant

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It’s so hot that BART is hallucinating trains

A substation fire, aging infrastructure, and heat-induced glitches have combined to create days of delays.

9 hours ago

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It’s so hot that BART is hallucinating trains

Mission Local

Lurie declares ‘rent emergency’ as S.F. rents spike due to AI boom

Mayor Lurie wants the city's leaders to do something about rapidly rising rents. But a tenant advocate says current efforts are incomplete. Lurie declares ‘rent emergency’ as S.F. rents spike due to AI boom

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Lurie declares ‘rent emergency’ as S.F. rents spike due to AI boom

SFiST

SF Mayor Declares Rent Emergency, Announces Several Tenant Protection Proposals

Following a more than 25% increase in SF rents over the past year, Mayor Daniel Lurie declared a rent emergency Thursday and unveiled several measures aimed at protecting tenants from unfair evictions and rent spikes.

10 hours ago

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SF Mayor Declares Rent Emergency, Announces Several Tenant Protection Proposals

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Anthropic Says It Shut Down Several Efforts to Use Claude to Develop Biological Weapons

In a new report discussing safety measures that have been taken by Anthropic when it detects that its models are being used for potentially malicious activity, the company says its AI was used to possibly begin developing new bio-weapons.

10 hours ago

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Anthropic Says It Shut Down Several Efforts to Use Claude to Develop Biological Weapons

Mission Local

Sunset Buzz: Oakland Mama’s Boy to bring NY-style slices to Inner Sunset

Meanwhile: Sunset Trinket Trade takes a break, and Flower Piano returns today, bringing live piano performances under the redwoods. Sunset Buzz: Oakland Mama’s Boy to bring NY-style slices to Inner Sunset

11 hours ago

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Sunset Buzz: Oakland Mama’s Boy to bring NY-style slices to Inner Sunset

SFiST

San Francisco Hosting a 'Dolly Day' Concert In Union Square on 9/25 (Get It?)

Dolly Parton fans in SF will get a chance to celebrate and mourn the great and wondrous cultural icon that she was at a Union Square concert event later this month.

11 hours ago

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San Francisco Hosting a 'Dolly Day' Concert In Union Square on 9/25 (Get It?)

Mission Local

Meet the District 10 candidates: Would you put a moratorium on AI data centers?

All candidates are in agreement that the safety risks should be understood — but one takes things a step further Meet the District 10 candidates: Would you put a moratorium on AI data centers?

11 hours ago

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Meet the District 10 candidates: Would you put a moratorium on AI data centers?

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Valkyries president Jess Smith would make a great WNBA commissioner. There’s one problem

The job Smith already has is better than one that comes with plenty of institutional baggage.

12 hours ago

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Valkyries president Jess Smith would make a great WNBA commissioner. There’s one problem

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Lurie declares rent emergency as SF housing costs surge

Rental prices have skyrocketed here more than anywhere else in the country in the last year.

15 hours ago

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Lurie declares rent emergency as SF housing costs surge

Mission Local

Fresh crullers

At Valencia and 23rd streets. Photo by Walter Mackins. Fresh crullers

17 hours ago

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Fresh crullers

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How are California school districts funding teacher housing? It really depends

Districts up and down the state are building their own housing. The financing determines who gets the keys.

17 hours ago

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How are California school districts funding teacher housing? It really depends

Mission Local

Amid rising fear over data centers, an S.F. supervisor quietly plans a moratorium

Supervisor Shamann Walton, who represents District 10, will introduce a 45-day suspension on new centers on Sept. 15. Amid rising fear over data centers, an S.F. supervisor quietly plans a moratorium

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Amid rising fear over data centers, an S.F. supervisor quietly plans a moratorium