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Juneteenth and Pride converge as S.F. prepares for celebratory weekends

June’s Third Thursdays on Treat, Juneteenth x Pride, event brought together Black and LGBTQ+ artists and entrepreneurs Juneteenth and Pride converge as S.F. prepares for celebratory weekends

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Juneteenth and Pride converge as S.F. prepares for celebratory weekends

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Friday Morning Constitutional: Bay Area Transit Getting Crowded Again

Public transit in the Bay is getting close to pre-pandemic levels of ridership (but not BART); Oakland police are seeking help finding a missing teen; and Christian Pulisic is out for today's Australia match due to injury.

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Friday Morning Constitutional: Bay Area Transit Getting Crowded Again

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Tell us your most San Francisco love story

Your strangest date, your best sex, your deepest heartbreak — we want it all for our new relationships column.

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Tell us your most San Francisco love story

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AI slop company wants to open 5,000 wellness spas. It’s starting in Union Square

Midjourney, an AI research and art company, is developing a full body scanner similar to an MRI. To attract clients, it’s opening a spa.

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AI slop company wants to open 5,000 wellness spas. It’s starting in Union Square

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Dusty Baker tells his life story in a book. Could a movie be next?

Baker brought his new memoir, “Crossroads,” to Marcus Books in Oakland, the oldest Black-owned independent bookstore in the country.

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Dusty Baker tells his life story in a book. Could a movie be next?

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The Weekend Itinerary: Our top picks for June 19-21 in San Francisco

Don’t let summer fog dampen the fun. This weekend, celebrate Juneteenth, Pride, Father’s Day, and summer solstice with street fairs, parades, drag, and more.

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The Weekend Itinerary: Our top picks for June 19-21 in San Francisco

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The political exile next door: How a World Cup icon found refuge in the Bay Area

Hakan Şükür fled Turkey as its greatest player. Now he watches from the sidelines as his nation faces a must-win game in his adopted backyard.

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The political exile next door: How a World Cup icon found refuge in the Bay Area

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The strange bedfellows lining up against the California billionaire tax

The groups opposed to the measure include some of Sacramento’s most influential political players.

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The strange bedfellows lining up against the California billionaire tax

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Day Around the Bay: RIP, Jeannette Etheredge, Grand Dame of North Beach

Jeannette Etheredge, the longtime impresario of Tosca, has died at age 85; the backers of the billionaire tax tell Newsom they're willing to negotiate to pull the measure; and former President Barack Obama spoke at the dedication of his new presidential center/library in Chicago today.

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Day Around the Bay: RIP, Jeannette Etheredge, Grand Dame of North Beach

Mission Local

Sunset Buzz: Another break-in at Tadaima, restaurant opening and closures

Say goodbye to a British cheese shop, hello to American fare on 9th and Irving. Here are the changes around the Sunset District in June. Sunset Buzz: Another break-in at Tadaima, restaurant opening and closures

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Sunset Buzz: Another break-in at Tadaima, restaurant opening and closures

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Mission HOA Still Fighting Nuns’ Soup Kitchen Ten Years After High-Profile Battle

The long-planned launch of a soup kitchen at 15th and Mission in San Francisco last spring that's run by French nuns — and funded by Tony Robbins — quickly ramped up a years-long dispute with the building’s homeowners association.

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Mission HOA Still Fighting Nuns’ Soup Kitchen Ten Years After High-Profile Battle

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Daughter of Film Director William Wyler and Prominent SF Philanthropist Found Dead With Husband In Running Car

There was a strange news item this week involving a well known San Francisco philanthropist couple, Judith and Wylie Sheldon, who were both found dead of unknown causes in a still-running SUV along a Northern California freeway.

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Daughter of Film Director William Wyler and Prominent SF Philanthropist Found Dead With Husband In Running Car

Mission Local

$211 per vote: How Saikat Chakrabarti spent $8.8M on his congressional run

Connie Chan spent $25.09 per vote. Scott Wiener spent $61.24. Saikat Chakrabarti spent...a lot more than that. $211 per vote: How Saikat Chakrabarti spent $8.8M on his congressional run

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$211 per vote: How Saikat Chakrabarti spent $8.8M on his congressional run

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Mayor Daniel Lurie, Supervisor Matt Dorsey Add to Chorus of Condemnation for Giants Pride Night Controversy

The SF Giants continue to face a public relations fiasco in their hometown and across the nation, even as prominent Republicans have chosen to dig in on the side of the self-described Christian pitchers who decided to score points with MAGA World on Pride Night.

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Mayor Daniel Lurie, Supervisor Matt Dorsey Add to Chorus of Condemnation for Giants Pride Night Controversy

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Two Stabbed on SF's Nob Hill, Including Person Believed to Be Security Guard

Two people were stabbed on Sutter Street in SF’s Nob Hill neighborhood Thursday, including one person believed to be a security guard, with one victim suffering a traumatic injury.

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Two Stabbed on SF's Nob Hill, Including Person Believed to Be Security Guard

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Tiffany 'Tip' Hayes intended to retire. Then came the Valkyries.

Now 36, Hayes is hoping for “many years to come” with the Valkyries. Tiffany 'Tip' Hayes intended to retire. Then came the Valkyries.

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Tiffany 'Tip' Hayes intended to retire. Then came the Valkyries.

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Bayview Buzz: Political big wheels, election-rumblings and bagels galore

This week, the District 10 election heats up, Newsom visits the Dogpatch, and residents prepare for Juneteenth weekend. Bayview Buzz: Political big wheels, election-rumblings and bagels galore

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Bayview Buzz: Political big wheels, election-rumblings and bagels galore

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Review: Namaste Indian Cuisine brings excellent Indian eats

Namaste comes with good bones to carry it – it’s a family run business with four other locations in the Bay Area, operating since 2011. Review: Namaste Indian Cuisine brings excellent Indian eats

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Review: Namaste Indian Cuisine brings excellent Indian eats