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San Francisco’s hottest club is the Uniqlo opening festival

Fans showed up in droves for the store’s opening day.

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SF Standard

San Francisco’s hottest club is the Uniqlo opening festival

Mission Local

After 6 years and $37 million, historic Mission Branch Library to reopen

The Mission library will reopen on Nov. 14th six years after its closure. The building will have new designated areas for teens and children. After 6 years and $37 million, historic Mission Branch Library to reopen

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Mission Local

After 6 years and $37 million, historic Mission Branch Library to reopen

SFiST

Four-Month-Old Capybara Siblings Arrive at San Francisco Zoo

Two young capybara siblings were recently brought to the San Francisco Zoo from Sacramento, where they’ve been adjusting to their new habitat, marking the first time the popular rodents have been at the zoo in nearly a decade.

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SFiST

Four-Month-Old Capybara Siblings Arrive at San Francisco Zoo

SFiST

This Week In Food: Bentornato, Che Fico

Che Fico reopens after its June fire, the Colibri folk are going Italian on Union Square, and Sebastopol's Psychic Pie is expanding to SF, all in This Week In Food.

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SFiST

This Week In Food: Bentornato, Che Fico

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Netflix’s ‘A Man on the Inside’ Honors SF’s Film Noir Past In Final Season

Dozens of crew members are filming on location in SF for the final season of Netflix’s A Man on the Inside, which will pay homage to the city’s film-noir past, as the city’s newly expanded incentive program aims to attract more film productions.

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SFiST

Netflix’s ‘A Man on the Inside’ Honors SF’s Film Noir Past In Final Season

SFiST

Weird Website Lets You 'Sit' at Elizabeth's Holmes's Desk at Theranos, Read Her Emails

A strange new website has appeared, coinciding with the release of the Elizabeth Holmes documentary 'You Can See Everything,' that lets you interact with a simulation of what Holmes's desk at Theranos might have looked like back in 2016.

3 hours ago

SFiST

Weird Website Lets You 'Sit' at Elizabeth's Holmes's Desk at Theranos, Read Her Emails

Mission Local

Meet the District 10 Candidates: Would you upzone the Third Street corridor?

While two of the candidates had reservations about upzoning the transit-heavy corridor, others said that with restrictions, the move could be positive. Meet the District 10 Candidates: Would you upzone the Third Street corridor?

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Mission Local

Meet the District 10 Candidates: Would you upzone the Third Street corridor?

SFiST

Fleet Week Yacht Rock Party on Front Street to Feature Free Oysters

A Fleet Week-themed Fridays on Front Street event is happening today (October 9), featuring bands playing yacht rock covers, a screening of Top Gun, a best mustache contest, and free oysters.

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SFiST

Fleet Week Yacht Rock Party on Front Street to Feature Free Oysters

SFiST

ChatGPT for Teens’ Safety Guardrails Fail to Flag Crises or Limit Engagement, Says Watchdog

OpenAI promised stronger safeguards for teens using ChatGPT, but a new report says it still encourages kids to keep chatting, acts like an always-available friend, and fails to deliver on several promised safety features.

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SFiST

ChatGPT for Teens’ Safety Guardrails Fail to Flag Crises or Limit Engagement, Says Watchdog

Mission Local

We asked every San Francisco politician: Should Dem Party Chair Nancy Tung step down?

San Francisco Dems will meet in an Oct. 11 special meeting to reconsider their District 8 endorsement. It promises to be a fraught affair. We asked every San Francisco politician: Should Dem Party Chair Nancy Tung step down?

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Mission Local

We asked every San Francisco politician: Should Dem Party Chair Nancy Tung step down?

SF Standard

‘That girl is ready’: An unlikely rookie is flipping the Valkyries-Aces series

Starting center Kiah Stokes has given Golden State a rebounding edge while newcomer Aminata Gueye has played a critical role in slowing A’ja Wilson.

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SF Standard

‘That girl is ready’: An unlikely rookie is flipping the Valkyries-Aces series

SF Standard

Illegal former Academy of Art dorms are being turned into tech hostels

The university was once sued by the city for converting affordable housing to dorms. Now, some of those buildings will house aspiring billionaires.

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SF Standard

Illegal former Academy of Art dorms are being turned into tech hostels

Mission Local

Plant based

At 25th and Mission Streets. Photo by David Chalk. Plant based

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Mission Local

Plant based

SF Standard

SFUSD is replacing its school lottery. Here’s what you need to know

The board is choosing between two plans that guarantee a neighborhood school. One gives more choice; the other keeps kids closer to home.

11 hours ago

SF Standard

SFUSD is replacing its school lottery. Here’s what you need to know

SF Standard

The Giants’ 40-man roster crunch: Who stays, who goes, and the toughest decisions

San Francisco ended the season with 17 players on the 60-day injured list and Buster Posey must soon begin reshaping the roster.

11 hours ago

SF Standard

The Giants’ 40-man roster crunch: Who stays, who goes, and the toughest decisions

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Mission Local

Gay men in S.F. say consent isn't different for them. But some act like it is.

Follow a citywide conversation about sexual assault between gay men in San Francisco, some people are calling for more open conversations about consent and what that looks like. Gay men in S.F. say consent isn't different for them. But some act like it is.

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Mission Local

Gay men in S.F. say consent isn't different for them. But some act like it is.

Mission Local

Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: What do your critics get wrong about you?

The two camps have been trying to gain ground through negative campaigning against their opponents in hope of swaying voters who remain undecided. Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: What do your critics get wrong about you?

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Mission Local

Meet the S.F. congressional candidates: What do your critics get wrong about you?

SF Standard

There have been 40 PG&E blackouts since December’s disaster. The city is pissed

Since the Dec. 20 blackout, San Francisco has lost power at a rate of nearly once a week. City leaders want state regulators to dig in.

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SF Standard

There have been 40 PG&E blackouts since December’s disaster. The city is pissed