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Where are the card-playing seniors of Portsmouth Square?

This morning, a fence went up around Chinatown’s living room for a $73 million renovation. The park’s regulars are on the hunt for new spot. Where are the card-playing seniors of Portsmouth Square?

1 hour ago

Mission Local

Where are the card-playing seniors of Portsmouth Square?

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SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Red Flag Warning for North, East Bay Hills

A "severe" Red Flag Warning has been issued starting at 11 pm tonight for the North and East Bay hills; SFUSD's Maria Su made it through her congressional hearing without much drama; and the trial of the accused Palisades Fire arsonist began today.

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SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Red Flag Warning for North, East Bay Hills

SF Standard

The endorsement battle begins in the Chan vs. Wiener fight for Pelosi’s seat

Also in today’s Power Play: Why Bilal Mahmood and the mayor’s real estate transfer tax fell apart.

4 hours ago

SF Standard

The endorsement battle begins in the Chan vs. Wiener fight for Pelosi’s seat

SFiST

First Major Overhaul of Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square In Decades Has Begun

Following years of disputes, construction has begun on the $73 million renovation of the historic Portsmouth Square park in SF’s Chinatown, which is expected to take two years.

5 hours ago

SFiST

First Major Overhaul of Chinatown’s Portsmouth Square In Decades Has Begun

SFiST

Will Another Planet Continue Doing Extra Golden Gate Concerts After Outside Lands?

A new report estimates that the Bay Area saw $245.1 million in extra economic activity last summer thanks to the three consecutive weekends of major concerts in Golden Gate Park, produced by Another Planet Entertainment (APE).

5 hours ago

SFiST

Will Another Planet Continue Doing Extra Golden Gate Concerts After Outside Lands?

SFiST

Supe Melgar Delays Proposed Smoking Ban at SF Bar Patios Following Backlash

After facing widespread outrage over a proposed ban on smoking at bar patios in SF, Supervisor Melgar has put the plan on hold while she and Mayor Lurie continue discussions with the community.

6 hours ago

SFiST

Supe Melgar Delays Proposed Smoking Ban at SF Bar Patios Following Backlash

SFiST

SF Faces Second Class-Action Lawsuit Over Treatment of Women at County Jail

Following a class-action lawsuit last month over alleged illegal strip searches of women at SF County Jail No. 2, a second suit filed Tuesday claims conditions for women in custody are worse than those for men.

8 hours ago

SFiST

SF Faces Second Class-Action Lawsuit Over Treatment of Women at County Jail

SF Standard

SF school chief survives congressional grilling designed to embarrass her

Summoned over the district’s trans policies and ethnic studies curriculum, Maria Su stuck to a careful script.

8 hours ago

SF Standard

SF school chief survives congressional grilling designed to embarrass her

Mission Local

Anti-housing message wasn’t enough to dislodge Stephen Sherrill in District 2

8 hours ago

Mission Local

Anti-housing message wasn’t enough to dislodge Stephen Sherrill in District 2

Mission Local

Excelsior Buzz: a new arcade is on its way to the neighborhood

Two more businesses will open in the Excelsior after receiving grants intended to help fill in the city’s empty storefronts. Excelsior Buzz: a new arcade is on its way to the neighborhood

10 hours ago

Mission Local

Excelsior Buzz: a new arcade is on its way to the neighborhood

SF Standard

Yup, that’s me petting a coyote in the 2-minute movie about San Francisco

What I wanted was an exclusive story. What I got instead was an impossibly poignant moment in Dolores Park.

10 hours ago

SF Standard

Yup, that’s me petting a coyote in the 2-minute movie about San Francisco

SFiST

SF Filmmaker and Booster Group Drop Celebrity-Filled 'Comeback City' Video

Joe Talbot, the director of 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco,' and the group Believe In SF have just unveiled a new video promoting the city's comeback, featuring Joe Montana, Steph Curry, Dominique Crenn and others.

10 hours ago

SFiST

SF Filmmaker and Booster Group Drop Celebrity-Filled 'Comeback City' Video

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Mission Local

Families and friends remember Lenin Homer Silva, teen who died in I-80 car crash

“He saved all that sweetness and softness for the world,” Silva's mother Sue Homer said. Silva was 17. He would've turned 18 on July 16. Families and friends remember Lenin Homer Silva, teen who died in I-80 car crash

14 hours ago

Mission Local

Families and friends remember Lenin Homer Silva, teen who died in I-80 car crash

Mission Local

People We Meet: Jorge Lopez hopes the World Cup ‘festival’ amps up soon

The owner of Elite Sports Soccer in San Francisco has provided the Mission with sports gear for over 30 years. This could be his big moment. People We Meet: Jorge Lopez hopes the World Cup ‘festival’ amps up soon

15 hours ago

Mission Local

People We Meet: Jorge Lopez hopes the World Cup ‘festival’ amps up soon

SF Standard

A serious diner never leaves seating to chance

There are regular restaurant lovers. And then there are table-number psychopaths.

16 hours ago

SF Standard

A serious diner never leaves seating to chance

SF Standard

Lurie, Curry, Coppola, and Crenn: SF’s biggest stars drop video ‘love letter’ to the city

The celeb-studded clip, directed by Joe Talbot, features a coyote and Daniel Lurie dropping an F-bomb.

16 hours ago

SF Standard

Lurie, Curry, Coppola, and Crenn: SF’s biggest stars drop video ‘love letter’ to the city

SF Standard

SF parking tickets are back with a vengeance to ruin your Saturdays and nights out

They’re more expensive, and more are issued at night and on weekends than before the pandemic.

16 hours ago

SF Standard

SF parking tickets are back with a vengeance to ruin your Saturdays and nights out

Mission Local

Where can you watch the World Cup in San Francisco? Use our guide.

Mission Local's comprehensive guide to finding a TV screen to scream at in unison as you watch soccer come to America. Where can you watch the World Cup in San Francisco? Use our guide.

16 hours ago

Mission Local

Where can you watch the World Cup in San Francisco? Use our guide.