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Day Around the Bay: Crowd Sings ‘Take Me Home, Country Road’ to US Team at Final Bay Area World Cup Game

The Onion will be airing its long-awaited parody of Alex Jones’s ‘InfoWars’ on Thursdays; an SF pop star named her tour after the Stonestown Galleria; and fans serenaded the US men’s team to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Road,” following their victory Wednesday night.

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Day Around the Bay: Crowd Sings ‘Take Me Home, Country Road’ to US Team at Final Bay Area World Cup Game

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The Valkyries are nearly halfway through the season and sit 3rd in the WNBA standings

The Valkyries are looking good with Gabby Williams and other team leaders doing more than expected. The Valkyries are nearly halfway through the season and sit 3rd in the WNBA standings

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The Valkyries are nearly halfway through the season and sit 3rd in the WNBA standings

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Ruby Princess, the Notorious Cruise Ship With a Troubled History, Reports Norovirus Outbreak

The Ruby Princess cruise ship, which has encountered a string of outbreaks and mishaps in recent years, returned to SF on Thursday after a three-week voyage in which 125 people — about five percent of those onboard — reported norovirus symptoms.

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Ruby Princess, the Notorious Cruise Ship With a Troubled History, Reports Norovirus Outbreak

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‘Section 415’ podcast: WNBA veteran Kiah Stokes on life with the Valkyries

The 10th-year center won three titles at UConn and won three with the Las Vegas Aces before signing with Golden State.

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‘Section 415’ podcast: WNBA veteran Kiah Stokes on life with the Valkyries

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Singer Audra McDonald and Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to Perform at Memorial Concert for Michael Tilson Thomas

The San Francisco Symphony announced Wednesday that there will be a memorial concert in October to honor the late Michael Tilson Thomas, who served as music director of the orchestra for a quarter century.

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Singer Audra McDonald and Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to Perform at Memorial Concert for Michael Tilson Thomas

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Connie Chan Hires SF Labor Leader and Pelosi Ally to Head Campaign For Congress

Rudy Gonzalez, a longtime trade union leader who’s SF born-and-raised, has been hired to run Connie Chan’s campaign for US Congress, and he says he’ll be frequently reaching out to ally Nancy Pelosi for guidance.

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Connie Chan Hires SF Labor Leader and Pelosi Ally to Head Campaign For Congress

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Former Chase branch will reopen as Hidden Frequency, experimental music venue

The venue is the vision of Naz Khorram, owner of Arcana. Hidden Frequency will have a listening room and will host experimental shows. Former Chase branch will reopen as Hidden Frequency, experimental music venue

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Former Chase branch will reopen as Hidden Frequency, experimental music venue

SF Standard

Kawakami: Waiting for LeBron — Moody in limbo, Porzingis staying, and more

Whether or not Golden States lands LeBron James, it’s seeming likelier and likelier that Moses Moody might have to be moved to create cap flexibility.

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Kawakami: Waiting for LeBron — Moody in limbo, Porzingis staying, and more

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[Update] Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts on Lesser Charges In Golden Gate Bridge Protester Trial, Deadlocked on Others

The jury in the trial of seven protesters who shut down the Golden Gate Bridge in April 2024 returned to deliberations Monday and on Thursday morning they reportedly told the judge they remain deadlocked on two counts.

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[Update] Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts on Lesser Charges In Golden Gate Bridge Protester Trial, Deadlocked on Others

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Sea Lion Pup Found Wandering Streets In Outer Sunset Returns to the Wild Better Nourished

A malnourished sea lion pup who was found waddling up the street at 48th Avenue and Irving Street in April and subsequently named Irving was returned to the wild this week following veterinary care.

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Sea Lion Pup Found Wandering Streets In Outer Sunset Returns to the Wild Better Nourished

SF Standard

The biggest questions left for Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers to resolve

Former NFL executive Andrew Brandt explains how the team could recover some of the money it has paid the wide receiver.

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The biggest questions left for Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers to resolve

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Opinion: The Giants have forgotten whose city this is

The baseball cap controversy shows that the team is losing more than games — it’s losing touch with the city it claims to represent.

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Opinion: The Giants have forgotten whose city this is

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The street-sweeper shuffle: Life as an SF driver without a garage

They have a whole ritual to keep their parking spots. What it looks like depends on the neighborhood.

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The street-sweeper shuffle: Life as an SF driver without a garage

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‘People will pay anything’: Why SF rents are breaking records this summer

Low supply and aggressive AI hiring are leading to $50,000 rentals, with some neighborhoods seeing rents 50% higher than just last year.

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‘People will pay anything’: Why SF rents are breaking records this summer

Mission Local

Build up your mind

At 6th and Market streets. Photo by Michael Santiago. Build up your mind

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Build up your mind

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Connie Chan's new campaign boss has deep S.F. labor roots and a direct line to Pelosi

The pick of Rudy Gonzalez as campaign manager, one said, is a “leveling up" in Connie Chan's campaign for Congress. Connie Chan's new campaign boss has deep S.F. labor roots and a direct line to Pelosi

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Connie Chan's new campaign boss has deep S.F. labor roots and a direct line to Pelosi

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'Ancestral Echoes' at MoAD is a story about when the story is missing

Oakland-born artist Demetri Broxton set out to illustrate how the Second Great Migration brought his family to the Bay Area — but that history is as much about the unknown as the knowable. 'Ancestral Echoes' at MoAD is a story about when the story is missing

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'Ancestral Echoes' at MoAD is a story about when the story is missing

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S.F. hopes to expand RESET center if pilot proves successful, says mayor’s chief of public safety

Steven Betz, the mayor's chief of public safety, said the results coming out of the RESET center are positive so far. S.F. hopes to expand RESET center if pilot proves successful, says mayor’s chief of public safety

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S.F. hopes to expand RESET center if pilot proves successful, says mayor’s chief of public safety