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Sleep Scientists Excited to Study Results of This Week's 49ers-Rams Game in Australia

The NFL's highly-anticipated season opener between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday has sleep scientists stoked to study how the two teams drastically different approaches to travel and acclimation play out.

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Sleep Scientists Excited to Study Results of This Week's 49ers-Rams Game in Australia

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Amber Alert Issued For Monterey Teenager Suspected in Infant's Death

The California Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert for the teenage girl authorities believe gave birth to an infant who was found dead on the side of the road in Monterey Bay's Moss Landing last month. The missing teen's father is alleged to be the baby's father.

9 hours ago

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Amber Alert Issued For Monterey Teenager Suspected in Infant's Death

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10 of the best San Francisco public playgrounds, according to local experts

We asked parents who work with kids where they take their own. Here are the play areas they swear by.

18 hours ago

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10 of the best San Francisco public playgrounds, according to local experts

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Horizontal green with palms

On Market Street. Photo by Scott K. Horizontal green with palms

18 hours ago

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Horizontal green with palms

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Kawakami: 49ers 2026 season prediction — 12-5 and stronger for surviving all the travel

This might be the most important Week 1 in the Kyle Shanahan era and a victory against the Rams could give the team a big push into the rest of the season.

18 hours ago

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Kawakami: 49ers 2026 season prediction — 12-5 and stronger for surviving all the travel

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S.F. homeless service providers must prove their programs work. S.F. permitting software, not so much…

Homelessness nonprofits will now be contracted via ‘performance-based metrics.' But that's not the case for the struggling permit software system OpenGov. S.F. homeless service providers must prove their programs work. S.F. permitting software, not so much…

18 hours ago

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S.F. homeless service providers must prove their programs work. S.F. permitting software, not so much…

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Where is the Tenderloin in downtown’s comeback story?

Stakeholders in the city’s slighted neighborhood say large scale investment has yet to reach them, though they are hopeful it will soon.

18 hours ago

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Where is the Tenderloin in downtown’s comeback story?

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Sunset Dunes vs. Great Highway: Pro-park side outraising opponents 7-to-1

Supporters of Sunset Dunes park, fighting Prop. G ballot measure in San Francisco, count several tech execs and investor as financial backers. Sunset Dunes vs. Great Highway: Pro-park side outraising opponents 7-to-1

19 hours ago

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Sunset Dunes vs. Great Highway: Pro-park side outraising opponents 7-to-1

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Bay Area immigration judges are denying children pauses in deportation proceedings

Texas court ruling is upending how Bay Area immigration judges handle children's cases, with judges now denying most motions to pause removal proceedings — including for an 8-year-old navigating the system without a lawyer. Bay Area immigration judges are denying children pauses in deportation ...

20 hours ago

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Bay Area immigration judges are denying children pauses in deportation proceedings

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SF candidate wants rival’s $500,000 crypto donation steered to the community

Shawn Richard says money backing Theo Ellington distorts a race to represent one of the city’s most overlooked districts.

1 day ago

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SF candidate wants rival’s $500,000 crypto donation steered to the community

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Second Person Dies at Burning Man

A second person has died at this year's Burning Man festival, according to the Burning Man Project. Craig Mann, 60, was reportedly found dead in his camp on Saturday afternoon. No cause of death was provided.

1 day ago

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Second Person Dies at Burning Man

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Sunday Links: Four Dead, Including Two Children, in Fresno Plane Crash

More than a dozen require medical treatment or hospitalization at Chainsmokers concert in San Jose; Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, disrupting flights; and Snoop Dogg is hiring for an ice cream taster.

1 day ago

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Sunday Links: Four Dead, Including Two Children, in Fresno Plane Crash

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Mountain lion that spent a night in the Panhandle left on its own: ‘A best case scenario’

The animal climbed a tree near Fell and Baker streets and slipped away overnight — a calmer end than January’s Pac Heights cougar, which was caught and tranquilized.

1 day ago

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Mountain lion that spent a night in the Panhandle left on its own: ‘A best case scenario’

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Natalie Nakase, Kaitlyn Chen, and the underdog mentality driving the Valkyries

A coach who knows what it’s like to be underestimated has helped an overlooked point guard become a key contributor.

1 day ago

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Natalie Nakase, Kaitlyn Chen, and the underdog mentality driving the Valkyries

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Woman in Japantown

At Sutter and Laguna Streets. Photo by Jay A. Martin. Woman in Japantown

1 day ago

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Woman in Japantown

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Meet the 71-year-old keeping tabs on Concord's immigration court

Jere Ramsey and some three dozen volunteers have become the record-keepers of the Bay Area's de facto immigration court in Concord. Meet the 71-year-old keeping tabs on Concord's immigration court

1 day ago

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Meet the 71-year-old keeping tabs on Concord's immigration court

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One Person Stabbed in Mid-Morning Incident at Crissy Field

According to the San Francisco Police Department, one unidentified victim has been taken to a local hospital after they were stabbed near Crissy Field earlier today. They are currently being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

2 days ago

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One Person Stabbed in Mid-Morning Incident at Crissy Field

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KQED Agrees to Pay Nearly $900,00 to Settle Wage-Theft Lawsuit

San Francisco public broadcaster KQED has agreed to fork over $895,000 in relation to a class-action lawsuit accusing them of rampant wage-theft. First filed in 2024, the lawsuit's proposed settlement will undergo a final approval hearing in SF Superior Court in November.

2 days ago

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KQED Agrees to Pay Nearly $900,00 to Settle Wage-Theft Lawsuit