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Scott Wiener Campaign Launches Connie Chan AI Chatbot, Highlighting Chan's Voting Record as Supervisor

The campaign supporting Scott Wiener for Congress has launched a new interactive, parody AI chatbot that poses as rival candidate Connie Chan, and mocks her stances and votes on various issues.

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Scott Wiener Campaign Launches Connie Chan AI Chatbot, Highlighting Chan's Voting Record as Supervisor

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SFMTA Announces Service Improvements on Several Muni Lines Beginning August 29

Several Muni lines will see increased frequency during peak periods at the end of the month, along with a few routes seeing shorter wait times, longer buses, and stop changes.

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SFMTA Announces Service Improvements on Several Muni Lines Beginning August 29

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‘Section 415’ podcast: Analyzing the Giants’ dizzying trade deadline

The president of baseball operations expected to contend this season. The team’s terrible record forced him to sell at the trade deadline.

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‘Section 415’ podcast: Analyzing the Giants’ dizzying trade deadline

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Meet the District 6 candidate: What's your No. 1 priority?

District 6 supervisorial candidate Matt Dorsey shares what would be his top priority on the Board of Supervisors. Meet the District 6 candidate: What's your No. 1 priority?

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Meet the District 6 candidate: What's your No. 1 priority?

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55-Year-Old SF Woman Sentenced For Murdering Roommate Who Wouldn't Leave

A San Francisco woman who was convicted in April for the 2018 murder of her roommate, was sentenced on Monday to 31 years to life.

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55-Year-Old SF Woman Sentenced For Murdering Roommate Who Wouldn't Leave

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Meet the Congressional candidates: What is your top priority?

The two remaining congressional candidates, Connie Chan and Scott Wiener, share what their top priority would be if they got elected. Meet the Congressional candidates: What is your top priority?

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Meet the Congressional candidates: What is your top priority?

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Two 17-Year-Old Suspects Arrested In Central Valley Following Monday Shooting at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

A pair of juvenile suspects has been arrested in Stanislaus County in connection with a Monday night incident in which multiple shots were fired in a parking lot adjacent to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

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Two 17-Year-Old Suspects Arrested In Central Valley Following Monday Shooting at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

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Wildfire Smoke Incoming From Pacific Northwest, Will Likely Stink Up Bay Area By Wednesday

Smoke from the dozens of wildfires now burning in the Pacific Northwest is already fouling the air to our north, and it is set to start fouling ours in the next 24 hours.

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Wildfire Smoke Incoming From Pacific Northwest, Will Likely Stink Up Bay Area By Wednesday

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Lucky Store In NoPa Sets Closing Date

The Lucky grocery store at Fulton and Masonic now has a closing date; BART had another equipment problem Tuesday morning on the Yellow Line; and the Gann Fire in Calaveras County has grown to 3,000 acres.

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Lucky Store In NoPa Sets Closing Date

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Stanley Lui took over the family diner at 21. Now, he’s ready for his next act.

The owner of the Sunset's New Taraval Cafe on hating, and then loving, and then leaving the family business Stanley Lui took over the family diner at 21. Now, he’s ready for his next act.

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Stanley Lui took over the family diner at 21. Now, he’s ready for his next act.

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As the Giants’ big-league team gets worse, the farm system gets better

Buster Posey made five trades and acquired eight players ahead of Monday’s deadline. It was a win for the organization.

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As the Giants’ big-league team gets worse, the farm system gets better

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SF’s July 4 chaos: Bad planning, dead Waymos, and 1,000 people waiting for a bus

Internal records reveal “rushed” planning and Muni unprepared for an onslaught of riders.

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SF’s July 4 chaos: Bad planning, dead Waymos, and 1,000 people waiting for a bus

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‘An incorrigible menace’: Feds paint a damning picture of a San Francisco fraudster

After months on the lam, “Lucky Luke” Brugnara, who once fled on foot from federal court, faces fraud charges for buying a house with $400,000 in COVID relief funds.

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‘An incorrigible menace’: Feds paint a damning picture of a San Francisco fraudster

Mission Local

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On Mission Street. Photo by Mike Santiago. Symbolic

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Uncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with San Francisco politics

San Francisco’s political experiment with the technology has only just begun. But it’s already permeating civic discourse. Uncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with San Francisco politics

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Uncanny ads and partisan chatbots: AI toys with San Francisco politics

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Here is how we are covering the November 2026 elections

The November general election is about three months away and we are ramping up our coverage. Read about how we've decided to cover it. Here is how we are covering the November 2026 elections

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Here is how we are covering the November 2026 elections

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Kawakami: ‘We know who we are’ — Brock Purdy on QB play and the 49ers’ 2026 vision

Purdy has been the 49ers’ constant since Jimmy Garoppolo’s 2022 injury and should be entering his prime.

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Kawakami: ‘We know who we are’ — Brock Purdy on QB play and the 49ers’ 2026 vision

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Mike Brown dropped by 49ers camp. Here’s the message he left behind

After winning an NBA title with the New York Knicks, Brown took in practice Monday in Santa Clara and broke down the team huddle.

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Mike Brown dropped by 49ers camp. Here’s the message he left behind