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Former SF Supervisor Jane Kim In Lead For State Insurance Commissioner as Race Heats Up

Jane Kim, a progressive who’s pushing a state-run disaster insurance program, is leading in the race for California Insurance Commissioner, while billionaire crypto Chris Larsen has put $1 million into a PAC supporting her opponent.

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Former SF Supervisor Jane Kim In Lead For State Insurance Commissioner as Race Heats Up

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Newsom says he won’t challenge Harris in 2028: ‘I wouldn’t waste everyone’s time’

The governor made the comments while fly-fishing in Montana, amid an expanding DOJ investigation into his finances.

1 hour ago

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Newsom says he won’t challenge Harris in 2028: ‘I wouldn’t waste everyone’s time’

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Muni is too broke to use more eco-friendly buses

Due to budget issues, the SFMTA board voted to seek a state exemption to buy diesel-hybrid buses instead of pricier electric ones.

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Muni is too broke to use more eco-friendly buses

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Victim In City’s First Overdose Death From New Street Drug Identified as SF Teen

A 16-year-old Lower Nob Hill resident has been identified as the victim in SF’s first fatal overdose involving cychlorphine, a synthetic opioid estimated to be 10 times more potent than fentanyl.

2 hours ago

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Victim In City’s First Overdose Death From New Street Drug Identified as SF Teen

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Famed SF Dim Sum Purveyor Yank Sing Is Closing Its Rincon Center Location

One of SF's biggest and most well known dim sum palaces, Yank Sing, is shuttering its largest location, the 27-year-old restaurant at Rincon Center.

2 hours ago

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Famed SF Dim Sum Purveyor Yank Sing Is Closing Its Rincon Center Location

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New Round of Bids to Redevelop SF Centre Mall Includes Basketball-Focused Sports Complex

We could be getting a "Top Golf for basketball"-type sports bar and basketball training academy to replace the shuttered former mall property near SF's Union Square.

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New Round of Bids to Redevelop SF Centre Mall Includes Basketball-Focused Sports Complex

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Burning Man Attendees Leave Brand-New SF Laundromat Caked In Playa Dust

A woman who opened a laundromat in Cole Valley with her husband last month says Burning Man attendees recently left the business covered in playa dust and forced several machines out of service.

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Burning Man Attendees Leave Brand-New SF Laundromat Caked In Playa Dust

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OpenAI Won't Go Public This Year Amid Rising Fears About AI

Maybe it's not the best time to race for profits and gleefully take your company public when more and more people are catching on to the idea that powerful AIs could kill us all, and quick.

5 hours ago

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OpenAI Won't Go Public This Year Amid Rising Fears About AI

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Don’t panic: An award-winning dim sum parlor is closing one SF location, not both

Yank Sing’s lease at the Rincon Center is expiring, but its nearby 52-year-old sister restaurant is still open for xiaolongbao and shrimp har gow.

5 hours ago

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Don’t panic: An award-winning dim sum parlor is closing one SF location, not both

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Mission Local to host S.F. congressional forum with New York Times, City Arts & Lectures

Mission Local and the New York Times will moderate the debate on Oct. 13, at the Sydney Goldstein Theater. Mission Local to host S.F. congressional forum with New York Times, City Arts & Lectures

6 hours ago

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Mission Local to host S.F. congressional forum with New York Times, City Arts & Lectures

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Who’s left? Why the Giants’ lineup has never looked like this

With Rafael Devers out for the season, the franchise will field some of the most inexperienced — and unrecognizable — lineups in team history.

6 hours ago

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Who’s left? Why the Giants’ lineup has never looked like this

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‘They do not speak for me:’ After $500K gift from crypto exec, Theo Ellington looks to show independence from tech

Chris Larsen, whose donation was the largest to any supervisor race in city history, says he was 'impressed' with Ellington’s 'pragmatism.' ‘They do not speak for me:’ After $500K gift from crypto exec, Theo Ellington looks to show independence from tech

6 hours ago

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‘They do not speak for me:’ After $500K gift from crypto exec, Theo Ellington looks to show independence from tech

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SF Opera strike cancels two shows, and a third hangs in the balance

Musicians and management remain far apart on a new contract, with no sign of a deal before Wednesday’s “Simon Boccanegra.”

10 hours ago

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SF Opera strike cancels two shows, and a third hangs in the balance

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Colin Kaepernick lost $150 million for taking a knee. He has no regrets

The former 49ers quarterback talks to veteran sports journalist Scott Ostler about his life before and after being blacklisted.

10 hours ago

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Colin Kaepernick lost $150 million for taking a knee. He has no regrets

Mission Local

How much is that iron in the window?

On Mirabel Avenue. Photo by Robert Weiner. How much is that iron in the window?

10 hours ago

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How much is that iron in the window?

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Are autonomous vehicles and San Francisco development on a collision course?

It makes sense for robotaxi fleets to be parked close to their customers. But, someday, it’d make sense to put housing on those sites, too. Are autonomous vehicles and San Francisco development on a collision course?

12 hours ago

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Are autonomous vehicles and San Francisco development on a collision course?

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Modernism

At One Maritime Plaza. Photo by Jake Hanft. Modernism

1 day ago

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Modernism

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Beauty school costs $17K a year. S.F. teens learn on TikTok.

Some teens are saying goodbye to babysitting, and hello to becoming beauty technicians as the newest wave of side hustles. Beauty school costs $17K a year. S.F. teens learn on TikTok.

1 day ago

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Beauty school costs $17K a year. S.F. teens learn on TikTok.