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Wiener and Chan have a tight race for Congress, polls show

New polling data suggests that the race between State Sen. Scott Wiener and Supervisor Connie Chan for Nancy Pelosi’s seat in congress could be very close. Wiener and Chan have a tight race for Congress, polls show

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Mission Local

Wiener and Chan have a tight race for Congress, polls show

Mission Local

Excelsior Buzz: Get ready for Jerry Day — and a new ice cream shop

Jerry Day is returning to the Excelsior this Saturday, marking the 24th year for the festival, the biggest celebration in the Excelsior. Excelsior Buzz: Get ready for Jerry Day — and a new ice cream shop

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Mission Local

Excelsior Buzz: Get ready for Jerry Day — and a new ice cream shop

SF Standard

Gavin Newsom releases tax returns amid DOJ probe

It’s the first time the governor has disclosed his returns since 2022.

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SF Standard

Gavin Newsom releases tax returns amid DOJ probe

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SFiST

Visitacion Valley House Fire Displaces Six; Vault Fire In Upper Haight Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order

A fire in one of PG&E's underground electrical vaults led to some early morning emergency activity and a shelter-in-place order in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, and a one-alarm house fire in Visitacion Valley has displaced six.

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Visitacion Valley House Fire Displaces Six; Vault Fire In Upper Haight Prompts Shelter-In-Place Order

SFiST

East Bay Man Charged With Shooting Ex-Girlfriend In Berkeley, Mother Arrested as Accessory

A 19-year-old man from Hayward with an alleged history of domestic violence was charged with attempted murder in connection to the shooting of a young Berkeley woman in the face, and his mother was arrested for allegedly helping him escape.

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SFiST

East Bay Man Charged With Shooting Ex-Girlfriend In Berkeley, Mother Arrested as Accessory

SF Standard

Opinion: How one California law created 1.2 million headaches

AB 339 was supposed to stop agencies from quietly outsourcing government jobs. A year in, it has produced mostly paperwork.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Opinion: How one California law created 1.2 million headaches

SF Standard

The 3 most anticipated SF openings in August

Handrolls, ube sourdough, and jazz are all on the menu next month.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

The 3 most anticipated SF openings in August

SF Standard

The Giants won one Robbie Ray trade. Now they’ll try to win another

The left-hander is due nearly $8 million the rest of the season, but the Giants might be willing to eat some of the salary to land a better prospect.

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SF Standard

The Giants won one Robbie Ray trade. Now they’ll try to win another

SF Standard

Why Deebo Samuel’s fit with the 49ers is different this time

After trading Samuel to the Commanders after the 2024 season, the 49ers are bringing the former second-round draft pick back on a one-year deal.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Why Deebo Samuel’s fit with the 49ers is different this time

SF Standard

Why San Francisco can’t have nice things: The 6-year Jollibee permitting saga

The Filipino chain is finally open in Mid-Market. It had to jump through a Byzantine permitting process to welcome its starved fans.

7 hours ago

SF Standard

Why San Francisco can’t have nice things: The 6-year Jollibee permitting saga

Mission Local

Positively Sixth Street

On 6th Street. Photo by Walter Mackins. Positively Sixth Street

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Positively Sixth Street

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People can’t stop AI-generating visions of San Francisco

The strange new medium for SF’s decades-old debate between YIMBYs and NIMBYs has, if nothing else, amused the professionals. People can’t stop AI-generating visions of San Francisco

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People can’t stop AI-generating visions of San Francisco

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Day Around the Bay: Anthropic Says Three of Its AI Models Hacked Into External Businesses

SFO is getting private sleep lounges in the fall of 2027; SF City Attorney David Chiu is suing two hotel booking sites alleging they gouge customers; and some of Anthropic’s AI models hacked into the systems of three businesses.

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Day Around the Bay: Anthropic Says Three of Its AI Models Hacked Into External Businesses

SFiST

Outside Lands Set Times Revealed, With the Usual Conflicts Galore

Music festivals on the scale of Outside Lands are not designed for people with broad or varied tastes, and once again, the set-time schedule reveals a variety of moments when fans will have to make difficult choices, and likely miss an act or two who they'd otherwise like to see.

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SFiST

Outside Lands Set Times Revealed, With the Usual Conflicts Galore

SFiST

[Update] Woodside Fire Grows to 75 Acres In Western Sonoma County, Smoke Spreading East

A wind-driven wildfire that began Thursday is burning into an area of heavy timber along the Sonoma County coast near Highway 1, north of Jenner and Fort Ross.

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[Update] Woodside Fire Grows to 75 Acres In Western Sonoma County, Smoke Spreading East

SFiST

SF Robotics Startup Run By Ex-Cruise CEO Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Unpaid Wages

Following an earlier lawsuit over a damaged Airbnb rental, former Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt's startup Botco is now facing a class-action lawsuit from former contract workers who allege unpaid overtime and termination pay.

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SF Robotics Startup Run By Ex-Cruise CEO Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Alleging Unpaid Wages

Mission Local

Sunset Buzz: New vintage shop, indoor playground, and Lomo Libre closes

One of the few Peruvian restaurants in the Sunset closed after five years. Also: an indoor playhouse for young kids. Sunset Buzz: New vintage shop, indoor playground, and Lomo Libre closes

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Sunset Buzz: New vintage shop, indoor playground, and Lomo Libre closes

Mission Local

Reem’s restaurant in Mission District to close for 2 months after hit-and-run

Reem's California owner calculates that as much as $200,000 in work is needed. The incident came during slow summer months. Reem’s restaurant in Mission District to close for 2 months after hit-and-run

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Reem’s restaurant in Mission District to close for 2 months after hit-and-run