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The Giants’ draft strategy: Flora’s dream team, a Bonds selection, and a run on pitchers

After taking pitcher Jackson Flora with the No. 4 pick, Buster Posey and the Giants selected Barry Bonds’ nephew, Peyton Bonds, in the third round of the draft.

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The Giants’ draft strategy: Flora’s dream team, a Bonds selection, and a run on pitchers

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The San Francisco hairstylist who lives 500 miles from her own salon

Three decades of loyal clients keep her tethered to a city she can no longer afford to call home.

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The San Francisco hairstylist who lives 500 miles from her own salon

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‘I go further’: The sober obsessive behind one of San Francisco’s most influential bars

Josh Harris shepherded Trick Dog to international fame. Now he’s betting it all on Quik Dog, a “sports bar inside a family restaurant.”

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‘I go further’: The sober obsessive behind one of San Francisco’s most influential bars

Mission Local

Being Anticolonial

Geneva Avenue. Photo by Walter Mackins. Being Anticolonial

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Mission Local

Being Anticolonial

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Mission Local

Three careers in, Chika Kuramoto makes the Japanese food she wants to eat

From banker to teacher to bento box maven: How Chika Kuramoto found her calling at the Inner Sunset’s CSK Kitchen. Three careers in, Chika Kuramoto makes the Japanese food she wants to eat

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Three careers in, Chika Kuramoto makes the Japanese food she wants to eat

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Slushies, a Barney costume, a march from OpenAI to Anthropic: Inside SF’s anti-AI protest

Dubbed “Freeze AI on Slushy Day,” the march wound from OpenAI’s Mission Bay HQ to Anthropic and Google, with a detour to jeer at a16z.

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Slushies, a Barney costume, a march from OpenAI to Anthropic: Inside SF’s anti-AI protest

SFiST

Bay Area Congressman Ro Khanna Says He Was Detained By Israeli Military In West Bank

Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and part of San Jose, was on a three-day tour of the West Bank when he said he was detained Saturday by Israeli settlers and military personnel.

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Bay Area Congressman Ro Khanna Says He Was Detained By Israeli Military In West Bank

SFiST

Meta Disables Misguided AI Image-Grabbing Feature

And just like that, Meta caved to public pressure amid a swift backlash over its recently launched Muse Image tool, which presented a mountain of privacy concerns. Who the hell is running things over there?

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Meta Disables Misguided AI Image-Grabbing Feature

SFiST

Saturday Links: Valkyries Just Keep Winning

James Oliver Unick was sentenced Friday for the 1982 cold-case murder of Sarah Geer in Cloverdale; dozens gathered for a vigil for a man killed while walking his dog in Oakland; and the Golden State Valkyries just won their 7th consecutive game.

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Saturday Links: Valkyries Just Keep Winning

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San Francisco’s next ace? Giants draft pitcher Jackson Flora with pick No. 4

The right-hander out of UC Santa Barbara immediately becomes the top pitching prospect in the Giants’ farm system.

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San Francisco’s next ace? Giants draft pitcher Jackson Flora with pick No. 4

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The 3 factors powering the Valkyries’ hottest stretch yet

Golden State’s deep bench, lockdown defense, and ability to close out tough opponents have keyed the WNBA’s longest active win streak.

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The 3 factors powering the Valkyries’ hottest stretch yet

Mission Local

Mariposa

At 7th and Market streets. Photo by Michael Santiago. Mariposa

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Mariposa

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Re-opening Great Highway to cars could cost $14 million, city says

Estimates suggest the proposal to re-open the Great Highway to weekday car traffic, which is headed to the ballot, could cost millions. Re-opening Great Highway to cars could cost $14 million, city says

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Re-opening Great Highway to cars could cost $14 million, city says

Mission Local

People We Meet: Mark E. Sackett, jack of all ephemera

The Pressroom and Mercantile is SoMa's hidden treasure trove featuring printed matter, antique advertising, and ephemera. People We Meet: Mark E. Sackett, jack of all ephemera

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People We Meet: Mark E. Sackett, jack of all ephemera

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secret Theft

The SFPD made 76 arrests in a narcotics operation Wednesday; PG&E is facing a new $22 million from the CPUC for the Mosquito Fire in 2022; and Apple is suing OpenAI over the alleged theft of hardware trade secrets via engineers who used to work for Apple.

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Day Around the Bay: Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secret Theft

SFiST

Noise Pop to Co-Host Daylong ‘Ferry Fest’ For Ferry Building’s 128th Anniversary Sunday

The second annual Ferry Fest will feature a showcase with nine musical acts from Noise Pop, workshops led by local artists, a wine-tasting pass, and lots of shopping.

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Noise Pop to Co-Host Daylong ‘Ferry Fest’ For Ferry Building’s 128th Anniversary Sunday

Mission Local

A $65K job at Anthropic becomes a flashpoint in S.F’s affordability crisis

The city’s real estate market is going bonkers as Anthropic employees with equity are poised to become rich -- and jack up SF rents. A $65K job at Anthropic becomes a flashpoint in S.F’s affordability crisis

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A $65K job at Anthropic becomes a flashpoint in S.F’s affordability crisis

SFiST

Brawl at Giants Game Involving Multiple Women Leads to Four Arrests

Call it yet another sign of the toxic mood surrounding this Giants season, but a brawl broke out near the front row at Oracle Park Thursday night during the Giants-Rockies game, and San Francisco police arrested four people they say were involved.

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Brawl at Giants Game Involving Multiple Women Leads to Four Arrests