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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.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

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

Mission Local

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

5 hours ago

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Horizontal green with palms

SF Standard

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.

5 hours ago

SF Standard

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

Mission Local

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

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

5 hours ago

Mission Local

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

SF Standard

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.

5 hours ago

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Where is the Tenderloin in downtown’s comeback story?

Mission Local

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

6 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 immigrant 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 immigrant children pauses in deportation ...

7 hours ago

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Bay Area immigration judges are denying immigrant 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.

16 hours ago

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

SFiST

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.

17 hours ago

SFiST

Second Person Dies at Burning Man

SFiST

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.

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SFiST

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

SF Standard

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.

24 hours 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

SF Standard

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

Mission Local

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

Mission Local

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

SFiST

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.

1 day ago

SFiST

One Person Stabbed in Mid-Morning Incident at Crissy Field

SFiST

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.

1 day ago

SFiST

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

SFiST

Saturday Links: Stanford University to Retire Jersey of Late Goalkeeper Katie Meyer

The Marin teenager in prison for stealing Guy Fieri's Lamborghini among other crimes has parole revoked; San Jose sees second bicycle-related fatality in as many days; and Portola Music Festival woos secret raver Nicole Kidman.

1 day ago

SFiST

Saturday Links: Stanford University to Retire Jersey of Late Goalkeeper Katie Meyer

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Hazmat Situation at Presidio Golf Course

One person was hospitalized after emergency personnel responded to hazardous materials incident in the Presidio; a federal judge extended the injunction stopping new mail voting restrictions from taking effect; and Diplo is once again caught in the mud at Burning Man.

2 days ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Hazmat Situation at Presidio Golf Course