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Inside S.F. jail, 13 freshly minted barbers graduate, each with a different hairstyle

Inside a San Francisco county jail, 13 men became the first graduates of an in-custody barber training program on Wednesday evening. Inside S.F. jail, 13 freshly minted barbers graduate, each with a different hairstyle

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Inside S.F. jail, 13 freshly minted barbers graduate, each with a different hairstyle

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Bayview Buzz: Free merch, murals and holiday cheer

Here's what's new in Bayview: Free tote bags, Christmas trees and tacos, along with new murals on the Third Street corridor. Bayview Buzz: Free merch, murals and holiday cheer

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Bayview Buzz: Free merch, murals and holiday cheer

SFiST

The San Francisco Giants Organization Is the New Owner of the Curran Theatre

The Curran Theatre has just changed hands for the second time in fifteen years, and its new owner is the SF Giants, led by Giants President and CEO Larry Baer. But programming is likely to remain the same.

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The San Francisco Giants Organization Is the New Owner of the Curran Theatre

SFiST

These Are the Last Seven Shows at Oasis Before It Closes Permanently on New Year’s Eve

The last show at treasured drag bar Oasis is New Year’s Eve, but that show is completely sold out. There are still other Oasis shows over the next 11 nights, though, where you can pay your respects and get that final Oasis experience.

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SFiST

These Are the Last Seven Shows at Oasis Before It Closes Permanently on New Year’s Eve

SF Standard

Kawakami: ‘Living the next chapters’ — Andrew Luck and Stanford hurtle forward

The former quarterback is now the life force of Cardinal football — part of the past hitting the gas pedal for the present and future.

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Kawakami: ‘Living the next chapters’ — Andrew Luck and Stanford hurtle forward

SFiST

Block Party on Ellis Street Thursday Night Expected to Draw Large Crowd

A recently launched block party known as Third Thursdays on Ellis Street is happening again tonight, just in time for Union Square holiday happenings, and there will be a DJ there.

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Block Party on Ellis Street Thursday Night Expected to Draw Large Crowd

SFiST

Palo Alto City Council to Take Up Legislation to Clamp Down on Billionaire Compounds

A Palo Alto city councilmember is introducing some unusual new legislation today that is aimed squarely at the billionaires in the city — ahem, Zuckerberg — who have spent years gobbling up formerly middle-class homes and assembling compounds that undergo years of endless construction.

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SFiST

Palo Alto City Council to Take Up Legislation to Clamp Down on Billionaire Compounds

SFiST

Suspect Arrested for Arson at SF State Jewish Center

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a suspected arson fire at Hillel House near the San Francisco State University campus on December 5.

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SFiST

Suspect Arrested for Arson at SF State Jewish Center

SF Standard

SF’s Korean dining scene keeps going up up up

This year, we went all in on makgeolli and galbi patty melts as the U.S. embraced K-culture across the board.

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SF Standard

SF’s Korean dining scene keeps going up up up

SF Standard

A new pro volleyball team shows the Bay’s women’s sports boom isn’t slowing

A League One Volleyball franchise based in San Francisco will tap into the momentum created by Bay FC and the Golden State Valkyries.

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SF Standard

A new pro volleyball team shows the Bay’s women’s sports boom isn’t slowing

SF Standard

Steve Kerr is playing rotation roulette with the Warriors

In a search for continuity, Golden State will use the same starting lineup in consecutive games for the first time this season.

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Steve Kerr is playing rotation roulette with the Warriors

Mission Local

An attitude

At Pop's Bar. Photo by Angel Mayorga. An attitude

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An attitude

Mission Local

RV dwellers say S.F. outreach worker is selling parking permits for cash

The city is investigating allegations into a man dressed as an outreach worker. In text exchanges, an RV dweller begs for his money back. RV dwellers say S.F. outreach worker is selling parking permits for cash

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RV dwellers say S.F. outreach worker is selling parking permits for cash

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: UCSF Expands Again In Mission Bay

UCSF closed a deal to buy a former pharmaceutical headquarters in Mission Bay; last week's fire on Golden Gate Ave near Market was caused by an explosion; and the surviving Reiner siblings have broken their silence.

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SFiST

Day Around the Bay: UCSF Expands Again In Mission Bay

SF Standard

UCSF drops $767 million to expand its Mission Bay campus

A cavity in the school’s Mission Bay campus will be filled by a new dentistry school.

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UCSF drops $767 million to expand its Mission Bay campus

SF Standard

Gavin Newsom on how AI could wipe out your kids’ job prospects

Plus, four other takeaways from the governor’s conversation on our podcast “Pacific Standard Time.”

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SF Standard

Gavin Newsom on how AI could wipe out your kids’ job prospects

Mission Local

Year of ICE: S.F. immigration experts on resistance and what 2026 might hold

An all-woman panel of immigration experts talked with Mission Local about ICE in S.F., and what forms of resistance are working Year of ICE: S.F. immigration experts on resistance and what 2026 might hold

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Year of ICE: S.F. immigration experts on resistance and what 2026 might hold

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Nature’s golden palette

At Geary Boulevard and Steiner Street. Photo by Zachary Smith. Nature’s golden palette

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Nature’s golden palette