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SF Supes Reduce Affordable Housing Requirement as Costs Continue to Stall New Construction

The Board of Supervisors voted to lower the inclusionary housing requirement for new market-rate projects, with supporters arguing it will help encourage development while acknowledging that high costs and financing challenges are still keeping many projects from moving forward.

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SF Supes Reduce Affordable Housing Requirement as Costs Continue to Stall New Construction

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Victim Identified as Boat Captain's Brother In Tuesday Sinking on the Bay

Some further details have emerged in Tuesday's tragic sinking incident on San Francisco Bay, which involved a 49-foot cabin cruiser boat with 20 people and a dog onboard.

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Victim Identified as Boat Captain's Brother In Tuesday Sinking on the Bay

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Disappeared by Google: Search giant wiped user reviews on ICE detention centers

Over the last year, the company quietly disabled reviews for all but four of ICE’s facilities. One researcher is asking why.

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Disappeared by Google: Search giant wiped user reviews on ICE detention centers

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Pelosi event nets Chan $100K for congressional campaign

The supervisor has pulled in nearly $630,000 since April for her bid to succeed the speaker emerita.

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Pelosi event nets Chan $100K for congressional campaign

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Nima Momeni, Convicted of Killing Bob Lee Over 18 Months Ago, Sees Sentencing Delayed Again

The sentencing of Nima Momeni, who was convicted in late 2024 of the 2023 stabbing murder of tech founder Bob Lee, has been delayed once more as his new attorney argues there was racial or ethnic bias at play in his trial.

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Nima Momeni, Convicted of Killing Bob Lee Over 18 Months Ago, Sees Sentencing Delayed Again

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Memorial trip tragedy: Boat sinks near Alcatraz, search for survivors ends at sunset

The recovered victim has been identified at Clifford Boisa of Sutter County. His brother John Boisa owned the boat.

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Memorial trip tragedy: Boat sinks near Alcatraz, search for survivors ends at sunset

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Anatomy of a clutch team: What 11 close games reveal about the Valkyries

Golden State is just 6-5 in games decided in the final five minutes this season, but has made improvements over the last month.

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Anatomy of a clutch team: What 11 close games reveal about the Valkyries

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Clay by the Bay, popular pottery studio near Fort Mason, closes

Clay by the Bay closed its doors after its landlord filed to evict the pottery studio in May for unpaid rent. Clay by the Bay, popular pottery studio near Fort Mason, closes

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Clay by the Bay, popular pottery studio near Fort Mason, closes

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Humpday Headlines: SF Supervisors Approve Drug-Free Housing Ordinance

The SF Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance to require sobriety for supportive housing; the capsized pontoon boat sank in an unusually deep part of the Bay; and Oakland street vendors are protesting a crackdown.

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Humpday Headlines: SF Supervisors Approve Drug-Free Housing Ordinance

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The latest Warriors intel: How Golden State is processing the LeBron James waiting game

Draymond Green has pitched the 23-year veteran on joining him and Steph Curry in San Francisco.

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The latest Warriors intel: How Golden State is processing the LeBron James waiting game

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Pintura fresca

Stockton Street. Photo by Walter Mackins. Pintura fresca

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Pintura fresca

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The taco stand that made me cry

A roadside fruit stand, a 24-year-old taquero, and a reminder of why, after so many years, I still love writing about food.

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The taco stand that made me cry

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Supervisors urge California to expand S.F. speed-camera program

S.F. supervisors voted 10-1 Tuesday to urge the state to expand the city’s automatic speed camera pilot program Supervisors urge California to expand S.F. speed-camera program

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Supervisors urge California to expand S.F. speed-camera program

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Nima Momeni sentencing delayed again after defense alleges racially biased trial

The sentencing of Nima Momeni, who was found guilty in December 2024 of murdering Cash App founder Bob Lee, will be delayed again. Nima Momeni sentencing delayed again after defense alleges racially biased trial

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Nima Momeni sentencing delayed again after defense alleges racially biased trial

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Day Around the Bay: Man Arrested After Leaving Large Bag of Meth in Ride-Hail Vehicle

A woman was struck by a train in Santa Rosa; a San Francisco man was arrested for allegedly starting a fire near Union Square then assaulting firefighters attempting to extinguish the fire; and SFPD arrested a Sacramento man who left a large bag of meth in a ride-hail vehicle.

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Day Around the Bay: Man Arrested After Leaving Large Bag of Meth in Ride-Hail Vehicle

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San Francisco drops affordable housing requirement from 15% to 5%

The Board of Supervisors voted to reduce the rate after the city controller warned new housing was too difficult to build. San Francisco drops affordable housing requirement from 15% to 5%

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San Francisco drops affordable housing requirement from 15% to 5%

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S.F. supervisors mandate city-funded supportive housing be drug-free

S.F. supervisors vote to prioritize funding drug-free permanent supportive housing. S.F. supervisors mandate city-funded supportive housing be drug-free

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S.F. supervisors mandate city-funded supportive housing be drug-free

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Three Missing, at Least One Dead After Boat Sinks Near Alcatraz

A pontoon-type boat carrying around 20 people sank in San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon, possibly after a vessel fire, and at least one person is dead and three others are missing — updated from two.

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Three Missing, at Least One Dead After Boat Sinks Near Alcatraz