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Verdi Building Demolition In North Beach Reveals Long-Hidden ‘Ghost Sign’ From Over 100 Years Ago

SF’s map of “ghost signs” recently gained a new addition following the partial demolition of the Verdi building in North Beach, which revealed a large, hand-painted ad for “Carnation Mush” dating back to at least 1914.

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Verdi Building Demolition In North Beach Reveals Long-Hidden ‘Ghost Sign’ From Over 100 Years Ago

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Home alone: A coyote pup spent four days trapped and scared in an SF backyard

Animal Care and Control freed a juvenile found curled up and exhausted while homeowners were on vacation.

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Home alone: A coyote pup spent four days trapped and scared in an SF backyard

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‘I am so afraid’: Nob Hill landlord threatens to evict 92-year-old over clutter

Tenants in six units allege the owner of 1120 Jackson St. is using exaggerated nuisance complaints as cover for a profit-driven push to empty a rent-controlled building.

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‘I am so afraid’: Nob Hill landlord threatens to evict 92-year-old over clutter

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Delays at SFO Skyrocket Following Runway Closure and New FAA Restrictions

The average delay for flights at SFO quadrupled — from 5 minutes in 2025 to 20 minutes currently — after the FAA prohibited parallel landings in April, right as the airport began a repaving project that runs until early October.

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Delays at SFO Skyrocket Following Runway Closure and New FAA Restrictions

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Illuminate Installs 49 Vertical Lasers In Civic Center, Rainbow Up Market Street Arrives Friday

A new laser installation was turned on Sunday in Civic Center, with a 7x7 grid of 49 vertical laser beams aimed at the sky just in front of City Hall, which will remain there through the July 4th holiday weekend.

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Illuminate Installs 49 Vertical Lasers In Civic Center, Rainbow Up Market Street Arrives Friday

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Juvenile Coyote Gets Trapped In SF Backyard, Curls Up Under Stairway, Gets Rescued

A juvenile female coyote got herself stuck in a San Francisco backyard last week and apparently "shut down" after not being able to manage an escape, all while the homeowner was away on vacation.

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Juvenile Coyote Gets Trapped In SF Backyard, Curls Up Under Stairway, Gets Rescued

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A decade after going dark, SF’s Dragon Boat Festival is back

The revival at Lake Merced drew 3,000 people and a new phoenix boat — the first of its kind in the United States.

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A decade after going dark, SF’s Dragon Boat Festival is back

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From the center of U.K. politics to MAGA: Britain still can’t figure out Steve Hilton

The Republican gubernatorial candidate was once a liberal Tory strategist. His former British colleagues are impressed, baffled, and a little worried.

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From the center of U.K. politics to MAGA: Britain still can’t figure out Steve Hilton

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San Francisco is booming. Why is Oakland still slumping?

While one city soars on AI wealth, its neighbor is stuck on the tarmac. Will yet another tech boom pass Oakland by?

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San Francisco is booming. Why is Oakland still slumping?

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The Giants’ season hit a new low, and it’s probably going to get worse

Rafael Devers stormed into the dugout after Tony Vitello subbed him out of Sunday’s game.

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The Giants’ season hit a new low, and it’s probably going to get worse

Mission Local

Glitter!!

At Delirium. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Glitter!!

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Glitter!!

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Saikat Chakrabarti had grassroots potential and more money than God. Why did he lose?

Chakrabarti's campaign had been expecting an endorsement from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Failing to obtain it was a blow. Saikat Chakrabarti had grassroots potential and more money than God. Why did he lose?

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Saikat Chakrabarti had grassroots potential and more money than God. Why did he lose?

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Authorities Say Hayward Kidnapping Attempt Possibly Linked to 'Justin Bieber Lookalike'

The victim of an attempted kidnapping on Friday afternoon in Hayward told authorities that the man responsible shares a striking resemblance to a certain pop star. Hayward police are now searching for a Justin Bieber lookalike in connection with the crime.

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Authorities Say Hayward Kidnapping Attempt Possibly Linked to 'Justin Bieber Lookalike'

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A son untangles the secrets behind the gift of his father’s 1930s painting ‘China Boy’

“A painting is a way of telling a story. It’s the novel, it’s the history lesson.” A son untangles the secrets behind the gift of his father’s 1930s painting ‘China Boy’

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A son untangles the secrets behind the gift of his father’s 1930s painting ‘China Boy’

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Soccer brought them together in ICE detention. Outside, the games go on.

Soccer helped many of the players in the Just Goals tournament get through ICE detention. It's now helping them on the outside, too. Soccer brought them together in ICE detention. Outside, the games go on.

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Soccer brought them together in ICE detention. Outside, the games go on.

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Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Among Two Dead After Plane Crash In France

Global gaming company Ubisoft, maker of 'Assassin’s Creed,' is mourning the loss of co-founder Claude Guillemot after authorities confirmed that he and flight instructor Marc Guillet were both killed in a plane crash on Friday in western France. An investigation into the crash is now underway.

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Ubisoft Co-Founder Claude Guillemot Among Two Dead After Plane Crash In France

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Tunnel vision

At Stockton Street Tunnel. Photo by Walter Mackins. Tunnel vision

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Tunnel vision

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Oldest panadería on 24th St. has the taste of home

La Mexicana Bakery on 24th Street entices with its smells of freshly-baked goods. “It tastes like a little bit of my land." Oldest panadería on 24th St. has the taste of home

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Oldest panadería on 24th St. has the taste of home