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Big lobbying groups merge and expand from Sacramento to Bay Area

Also in today’s Power Play: Steve Hilton’s long-shot odds, a fight over transfer taxes, and a bittersweet note from Han Li.

9 hours ago

SF Standard

Big lobbying groups merge and expand from Sacramento to Bay Area

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Suspect in Two Unsolved California Homicides Captured in Laos, Extradited Back to Santa Clara to Stand Trial

On Friday, a rare joint release from two California counties confirmed that 31-year-old Myung Jin Kim was arrested in Laos and extradited back to California earlier this week to face prosecution in Santa Clara and Orange County in relation to two unsolved fatal shootings from the past decade.

12 hours ago

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Suspect in Two Unsolved California Homicides Captured in Laos, Extradited Back to Santa Clara to Stand Trial

SFiST

Former 49ers All-Pro Pass Rusher Aldon Smith Found Dead at 36

On Saturday morning, 49ers All-Pro pass rusher Aldon Smith was found unresponsive in the front passenger seat of his pickup truck by a friend in Los Gatos. Less than an hour later, the former No. 7 overall NFL draft pick in 2011 was declared dead at San Jose's Good Samaritan Hospital. He was 36.

14 hours ago

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Former 49ers All-Pro Pass Rusher Aldon Smith Found Dead at 36

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Sunday Links: San Jose Car Crash Leaves One Dead, Three Injured

A car crash in San Jose left one dead and three injured after the driver reportedly ran a red trying to evade police, Vallejo's Six Flags Discovery Kingdom suffers power outage, and beloved film critic Gene Shalit dies at 100.

14 hours ago

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Sunday Links: San Jose Car Crash Leaves One Dead, Three Injured

SF Standard

Everyone in San Francisco is fighting over this one obscure tax

Real estate transfer taxes have became a battleground across California.

21 hours ago

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Everyone in San Francisco is fighting over this one obscure tax

SF Standard

Giants acknowledge player actions on Pride Night caused ‘pain and anger’

One season-ticket holder told The Standard she wrote a letter to the organization and said, “Now my team is tarnished by a decision of some selfish players.”

21 hours ago

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Giants acknowledge player actions on Pride Night caused ‘pain and anger’

SF Standard

Meet the always-on Energizer Bunny keeping the city’s biggest little brokerage alive

Frank Nolan has San Francisco’s last major independent real estate firm charging ahead by sheer force of will.

21 hours ago

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Meet the always-on Energizer Bunny keeping the city’s biggest little brokerage alive

Mission Local

Questions of the day

On Mission Street. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Questions of the day

21 hours ago

Mission Local

Questions of the day

SF Standard

Skip the Yosemite crowds. Head to California’s newest national park instead

Trade overrun campgrounds for condors, caves, and room to roam at Pinnacles National Park, two and a half hours by car from the Bay Area.

21 hours ago

SF Standard

Skip the Yosemite crowds. Head to California’s newest national park instead

SF Standard

The six unwritten rules of karaoke, according to a panel of SF pros

You don’t necessarily need a great voice — these tips that will make you a star at any bar.

21 hours ago

SF Standard

The six unwritten rules of karaoke, according to a panel of SF pros

Mission Local

Building on success, Valks solidify defense as their identity

The Golden State Valkyries are heading into their second season with some new talent and the same defensive mindset. Building on success, Valks solidify defense as their identity

22 hours ago

Mission Local

Building on success, Valks solidify defense as their identity

SFiST

Vigil at SF Castro Honors Pulse Nightclub Victims on 10-Year-Anniversary of Mass Shooting

On Friday, a vigil was held at San Francisco's Castro Theatre in remembrance of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida that left 49 people dead a decade ago. The annual gathering marked a major milestone this year as people gathered to recognize the tenth anniversary of the tragedy.

1 day ago

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Vigil at SF Castro Honors Pulse Nightclub Victims on 10-Year-Anniversary of Mass Shooting

Mission Local

Saikat Chakrabarti directs campaign staff to back former rival Connie Chan

His staffers will canvass on behalf of Chan, according to an email sent to campaign staff. Saikat Chakrabarti directs campaign staff to back former rival Connie Chan

1 day ago

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Saikat Chakrabarti directs campaign staff to back former rival Connie Chan

SFiST

Saturday Links: SFFD Mounts Daring 7-Hour Cliffside Rescue at Dead Man's Point

SFFD mounts a daring overnight rescue of hiker trapped at Land's End; baby penguins arrive at SF Zoo; and SF Giants pitcher Landen Roupp reps a bible verse for Pride.

1 day ago

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Saturday Links: SFFD Mounts Daring 7-Hour Cliffside Rescue at Dead Man's Point

Mission Local

Remembering Ken Jones, S.F. firefighter who was a mighty good man

Retired San Francisco firefighter, Ken Jones, died 14 months after being diagnosed with job-related lung cancer. Remembering Ken Jones, S.F. firefighter who was a mighty good man

1 day ago

Mission Local

Remembering Ken Jones, S.F. firefighter who was a mighty good man

Mission Local

Billionaires failed to win governor’s mansion, but they did very, very well in San Francisco

While billionaires failed to win the California governor's mansion, they swept contests in the San Francisco primary election. Billionaires failed to win governor’s mansion, but they did very, very well in San Francisco

1 day ago

Mission Local

Billionaires failed to win governor’s mansion, but they did very, very well in San Francisco

Mission Local

Up a tree

At 21st and Guerrero Streets. Photo by Walter Mackins. Up a tree

1 day ago

Mission Local

Up a tree

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Man Found Dead in Bushes on UC Berkeley Campus

UC Berkeley gardeners discover body in bushes on campus; SFPD fears a rise in Pokemon card robberies; and "Last Black Man in San Francisco" director Joe Talbot drops a new ad for his favorite city.

2 days ago

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Day Around the Bay: Man Found Dead in Bushes on UC Berkeley Campus