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Man Who Posed as Rideshare Driver to Rape SF Women Gets Six Life Sentences

A man who sexually assaulted at least four women while posing as a Lyft driver outside of nightclubs and bars, who was convicted back in April, was sentenced Monday to a term of six life sentences, or 150 years to life, in state prison.

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Man Who Posed as Rideshare Driver to Rape SF Women Gets Six Life Sentences

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Bay Area Physicists Research Potential First Detection of Dark Matter In Cutting-Edge Project

Scientists from Berkeley and Livermore national laboratories are part of a research team investigating what could be the first recorded observation of dark matter, a substance believed to make up most of the universe’s mass.

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Bay Area Physicists Research Potential First Detection of Dark Matter In Cutting-Edge Project

SF Standard

What’s behind SF’s falling overdose death toll

Fatalities from fentanyl and other drugs so far this year are 24% below 2025.

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What’s behind SF’s falling overdose death toll

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‘Everyone is tightening their purse strings’: Inventive SF chocolate shop closes

Topogato, which launched to national acclaim during the pandemic, is a casualty of record cacao prices and soft consumer spending.

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‘Everyone is tightening their purse strings’: Inventive SF chocolate shop closes

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Three Big Restaurant Openings We're Looking Forward to In San Francisco This Fall

The fall opening schedule for restaurants is starting to come into view, and I can say with some certainty that, barring some late surprises, I already know what I'm looking forward that's coming down the pike.

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Three Big Restaurant Openings We're Looking Forward to In San Francisco This Fall

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‘Section 415’ podcast: What the Valkyries’ championship pursuit will look like

Coach Natalie Nakase might need to change her rotation depending on matchups, fatigue, and other factors.

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‘Section 415’ podcast: What the Valkyries’ championship pursuit will look like

Mission Local

Meet the District 6 candidate: Does the RESET center contradict Dorsey’s stance on 6th St.?

Dorsey says Sixth Street has a disproportionate share of the city’s homelessness services. He championed opening the RESET center there. Why" Meet the District 6 candidate: Does the RESET center contradict Dorsey’s stance on 6th St."

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Meet the District 6 candidate: Does the RESET center contradict Dorsey’s stance on 6th St.?

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Tim Flannery’s music helped Greg Papa deal with cancer. Now Papa faces another challenge

The former Giants broadcast partners reunited at an August concert in Novato and shared how music has strengthened their bond.

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Tim Flannery’s music helped Greg Papa deal with cancer. Now Papa faces another challenge

Mission Local

Felicia ‘Opi’ Freeney, daughter of Bayview and juvenile justice advocate, dies at 22

Freeney shared her own experiences as an incarcerated young person in the fight to shutter juvenile hall Felicia ‘Opi’ Freeney, daughter of Bayview and juvenile justice advocate, dies at 22

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Felicia ‘Opi’ Freeney, daughter of Bayview and juvenile justice advocate, dies at 22

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Berkeley Begins Clearing Notorious Encampment After Outbreak of Rat-Borne Disease

The seemingly permanent homeless encampment at Eighth and Harrison streets in Berkeley, which had been the subject of an extended court fight between the city and homeless advocates, began being cleared out Tuesday.

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Berkeley Begins Clearing Notorious Encampment After Outbreak of Rat-Borne Disease

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Two Brentwood Teens Killed In Crash Identified, Mother Describes Coming Upon Horrific Scene

Two high school students from Brentwood were identified as the teens killed in a crash early Sunday, and one of the teen’s mothers was among the first people at the scene after tracking her son’s location.

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Two Brentwood Teens Killed In Crash Identified, Mother Describes Coming Upon Horrific Scene

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New Renderings Revealed for Long-Stalled Tower on SF's First Street

The development site once known as Oceanwide Center is back in play, and this week we get a glimpse of the latest proposed design, which brings in visual elements from the former Foster + Partners design.

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New Renderings Revealed for Long-Stalled Tower on SF's First Street

SF Standard

A developer’s housing empire is expanding rapidly. Tenants say they’re paying the price

East Bay property developer ArtHaus says it’s building the “workforce housing” the Bay Area desperately needs. But residents have another story to tell.

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A developer’s housing empire is expanding rapidly. Tenants say they’re paying the price

Mission Local

Hello? The '80s are calling.

At San Francisco General Hospital. Photo by Sara Miles. Hello? The '80s are calling.

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Hello? The '80s are calling.

SF Standard

SF landlords beat the vacancy tax in court. Next up? The so-called rental emergency

Landlords say Mayor Daniel Lurie’s rent emergency is “a bit cringey,” and the city is to blame for skyrocketing rents.

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SF landlords beat the vacancy tax in court. Next up? The so-called rental emergency

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Mission Local

What’s next for Valkyries this season?

The Golden State Valkyries have been back at practice during the tail end of the World Cup break. They have four games left in the regular season. What’s next for Valkyries this season?

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What’s next for Valkyries this season?

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Judge tosses all charges against Stud Alley partygoers ‘in the interest of justice'

Judge dismisses cases against 18 people accused of failing to leave unpermitted party during pride weekend Judge tosses all charges against Stud Alley partygoers ‘in the interest of justice'

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Judge tosses all charges against Stud Alley partygoers ‘in the interest of justice'

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Mission Local to host S.F. congressional forum with New York Times, City Arts & Lectures

Mission Local and the New York Times will moderate the debate on Oct. 13, at the Sydney Goldstein Theater. Mission Local to host S.F. congressional forum with New York Times, City Arts & Lectures

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Mission Local to host S.F. congressional forum with New York Times, City Arts & Lectures