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Can cloud seeding make people hate data centers less?

Tech companies are exploring artificially making it rain to address their water problems.

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SF Standard

Can cloud seeding make people hate data centers less?

Mission Local

Remnants of a thousand posters

At Geary Boulevard and 18th Avenue. Photo by Neal Wong. Remnants of a thousand posters

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Mission Local

Remnants of a thousand posters

SF Standard

San Francisco’s RV crackdown is screwing over people who aren’t homeless

Cargo van owners and families with modified vehicles are getting caught in the crossfire of the city's vehicular homelessness crackdown.

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SF Standard

San Francisco’s RV crackdown is screwing over people who aren’t homeless

SF Standard

The ex-Airbnb exec betting Silicon Valley can reshape San Francisco dining

As a new generation of tech wealth emerges in San Francisco, Ligaya Tichy wants to put some of it to work at restaurants and bars.

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The ex-Airbnb exec betting Silicon Valley can reshape San Francisco dining

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Mission Local

S.F. jail count plummets to lowest level since pandemic years

There are fewer people in San Francisco’s jail than there have been for years, despite arrests going up. Here’s why. S.F. jail count plummets to lowest level since pandemic years

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S.F. jail count plummets to lowest level since pandemic years

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Sleep Scientists Excited to Study Results of This Week's 49ers-Rams Game in Australia

The NFL's highly-anticipated season opener between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday has sleep scientists stoked to study how the two teams drastically different approaches to travel and acclimation play out.

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Sleep Scientists Excited to Study Results of This Week's 49ers-Rams Game in Australia

SFiST

Amber Alert Issued For Monterey Teenager Suspected in Infant's Death

The California Highway Patrol has issued an Amber Alert for the teenage girl authorities believe gave birth to an infant who was found dead on the side of the road in Monterey Bay's Moss Landing last month. The missing teen's father is alleged to be the baby's father.

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Amber Alert Issued For Monterey Teenager Suspected in Infant's Death

SF Standard

10 of the best San Francisco public playgrounds, according to local experts

We asked parents who work with kids where they take their own. Here are the play areas they swear by.

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10 of the best San Francisco public playgrounds, according to local experts

Mission Local

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On Market Street. Photo by Scott K. Horizontal green with palms

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Horizontal green with palms

SF Standard

Kawakami: 49ers 2026 season prediction — 12-5 and stronger for surviving all the travel

This might be the most important Week 1 in the Kyle Shanahan era and a victory against the Rams could give the team a big push into the rest of the season.

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Kawakami: 49ers 2026 season prediction — 12-5 and stronger for surviving all the travel

Mission Local

S.F. homeless service providers must prove their programs work. S.F. permitting software, not so much…

Homelessness nonprofits will now be contracted via ‘performance-based metrics.' But that's not the case for the struggling permit software system OpenGov. S.F. homeless service providers must prove their programs work. S.F. permitting software, not so much…

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S.F. homeless service providers must prove their programs work. S.F. permitting software, not so much…

SF Standard

Where is the Tenderloin in downtown’s comeback story?

Stakeholders in the city’s slighted neighborhood say large scale investment has yet to reach them, though they are hopeful it will soon.

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SF Standard

Where is the Tenderloin in downtown’s comeback story?

Mission Local

Sunset Dunes vs. Great Highway: Pro-park side outraising opponents 7-to-1

Supporters of Sunset Dunes park, fighting Prop. G ballot measure in San Francisco, count several tech execs and investor as financial backers. Sunset Dunes vs. Great Highway: Pro-park side outraising opponents 7-to-1

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Mission Local

Sunset Dunes vs. Great Highway: Pro-park side outraising opponents 7-to-1

Mission Local

Bay Area immigration judges are denying children pauses in deportation proceedings

Texas court ruling is upending how Bay Area immigration judges handle children's cases, with judges now denying most motions to pause removal proceedings — including for an 8-year-old navigating the system without a lawyer. Bay Area immigration judges are denying children pauses in deportation ...

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Bay Area immigration judges are denying children pauses in deportation proceedings

SFiST

Second Person Dies at Burning Man

A second person has died at this year's Burning Man festival, according to the Burning Man Project. Craig Mann, 60, was reportedly found dead in his camp on Saturday afternoon. No cause of death was provided.

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Second Person Dies at Burning Man

SFiST

Sunday Links: Four Dead, Including Two Children, in Fresno Plane Crash

More than a dozen require medical treatment or hospitalization at Chainsmokers concert in San Jose; Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano erupts, disrupting flights; and Snoop Dogg is hiring for an ice cream taster.

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Sunday Links: Four Dead, Including Two Children, in Fresno Plane Crash

SFiST

One Person Stabbed in Mid-Morning Incident at Crissy Field

According to the San Francisco Police Department, one unidentified victim has been taken to a local hospital after they were stabbed near Crissy Field earlier today. They are currently being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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One Person Stabbed in Mid-Morning Incident at Crissy Field

SFiST

KQED Agrees to Pay Nearly $900,00 to Settle Wage-Theft Lawsuit

San Francisco public broadcaster KQED has agreed to fork over $895,000 in relation to a class-action lawsuit accusing them of rampant wage-theft. First filed in 2024, the lawsuit's proposed settlement will undergo a final approval hearing in SF Superior Court in November.

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KQED Agrees to Pay Nearly $900,00 to Settle Wage-Theft Lawsuit