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Day Around the Bay: Merchants Say Business Has Fallen By 60% During Portsmouth Square Revamp

Spotify will begin labeling music by AI artists next month; the SFMTA held a “Fare Day Out” event reminding people to pay their fares; and Chinatown merchants say the Portsmouth Square renovation has affected their business.

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Day Around the Bay: Merchants Say Business Has Fallen By 60% During Portsmouth Square Revamp

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One Person Injured In Fire at 10-Story Senior Housing Building In Twin Peaks

A fire broke out on the eighth floor of a low-income senior housing development in SF’s Twin Peaks Tuesday, injuring one person.

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One Person Injured In Fire at 10-Story Senior Housing Building In Twin Peaks

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The Warriors didn’t run it back. They kicked the can down the road

GM Mike Dunleavy hinted at possible in-season upgrades after a summer in which the Warriors failed to make a marquee acquisition.

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The Warriors didn’t run it back. They kicked the can down the road

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Meet the District 6 candidate: Will Matt Dorsey's drug-free housing ordinance have any real impact?

District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey explains what San Francisco’s new drug-free supportive housing ordinance can do Meet the District 6 candidate: Will Matt Dorsey's drug-free housing ordinance have any real impact?

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Meet the District 6 candidate: Will Matt Dorsey's drug-free housing ordinance have any real impact?

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Mark Zuckerberg Pens Arguably Out of Touch and Self-Serving Manifesto About the Future of AI

Mark Zuckerberg, who's apparently freshly back from a yacht spin along the Alaska coast, has penned a 6,500-word essay on "the path to a positive AI future" which seems, at base, like an arguent for why Meta's AI platforms will be better for humanity than OpenAI's or Anthropic's.

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Mark Zuckerberg Pens Arguably Out of Touch and Self-Serving Manifesto About the Future of AI

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Paramount’s threat to quit California over merger is ‘blackmail,’ Bonta says

The attorney general said reports that Paramount could move jobs out of state won’t derail the antitrust case against the merger.

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Paramount’s threat to quit California over merger is ‘blackmail,’ Bonta says

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The Foundry In SF’s SoMa Changes Leadership, Aims to Host More EDM, Community Events

A group of music industry professionals has taken over leadership of the Foundry in SF’s SoMa district, which recently announced a roster of EDM shows this fall, and they plan to organize more community-based events.

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The Foundry In SF’s SoMa Changes Leadership, Aims to Host More EDM, Community Events

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Reopening the Great Highway to cars could cost $20M over five years, controller finds

The estimate covers the cost of dismantling Sunset Dunes and reopening the road to weekday traffic.

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Reopening the Great Highway to cars could cost $20M over five years, controller finds

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‘Section 415’ podcast: How the Valkyries are preparing for a tricky stretch run

As the WNBA prepares to take a three-week break, Natalie Nakase is paying close attention to each player’s workload.

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‘Section 415’ podcast: How the Valkyries are preparing for a tricky stretch run

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Kin Khao and Nari Chef Planning New Upper Fillmore Restaurant Likely Focused on Khao Soi, the Thai Noodle Soup

We now know another of the projects that will be coming to the Upper Fillmore as part of billionaire Neil Mehta's so-called revitalization plans for the already pretty nice Pacific Heights neighborhood.

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Kin Khao and Nari Chef Planning New Upper Fillmore Restaurant Likely Focused on Khao Soi, the Thai Noodle Soup

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Twenty 49ers Players Face Injuries as Substation Conspiracy Theory Parody Account Surfaces

A conspiracy theory surrounding the electrical substation next to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara now has its own parody social media account as roughly twenty 49ers players are currently sidelined this season due to injuries.

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Twenty 49ers Players Face Injuries as Substation Conspiracy Theory Parody Account Surfaces

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Hat tip: Lids is returning to Union Square after closing three years ago

The sports apparel retailer is part of a wave of companies boomeranging back to the area after pandemic departures.

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Hat tip: Lids is returning to Union Square after closing three years ago

Mission Local

Woman slammed into wall by SFPD to receive $825K settlement from city

Christiana Porter was slammed into a wall by San Francisco Police. Now, she seems set to receive a settlement from the city. Woman slammed into wall by SFPD to receive $825K settlement from city

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Woman slammed into wall by SFPD to receive $825K settlement from city

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District 8 candidates all want to build, build, build

District 8 supervisor candidates make their pro-housing pitches to pro-housing crowd at a pro-housing forum. District 8 candidates all want to build, build, build

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District 8 candidates all want to build, build, build

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Pitch decks by day, DJs at night: SoMa corporate space gets nightlife makeover

Bay Area nightlife veterans take over the Foundry, bringing together a legendary sound system and a phone-free dance floor policy.

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Pitch decks by day, DJs at night: SoMa corporate space gets nightlife makeover

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People We Meet: Da’Von Griffin is the self-appointed voice of Bay Area mass transit

Da’Von Griffin knows every transit route in the city, including exactly how to get there and how long it takes — at 19 years old. People We Meet: Da’Von Griffin is the self-appointed voice of Bay Area mass transit

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People We Meet: Da’Von Griffin is the self-appointed voice of Bay Area mass transit

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On 24th Street. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Lowrider

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S.F. supervisor wants to create master list of city properties

Mahmood says updating the property database will help find sites for grocery stores, food pantries, and affordable housing. S.F. supervisor wants to create master list of city properties

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S.F. supervisor wants to create master list of city properties