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Bay Area lawmaker says AI companies’ attempts to stifle regulation will ‘backfire’

“It can’t be that this arms race for AI comes at the expense of innocent lives,” Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan said in a Q&A with The Standard.

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SF Standard

Bay Area lawmaker says AI companies’ attempts to stifle regulation will ‘backfire’

SF Standard

Dominic Smith is thriving with the Giants. What does that mean for next season?

Rafael Devers and Bryce Eldridge represent the team's best long-term options at first base and DH, which leaves Smith's future uncertain.

31 minutes ago

SF Standard

Dominic Smith is thriving with the Giants. What does that mean for next season?

SF Standard

How about less time breaking the Internet and more time fixing California?

San Jose’s mayor knocks Gov. Gavin Newsom for choosing online antics over sensible policies.

31 minutes ago

SF Standard

How about less time breaking the Internet and more time fixing California?

SF Standard

Rumors of downtown’s death were premature. Here are 16 reasons it’s back

Union Square and the Financial District have made a stunning turnaround. Don’t believe it? Experience it yourself.

31 minutes ago

SF Standard

Rumors of downtown’s death were premature. Here are 16 reasons it’s back

SF Standard

SF may raise $500 campaign donor limit to counter wealthy PACs

“It gives the little guy a fighting chance,” one supporter said of raising the cap.

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SF Standard

SF may raise $500 campaign donor limit to counter wealthy PACs

Mission Local

Owl pride

On 16th Street. Photo by Angel Mayorga. Owl pride

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Mission Local

Owl pride

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SF Standard

Smoke fills BART trains, shutting down Transbay Tube during evening rush hour

Videos show riders coughing and covering their faces. Service resumed later Friday night.

9 hours ago

SF Standard

Smoke fills BART trains, shutting down Transbay Tube during evening rush hour

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Tesla Driver Appears to Nap on MacArthur Maze, Sparks Outrage

The former Delta pilot who was arrested for child sexual abuse at SFO in July appeared in court Friday; it's been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina tore through the Gulf Coast; and a Tesla driver appeared to be snoozing behind the wheel last week.

11 hours ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Tesla Driver Appears to Nap on MacArthur Maze, Sparks Outrage

Mission Local

The Mechanix at ZBelow is a rollercoaster

Sara Toby Moore’s “The Mechanix,” a self-described "science fiction-magical realism-human cartoon" show, takes place on “a normal day at a seaside amusement pier.” The show includes interdimensional travel, anthropomorphic animals, [...] The Mechanix at ZBelow is a rollercoaster

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Mission Local

The Mechanix at ZBelow is a rollercoaster

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SFiST

The Giants are Doing a ‘Pokémon Go Drone Show’ After Tonight’s Game

Pokémon catchers report for training after Friday night’s Giants-Orioles game at Oracle Park, as the team has lined up a massive “Pokémon Go Drone Show” so you can peek at giant Pikachus flying through the sky.

13 hours ago

SFiST

The Giants are Doing a ‘Pokémon Go Drone Show’ After Tonight’s Game

SFiST

This Week In Food: Souley Vegan Reopens, Shuggie's Reopens Sans Pizza

Bosco sets an opening date, Shuggie's reopens with its new more ambitious menu (and low-ABV cocktails), and Souley Vegan has made a triumphant return in Oakland, all in This Week in Food.

14 hours ago

SFiST

This Week In Food: Souley Vegan Reopens, Shuggie's Reopens Sans Pizza

SFiST

Amado’s on Valencia Street Has Quietly Reopened, Though Just on Weekends for Now

The bar and live music venue Amado’s closed permanently two years ago, but is now somehow open again, with a soft opening schedule of just weekend nights, and food only on Fridays and Saturdays (for now).

15 hours ago

SFiST

Amado’s on Valencia Street Has Quietly Reopened, Though Just on Weekends for Now

Mission Local

Artist Rose B. Simpson parks a 1964 Buick inside the de Young Museum

Artist's sculptures have a post-apocalyptic 'Road Warrior' vibe. Artist Rose B. Simpson parks a 1964 Buick inside the de Young Museum

15 hours ago

Mission Local

Artist Rose B. Simpson parks a 1964 Buick inside the de Young Museum

SFiST

California Uber and Lyft Drivers are Unionizing, and Uber and Lyft are Actually Going to Let Them

In a surprising deal that was somewhat brokered by Gavin Newsom, Uber and Lyft are going to let their 800,000 California rideshare drivers unionize and get collective bargaining rights, though drivers can still refuse to join the union.

16 hours ago

SFiST

California Uber and Lyft Drivers are Unionizing, and Uber and Lyft are Actually Going to Let Them

SFiST

Disgraced San Jose City Councilmember Faces Emotional Sentencing Hearing For Child Molestation

Former San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres, who was convicted in April of molesting a younger male relative, faced a fraught sentencing hearing Friday in which his victim yelled at him and called him a "monster."

17 hours ago

SFiST

Disgraced San Jose City Councilmember Faces Emotional Sentencing Hearing For Child Molestation

Mission Local

Sunflowers

On Valencia Street. Photo by Lydia Chavez. Sunflowers

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Sunflowers

Mission Local

Excelsior’s Royal Baking Co., nearly shuttered by tragedy, planning comeback

Royal Bakery Co., a 90 year-old Excelsior legacy business, looks closed to passers-by. But it's reopening to the world soon. Excelsior’s Royal Baking Co., nearly shuttered by tragedy, planning comeback

1 day ago

Mission Local

Excelsior’s Royal Baking Co., nearly shuttered by tragedy, planning comeback

Mission Local

S.F. immigration judge ordered a woman into court. Then ICE took her.

ICE arrested six people at San Francisco immigration court on Thursday morning, and another seven people at an apartment complex in SoMa. S.F. immigration judge ordered a woman into court. Then ICE took her.

1 day ago

Mission Local

S.F. immigration judge ordered a woman into court. Then ICE took her.