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The Valkyries are on fire. Now their top talent is headed to Berlin

Coach Natalie Nakase and four Golden State players will participate in the FIBA World Cup before returning to the U.S. for a postseason run.

9 minutes ago

SF Standard

The Valkyries are on fire. Now their top talent is headed to Berlin

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Morgan Hill Party Shooting Suspect Could Be Tried as Adult

The 17-year-old Salinas boy charged with the murder of Desi Romero at a Morgan Hill party might be tried as an adult; CHP is seeking a suspect in Sunday's shooting on 101 in San Carlos; and Duane "Keffe D" Davis has been convicted in the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur.

55 minutes ago

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Morgan Hill Party Shooting Suspect Could Be Tried as Adult

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He was arrested for kidnapping his girlfriend. Then the city honored him

City leaders embraced Jason “JP” Peterson as a story of redemption. Then a jury convicted him of kidnapping.

3 hours ago

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He was arrested for kidnapping his girlfriend. Then the city honored him

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An independent study from Stanford credits Urban Alchemy with reducing crime by 20%

A peer-reviewed study found that streets patrolled by the nonprofit ambassadors have lowered drug crime and behavioral health-related crime.

4 hours ago

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An independent study from Stanford credits Urban Alchemy with reducing crime by 20%

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Kawakami: After a long, weird summer, the 49ers are starting to look whole again

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch are allowing themselves to feel optimistic about George Kittle and Nick Bosa’s chances to get to Australia to face the Rams.

4 hours ago

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Kawakami: After a long, weird summer, the 49ers are starting to look whole again

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This firm bet on a dead downtown block. Then Anthropic made it ‘AI Alley’

How KPMG ended up as neighbors with one of the world’s most valuable startups — and what it says about downtown’s recovery.

4 hours ago

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This firm bet on a dead downtown block. Then Anthropic made it ‘AI Alley’

Mission Local

Part of the landscape

At 23rd and Florida Streets. Photo by Robert Weiner. Part of the landscape

4 hours ago

Mission Local

Part of the landscape

Mission Local

What's on now at San Francisco museums, September 2026

A Gallery of Their Own at the De Young. Closing soon: Writing in the Rain, Asian Museum and the Etruscans, Legion of Honor. What's on now at San Francisco museums, September 2026

4 hours ago

Mission Local

What's on now at San Francisco museums, September 2026

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S.F. supervisor seeks to bar evictions for less than a month’s unpaid rent

Supervisor Jackie Fielder’s legislation is co-sponsored by five supervisors and supported by the mayor S.F. supervisor seeks to bar evictions for less than a month’s unpaid rent

5 hours ago

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S.F. supervisor seeks to bar evictions for less than a month’s unpaid rent

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S.F. is poised to spend $33M more on OpenGov. It’s still only handling basic permits.

OpenGov is supposed to consolidate the city’s disparate permitting systems. City workers say they're still forced to use the old system it was meant to supplant. S.F. is poised to spend $33M more on OpenGov. It’s still only handling basic permits.

5 hours ago

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S.F. is poised to spend $33M more on OpenGov. It’s still only handling basic permits.

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Back in a flash: SF Camerawork to reopen weeks after shuttering

Artist Hal Fischer, 75, has taken over the nonprofit's board, and completely turned it over. He says it's the third time he's rescued SF Camerawork. Back in a flash: SF Camerawork to reopen weeks after shuttering

16 hours ago

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Back in a flash: SF Camerawork to reopen weeks after shuttering

SFiST

SF Camerawork Set to Reopen Next Month Weeks After Announcing Closure

Legacy photography institution SF Camerawork is reopening in September after previously announcing it would be closing its doors August 31, following a last-minute effort by supporters to keep it operating.

17 hours ago

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SF Camerawork Set to Reopen Next Month Weeks After Announcing Closure

SFiST

Newsom’s Plan To Limit Utilities’ Wildfire Liability Thwarted In Eleventh-Hour Deal

A contentious portion of Newsom’s wildfire proposal would have reduced utility companies’ financial liability when their equipment causes wildfires, but California lawmakers rejected the provision during a last-minute deal Friday night.

18 hours ago

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Newsom’s Plan To Limit Utilities’ Wildfire Liability Thwarted In Eleventh-Hour Deal

SFiST

Plaskett Fire Now at 15,500 Acres; Evacuation Zone Hits County Border

The five-day-old Plaskett Fire near Big Sur is now the third-largest active wildfire in California, having grown five-fold since Friday, and it continues burning steep, remote, barely accessible terrain filled with thick vegetation.

18 hours ago

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Plaskett Fire Now at 15,500 Acres; Evacuation Zone Hits County Border

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Mayor moves to overhaul $500M in homelessness contracts

One of the Lurie administration’s goals was to begin the overhaul in September 2025.

19 hours ago

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Mayor moves to overhaul $500M in homelessness contracts

SFiST

The Latest Fight Over a Large, Upzoned Housing Development Comes to West Portal

San Francisco's pseudo-suburban neighborhoods are on edge as ever-increasingly dense and tall developments are being proposed, and the latest is a proposed apartment tower in West Portal that just almost tripled in size.

21 hours ago

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The Latest Fight Over a Large, Upzoned Housing Development Comes to West Portal

SFiST

Two Men Found Dead In Tomales Bay After Late-Night Canoe Trip to View Bioluminescence

A San Francisco man was identified as one of two people found dead in Marin County after taking a late-night canoe trip to view bioluminescent creatures Saturday, while the other man remains unidentified.

21 hours ago

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Two Men Found Dead In Tomales Bay After Late-Night Canoe Trip to View Bioluminescence

Mission Local

Mujeres verdes gigantes del espacio exterior

On Valencia Street. Photo by Mike Santiago. Mujeres verdes gigantes del espacio exterior

1 day ago

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Mujeres verdes gigantes del espacio exterior