A bystander flagged down the Recology driver, saying a person was yelling from inside the garbage truck.
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• George Kelly
A bystander flagged down the Recology driver, saying a person was yelling from inside the garbage truck.
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• Natallie Rocha
Across the city, spray painted screeds against the city’s AI boom and its billionaires have popped up on AI billboards.
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• Max Harrison-Caldwell
Unlike other Bay Area cities, Berkeley does not have a local camping ban. Now, neighbors say a West Berkeley encampment is spiraling out of control.
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• Maggie Angst
Neighborhood politics, tense lease negotiations, and bureaucratic paralysis has left 60 usable shelter beds in limbo.
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• Danny Emerman
With Moses Moody also recovering from knee surgery, there’s a clear path to playing time for Golden State’s young wings.
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• Stephanie Gerson
Fill the your holiday with a free Grateful Dead tribute in Golden Gate Park, the Hungry Ghost Festival in Chinatown, Hiero Day, and more.
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• Sara Deseran
With a new cookbook and a noodle shop on the way, Pim Techamuanvivit of Kin Khao and Nari is still going strong.
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• Garrett Leahy
Green-card holders have been detained for more than a week, and those walking past had no clue it existed.
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• Kerry Crowley
Five MLB teams have partnered with the prediction market platform.
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• Michael McLaughlin
The Jerusalem Coffee House will be closed while it fights three lawsuits that allege the pro-Palestinian cafe mistreated Jewish customers.
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• Jane Kenny
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.
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• Jonah Owen Lamb
City leaders embraced Jason “JP” Peterson as a story of redemption. Then a jury convicted him of kidnapping.
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• Jessica Blough
A peer-reviewed study found that streets patrolled by the nonprofit ambassadors have lowered drug crime and behavioral health-related crime.
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• Tim Kawakami
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.
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• Kevin V. Nguyen
How KPMG ended up as neighbors with one of the world’s most valuable startups — and what it says about downtown’s recovery.
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• Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler
Lurie pledged in 2025 to hand over his work messages. Now his office says it has none in instances where other departments readily produce them.
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• David Lombardi
After acquiring offensive lineman Jarrett Patterson ahead of Sunday’s cutdown, the 49ers signed 14 players to their practice squad Monday.
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• Omar Rashad
One of the Lurie administration’s goals was to begin the overhaul in September 2025.
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• Kerry Crowley
The Raiders cut Kansei Matsuzawa on Sunday, but a coach he’s never met is holding out hope that the kicker will land with a different team.
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• David Lombardi
Al Guido’s February promotion and Paraag Marathe’s decision to focus on European soccer operations have led to notable shifts in how the franchise operates.
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• Emily Shugerman
Employees of the AI giant are bankrolling a Democrat who wants to slow the industry down.
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• Ezra Wallach
She turned a fight to reopen schools into San Francisco’s most influential parent organization. Now she’s stepping down, leaving behind power, supporters, and critics.
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• Astrid Kane
A waterfront restaurant, a Melbourne-style sushi spot, a beloved bakery's bigger storefront, and a brewery's cocktail debut are all on the way.
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• Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler
GrowSF, SEIU, and other unlikely allies say Rafael Mandelman’s move to strip Bilal Mahmood of committee seats amounts to political retaliation.
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• Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez
Plus: A YIMBY endorsement for District 8, a Newsom legislative deal is dead, and the Sunshine Ordinance saga continues.
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• David Lombardi
John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan are still navigating complex maneuvers to ensure San Francisco has adequate depth at key positions.
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• Jillian D’Onfro
San Francisco’s chief economist says AI hasn’t juiced job growth yet, but it is driving up rents and office demand.
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• John Shea
Two of the greatest players in Giants history put the past behind them during a ceremony to retire Kent’s No. 21.
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• Natallie Rocha
The company has launched paid rides in its newest driverless vans as it expands its territory and fleet, and pursues robotaxi dominance in SF.
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• Kevin V. Nguyen
Most of the leasing volume involved big tenants reshuffling their footprint. But with nothing new being built, investors are buying anyway.