Josh Harris shepherded Trick Dog to international fame. Now he’s betting it all on Quik Dog, a “sports bar inside a family restaurant.”
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• Astrid Kane
Josh Harris shepherded Trick Dog to international fame. Now he’s betting it all on Quik Dog, a “sports bar inside a family restaurant.”
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• John Shea
After taking pitcher Jackson Flora with the No. 4 pick, Buster Posey and the Giants selected Barry Bonds’ nephew, Peyton Bonds, in the third round of the draft.
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• Natallie Rocha
Dubbed “Freeze AI on Slushy Day,” the march wound from OpenAI’s Mission Bay HQ to Anthropic and Google, with a detour to jeer at a16z.
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• John Shea
The right-hander out of UC Santa Barbara immediately becomes the top pitching prospect in the Giants’ farm system.
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• Jane Kenny
Golden State’s deep bench, lockdown defense, and ability to close out tough opponents have keyed the WNBA’s longest active win streak.
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• Sara Deseran
From peach stands in Modesto to a mirrored glamping cabin in Three Rivers, here's how to do Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks right.
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• Jane Kenny
Coach Natalie Nakase said the Australian guard’s role as a WNBA development player is “almost like being an intern.”
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• George Kelly
In one of San Francisco’s grandest neighborhoods, plans for a five-bedroom house — and removal of a mature tree — cause an uproar.
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• Jon Steinberg
Plus: The Waggle spies the billionaires descending on Sun Valley and the Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie taking over FiDi.
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• Max Harrison-Caldwell
Donald Luu, former president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, claims his accuser violated a settlement deal by going public.
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• John Shea
The Giants ace deleted his account after replying to a reporter and fans who criticized the team.
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• Danny Emerman
The league is getting bigger, and Golden State has built a healthy amount of frontcourt depth this offseason.
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• Kerry Crowley
If UCLA shortstop Roch Cholowsky and Georgia Tech catcher Vahn Lackey are off the board, UC Santa Barbara pitcher Jackson Flora could be the best player available.
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• Jessica Blough
Robotaxis have gone from a fun novelty to a huge headache for emergency responders trying to save lives.
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• Emily Dreyfuss
Former EFF director Cindy Cohn on what decades of digital-rights battles taught her — and why she’s worried.
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• Stephanie Gerson
The forecast is partly sunny with a chance of block parties. Spend the weekend exploring the city with live music, new restaurants, and comedy.
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• Madeline Taub
Long a staple of Scandinavian, Middle Eastern, and South Asian cooking, cardamom is finding a devoted following across San Francisco.
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• Emily Landes
The 2.6-acre lot comes with a trout pond, a meditation hut, and plenty of literary history.
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• John Shea
The second baseman is having the best season of his career and said he would be “open” to discussing his long-term future with the organization.
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• Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler
Supervisor Bilal Mahmood introduced a proposal last month to fund affordable grocery stores, but last minute political wrangling has effectively nixed it.
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• Kerry Crowley
The president of baseball operations has opportunities to improve the franchise through the MLB draft and ahead of the Aug. 3 trade deadline.
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• Tim Kawakami
Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Golden State appear to be the most likely landing spots for LeBron James.
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• Emily Landes
Famous former residents are only part of the story behind this irreplaceable cliffside apartment building
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• Samhita Krishnan
A former employee of Elon Musk’s AI company opens up about the grueling work environment — and why he still misses it.
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• Jennifer Wadsworth
For women who train as surgeons, infertility is a known occupational risk. A fight over who pays for it is now coming to a head at UC hospitals.
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• John Shea
No matter how many games Buster Posey’s team loses in 2026, the franchise won’t have the chance to secure a top-nine selection in 2027.
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• Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler
Also in today’s Power Play: Congressional candidate Connie Chan notches a big endorsement.
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• Kevin V. Nguyen
Presidio Bay and Prado Group wanted to transform the vacant downtown property, but the deal fell apart months after their bid was selected.
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• Jane Kenny
Fans voted among three finalists for the name of the expansion franchise that will launch in January.
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• Sara Deseran
Local king salmon is back after a three-year commercial ban. The markup between boat and butcher shop tells a complicated story.