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How do Tesla drivers feel about Elon Musk? Just ask their vanity plates
Forget bumper stickers: Drivers are working out their feelings toward the world’s richest man on their personalized license plates.
This Bernal Heights 2-bed shed could be yours for $800K
Peeling floors and grimy surfaces. What’s not to love about this 125-year-old aluminum shoebox at 167 Coleridge St.?
Closings are the new openings: Why restaurants are throwing end-of-life bashes
A recent spate of closures have not been announced with a chef’s bitter rant, but with an invitation to come in and say your goodbyes properly.
Wine, windows, fresh sourdough: Inside the homiest hacker house in San Francisco
There are proper beds instead of mattresses on the floor, but a grindcore mentality still drives them forward.
‘It’s electric’: Oakland Roots bring the Coliseum to life for season opener
The soccer team may have lost the match to San Antonio, but they won the hearts of thousands of fans in the East Bay.
UC Berkeley tells foreign students leaving for spring break they may not be able to return
A time-honored college tradition has become a source of anxiety for international students who might consider traveling abroad.
Dream Keeper is back: Lurie relaunches scandal-plagued initiative with ethics guardrails
Black-led organizations across the city feared layoffs after the funding was frozen late last year.
Trump tariffs target the Bay Area’s most adorable hobby
Their hobby couldn’t be less political, yet these collectors find themselves weirdly caught in the crosshairs of a trade war.
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Amid Trump’s threats, this SF school for immigrant kids feels on edge
With widespread fear of immigration raids and a district facing deep budget cuts, the Mission Education Center community is speaking up.
Ousted official used city cash for son’s UCLA tuition, probe finds
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A nonprofit steered grants to personally benefit a former city department head, investigators claim.
Top SF official and women’s activist placed on leave amid investigation
Kimberly Ellis has been under review by the city attorney over the agency’s activities, sources say.
Trump tries to hold HUD grants hostage over DEI and immigration demands
The federal agency outlined harsh conditions on funds meant to fight homelessness. It’s already had to walk some back.
Why the only grocery stores growing in SF are the most expensive ones
While Safeway and Whole Foods close locations, Bi-Rite and Luke’s Local are finding success with shoppers who don’t sweat the price of pasture-raised duck eggs.
Why Waymo won’t kill Uber — but Elon Musk might
Waymo’s takeover seems inevitable in San Francisco. But the robotaxi revolution is just getting started — and who comes in first is wide open.
‘Plan for the worst’: Bay Area Ukrainian tech workers are caught in Trump’s crossfire
Politics threaten to strip away protections for local immigrant families and force them back to a war zone.
It’s raining money for Marin realtors on private-school rejection day
Realtors say there’s a rush on homes up north this time of year.
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After 50K homeless camp complaints, SF’s response time depends on where you live
As tent sweeps accelerate elsewhere, residents of one neglected district wait up to 10 times as long for a response, data shows.
Why Waymo won’t kill Uber — but Elon Musk might
Waymo’s takeover seems inevitable in San Francisco. But the robotaxi revolution is just getting started — and who comes in first is wide open.
It’s raining money for Marin realtors on private-school rejection day
Realtors say there’s a rush on homes up north this time of year.
Spring training slugger Jerar Encarnacion will begin Giants’ season on the injured list
The team’s choice for designated hitter hit .302 with 14 RBIs this spring. His place in the lineup may be filled by a rotating cast.
Health of Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee and Jerar Encarnacion is uncertain leading into Opening Day
If Lee isn’t ready for the opener in Cincinnati, Giants will pick between Luis Matos and Grant McCray for the starting center fielder spot.
Giants heroes from the championship era are mentoring a new second baseman
Tyler Fitzgerald is making the tricky move from shortstop with the help of Marco Scutaro and Joe Panik.
Kawakami: Looking ahead to Warriors playoffs, starting with the Draymond–Butler sync-up
Assessing the importance of 50 wins, the best potential matchups, and the team’s balanced age composition.
After 1,000 shows, an intimate circus captures the hearts of San Francisco
The performers in Club Fugazi’s ferociously paced “Dear San Francisco” defy death every night on a tiny stage.
She’s back! Towering naked lady will rise after all — in a new location
The “R-Evolution” statue will be unveiled April 10 in Embarcadero Plaza.
The 18 best things to do in SF this week, from color parties to techno raves
Get ready for an exciting few days, starting with Holi rooftop parties and thrilling sailboat races.
America, the broken? Richard Misrach captures the country’s splendor and scars
One of the nation’s most influential photographers on the songs that guide him while documenting the West.
The Mission’s new hot spot is a ‘wine tavern’ where almost every glass is under $15
Big Finish aims to do for wine what its predecessor, The Monk’s Kettle, did for beer.
Palestinian superstar rapper to perform at Tenderloin street fair
The April 5 event to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, will be the neighborhood’s first “night market”-style attraction.
Ali Wong brought her boyfriend Bill Hader to the new Turtle Tower
The comedian and actress, a Pac-Heights native, has said the newly reopened restaurant’s chicken pho is one of the best noodle soups of all time.
A big restaurant with big heart breathes life into Downtown Oakland
Husband-and-wife team Sophia Akbar and Paul Iglesias cook up thoughtful Afghan food with a sprinkle of microgreens.
Stanford students are careerist corporate climbers — but it’s not (entirely) our fault
Why do we forget our desire to change the world as soon as corporate recruiters dangle fat salaries? Because the university systematically advances career funneling.
Politicians need performance-based pay. I’ll go first
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan writes that raises aren’t guaranteed in the private sector — and shouldn’t be in the public sector.
Sergey Brin: We need you working 60 hours a week so we can replace you as soon as possible
A modest proposal from the Google co-founder, who believes employees should work ‘at least’ every weekday. And also every weekend-day.
Newsom’s gambit: Talk like Bannon, act like Biden
Even as the governor plays nice with the right, his allegiance to public unions is pushing him in the opposite direction.
