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Sam Altman’s dramatic ouster delights SF’s techie audiences in new play
“Doomers” brings Silicon Valley’s existential AI crisis to the stage.
SF’s best basketball team isn’t the Warriors. It’s the Crusaders
Archbishop Riordan’s had great teams over the years. But nothing like this high-flying group, which is trying to make San Francisco history tonight.
‘We got our ass kicked’: SF’s richest Dem donors aren’t ready to move on
As the party’s money machine cranks up for another fight, people who bankrolled Kamala Harris still feel like they were “lied to” and “burned.”
Major plot twist: Kyle Juszczyk is back with the 49ers — with $7 million guaranteed
Juszczyk is now again the longest-tenured 49ers player. For five days, he’d been replaced by close friend George Kittle.
After decades of downsizing, SF jails are suddenly packed again
The city’s incarceration rate has surged 10% since December as an era of criminal justice reform comes to a definitive end.
Man charged with murder in SoMa hotel throat slashing
Sergii Sakhno, 37, has been detained pending trial.
SF tow truck company owner accused of burning competitors’ trucks
Jose Vicente Badillo, already facing federal charges for fraud and money laundering, is indicted for conspiracy to commit arson.
See if you can guess what the man behind ‘anti-money laundering’ bitcoin was convicted of
Rowland Marcus Andrade spent investors’ funds, obtained at times through false representations, on personal expenses.
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The bizarre $10K threat hanging over SF businesses
Tiny metal dots made this chef fork over $800 for a one-page, 58-word letter — to avoid a $10,000 fine.
SFUSD sues federal agency over anti-DEI demands, funding cuts
The school district claims AmeriCorps is illegally withholding its annual $667,000 grant.
SF departments ‘manipulated’ contracts with scandal-ridden nonprofit
Urban Ed Academy was awarded grants by the Human Rights Commission despite low performance scores, controller says.
Supervisor opposes drug center across from his home. Now city may lose $10 million grant
A behavioral health facility set for Mission Street was opposed by a wealthy developer, neighbors, and Supervisor Matt Dorsey.
Courtside tickets, private jets: Startup kids spoiled by deal-hungry investors
Smaller VCs are pulling out all the stops to network with hot startups. Who’s up for shark-diving?
SF’s best new coworking space is … a car dealership?
We spent all day working from the Rivian showroom in Hayes Valley, and no one tried to sell us a truck.
Steph Curry’s next big play? His own building in SF’s trendiest neighborhood
The Warriors superstar is demolishing a structure in the Dogpatch for a new office for his burgeoning empire.
The hardcore startup kids grinding 17-hour days in a Hayes Valley den
Walk down nearly any San Francisco street, and you’ll likely find a handful of 20-somethings building the next big thing in AI.
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Stanford students used to chase jobs at Meta and Google. Now they want to work on defense
A military tech gold rush has changed hearts and minds on campus.
In a final insult to Oakland, John Fisher is shelling out real money on the A’s
By signing 24-year-old Lawrence Butler to a 7-year, $65.5 million contract, A’s ownership is treating Sacramento to something it refused its hometown for two decades.
Their multifamily compound seemed like a dream. But it came at an ugly price
It was celebrated as a co-living utopia. There was just one catch: all the people who were evicted to make it happen.
Kawakami: On ‘hellafied athlete’ Jonathan Kuminga’s easy and auspicious return to Warriors
The 22-year-old dynamo felt some nerves coming back from a severe ankle injury but quickly acclimated to life with the Jimmy Butler-era Warriors.
Camilo Doval lost the closer’s job. The Giants are betting he can still find All-Star form
The once-dominant Dominican reliever has been open to change, like reverting to his old entrance song. His easiest path to recovery? Throw strikes.
Kawakami: The 49ers are acting like this era is over. Maybe it’s time to believe them
How can 49ers brass explain this week — letting team fixtures walk and not replacing them with proven talent — to their own locker room and fans?
The football gods have a sense of humor: Mac Jones signs with 49ers
The former first-round pick of the Patriots can follow in the footsteps of Sam Darnold, who resuscitated his career as the No. 2 QB for the 49ers.
Dave Eggers on OpenAI’s new creative writing bot: ‘A cheap party trick’
Sam Altman was “really struck” by a short story generated by the technology. Authors and professors say “it’s like slop.”
SF bathhouse reverses anti-trans policy for women- and men-only events
Archimedes Banya says it is “inclusive of all people of transgender identity” so long as gender identity “conforms to the night in question.”
Thursday is ‘blood moon’ eclipse night. Here’s how to see it
Skies might be overcast, but this copper-colored celestial phenomenon is the first visible from the Bay Area since 2022.
‘More than a place to rinse off’: The Castro’s candlelight vigil for sexy gym showers
The communal area was a place where gay men would go to laugh, show off, and run out of conditioner.
The city’s best pizzerias, according to a panel of pros
Here’s where chefs, restaurateurs, and star bakers go for a hot slice or a whole pie.
SF’s quintessential brewpub is back and producing its most famous beer
After years as part of conglomerates, Magnolia Brewing again has local ownership and a revived taste for classics like Proving Ground IPA.
A Palestinian restaurant in the Mission is one man’s dream
It took being in the bacon business first for Art Herzallah to open Freekeh.
It pivoted once, then twice. Now this Russian Hill restaurant is closing for good
Lord Stanley owners Carrie and Rupert Blease posted a message filled with gratitude for their 10-year run.
Daniel Lurie is getting budget-rolled by his own bureaucrats
How can so many departments reject the mayor’s demand for budget cuts? It’s all part of the typical City Family playbook.
Some education cuts can actually help kids. SFUSD should make them.
The district can save money and help students learn. It starts with adopting what has been proved to work elsewhere.
Dead set on ‘saving’ Point Reyes, environmentalists want to kill its best stewards
Removing responsible farmers from the preserve doesn’t restore nature — it neglects it.
Yes, a sanctuary city can still help deport fentanyl dealers
Undocumented drug dealers don’t deserve the same protections as law-abiding immigrants — and they certainly shouldn’t get sweetheart plea deals.
