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KQED lays off 45 workers, cuts programs amid $12 million deficit

The public media company trims its workforce by 15%.

Eavesdrops: A Giants-Dodgers friendship, Judge on Bonds, and more All-Star details

How would Bonds’ skills translate in 2025? A Yankees superstar suggested the all-time home run leader would be the first 70-70 player.

After a tumultuous A’s exit, would MLB consider expansion in the Bay Area?

The market hosted two teams for decades before the A’s left Oakland. That departure won’t stand in the way of expansion possibilities.

Popular takeout sushi shop brings its biggest location to North Beach

Ebiko, with locations in Oakland and downtown SF, will open its latest outpost in August.

City attorneys warned commissioner about potential ethics breach. She ignored them

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After an investigation by The Standard, Kathrin Moore said she would stop voting on projects by an architecture firm from which she receives income.

San Francisco balances on thin blue line with Trump ICE arrests

Violent clashes involving federal agents have raised difficult questions inside the SFPD and City Hall.

A czar is born: Inside David Sacks’ 130-day White House mission to remake crypto and AI

The investor and podcast host has scored major regulatory wins, all while the Trump family rakes in millions from crypto ventures.

Popular Sunset Night Market killed for 2025, thanks to bitter SF politics

The controversy over the Great Highway’s closure may have doomed the event.

Why the pitch to build the tallest office in San Francisco isn’t as dumb as it sounds

Hines’ plan to add 1.6 million square feet might seem unnecessary in a city grappling with vacancies. But here’s how the bet could pay off.

Oakland’s largest hotel — home to the Valkyries — seized by creditor. What now?

What was one of the city’s premier business destinations has become a symbol of downtown woes.

Can the Bay Area afford to keep fighting against rent-setting algorithms?

A lawsuit in Berkeley may spell trouble for other cities aiming to restrict software that jacks up rent, but bipartisan support for such bans is swelling.

A new Pop Mart is opening in San Francisco. Here’s where it will land

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The retailer, popular for its Labubu plushies and other blind-box collectibles, will open in a building that recently changed hands.

By day, SFPD smothers open-air drug markets. By night, the arrests plummet

Despite a highly publicized crackdown over the past two years, cops are allowing illegal activity to thrive after midnight.

A czar is born: Inside David Sacks’ 130-day White House mission to remake crypto and AI

The investor and podcast host has scored major regulatory wins, all while the Trump family rakes in millions from crypto ventures.

‘He’s in another realm’: How a skate media mogul became SF’s most powerful Scientologist

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Aaron Kyro has led the church’s SF chapter to celebrated growth — all while his multimillion-dollar skate media company has gone downhill.

4 days in Sin City: A running diary covering the Warriors and NBA Summer League

What’s Las Vegas in July really like? A trip to the desert offers a glimpse of how players, coaches, and executives spend their time.

Eavesdrops: Giants, A’s, and MLB buzz on the eve of the All-Star Game

Three Giants — Logan Webb, Robbie Ray, and Randy Rodríguez — earned All-Star nods while A’s slugger Brent Rooker took part in Monday’s Home Run Derby.

Randy Rodríguez is the Giants’ unlikely All-Star, and Juan Marichal is a big fan

The Hall of Fame pitcher known as the “Dominican Dandy” is proud of the young reliever and the team’s efforts to scout in Latin America.

Why Jauan Jennings wants a new contract — and how the 49ers might resolve this

After a career year, one of Brock Purdy’s most important targets has leverage that could compel the franchise to restructure his deal.

What you need to know to do Outside Lands right

San Francisco’s biggest event of the summer requires some careful planning. Take note.

‘They all came here to watch this?’: How ‘Love Island’ took over an SF sports bar

Watch parties have become regular events at bars in New York and L.A.

Meet the transit nerd behind that viral BART and Muni personality quiz

A 24-year-old train lover created the whimsical project that has lit up group chats across San Francisco.

Photos: Modern skater girls pictured like 19th-century soldiers

Bay Area photographer Jenny Sampson’s antique technique captures the majesty and freedom of girls on boards.

I found my restaurant love match in downtown Oakland

A lot of heart is being served up at the new eclectic-cool Peruvian spot Lucuma.

It’s North Beach’s hottest late-night hangout — and it’s still not fully open

Oysters and gin martinis drive SF’s best late-night happy hour spot, which is crowdfunding its way to completion.

The Marina’s newest bar goes off at night, but it truly shines at happy hour

Bar Darling, from the team behind April Jean and Peacekeeper, has its finger on the neighborhood’s pulse — at all times of day.

Jimmy Butler wants you to ball out on $100 coffee at his new pop-up

The Warriors star’s Bigface is drawing big lines to Valencia Street.

The missing details of Daniel Lurie’s homelessness pivot

I asked the mayor’s homeless czar to explain what success for their new plan looks like. His answer: We’ll know it when we see it.

SF doesn’t need a magic number of homeless beds. It needs the right beds

The mayor’s homelessness czar explains why the Lurie administration is walking back a campaign promise to deliver 1,500 emergency shelter beds in six months.

‘Family zoning’ may be a euphemism. It’s also a great idea

The city may not realize it, but its new housing jargon has a real meaning that could transform San Francisco

Gavin Newsom just did something heroic — and it has nothing to do with Trump

Newsom’s reform of state housing law was a renegade move that will help make California affordable again.