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Portola Valley’s priciest home ever: A 12-acre estate with a Chanel-inspired panic room
The three-lot property with a 12,000-square-foot Italian-inspired main home and unfinished “entertaining home” sold for $56 million.
‘It’s embarrassing’: SF chefs are mortified by their own menu prices
Faced wtih rising costs, restaurant owners are caught between frustration and resignation.
Pacific Standard Time: What happens when ICE opens a detention center in your town?
California City in Kern County has become home to the state’s largest ICE detention center. Its mayor is struggling to do anything about it.
How Giants, A’s clubhouse managers landed together at baseball’s Hall of Fame
Mike Murphy and Steve Vucinich spent a combined 119 seasons working in the majors. Now they’ve been honored in Cooperstown.
‘They’re going to hate this’: Billionaire Tom Steyer jumps into crowded governor’s race
In a campaign announcement video, the 2020 presidential candidate said he would take on Sacramento politicians who are “afraid to change up this system.”
UC Berkeley police say campus kidnapping report was a false alarm
The subject, who was supposedly abducted, came forward and reported that the acts were consensual.
Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board over Epstein connection
The former treasury secretary said he was embarrassed by revelations from his emails with Jeffrey Epstein.
Video: SFPD officer shoots dog and owner after unleashed attack of skateboarder
Trusten Eaton was arrested after his husky mix bit a skateboarder and an officer.
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City watchdog launches inquiry into Lurie’s controversial OpenGov deal
The Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Legislative Analyst is looking into the origins of the $5.9 million software contract.
Wiener’s ‘No Kings Act’ would let Californians sue feds for violating rights
The state senator’s bill would make it easier for individuals to seek monetary damages from federal, state, and local officers.
Feds sue California to keep law enforcement agents masked
State Sen. Scott Wiener called the Trump administration’s lawsuit a desperate ploy to uphold “unchecked power to kidnap and intimidate.”
How one lawmaker is shielding wealthy neighborhoods from mayor’s housing plan
Supervisor Stephen Sherrill nets endorsements for his reelection after submitting targeted exemptions to Lurie’s Family Zoning Plan.
Scamming couple just won’t quit their Sunset tower dream
Despite foreclosure and a failed bankruptcy attempt, the Hickeys are filing new redevelopment applications at 2700 Sloat Blvd.
The Wishlist: Why these Dallas empty-nesters downsized to SF
Texas had a hold on the couple, until they decided to go all in on the Bay.
Another AI company just moved to Union Square
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Chalk just leased 15,000 square feet in a building on Stockton Street, as the area’s ‘boom loop’ continues.
Downtown’s dead mall seized by lenders, opening door to a revival
The drawn-out foreclosure of the San Francisco Centre comes to a close with a winning bid of $133 million.
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Psst, we’ve got a new podcast. Introducing ‘Pacific Standard Time’
PST is a weekly news show about what’s happening in California and why it matters.
‘The most beautiful restaurant in San Francisco’ to reopen after 25 years
Jack’s, which debuted in 1863 and closed in 2000, will be back at its original downtown address.
San Francisco is being swamped by an ‘unprecedented’ property tax mess
Soaring appeals are straining the city budget and leaving homeowners stuck in a growing backlog.
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Pacific Standard Time: What happens when ICE opens a detention center in your town?
California City in Kern County has become home to the state’s largest ICE detention center. Its mayor is struggling to do anything about it.
Section 415: How the Bay Area is landing all of these major sporting events
Bay Area Host Committee chief Zaileen Janmohamed explains how her team is bringing the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and more to the region.
Kawakami mailbag: The future for Aiyuk and Jones, the Giants’ strategy, and more
John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan will likely weigh opportunities to trade Brandon Aiyuk and Mac Jones this offseason.
Another 49ers injury shakeup: Expect a fill-in kicker and a change at linebacker
Eddy Piñeiro has a hamstring strain, and Fred Warner’s replacement, Tatum Bethune, has a high ankle sprain that forced Curtis Robinson into action.
There’s no one quite like Christian McCaffrey
Brock Purdy’s return overshadowed another rock-solid performance from the 49ers’ 2025 MVP.
Kawakami: Did you forget about Brock Purdy? This is why he’s worth all that money
There’s a reason Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch were comfortable committing $265 million to their starting quarterback last offseason.
The 21 best events in SF this weekend
A two-day craft market, Christmas fair, “Wicked” drag show, ’80s-night ice skating, lesbian pie-eating fundraiser, and more.
I played drunk bingo at Cow Palace — but all I won was a glimpse into our shared humanity
Some 8,000 partiers gathered to twerk and chug their way to a bingo win.
He wanted a friend who always listens and never leaves. So he built one
To give solace in a lonely world, founder Avi Schiffmann created Friend, an always-on AI confidant. Is it innovation or desperation?
Eight must-see art shows in the Bay Area this fall
From glitter-trailing Roombas to impressionist pairings, here are the exhibitions worth your time.
SF to hand over operations of city’s oldest, cheapest farmers market
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Foodwise, the nonprofit behind the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market, will oversee the day-to-day at the Alemany Farmers Market.
A sweeping new SoMa restaurant serves wood-fired Italian and house-made pasta
Seasonal flavors take center stage at a dynamic chef’s counter in SoMa.
A Filipino grocery store is now an unexpected nightlife hot spot
Clubs are out and Filipino grocery stores are in. How a Seafood City became a headliner for a great night out in the Bay Area.
Hand-pulled noodles and roasted meats steal the show at a new Uzbek restaurant
The second Central Asian spot to open in San Francisco this year, Uzbegim is where you’ll find charcoal-roasted meats and some of the city’s best noodles.
Daniel Lurie learns a bitter lesson
The debacle over the mayor’s Sunset supervisor appointment was a humiliating self-own — one that began months before he ever heard the name Beya Alcaraz.
California’s worst addiction: Tax increases that don’t fix what’s broken
Two proposed initiatives would worsen the state’s dependency on taxing and spending.
Daniel Lurie’s bizarre, cynical pick for Sunset supervisor
By appointing an unqualified, inexperienced candidate, the mayor is acting like the president he dare not name. It may come back to haunt him.
California’s insurance system is a self-made disaster. It’s time for major reforms
A candidate for state insurance commissioner wants to streamline rate applications, banish price-gouging, and empower policyholders.
