Culture Editor

Emily Dreyfuss

For many young people in and around San Francisco, the ban confirms their worst fears about government censorship.

The Valkyries are selling out Chase Center. Bay FC is setting attendance records. And flag football is opening new avenues for high school athletes.

A fatal collision Thursday morning on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge claimed three lives and injured two others, authorities said.

“Bay Area expenses just keep going up.”

Health experts say allergy season will be particularly sneezy and severe.