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The 15 best events in SF this weekend

A holiday market at the Fairmont, Hanukkah festivities, SF’s Rose Parade float, a holiday cabaret, and more.

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SF Standard

The 15 best events in SF this weekend

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Mission Local

A year of ICE in S.F.: Immigration experts on what resistance is working, and what 2026 might hold

An all-woman panel of immigration experts talked with Mission Local about ICE in S.F. — and what forms of resistance are working A year of ICE in S.F.: Immigration experts on what resistance is working, and what 2026 might hold

41 minutes ago

Mission Local

A year of ICE in S.F.: Immigration experts on what resistance is working, and what 2026 might hold

SFiST

Woman In Viral Hayes Valley Bar Fight Video Was Arrested For Public Intoxication, Has Now Lost Job

The very public shaming that has followed a Santacon weekend video of an extremely drunk and belligerant patron, and her date, engaging staff and fellow patrons in physical fights at Hazie's in Hayes Valley, has culminated for now in the woman being fired from her job.

1 hour ago

SFiST

Woman In Viral Hayes Valley Bar Fight Video Was Arrested For Public Intoxication, Has Now Lost Job

SF Standard

SFMTA considers higher fares for transit but cheaper penalties for drivers

The agency discussed reducing the price of some parking tickets while getting rid of the Clipper card discount for Muni riders.

1 hour ago

SF Standard

SFMTA considers higher fares for transit but cheaper penalties for drivers

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SFiST

Castro Dog Dad Seeks Public's Help In Finding Dognapped Frenchie, Hank

A man's French bulldog was stolen outside of a Castro bar last week and remains missing, and the dog's owner is seeking help from the public in locating the dognapping suspect.

3 hours ago

SFiST

Castro Dog Dad Seeks Public's Help In Finding Dognapped Frenchie, Hank

SFiST

YouTube to Become Exclusive Broadcaster of the Oscars, Starting In 2029

The Academy Awards will be departing network television and heading to YouTube under a new deal struck with the Alphabet-owned, San Bruno-based company, marking a major shift for the nearly 100-year-old awards show.

3 hours ago

SFiST

YouTube to Become Exclusive Broadcaster of the Oscars, Starting In 2029

SFiST

You May Want to Leave Early For Xmas Travel as Storm Takes Aim at Bay Area Next Week

A quintessential Pineapple Express plume of moisture coming from Hawaii, aimed at the Bay Area, is likely to bring significant rainfall early next week. And anyone who was planning to travel Sunday or Monday for the Christmas holiday may want to consider contingency plans.

5 hours ago

SFiST

You May Want to Leave Early For Xmas Travel as Storm Takes Aim at Bay Area Next Week

SFiST

Allegedly Drunk Driver Stops at Hercules Fire Station to Ask for Directions, Promptly Gets Arrested for DUI

An Oakland man stopped at a Hercules fire station to ask for directions, and staff quickly surmised he was drunk, and also driving on a license suspended for a previous DUI. Oh, and they also found a baggie of meth in his sock.

6 hours ago

SFiST

Allegedly Drunk Driver Stops at Hercules Fire Station to Ask for Directions, Promptly Gets Arrested for DUI

SFiST

Humpday Headlines: Oakland School Board Approves $103M In Budget Cuts

Oakland's school board approved vague cuts totaling $103M but faced criticism from one board member; a former Kohl's in Fremont could become an H Mart; and Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick is set to make his first court appearance in LA.

8 hours ago

SFiST

Humpday Headlines: Oakland School Board Approves $103M In Budget Cuts

SF Standard

A massive nightclub is coming to SF — and a superstar DJ will perform at the launch

Dante’s Inferno will open next fall, and entrepreneur Dante Buckley is looking to make a splash.

10 hours ago

SF Standard

A massive nightclub is coming to SF — and a superstar DJ will perform at the launch

SF Standard

How we picked SF’s best restaurants of the year

2025’s most exciting new restaurants includes some unanimous favorites and a few personal picks.

10 hours ago

SF Standard

How we picked SF’s best restaurants of the year

SF Standard

Kawakami: There’s stress, there’s tension, and yes, there are Warriors moves coming

Golden State’s long game isn’t about decades or years anymore. It’s about weeks and months.

10 hours ago

SF Standard

Kawakami: There’s stress, there’s tension, and yes, there are Warriors moves coming

Mission Local

Nature’s golden palette

At Geary Boulevard and Steiner Street. Photo by Zachary Smith. Nature’s golden palette

10 hours ago

Mission Local

Nature’s golden palette

SF Standard

Our big, fat, Italian restaurant boom

In 2025, the city’s savviest restaurateurs went all in on a classic combo: pizza, pasta, and a whole lot of cheese.

10 hours ago

SF Standard

Our big, fat, Italian restaurant boom

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Mission Local

Asylum-seekers are desperate for lawyers. Scammers are filling the gap.

Attorneys have reported a spike in scams impersonating immigration attorneys and targeting asylum-seekers in the Bay Area. Asylum-seekers are desperate for lawyers. Scammers are filling the gap.

12 hours ago

Mission Local

Asylum-seekers are desperate for lawyers. Scammers are filling the gap.

Mission Local

Fake immigration lawyers are scamming Bay Area families. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Mission Local has put together the following guide to accompany a piece on the rise of immigration scams across the Bay Area. You can read that piece here. Immigration advocates [...] Fake immigration lawyers are scamming Bay Area families. Here’s how to protect yourself.

12 hours ago

Mission Local

Fake immigration lawyers are scamming Bay Area families. Here’s how to protect yourself.

Mission Local

Drone wars: Doordash will need S.F. permit to test flying burritos in the Mission

Law requires extra vetting for some buildings — and research into what’s going on at San Francisco's manufacturing and industrial sites. Drone wars: Doordash will need S.F. permit to test flying burritos in the Mission

22 hours ago

Mission Local

Drone wars: Doordash will need S.F. permit to test flying burritos in the Mission

Mission Local

S.F. supervisors pass bill requiring 3.5 years of rental aid for tenants displaced by new housing

The tenant protections are partially in response to new policies encouraging housing development, such as upzoning S.F. supervisors pass bill requiring 3.5 years of rental aid for tenants displaced by new housing

24 hours ago

Mission Local

S.F. supervisors pass bill requiring 3.5 years of rental aid for tenants displaced by new housing