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School board, principals shocked as SFUSD resends rejected budget plan

The school board unanimously voted down the district’s dire budget plan last month. It’s back anyway — and principals are in a "panic." School board, principals shocked as SFUSD resends rejected budget plan

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School board, principals shocked as SFUSD resends rejected budget plan

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S.F. firefighters demand answers after Blue Shield denies cancer coverage

Retired San Francisco firefighter Ken Jones was diagnosed with cancer last March. On Jan. 7, his insurance provider, Blue Shield of California, refused to pay for his treatment. So his friends and family went S.F. firefighters demand answers after Blue Shield denies cancer coverage

2 hours ago

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S.F. firefighters demand answers after Blue Shield denies cancer coverage

SFiST

Rep. Ro Khanna Calls ICE Detention Center in Bakersfield a ‘Detention-Industrial Complex’ After Alarming Visit

Conditions are absolutely inhumane at California's largest ICE holding center near Bakersfield, according to South Bay congressional rep Ro Khanna, who just had a visit to the for-profit prison facility being operated with your tax dollars.

3 hours ago

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Rep. Ro Khanna Calls ICE Detention Center in Bakersfield a ‘Detention-Industrial Complex’ After Alarming Visit

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Tom Brady Looking to Open an SF Sports Card Shop Right by Oracle Park

San Mateo native and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady owns an expanding sports trading card shop chain called CardVault, and the chain is reportedly looking to open a retail store almost right next to the Giants’ Oracle Park.

4 hours ago

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Tom Brady Looking to Open an SF Sports Card Shop Right by Oracle Park

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Man Charged With Threatening Barbara Lee Also Allegedly Threatened SF Judge

An El Cerrito man who clearly has a bone to pick with liberals, and who allegedly channeled his anger into specific, violent threats via email to Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, also apparently sent similar threats to federal judge Charles Breyer.

5 hours ago

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Man Charged With Threatening Barbara Lee Also Allegedly Threatened SF Judge

SF Standard

There’s a tree massacre at Lake Merced. Why that’s not such a bad thing

What’s behind the plan to cut more than 800 trees?

9 hours ago

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There’s a tree massacre at Lake Merced. Why that’s not such a bad thing

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Sunset Night Market to return after last year’s political chaos

The popular events, canceled in 2025, are planned for four times this year, all tied to Chinese holidays.

9 hours ago

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Sunset Night Market to return after last year’s political chaos

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What Gavin Newsom and Ro Khanna get wrong in their battle over Billionaire Tax

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan argues that a wealth tax isn’t just a disastrous idea for California, it ignores the state’s actual problems.

9 hours ago

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What Gavin Newsom and Ro Khanna get wrong in their battle over Billionaire Tax

SFiST

Deadly ICE Shooting of Minnesota Woman Prompts Protests Across the Bay Area

Hundreds marched through San Francisco's Mission District Wednesday night following a deadly shooting by ICE agents across the country in Minneapolis, and there was a simultaneous protest in Oakland as well.

10 hours ago

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Deadly ICE Shooting of Minnesota Woman Prompts Protests Across the Bay Area

SF Standard

‘We are taxing this legacy grid more and more.’ How to fix our power system

A Q&A with former PG&E engineer Aren Page about the recurring outages and what it will take to get the electrical system of the future.

10 hours ago

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‘We are taxing this legacy grid more and more.’ How to fix our power system

Mission Local

New District 4 supervisor Alan Wong isn’t budging on reopening Great Highway

At a meeting packed with supporters of the new Sunset Dunes park, Alan Wong said he's still hoping to shut it down. New District 4 supervisor Alan Wong isn’t budging on reopening Great Highway

11 hours ago

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New District 4 supervisor Alan Wong isn’t budging on reopening Great Highway

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S.F. congressional candidates vying for Pelosi’s seat stake out contrasts in first debate

Connie Chan and Saikat Chakrabarti held the progressive line, while Scott Wiener took more moderate stances. All three are Democrats S.F. congressional candidates vying for Pelosi’s seat stake out contrasts in first debate

11 hours ago

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S.F. congressional candidates vying for Pelosi’s seat stake out contrasts in first debate

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Richmond Buzz: A public domain party, and small biz rumors galore

Happy New Year. The week of rain is behind us. In this week’s Buzz, a neighbor tips me onto a pattern. Richmond Buzz: A public domain party, and small biz rumors galore

12 hours ago

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Richmond Buzz: A public domain party, and small biz rumors galore

SF Standard

They unwittingly bought ‘Dirt Alley.’ A supervisor is coming to their rescue

D4 Supervisor Alan Wong steps into the “street fight” over a $25,000 strip of land.

15 hours ago

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They unwittingly bought ‘Dirt Alley.’ A supervisor is coming to their rescue

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What if the Warriors actually start to make shots?

Golden State’s role players missed open looks against the Clippers and converted against the Bucks. It swung the outcome of each game.

15 hours ago

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What if the Warriors actually start to make shots?

Mission Local

They're all trying to clean up the Mission District's streets. But who does what?

Here’s Mission Local's guide to the street teams in the Mission — who’s who, what they do, and how they can help. They're all trying to clean up the Mission District's streets. But who does what?

17 hours ago

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They're all trying to clean up the Mission District's streets. But who does what?

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Oroville Dam Spillway Lets Loose

Parts of the Bay Area are under an "extreme cold watch" for Friday morning; another Oakland athletics coach had his life threatened; and ICE agents shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis today.

1 day ago

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Day Around the Bay: Oroville Dam Spillway Lets Loose

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Building Where Compton’s Cafeteria Riot Took Place Is Up for Additional Historic Landmark Status

Now that a private prison company is running a halfway house at the site of the famed transgender protest known as the Compton's Cafeteria Riot, trans activists are hoping to redesignate the site with another set of historical protections.

1 day ago

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Building Where Compton’s Cafeteria Riot Took Place Is Up for Additional Historic Landmark Status