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Hackathon for social good? Hackers say it’s something to ‘keep my sanity.’

At a two-day hackathon, techies help nonprofits build tools to fundraise, go through public documents and connect people to services. Hackathon for social good? Hackers say it’s something to ‘keep my sanity.’

5 hours ago

Mission Local

Hackathon for social good? Hackers say it’s something to ‘keep my sanity.’

SFiST

Porta-Potty Catches Fire Outside Alamo Square Home of Dog Walker Targeted in Racists Threats

While the Alamo Square home of dog walker Terry Williams undergoes renovations after burning down in the spring of 2024, a porta-potty at the site was set on fire around 1 am Saturday. Additionally, the suspect in the case of the racist threats has been missing since the fall of 2024.

9 hours ago

SFiST

Porta-Potty Catches Fire Outside Alamo Square Home of Dog Walker Targeted in Racists Threats

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SF Standard

SF tech founders go to finishing school — and Garry Tan does not approve

The founders learned how to shake hands and bump caviar at Slow Ventures’ “Etiquette Finishing School.”

17 hours ago

SF Standard

SF tech founders go to finishing school — and Garry Tan does not approve

SF Standard

San Francisco’s KitKat: Killed by Waymo, commercialized by crypto

The cat, the myth, the meme coin.

17 hours ago

SF Standard

San Francisco’s KitKat: Killed by Waymo, commercialized by crypto

SF Standard

The Warriors lack energy, and it’s becoming a theme: ‘There has to be some fire’

Jonathan Kuminga, Moses Moody, and Brandin Podziemski each struggled in the Warriors’ 129-104 loss

17 hours ago

SF Standard

The Warriors lack energy, and it’s becoming a theme: ‘There has to be some fire’

Mission Local

We are!

At 18th and Sanchez Street. Photo by Aífe Murray. We are!

17 hours ago

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We are!

SF Standard

‘A chance to be made lovable’: How ChatGPT allegedly guided a young man to commit suicide

A lawsuit claims the chatbot steered a 26-year-old in Florida to buy a gun, write a goodbye note to his family, and then do the unthinkable.

17 hours ago

SF Standard

‘A chance to be made lovable’: How ChatGPT allegedly guided a young man to commit suicide

Mission Local

People We Meet: Desmond Cannady, the Tenderloin’s street barber

24-year-old Desmond Cannady takes his skills with a trimmer and his way with people to the streets of San Francisco. People We Meet: Desmond Cannady, the Tenderloin’s street barber

19 hours ago

Mission Local

People We Meet: Desmond Cannady, the Tenderloin’s street barber

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Apartment Fire Erupts in SF’s North Beach, Quickly Contained by SFFD

Surfers were met with 40-foot waves on the opening day of surf season in Mavericks, California; take part in a hyphy video shoot at Powell Station Saturday; and no injuries were reported after an apartment fire in North Beach Friday.

1 day ago

SFiST

Day Around the Bay: Apartment Fire Erupts in SF’s North Beach, Quickly Contained by SFFD

SFiST

SF’s China Beach Reopens Amid Government Shutdown, Because Someone Did a GoFundMe

Here’s one way to take matters into your own hands when the federal government is shut down, as one frequent swimmer at SF’s China Beach saw the beach was closed for the shutdown, so he simply GoFundMe’d up the money to reopen it.

1 day ago

SFiST

SF’s China Beach Reopens Amid Government Shutdown, Because Someone Did a GoFundMe

SF Standard

Singles night at San Francisco’s hot new club. (It’s a Costco)

The gonzo event turned out to be marketing for a dating app, but the mingling in the grocery aisles was real.

1 day ago

SF Standard

Singles night at San Francisco’s hot new club. (It’s a Costco)

SFiST

This Week In Food: New Bars Coming Next Year

The Quince and Cotogna team is opening Bar Coto down the street, the former Aphotic team has a cocktail bar coming down the pike, and Nyum Bai/Lunette chef Nite Yun has published a cookbook, all in This Week In Food.

1 day ago

SFiST

This Week In Food: New Bars Coming Next Year

SFiST

The Cliff House Will Still Be Called ‘Cliff House’ When It Reopens, But Probably Won’t Reopen Until Late 2026

A trademark dispute has been resolved so the Cliff House can still be called the Cliff House when it reopens under new ownership, though apparently that reopening is now delayed until near the end of 2026.

1 day ago

SFiST

The Cliff House Will Still Be Called ‘Cliff House’ When It Reopens, But Probably Won’t Reopen Until Late 2026

SF Standard

Why all the free-stuff Facebook groups you’re part of just changed their names

Almost anything can be had through Buy Nothing — except the name.

1 day ago

SF Standard

Why all the free-stuff Facebook groups you’re part of just changed their names

SFiST

London Breed Confirms She Is Thinking of Running for Pelosi's House Seat

Former San Francisco Mayor London Breed may, indeed, be among the field of candidates vying for Nancy Pelosi's seat in Congress after she retires next year.

1 day ago

SFiST

London Breed Confirms She Is Thinking of Running for Pelosi's House Seat

Mission Local

Tales from the bench: Inside UCSF’s new public lectures series

This quarterly series aims to help people understand the human impact of scientific research. Tales from the bench: Inside UCSF’s new public lectures series

1 day ago

Mission Local

Tales from the bench: Inside UCSF’s new public lectures series

Mission Local

Should S.F. supervisors be allowed to solicit more funds, as a treat?

New legislation from Supervisor Mandelman would reinstate supes’ abilities to solicit ‘behested payments’ from parties with city contracts Should S.F. supervisors be allowed to solicit more funds, as a treat?

1 day ago

Mission Local

Should S.F. supervisors be allowed to solicit more funds, as a treat?

Mission Local

Snake

On 20th Street. Photo by Michael Santiago. Snake

1 day ago

Mission Local

Snake