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Newsom Unveils San Quentin Learning Center in First Phase of New Rehabilitation Center Project

Governor Newsom unveiled a new educational complex at San Quentin Friday featuring a media center, cafe, library, classrooms, and a reentry center, in the first of a series of projects transforming the once notorious prison into a leading-edge rehabilitation center.

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Newsom Unveils San Quentin Learning Center in First Phase of New Rehabilitation Center Project

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‘It was chaos’: Marina neighbors survey the damage after SF’s F1 event

Residents reported broken windows, damaged roofs, and people urinating in yards after Saturday’s Red Bull Showrun drew an estimated 40,000 spectators.

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‘It was chaos’: Marina neighbors survey the damage after SF’s F1 event

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Remaining Three Victims ID'd In Castle Peak Avalanche as All Nine Bodies Are Recovered From Mountain

The three victims who remained unidentified last week in the avalanche tragedy near Lake Tahoe, all back-country skiing guides, have now been identified.

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Remaining Three Victims ID'd In Castle Peak Avalanche as All Nine Bodies Are Recovered From Mountain

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Sunday Links: Ninety-Five Percent of Oakland Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike

A body that was found in Napa County is believed to be connected to the kidnapping of a Sikh man in the Central Valley; cartel violence has taken over Puerto Vallarta; and Oakland’s teachers’ union is demanding a 12% pay increase as 95% of educators voted to strike.

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Sunday Links: Ninety-Five Percent of Oakland Teachers Vote to Authorize Strike

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Photos: Before winning Olympic gold, Alysa Liu was just an East Bay kid

Ryan Young first photographed the star figure skater for the New York Times in 2018, and again in 2024.

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Photos: Before winning Olympic gold, Alysa Liu was just an East Bay kid

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The 49ers must race to find Christian McCaffrey help before it’s too late

Unless the 49ers are sure Isaac Guerendo or Jordan James can reliably move the needle next season, they can’t wait around.

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The 49ers must race to find Christian McCaffrey help before it’s too late

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The Marina went full F1 Saturday — and it was gloriously chaotic

Yuki Tsunoda got the biggest cheers, the mayor took a wild ride, while one car threw smoke and flames.

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The Marina went full F1 Saturday — and it was gloriously chaotic

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The best tattooers and shops in San Francisco, according to a panel of pros

San Francisco is blessed with a bevy of storied studios. We asked professionals for their favorite shops and artists across a range of styles.

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The best tattooers and shops in San Francisco, according to a panel of pros

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Tony Vitello’s spring debut: A comeback, help from familiar faces — and a bruise

Former Tennessee players Blade Tidwell and Drew Gilbert played key roles in the Giants’ 10-5 win over the Mariners on Saturday.

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Tony Vitello’s spring debut: A comeback, help from familiar faces — and a bruise

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Bird, watching

At Crissy Field East Beach. Photo by Cathy Tran. Bird, watching

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Bird, watching

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They used to fight as kids. Now, they run a Bayview arts business together.

Sarahí and Julián Rodriguez were born 16 months apart and fought constantly as kids. They've matured, and now do business together. They used to fight as kids. Now, they run a Bayview arts business together.

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They used to fight as kids. Now, they run a Bayview arts business together.

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SF Towing Company Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Torching Rivals’ Trucks

A 29-year-old towing company owner was sentenced to five years in federal prison for orchestrating a plan to set the trucks of four rival companies on fire, along with two years for submitting fraudulent car insurance claims, with state welfare fraud charges pending.

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SF Towing Company Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Torching Rivals’ Trucks

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Field Notes: BART Poetry, Revolutionary Black Panther Art, and from Rural Alaska to the Super Bowl

This week: The Dipsea Trail, a crow take-over, award-winning BART poem, and site-specific sculptural CD art. Plus, a beloved pop-up bakery gets its own space, a local violinist shines at the Super Bowl, and Black Panther Emory Douglas’s collage images.

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Field Notes: BART Poetry, Revolutionary Black Panther Art, and from Rural Alaska to the Super Bowl

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It had to be

At Cafe International. Photo by Mike Santiago. It had to be

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It had to be

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Black Choreographers Festival: 18 creators and nine days of dance

The San Francisco dance festival, in its 21st year, runs from Feb. 21 to March 1 at the Dance Mission Theater. Black Choreographers Festival: 18 creators and nine days of dance

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Black Choreographers Festival: 18 creators and nine days of dance

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People We Meet: Anna So can’t stop, won’t stop opening new restaurants

When Anna So came to S.F. from Thailand in 1986, she didn’t bring much. What she did have turned out to be essential: She knew how to cook. People We Meet: Anna So can’t stop, won’t stop opening new restaurants

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People We Meet: Anna So can’t stop, won’t stop opening new restaurants

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Tuberculosis tests reveal 204 latent cases at Riordan High in S.F.

About 16 percent of students and staff tested at Archbishop Riordan High School were found to have latent tuberculosis, which is not contagious but could turn active without treatment Tuberculosis tests reveal 204 latent cases at Riordan High in S.F.

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Tuberculosis tests reveal 204 latent cases at Riordan High in S.F.

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Supervisor Mahmood Wants to Establish a ‘Theater Arts District’ to Gussy Up Mid-Market

It's no secret that SF’s Mid-Market home to many Broadway theaters and concert venues can be a little rough around the edges, so the district's Supervisor Bilal Mahmood hopes to jazz it up as a “theater arts district.”

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Supervisor Mahmood Wants to Establish a ‘Theater Arts District’ to Gussy Up Mid-Market