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Tuesday Morning Topline: Metallic Balloon Causes East Bay Power Outage

Rainfall totals are in from this early October storm; a power outage in Oakland wasn't caused by the storm but by a Mylar balloon; and Walmart announces a new partnership with OpenAI.

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Metallic Balloon Causes East Bay Power Outage

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Before Sam Sanders became an American culture guru, pop music was ‘forbidden fruit’

Raised Pentecostal in Texas, Sam Sanders wasn’t allowed pop music. He smuggled CDs home in his underwear and tells the story on The Standard’s music podcast.

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Before Sam Sanders became an American culture guru, pop music was ‘forbidden fruit’

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Dog attacks keep rising in SF — but canine court hasn’t met in months

Of the dozens of cases not being heard, two involved dogs biting kids and two involved dogs biting cops.

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Dog attacks keep rising in SF — but canine court hasn’t met in months

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Inside the gutting of San Francisco’s women’s rights infrastructure

Advocates say former director Kimberly Ellis put the Department on the Status of Women on a path to failure. Now they’re fighting not to lose its legacy.

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Inside the gutting of San Francisco’s women’s rights infrastructure

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The case against Prop 50 — and why I’m voting for it anyway

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering effort is an abomination. But it illustrates just how dire the situation in this country has become.

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The case against Prop 50 — and why I’m voting for it anyway

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These World Series contenders should serve as inspiration for Buster Posey and the Giants

The Blue Jays and the Brewers used high contact rates to put pressure on opposing defenses. In San Francisco, it’s time to cut down on the strikeouts.

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These World Series contenders should serve as inspiration for Buster Posey and the Giants

Mission Local

Timely signage for an aging Thunderbird

At Alemany Farmer's Market. Photo by Joe Eskenazi. Timely signage for an aging Thunderbird

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Timely signage for an aging Thunderbird

Mission Local

Good news: Mission branch library set to reopen by spring

The construction at the Mission library is on track to be finalized around March, and its re-opening is set for the spring. Good news: Mission branch library set to reopen by spring

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Good news: Mission branch library set to reopen by spring

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How are you celebrating Broke-Ass Stuart Day?

A chronicler of cultural happenings, Schuffman has managed to maintain his grassroots status, despite building a small multimedia empire. How are you celebrating Broke-Ass Stuart Day?

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How are you celebrating Broke-Ass Stuart Day?

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Day Around the Bay: Flood Advisories Issued For Much of Bay Area

Flood advisories were in effect until evening in multiple Bay Area counties; Kaiser is calling a planned nurses strike "unnecessary"; and airports are refusing to play a TSA video from Kristi Noem about the government shutdown.

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Day Around the Bay: Flood Advisories Issued For Much of Bay Area

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California Will Indeed Have Reparations for Descendants of Slaves as Newsom Signs Reparations Bill

A newly formed Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery will administer reparations in the state of California after Gavin Newsom just approved that bureau’s creation, but there’s still no word on what the reparations will look like.

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California Will Indeed Have Reparations for Descendants of Slaves as Newsom Signs Reparations Bill

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Newsom vetoes AI child protection bill amid tech industry opposition

The governor said the measure’s broad limits on chatbots could unintentionally block minors from using AI entirely.

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Newsom vetoes AI child protection bill amid tech industry opposition

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Union Square Macy’s Was Evacuated Saturday Over Reports of an ‘Explosive Device’

Attention Macy’s shoppers, the downtown SF Macy’s was evacuated late Saturday afternoon after reports of an "explosive device,’ though a bomb squad did not find any evidence of explosives, and the store reopened for business Sunday.

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Union Square Macy’s Was Evacuated Saturday Over Reports of an ‘Explosive Device’

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CHP Says Speeding Caused April Marin Crash That Killed Four Teens; 16-Year-Old Driver May Face Charges

The California Highway Patrol is telling a whole different story than the two teens who survived a fatal crash in Marin County this April, saying that the 16-year-old driver was speeding, and recommending vehicular manslaughter charges.

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CHP Says Speeding Caused April Marin Crash That Killed Four Teens; 16-Year-Old Driver May Face Charges

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Hitmaker Dua Lipa Delights Chase Center Audience, Pays Tribute to Janis Joplin and Green Day

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong surprised the audience at Dua Lipa's Chase Center show Sunday, coming out to duet with her on "Wake Me When September Ends." And the previous night, Lipa did a cover of "Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin.

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Hitmaker Dua Lipa Delights Chase Center Audience, Pays Tribute to Janis Joplin and Green Day

Mission Local

Scott Wiener has been cast as the upzoning heavy. He’s fine with that. Will voters be?

A recent poll revealed concerning numbers for the state senator, especially on the Westside. But he is not concerned. Scott Wiener has been cast as the upzoning heavy. He’s fine with that. Will voters be?

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Scott Wiener has been cast as the upzoning heavy. He’s fine with that. Will voters be?

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New chicken, burger joints, no more gallo pinto: Openings and closings in the Mission

Las Tinajas, a Nicaraguan restaurant of 39 years, closed last month. Giants' players and even a Miss Universe came through the business' doors. New chicken, burger joints, no more gallo pinto: Openings and closings in the Mission

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New chicken, burger joints, no more gallo pinto: Openings and closings in the Mission