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25 years of Wikipedia, 25 years of SF drama

From “gay mecca” to “San Fran,” the city’s entry has been the area for some of the longest-running —and silliest — culture wars.

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SF Standard

25 years of Wikipedia, 25 years of SF drama

SF Standard

A prominent Castro restaurant space is coming back to life

The former home of Cafe Flore at Market and Noe will become Parasol at Flore, a California-Mediterranean restaurant and bar.

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A prominent Castro restaurant space is coming back to life

Mission Local

Do Christmas trees ride buses?

At 16th and Dolores Streets. Photo by Beth Winegarner. Do Christmas trees ride buses?

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Mission Local

Do Christmas trees ride buses?

SF Standard

San Francisco’s new smart homes see you coming

From face-scanning doors to self-ventilating windows, AI-based tech aims to make mansion life frictionless.

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San Francisco’s new smart homes see you coming

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School strike is looming, warns teachers union: ‘We’re in the biggest fight right now’

Deadlocked with the district over pay raises, educators are gearing up for their first strike in half a century.

4 hours ago

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School strike is looming, warns teachers union: ‘We’re in the biggest fight right now’

Mission Local

The Great Highway is poised to become San Francisco's kidney dialysis

Park or a road? Barring unforeseen lunacy, we’ll be voting on it again. But this is how San Francisco rolls. The Great Highway is poised to become San Francisco's kidney dialysis

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Mission Local

The Great Highway is poised to become San Francisco's kidney dialysis

SFiST

All Coaches at East Bay High School to Be Let Go at End of Their Seasons, Told to Reapply Next Year

Newark Memorial High School in the East Bay began dismissing all 45 of its athletic coaches and assistants at the end of their respective seasons last month, telling them they may be rehired next year as part of a new policy.

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All Coaches at East Bay High School to Be Let Go at End of Their Seasons, Told to Reapply Next Year

SF Standard

Basketball amid crisis: In grieving Minneapolis, Warriors blow out Timberwolves

The mood in the Target Center was somber, and nobody could blame the Wolves for not being ready to play.

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Basketball amid crisis: In grieving Minneapolis, Warriors blow out Timberwolves

SFiST

Woman Sues Luxury SF Apartments Where Alleged Sex Trafficking Took Place, Says They Knew

A California woman filed a federal lawsuit against a company that owns two upscale apartment complexes in SF’s South Beach neighborhood — Avalon Mission Bay and South Beach Marina Apartments, saying they were aware that she was being sex trafficked there at age 17

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Woman Sues Luxury SF Apartments Where Alleged Sex Trafficking Took Place, Says They Knew

SF Standard

Healdsburg’s food scene is hotter — and more accessible — than ever before

Though it’s known as an international fine dining destination, new restaurants and bars are making the Sonoma town both more exciting and more chill.

1 day ago

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Healdsburg’s food scene is hotter — and more accessible — than ever before

Mission Local

People We Meet: S.F. bus driver DeJohn Williams has ferried Joe Montana, Lars Ulrich, and Da Mayor

DeJohn Williams is 55, and he’s been driving a bus in San Francisco for more than a fifth of his life. He's seen a lot in those dozen years. People We Meet: S.F. bus driver DeJohn Williams has ferried Joe Montana, Lars Ulrich, and Da Mayor

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Mission Local

People We Meet: S.F. bus driver DeJohn Williams has ferried Joe Montana, Lars Ulrich, and Da Mayor

SFiST

SF Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee Takes Players, Executives on Tour of South Korea, Then Gets Detained at LAX

SF Giants players and executives embarked on a goodwill tour of South Korea led by Giants center fielder Jung Hoo Lee, bolstering the team’s visibility in Asia and showing support for Lee, a fan favorite — who was briefly detained at LAX upon arrival back in the US this week.

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SF Giants’ Jung Hoo Lee Takes Players, Executives on Tour of South Korea, Then Gets Detained at LAX

Mission Local

Hundreds protest against ICE in S.F. after Minnesota killing

Impromptu protest featured signs, chants lamenting killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti. Hundreds protest against ICE in S.F. after Minnesota killing

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Mission Local

Hundreds protest against ICE in S.F. after Minnesota killing

SFiST

Field Notes: Ancient Star Map, New Cat Cafe, San Jose’s Batman, and Disquiet in Suburbia

This week: Polynesian dance in Fremont, a new cat cafe in SF, a South Bay Batman, book clubs of the Peninsula, and California pollinators. Also, examining an ancient Greek star map using physics; supporting stroke survivors; and highlighting the unsettling parts of suburban life.

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SFiST

Field Notes: Ancient Star Map, New Cat Cafe, San Jose’s Batman, and Disquiet in Suburbia

SFiST

Top-Notch Bagels From Meadowood Chef Coming to Jackson Square

Loveski Deli, purveyors of the delicious and excellently textured bagels that have been the talk of Napa and Marin for several years, is expanding to San Francisco with a new location in Jackson Square.

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Top-Notch Bagels From Meadowood Chef Coming to Jackson Square

Mission Local

New owners of Bravo Pizza want to give the Excelsior ‘a good love letter’

Bravo Pizza, an Excelsior staple serving deep-dish slices and Italian-American fare since 1963, reopened on Thursday under new management. New owners of Bravo Pizza want to give the Excelsior ‘a good love letter’

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New owners of Bravo Pizza want to give the Excelsior ‘a good love letter’

SFiST

Saturday Links: ‘Pizza Box’ Trash Cans Launch in North Beach, Rest of SF Still Awaiting Actual Trash Cans

Legendary 49ers quarterback John Brodie, who played with the team a record-breaking 17 seasons, died at age 90; the White House posted a doctored image to social media of a Minnesota protester crying; and North Beach launched some special "pizza box" trash cans.

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Saturday Links: ‘Pizza Box’ Trash Cans Launch in North Beach, Rest of SF Still Awaiting Actual Trash Cans

Mission Local

What's on now at San Francisco museums, January 2026

This is the last weekend to see At of Manga at the de Young and the first to see Drawn to Venice at the Legion of Honor. What's on now at San Francisco museums, January 2026

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What's on now at San Francisco museums, January 2026