<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Iran - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>Iran - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 02:00:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/iran/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Links: California Hit With Thunder, 30,000 Lightning Strikes Over the Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 3.4 magnitude earthquake struck Humboldt County Saturday morning; residents on the waterfront were nonplussed over a private 10-minute fireworks show over the bay; and California saw over 30,000 recorded lightning strikes this weekend.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/04/12/sunday-links-california-hit-with-thunder-30-000-lightning-strikes-over-the-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dbef5e9c28a1384eca8aec</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><category><![CDATA[lightning]]></category><category><![CDATA[earthquake]]></category><category><![CDATA[fireworks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:18:49 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/04/Rainy-Day-Pine-Leanne-Maxwell.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><strong>After 21 hours of talks, US and Iran did not reach a deal to end the war, as Vice President JD Vance said talks stalled after the US made a final offer pushing for stronger guarantees that Iran won’t develop nuclear weapons.</strong> Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian blamed ongoing Israeli attacks in Lebanon for raising tensions and said future progress depends on the US honoring past agreements. [<a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/jd-vance-no-deal-iran/4067428/">NBC News</a>]</li><li>The skies in California and Western Nevada were lit up with over<a href="https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2042981885136011708/photo/1"> 30,000 recorded lightning strikes</a> amid ongoing thunderstorms this weekend, with around 10% being cloud-to-ground strikes, and 450 of those were positive strikes. [<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/california-sees-thousands-of-lightning-strikes-during-spring-storm/">KPIX</a>]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%">
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</div><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/04/Rainy-Day-Pine-Leanne-Maxwell.jpg" alt="Sunday Links: California Hit With Thunder, 30,000 Lightning Strikes Over the Weekend"><p></p><ul><li>In addition to all the lightning and thunder, Humboldt County was struck by a 3.4 magnitude quake Saturday around 11:12 am. [<a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/earthquake-rattles-northern-california-2/4067332/">NBC Bay Area</a>] </li><li>Amid the thunder, lightning, and ongoing conflict in Iran, residents in SF and the East Bay expressed concern Saturday night over a private 10-minute fireworks show displayed from a barge in the bay as part of an annual party for a local company. [<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/private-fireworks-show-22202338.php">SFGate</a>]</li><li>A warehouse worker in Southern California disgruntled with corporations allegedly started a fire at his workplace that caused $500 million in damages. [<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/10/ontario-warehouse-fire-did-500-million-in-damage-federal-officials-say/">The Press-Enterprise</a>]</li><li>A small crowd of labor union and farmworker supporters braved the downpour Saturday to watch a scaled-down parade of dancers and performers at the 25th annual — newly labeled — Farmworkers Day Festivities in the Mission, despite all four of the event’s bands canceling due to the weather. [<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/cesar-chavez-dolores-huerta-labor-parade-22195106.php">Chronicle</a>]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXA3f_XisCI/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXA3f_XisCI/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; 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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><ul><li>Cosplayers of all stripes converged on San Jose this weekend at Fandomcon Silicon Valley, a three-day convention celebrating multiple genres, including anime, comics, gaming, sci-fi, and popular culture. [<a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/fandomcon-silicon-valley-takes-over-south-bay/">KRON4</a>]</li></ul><p><em>Image: Leanne Maxwell/SFist</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day Around the Bay: Southwest Airlines Now Offers Flights Out of Sonoma County Airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[An SF man was found guilty of kicking a small dog multiple times in the hallway of an SRO; Iran agreed to Trump’s two-week ceasefire; and Southwest Airlines is now flying out of Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/04/07/day-around-the-bay-southwest-airlines-now-offers-flights-out-of-sonoma-county-airport/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d5af779c28a1384eca848e</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[datb]]></category><category><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><category><![CDATA[SFPL]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:31:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/04/FiDi-Lamps-Leanne-Maxwell.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 id="local-">Local:</h2><ul><li><strong>A man in South San Francisco was arrested last week under suspicion of shooting into an apartment building after burglarizing a vehicle.</strong> There were 10 people inside the building at the time, including a child, but no one was injured. [<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/04/07/kevin-nishita-sentencing-shooting-oakland-kron/">Bay Area News Group</a>]</li><li>Southwest Airlines now offers nonstop flights out of Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa to four cities, including daily flights to San Diego and Las Vegas, five flights a week to Burbank, and weekly flights to Denver. [<a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/southwest-charles-m-schulz-sonoma-county-airport">KTVU</a>]</li><li>An SF jury found Aljerone Green, 33, of San Francisco guilty of violently kicking a small dog multiple times in the hallway of an SRO, which was also caught on surveillance cameras, and the condition of the dog is not known. [<a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/sf-man-convicted-of-animal-cruelty-in-savage-kicking-of-small-dog/">KRON4</a>]</li></ul><h2 id="national-">National:</h2><ul><li><strong>More than 850 girls have signed up to attend Camp Mystic in Texas this summer following last year’s floods that killed 27 girls. </strong>Texas health regulators are currently investigating hundreds of complaints with the assistance of the Texas Rangers, as the state considers allowing the camp to reopen. [<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/texas-officials-investigating-hundreds-complaints-222930687.html">Associated Press</a>]</li><li>Iran has agreed to President Donald Trump’s offer of a two-week ceasefire in the war, with plans to negotiate with the US in Islamabad beginning Friday, emphasizing its military will be on high alert “should the slightest error be committed by the enemy." [<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/irans-supreme-national-security-council-says-it-has-accepted-two-week-ceasefire-in-the-war">PBS</a>]</li><li>Pope Leo XIV condemned Trump over his threat Tuesday to destroy Iranian civilization, saying attacks on civilians violate international law while urging the American public to contact their political leaders and congressional representatives demanding an end to the war. [<a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-leo-iran-trump-threat-unacceptable-332059536d7c4d6071c8f5abb35d8c8d">Associated Press</a>]</li></ul><h2 id="video-of-the-day-">Video of the Day:</h2><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/04/FiDi-Lamps-Leanne-Maxwell.jpg" alt="Day Around the Bay: Southwest Airlines Now Offers Flights Out of Sonoma County Airport"><p>SF Public Library’s annual Night of Ideas is Saturday, featuring talks, performances, food, art, collective imagination, and a dance party under the atrium. </p><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW1pNFDyE5q/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); 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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><p><em>Image: Leanne Maxwell/SFist</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Links: Thousands March In ‘No Kings’ Protests Across the Bay Area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stockton and Modesto have the most supercommuters in the country of cities with populations over 200,000; the government shutdown, currently on its 44th day, is the longest in US history; and thousands across the Bay Area marched in "No Kings" protests Saturday.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/29/sunday-links-thousands-march-at-no-kings-protests-across-the-bay-area/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c95ca385dd970967a83d8b</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[morning links]]></category><category><![CDATA[protests]]></category><category><![CDATA[anti-trump protest]]></category><category><![CDATA[human banner]]></category><category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category><category><![CDATA[government shutdown]]></category><category><![CDATA[sfo protest]]></category><category><![CDATA[airports]]></category><category><![CDATA[san francisco international airport]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><category><![CDATA[us military]]></category><category><![CDATA[elderly people]]></category><category><![CDATA[commuters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:41:44 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/North-Beach-Bus-Stop-Coit-Tower-Leanne-Maxwell-1.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li>Thousands of people showed up to “No Kings” protests across the Bay Area Saturday, naming issues such as fair elections, mass detentions, and ending the war in Iran as reasons why they're marching, with hundreds forming a human banner at Ocean Beach, spelling out, “Trump Must Go Now!!” [<a href="https://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/regional-thousands-take-aim-at-trump-policies-in-22157725.php">Bay City News</a>]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; 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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><ul><li>The current government shutdown is the longest in US history, as Sunday marks the 44th day of the impasse in Congress, with Democrats demanding safeguards on certain immigration enforcement operations before voting for full DHS funding. [<a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/national-international/dhs-funding-lapse-longest-government-shutdown-in-history/4059913/">NBC</a>]</li><li>SFO workers rallied in a caravan outside the airport in protest of ICE presence at US airports, including the incident last week in which DHS tipped off ICE about a woman and her daughter who were deported. [<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/sfo-workers-rally-near-airport-as-government-shutdown-continues/">KPIX</a>]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%">
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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><ul><li>A Silver Alert has been issued for Jesse Fuller, 66, who was last seen Monday in Vallejo and is believed to be on foot. [<a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/chp-searches-for-missing-senior-last-seen-in-vallejo/">KRON4</a>]</li><li>Stockton has the highest rate of super-commuters in US cities with more than 200,000 residents, which was 9.2% in 2024, and Modesto is second highest at 8.6%. [<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/commute-work-stockton-san-joaquin-22083814.php">Chronicle</a>]</li></ul><p><em>Leanne Maxwell/SFist</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday Links: Beer Lovers Flock to Santa Rosa to Celebrate Pliny the Younger Season]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Oakland 911 dispatcher was honored for helping a couple deliver their baby over the phone; scammers are creating AI-generated MAGA thirst traps to lure conservative men over to paid OnlyFans accounts; and Russian River Brewing Company debuted this year’s Pliny the Younger Friday.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/21/saturday-links-beer-lovers-flock-to-santa-rosa-to-celebrate-pliny-the-younger-season/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69beefb77a49ba2daee8ed13</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[morning links]]></category><category><![CDATA[pliny the younger]]></category><category><![CDATA[santa rosa]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category><category><![CDATA[911 call]]></category><category><![CDATA[antioch]]></category><category><![CDATA[the bay lights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mission District]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:30:32 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/Russian-Hill-Hyde-Leanne-Maxwell.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li>Santa Rosa’s Russian River Brewing Company debuted the first batch of the year of its coveted Pliny the Younger triple IPA, attracting throngs of fans Friday despite the 90-degree heat. [<a href="https://abc7news.com/post/beer-fans-brave-heat-waiting-taste-2026-pliny-younger-santa-rosa/18743142/?userab=abcn_du_cat_topic_feature_holdout-474*variant_b_redesign-1939%2Cabcn_popular_reads_exp-527*variant_b_autotags-2201%2Cotv_web_content_rec-539*variant_c_trending-2268">KGO</a>]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%">
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</div><p></p><ul><li>Jay’s Cheesesteak in SF’s Mission District, which opened in 1995, is closing at the end of the month because the building owner doesn’t want to renew the lease, and owner Jay Nazzal said business has declined in recent years, largely due to the e-bike charging station out front, which took away parking spots. [<a href="https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/jays-cheesesteak-closed-mission-valencia/">Mission Local</a>]</li><li>Antioch police are proposing using AI to answer non-emergency calls, which would provide summaries to human dispatchers, but residents worry about what would happen if there’s an automation glitch or if the technology breaks down. [<a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/antioch-pd-ai-agents-non-emergency-calls/4055637/">NBC Bay Area</a>]</li><li>There’s a new trend of scammers creating fake social media accounts, such as the viral “MAGA Dream Girl,” a supposed young blonde named Jessica Foster who experts say is AI-generated, to lure conservative men over to paid accounts like OnlyFans. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/03/20/jessica-foster-maga-dream-girl-ai-fake/">Washington Post</a>]</li><li>Crowds of people showed up to watch the <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/03/20/the-bay-lights-come-back-on-tonight-after-year-long-hiatus/">relighting of the Bay Lights</a> after a three-year hiatus Friday, featuring an upgraded configuration of 48,000 lights designed to withstand the elements, as the original display was removed due to damage from the environment. [<a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/bay-bridge-lights-return/4055159/">NBC Bay Area</a>]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%">
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</div><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/Bay-Lights-North-Beach-Chinatown-Leanne-Maxwell.jpg" alt="Day Around the Bay: 16 Vehicles Involved in Bay Bridge Sideshow Seized, Impounded"><p></p><ul><li><strong>Citibank has taken over Wells Fargo’s old location at One California in downtown SF for its new flagship branch in place of two downtown locations that closed last month.</strong> The 12,000-square-foot space includes a second-floor lounge for events, and the location will offer personal banking, small business banking, mortgages, and wealth management. [<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/citibank-downtown-san-francisco-22080297.php">Chronicle</a>]</li><li>The man who barricaded himself in SF’s Nob Hill after brandishing a gun in a <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/03/17/man-in-purple-ferrari-brandishes-gun-then-barricades-himself-inside-nob-hill-apartment/">purple Ferrari</a> Monday has been identified as 51-year-old Brian Currier of San Francisco, and he was booked into San Francisco County Jail for assault with a firearm, as well as a related arrest warrant. [<a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/suspect-in-sf-barricade-incident-identified/">KRON4</a>]</li></ul><h3 id="national-">National:</h3><ul><li>Sixty unionized employees from CBS News' streaming service launched a 24-hour strike and walked off the job at the network's New York headquarters, as well as its SF Bay Area office, after staff and leadership, including "MAGA-curious" Bari Weiss, were unable to come to an agreement. [<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/cbs-maga-friendly-bosses-humiliated-165454674.html">Daily Beast</a>]</li><li>A federal watchdog investigation uncovered that a now-former US Army general lost classified maps on a train in Europe, while also suffering a concussion after a boozy dinner. [<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/army-general-classified-ukraine-maps-lost_n_69b98e2ee4b07119c0bdd9d5">The Huffington Post</a>]</li><li>Witnesses in Pennsylvania and Ohio spotted a suspected meteor accompanied by white streaks Tuesday morning, which the National Weather Service and Nasa confirmed was a fireball that hit the ground near Cleveland, Ohio. [<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cewzw221wn5o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss">BBC</a>]</li></ul><p></p><h3 id="video-of-the-day-">Video of the Day:</h3><p>Crews are working late into the night this week, getting the Bay Bridge ready for the much-awaited <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/02/19/the-wait-is-ending-bay-lights-will-officially-be-re-lit-on-friday-march-20/">relighting of the "Bay Lights"</a> Friday. 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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/FiDi-bold-lines-Leanne-Maxwell.jpg" alt="Sunday Links: PG&E Outage Leaves 3,600 Without Power in Outer Richmond/Seacliff"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All Crew Members of U.S. KC-135 Loss in Iraq Confirmed Deceased<br><br>TAMPA, Fla. – All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased. The aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace March 12 during…</p>&mdash; U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) <a href="https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/2032460946770202725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> 
</div><p></p><ul><li><strong>Oakland will begin issuing speed-camera citations to speeding drivers Monday, as the 60-day grace period for the cameras has ended.</strong> Since the cameras were installed on January 15 — at 18 high-injury hotspots, 140,000 warnings were sent to about 74,000 unique license plates. [<a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-speed-camera-hotspots-fines">KTVU</a>]</li><li><strong>A San Francisco tech worker named Alysa Liu recently had her Instagram account suspended for being an imposter the day after the figure skater warned fans about fake accounts.</strong> The SF-based Liu said she does frequently receive messages from fans meant for the figure skater, and she has 180 days to appeal the decision. 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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><ul><li>Around 3,600 addresses in the Richmond/Sea Cliff neighborhood were without power Sunday morning due to an unplanned PG&amp;E outage starting around 8:54 am, which was fully restored by 12:30 pm. [<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/power-outage-pge-sea-cliff-richmond-22077976.php">Chronicle</a>]</li><li>Santa Clara County has begun providing people exiting jail with a 30-day supply of medication, along with extended case management and a treatment plan through Medicaid. [<a href="https://hoodline.com/2026/03/santa-clara-inmates-now-leave-jail-with-a-doctor-s-plan-not-just-a-plastic-bag/">Hoodline</a>]</li><li>The city of San Francisco will be setting up dumpsters in Bayview-Hunters Point on Fridays and issuing steep fines to curb illegal dumping in the neighborhood, which is most frequent on Friday nights, littering the neighborhood with trash and hazardous materials. [<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/san-francisco-dumpster-program-bayview-hunters-point/">KPIX</a>]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%">
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</div><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/Hamilton-Park-Leanne-Maxwell-1.jpg" alt="Saturday Links: SF-Based Captain the First Woman to be Named United Airlines’ Most Senior Pilot"><p></p><ul><li>Around 200 UCSF workers and 2,000 UC workers statewide voted this week to form a new union with United Auto Workers — the third group of UC employees to unionize in the past year. [<a href="https://missionlocal.org/2026/03/ucsf-workers-move-to-unionize-with-potential-statewide-strike-on-the-way/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQh8DFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFIS3o3WnVTbjVCYXBsWldOc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnvipnx-sn5EUT3YlbrzQC7MdON1r60j4alWBXBPjGJ5sSzJK9RBT2XDaDyV_aem_50B7D0AIASKoIChwsPPSHA">Mission Local</a>]</li><li>With the average price of gas in California at $5.42 per gallon, San Jose Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Matt Mahan is asking state leaders to temporarily suspend the state gas tax. [<a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/sj-mayor-state-leaders-suspend-ca-gas-taxes/4051710/">NBC Bay Area</a>]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%">
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</div><p></p><ul><li>The latest trend for gig workers involves wearing cameras on one’s hands and head while doing daily tasks to help the AI learn human movements. [<a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-03-12/why-people-in-la-are-strapping-cameras-on-their-bodies-to-do-chores?fbclid=PARlRTSAQh4sFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacT7pzzRZyIANA8vVlfhixH9ga31U-VGgHrXz2_bU3oTpzeYqlVA61J5qbxrg_aem_oiqfByeQCdzAM9BB2PKudw">LA Times</a>]</li><li>San Francisco, Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties have the highest rates of tuberculosis in the state and three times the national average due to the high frequency of international travelers entering the country through the Bay Area. [<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/09/tuberculosis-bay-area-history/">Bay Area News Group</a>]</li><li>Memes have taken over social media in China mocking a March 6 video of President Donald Trump praying with faith leaders inside the White House, with one satirical caption reportedly saying, “A Chinese boss leads his team to pray for huge sales.”</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%">
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</div><p></p><ul><li>The current allergy season is going to be especially long this year — and agonizing, as this year’s bloom came early due to California having the second warmest winter on record, along with the intermittent rain and dry spells drawing out the pollen and then scattering it through the air. [<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/weather/article/bay-area-allergies-health-21958271.php">Chronicle</a>]</li></ul><p><em>Image: Leanne Maxwell/SFist</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day Around the Bay: Mayor Issues Statement About Potential Iranian Attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mayor Daniel Lurie made a video statement about the report of a potential Iranian attack on CA; a judge has released the man accused of assaulting Lurie's security guard last week; and there was some sort of pepper-spray incident at SF's Leadership High School.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/11/mayor-issues-statement-about-potential-iranian-attack/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b200887a49ba2daee8dc56</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[daniel lurie]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><category><![CDATA[datb]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:20:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1626629982054-10f486170625?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wxMTc3M3wwfDF8c2VhcmNofDJ8fHNhbiUyMGZyYW5jaXNjbyUyMHJvYWR8ZW58MHx8fHwxNzczMzM5ODE1fDA&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 id="local-">Local:</h3><ul><li><strong>A San Francisco judge, Judge Sylvia Husing, ordered the release of the suspect, Tony Sheravaughn Phillips, accused of assaulting a member of Mayor Daniel Lurie's security detail. </strong>The judge noted that Phillips "was violently assaulted" first by the security guard, and while he has a troubling history of not showing up for court for other "repetitive" behavior, she released him pending another hearing on Thursday. [<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/lurie-bodyguard-attack-22070975.php">Chronicle</a>, <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/03/11/lawyer-for-man-accused-in-altercation-with-bodyguard-says-mayor-luries-street-outreach-is-performative/">Earlier</a>]</li><li><strong>Lurie went on social media Wednesday to respond to <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/03/11/iran-may-be-seeking-to-strike-california-with-drone-according-to-fbi/">today's report</a> that the FBI has been warning law enforcement agencies around California of the possibility of a surprise drone attack from Iran, saying there are "no imminent threats" to San Francisco. </strong>It's not very reassuring, but Lurie says, "As always, public safety is our No. 1 priority, and rest assured we are in constant communication with all of our public safety partners, and we will continue to monitor the situation." [<a href="https://x.com/DanielLurie/status/2031843904279232902">DanielLurie/X</a>]</li><li>Some sort of "large altercation" occurred outside SF's Leadership High School on Ocean Avenue this afternoon involving multiple students and staff members who were pepper-sprayed. [<a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/leadership-high-school-san-francisco-pepper-spray-students-injured">KTVU</a>]</li></ul><h3 id="national-">National:</h3><ul><li><strong>The Pentagon told Congress Wednesday that the first six days of the war in Iran cost over $11.3 billion.</strong> And we are now on Day 12. [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/world/middleeast/iran-war-costs-pentagon.html">New York Times</a>]</li><li>Iraq's ports company said that 38 crew members were rescued and at least one was killed in Iranian attacks on oil tankers in Iraqi waters in the Persian Gulf. [<a href="https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-war-us-israel-trump-03-11-26">CNN</a>]</li><li>The Iranian sports minister has confirmed that the Iranian men's soccer team will not be competing in the World Cup in North America this summer. [<a href="https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/48174014/iran-cannot-compete-world-cup-iranian-sports-minister">ESPN</a>]</li></ul><h3 id="video-">Video:</h3><ul><li>On a lighter note, Mayor Lurie got to sit down with Sam Smith and have coffee at Poesia Cafe in the Castro on Tuesday, and produced this little video in which Smith says he's having a "love affair" with San Francisco, and that it is the most beautiful city in the country. </li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVueaNekY0a/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVueaNekY0a/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; 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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><p><br></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran May Be Seeking to Strike California With Drone, According to FBI Warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The consequences of Trump's (and Israel's) war with Iran could hit very close to home if Iran, or one of its proxies, were able to launch a drone strike from a vessel in the Pacific aimed at California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/11/iran-may-be-seeking-to-strike-california-with-drone-according-to-fbi/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b1c3f17a49ba2daee8db45</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[drones]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><category><![CDATA[war]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/drone-sky-getty.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/drone-sky-getty.jpg" alt="Iran May Be Seeking to Strike California With Drone, According to FBI Warning"><p>The consequences of Trump's (and Israel's) war with Iran could hit very close to home if Iran, or one of its proxies, were able to launch a drone strike from a vessel in the Pacific aimed at California.</p><p>The warning was vague but nonetheless chilling. As <a href="https://abcnews.com/US/fbi-warns-iran-aspired-attack-california-drones-retaliation/story?id=130973820">ABC News reported</a> Wednesday morning, law enforcement agencies around California were warned by the FBI in February that Iran could be seeking to retaliate against the US by launching a drone strike somewhere in the state.</p><p>The text of the late February alert was as follows: </p><blockquote><em>We recently acquired information that as of early February 2026, Iran allegedly aspired to conduct a surprise attack using unmanned aerial vehicles from an unidentified vessel off the coast of the United States Homeland, specifically against unspecified targets in California, in the event that the US conducted strikes against Iran. We have no additional information on the timing, method, target, or perpetrators of this alleged attack.</em></blockquote><p>We are just 12 days into this war — or conflict, as many in the Trump administration want to call it — with Iran, and Tuesday marked the <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/iran-says-oil-blockade-will-continue-until-attacks-end-trump-threatens-hit-2026-03-10/">heaviest day of attacks</a> so far within the country.</p><p>Iran has continued launching missile and drone attacks at US allies across the Mideast region, and the idea that they would like to attack somewhere on US soil only makes sense.</p><p>A threat assessment issued by the Department of Homeland Security last week suggested that Iran and its proxies "probably" pose a threat of targeted attacks in the US, as <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/intelligence-assessment-warns-iranian-attacks-us-following-khameneis-death-2026-03-02/">Reuters reported.</a> But, the agency said, a large-scale physical strike was unlikely.</p><p>ABC News notes that the FBI issued a similar warning about potential drone attacks on the West Coast or along the US-Mexican border back in September, but that warning was about Mexican drug cartels seeking to attack the US.</p><p>Per <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-he-is-not-worried-about-iran-backed-attacks-us-soil-2026-03-11/">Reuters</a>, Governor Gavin Newsom's office downplayed the FBI bulletin, saying it was "one of many security updates ‌the ⁠state received from federal partners daily."  And Newsom spokesperson Diana Crofts-Pelayo added, "The Governor's Office of Emergency Services is actively working with state, local and federal security officials."</p><p>This should be cold comfort, but a reporter asked President Trump at a briefing outside the White House Wednesday if he was concerned about Iran attacking on US soil, and he said, "No, I'm not."<br></p><p><em>Top image: NOWA DEBA, POLAND - NOVEMBER 18: A decoy drone flies during a NATO live-fire demonstration of a counter-UAS system on November 18, 2025 in Nowa Deba, Poland. The exercise, hosted by the Polish Ministry of Defense, came as Polish soldiers, along with Romanian and U.S. forces, completed training on a counter-UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) system used successfully in Ukraine. NATO members Poland and Romania fielded these systems as part of Operation Eastern Sentry, NATO's response to recent incursions of Russian drones into European airspace. (Photo by Omar Marques/Getty Images)</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Field Notes: Rare SF Tree Map, Dad Punk, and the Fight for Reproductive Rights in 1960s SF]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week: The SF Columbarium, tulip season, Silicon Valley repair cafes, Marin dad punk band, and an Iranian-American fashion line. Plus: finding unique SF trees, connecting with deceased loved ones, and author Kate Schatz’s new novel focusing on the fight for women’s rights in 1960s SF.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/07/field-notes-rare-sf-tree-map-dad-punk-and-the-fight-for-reproductive-rights-in-1960s-sf/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ac8e89bb914f201a161a66</guid><category><![CDATA[Arts & Entertainment]]></category><category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category><category><![CDATA[columbarium]]></category><category><![CDATA[neptune society columbarium]]></category><category><![CDATA[Ocean Beach]]></category><category><![CDATA[punk rock]]></category><category><![CDATA[dads]]></category><category><![CDATA[parents]]></category><category><![CDATA[Marin County]]></category><category><![CDATA[repair]]></category><category><![CDATA[Silicon Valley]]></category><category><![CDATA[tulips]]></category><category><![CDATA[golden gate park]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><category><![CDATA[literature]]></category><category><![CDATA[the_60s]]></category><category><![CDATA[womens rights]]></category><category><![CDATA[reproductive rights]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:28:06 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/Where-the-Girls-Were-Kate-Schatz.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/Where-the-Girls-Were-Kate-Schatz.jpg" alt="Field Notes: Rare SF Tree Map, Dad Punk, and the Fight for Reproductive Rights in 1960s SF"><p><em>This week: The SF Columbarium, tulip season, Silicon Valley repair cafes, Marin dad punk band, and an Iranian-American fashion line. Plus: finding unique SF trees, connecting with deceased loved ones, and author Kate Schatz’s new novel focusing on the fight for women’s rights in 1960s SF.</em></p><h2 id="where-the-city-keeps-its-ghosts">Where the city keeps its ghosts</h2><p>When you step inside the <a href="https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/california/san-francisco/san-francisco-columbarium-funeral-home/8131">San Francisco Columbarium</a>, the noise of Geary Boulevard fades into a kind of quiet museum of lives once lived. 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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><p>Inside the copper-domed building, thousands of niches hold urns alongside personal mementos — photographs, letters, trinkets — turning the walls into a patchwork of family memory. The Richmond District landmark is open to visitors daily from sunrise to sunset. — <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DVJzhtKk-4i/"><em>GhoulHost</em></a><em>/</em><a href="https://citydays.com/places/san-francisco-columbarium/"><em>City Days</em></a></p><hr><h2 id="trees-near-you">Trees near you</h2><p>San Francisco tree fans have a handy way to spot notable specimens around the city. This <a href="https://www.batchgeo.com/map/534edcad5d0cc38aedfce5fb723603e1">map of landmark trees</a>, which works on mobile, displays nearby rare or historic trees wherever you are. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-width-wide"><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/Windmill-palm.jpeg" class="kg-image" alt="Field Notes: Rare SF Tree Map, Dad Punk, and the Fight for Reproductive Rights in 1960s SF"><figcaption><em>Windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei), 17th Street between Bryant and Alabama, south side/Google Street View</em></figcaption></figure><p>The map inspires users to discover unusual trees hidden in spots they might otherwise walk past. — <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVSMK76kR-H/"><em>SF Tree Guy</em></a><em>/Instagram</em></p><hr><h2 id="calls-into-the-wind">Calls into the wind</h2><p>Near Ocean Beach, a small booth known as the Heaven Phone invites people to speak to loved ones who’ve passed on. 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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><p>The installation sits at the ocean’s edge near Ortega Street, offering a brief, personal pause along the beach. — <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVWQ8lWCQiD/"><em>Whimsy Soul</em></a><em>/Instagram</em></p><hr><h2 id="dadpunk-in-the-minivan-lane">Dadpunk in the minivan lane</h2><p>A group of Marin fathers has turned the daily chaos of parenting into a scrappy punk project called <a href="https://leminivans.bandcamp.com/">Le Minivans</a>. Frontman Matt Swanson — who once played in Oakland dream-pop band Minipop — writes many of the songs while waiting in school pickup lines, turning routine domestic moments into fast, cathartic riffs.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-width-full"><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/Le-Minivans-William-Wayland.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Field Notes: Rare SF Tree Map, Dad Punk, and the Fight for Reproductive Rights in 1960s SF"><figcaption><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159298154767286&amp;set=pcb.10159298163222286">William Wayland</a>/Facebook</figcaption></figure><p>The band formed in 2018 with four other local dads, leaning into what they call “dad punk,” where the stakes are low and the material comes straight from everyday life. <em>Le Minivans will be performing </em><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/le-minivans-inside-free-tickets-1980827697967"><em>Saturday evening</em></a><em>, March 7 at Smiley's Schooner Saloon in Bolinas.</em> — <a href="https://www.marinij.com/2026/03/02/marin-dads-form-punk-band/"><em>Marin Independent Journal</em></a></p><hr><h2 id="second-life-for-small-things">Second life for small things</h2><p>Instead of throwing away broken appliances or torn clothing, some Bay Area residents are heading to pop-up repair events where volunteers take a crack at fixing them on the spot. 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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><p>Each person can bring two items, and most repairs wrap up in about half an hour once a station opens. Upcoming gatherings include March 14 at Willow Glen Community Center in San Jose, March 29 at Hacker Dojo in Mountain View, and April 26 at the Museum of American Heritage in Palo Alto. — <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DT_Gvi4kru_/"><em>Bay Area Toddler Explorer</em></a><em>/Instagram</em></p><hr><h2 id="tulips-by-the-windmill">Tulips by the windmill</h2><p>Spring color is spreading across the lawn at <a href="https://sfrecpark.org/908/Golden-Gate-Park---Queen-Wilhelmina-Gard">Queen Wilhelmina Tulip Garden</a>, beside the park’s historic Dutch windmill, where thousands of tulips are reaching their peak this month. The small garden sits near the western edge of Golden Gate Park and fills with bright rows of blooms each March, many planted from bulbs sent by Dutch growers. </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-width-full"><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/queen-wilhelminas-tulip-garden-v0-iptnx0so9tme1.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Field Notes: Rare SF Tree Map, Dad Punk, and the Fight for Reproductive Rights in 1960s SF"><figcaption><a href="http://anemone-love"><em>anemone-love</em></a><em>/Reddit</em></figcaption></figure><p>Just steps away, the towering Dutch Windmill — built in 1902 to pump water for the park — still anchors the landscape after its restoration decades ago. — <a href="https://secretsanfrancisco.com/queen-wilhelmina-tulip-garden-peak-bloom-sf/"><em>Secret San Francisco</em></a></p><hr><h2 id="threads-of-freedom">Threads of freedom</h2><p>Bay Area siblings Kristin Vartan and filmmaker Sean Ansari Vartan carry a family story shaped by exile. Their mother fled Iran as a teenager after the Iranian Revolution, when strict dress codes and public expression tightened under the new regime. One keepsake remains — a prom dress sewn by their grandmother that Kristin still wears today.</p><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%">
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</div><p></p><p>The pair channel that history into their creative project, <a href="https://style-speaks.com/">Style Speaks</a>, exploring how clothing and movement tell personal stories. Their work reflects both grief for those still living under repression and gratitude for the freedom to create here. — <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/bay-area-iranian-american-siblings-company-uses-fashion-as-expressions-of-freedom/"><em>KPIX</em></a></p><hr><h2 id="letters-never-sent">Letters never sent</h2><p>In her new novel, author Kate Schatz of <em>Rad Women</em> fame visits 1968 San Francisco, where a high school senior’s brief brush with the Fillmore’s counterculture leads to an unplanned pregnancy and a quiet exile to a private maternity home. <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/773252/where-the-girls-were-by-kate-schatz/"><em>Where the Girls Were</em></a>, from The Dial Press, draws on Schatz’s own family history and the thousands of young women who were sent away under a veil of secrecy before Roe and reliable birth control were widely accessible.</p><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVPOBOuEtwp/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; 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<script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><p>Through clipped letters and institutional rules, the novel traces the tension between the tumultuous time period — assassinations, anti-war protests, the Summer of Love — and the rigid expectations still governing “good girls” at home. — <a href="https://www.kqed.org/arts/13987084/where-the-girls-were-kate-schatz-novel-review"><em>KQED</em></a></p><hr><p><em>Top image: </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVKOhemAf8J/?img_index=5"><em>Kate Schatz</em></a><em>/Instagram</em></p><p><strong>Previously: </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/180ZbxOfJ8JZsPvQL9gtGrK3-UTe5_Evl4aApVOKNM5E/edit?tab=t.0">Field Notes: ‘Run’ Club Comedy, Too Short’s ‘Blow the Whistle,’ and Black History on the Pacific</a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day Around the Bay: Forty-Foot Tree Lands on Two Teslas on Highway 101 in Sunnyvale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthropic released a list of top 10 jobs with the most tasks that could be completed using AI; the statue of the 45-foot woman on Market Street will be here through October; and fortunately no one was seriously injured when a large tree landed on highway 101 in Sunnyvale Thursday. ]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/06/day-around-the-bay-forty-foot-tree-lands-on-two-teslas-on-highway-101-in-sunnyvale/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ab5c42bb914f201a161904</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[datb]]></category><category><![CDATA[datb day around the bay]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><category><![CDATA[Kennedy Center]]></category><category><![CDATA[us military]]></category><category><![CDATA[Chinese New Year]]></category><category><![CDATA[cable car]]></category><category><![CDATA[muni sfmta]]></category><category><![CDATA[sculpture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Market Street]]></category><category><![CDATA[anthropic]]></category><category><![CDATA[sunnyvale]]></category><category><![CDATA[tesla]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:22:05 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/IMG_2260.jpeg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><strong>Two Teslas were struck by a 40-foot tree that fell onto Highway 101 in Sunnyvale Thursday afternoon.</strong> One driver managed to pull over on the shoulder, but the other vehicle was inoperable, with one driver suffering minor injuries. [<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/05/tree-falls-and-hits-two-teslas-on-highway-101-in-south-bay/">Bay Area News Group</a>]</li><li>Anthropic came out with a list of the top ten jobs most at risk of being replaced by AI, which they determined based on the percentage of tasks for each role that could potentially be automated or sped up using AI. [<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anthropic-ai-jobs-most-exposed-risk/">KPIX</a>]</li><li><em>R-Evolution</em>, the <a href="https://sfist.com/2025/03/19/that-45-foot-tall-nude-woman-statue-is-coming-to-sf-after-all-and-will-be-at-the-embarcadero/">45-foot sculpture</a> of a nude woman that’s been hovering over Market Street in SF for the past year, is sticking around for six months longer than planned, until October. [<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/arts-exhibits/article/san-francisco-r-evolution-sculpture-21955622.php">Chronicle</a>]</li></ul><h2 id="national-">National:</h2><ul><li>Iran is receiving intelligence from Russia and China on the location of US forces, including American warships, radar, and other communication systems, but there's no evidence the two countries are helping with military strikes. [<a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russia-providing-intelligence-iran-location-us-forces-sources-say-rcna262115">NBC News</a>]</li><li>Military officials say it's likely US military forces were behind the strike that killed 150 students at an Iranian girls’ school Saturday, which is still under investigation. [<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/us-investigators-believe-strike-on-iranian-girls-school-likely-carried-out-by-us-forces">Guardian</a>]</li><li>In the latest fallout from Trump’s takeover of the <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/03/02/sf-ballet-cancels-its-performance-at-recently-trump-ified-kennedy-center-after-weeks-of-pressure/">Kennedy Center</a>, Jean Davidson, the center’s National Symphony Orchestra’s executive director, has resigned and will be taking on a new role as executive director and chief executive of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles. [<a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2026-03-06/jean-davidson-leaves-kennedy-center-national-symphony-orchestra-wallis-annenberg-center">LA Times</a>]</li></ul><h2 id="video-of-the-day-">Video of the Day:</h2><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/IMG_2260.jpeg" alt="Day Around the Bay: Forty-Foot Tree Lands on Two Teslas on Highway 101 in Sunnyvale"><p>Keep your eyes peeled for SFMTA's decked-out cable car celebrating Chinese New Year this weekend.</p><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVbuBfgEunb/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVbuBfgEunb/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; 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<script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p><em>Image: Leanne Maxwell/SFist</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran Threatens to Withdraw From World Cup Over US Invasion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran’s World Cup soccer team is scheduled to play matches in the US in June, but the Iranian Football Federation is threatening to pull the team out of the tournament in protest of the attacks raining down from host nation USA. ]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/04/iran-threatens-to-withdraw-from-world-cup-over-us-and-israeli-invasion/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a8a3e5bb914f201a161447</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bay Area Sports]]></category><category><![CDATA[world cup]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Kukura]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:51:50 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/GettyImages-2218803914.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/GettyImages-2218803914.jpg" alt="Iran Threatens to Withdraw From World Cup Over US Invasion"><p>Iran’s World Cup soccer team is scheduled to play matches in the US in June, but the Iranian Football Federation is threatening to pull the team out of the tournament in protest of the attacks raining down from host nation USA. </p><p>Iran has the opportunity to do the funniest possible thing, which would be to have the men’s Iranian national soccer team defeat the United States and knock them out of the World Cup tournament during the ongoing <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/03/02/trump-administration-still-used-sfs-anthropic-in-iran-strikes-mere-hours-after-trump-banned-anthropic/">US military strikes against Iran</a>. But these attacks are no funny matter to Iran’s government.</p><p>As such, KTVU reports that Iran’s Football Federation is threatening to <a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/iran-threatens-withdraw-from-world-cup-west-coast">pull their soccer team out of the World Cup tournament</a>  as a protest move against the US and Israeli attacks on their country. The matches are set to begin June 11, and with North America the official host, many of this year’s World Cup matches are being played on US soil, even <a href="https://sfist.com/2024/02/05/2026-world-cup-matches-scheduled-at-levis-stadium-none-are-in-final-rounds/">at Santa Clara’s Levi' s Stadium</a>. </p><p>Iran’s team is not scheduled to play any games here in the Bay Area, though they are scheduled to play on US soil, with matches scheduled in other US host cities Seattle and LA.</p><p>That said, the US and Iranian teams could theoretically meet in the Knockout Round, a game that would have quite a riveting backdrop.</p><p>"That's never happened before," University of San Francisco sports management expert Michael Goldman told KTVU. "There would be financial and reputational issues associated, and certainly impact on the athletes and the fans, and an impact on FIFA in terms of how they manage the tournament and what happens to those games.”</p><p>KTVU speculates that Iran could also petition to have its matches moved to other host cities in Mexico or Canada, though that just seem pure speculation. Plus KTVU also reports “that outcome is considered unlikely, as match locations are already set.” </p><p>The irony is that President Trump, who ordered the military strikes on Iran, also threatened to <a href="https://sfist.com/2025/09/26/trump-now-threatening-to-move-world-cup-games-out-of-dangerous-sf-bay-and-seattle/">move some World Cup matches too</a>. His rationale was that the West Coast US cities are "run by radical left lunatics who don’t know what they’re doing."</p><p>Another irony? If Iran’s team did indeed quit the World Cup tournament, their likely replacement team would be that of Iraq, another nation with which Iran spent years at war.</p><p>Of course, the World Cup tournament is still a little more than three months away, and no one knows where the US invasion of Iraq will stand at that point. Will a new Iranian regime be in place? Will the hostilities be long over? <em>Will Trump find a way to lose this war? </em></p><p>The world, and the Iranian men’s national soccer team, can only wait and wonder.</p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a href="https://sfist.com/2025/12/10/bay-area-world-cup-schedule-announced-and-team-usa-might-play-one-game-here/">Bay Area World Cup Schedule Announced, and Team USA Might Play One Game Here [SFist]</a></p><p><em>Image: DOHA, QATAR - JUNE 05: IR Iran fans show their support prior to the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifier match between Qatar and IR Iran at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on June 05, 2025 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Mohamed Farag/Getty Images)</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday Morning Topline: Bay Area Couple Describes Being Struck In Tel Aviv]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Santa Rosa couple is unable to leave Israel due to the airports being shut down; global stocks tumbled due to the Iran war; and last night's lunar eclipse was obscured by fog.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/03/bay-area-couple-stuck-in-tel-aviv/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a71266bb914f201a1610f0</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[morning links]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jay Barmann]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:37:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/lunar-eclipse-mar-26.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><strong>Bay Area residents Michael Schloss, 71, and Julie Simkovitz, 66, are currently stuck in Israel due to all the airports in the region being closed. </strong>The Santa Rosa couple flew to Tel Aviv in February for the birth of their granddaughter, and they have been experiencing sirens and the sounds of bombs at night. [<a href="https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/03/02/santa-rosa-couple-stuck-in-israel-after-attack-on-iran/">Bay Area News Group</a>]</li><li>Global stock markets tumbled today over fears of a prolonged war with Iran, with the Dow tumbling over 1,100 points. [<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/investing/us-stocks-iran">CNN</a>]</li><li>A 152-unit affordable housing complex in San Jose has been bought by a Beverly Hills-based investment group. [<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/03/san-jose-home-build-property-house-affordable-economy-real-estate/">Bay Area News Group</a>]</li><li>After many people had questions about a red rash on the side and back of President Trump's neck, his doctor initially would not comment, and now says it is being treated with a "very common cream." [<a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/trumps-neck-rash-draws-attention-online-heres-what-know">KTVU</a>]</li><li>A total lunar eclipse, which reached totality around 3 am this morning, was partially obscured here in the Bay Area by fog. [<a href="https://www.ktvu.com/news/fog-makes-lunar-eclipse-hard-see-bay-area-skywatchers">KTVU</a>]</li><li>The wildflowers are in bloom in at lower elevations in Death Valley National Park, and though it's not being called a "superbloom," it is a prettier-than-average year. [<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/death-valley-park-flowers-21950986.php">Chronicle</a>]</li><li>Zendaya's Oakland-based mom, Claire Stoermer, reacted cryptically to stylist Law Roach's claim that Zendaya and Tom Holland were already secretly married, posting a laughing emoji, and so we still don't know whether it's true. [<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/03/zendaya-mom-casts-doubt-tom-holland-wedding/">Bay Area News Group</a>]</li></ul><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/lunar-eclipse-mar-26.jpg" alt="Tuesday Morning Topline: Bay Area Couple Describes Being Struck In Tel Aviv"><p><em>Top image: The Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, resulting in a lunar eclipse, also known as a blood moon, that turns the Moon red on March 03, 2026 in Santa Rosa, Laguna province, Philippines. A blood moon total lunar eclipse was seen across Asia, Australia, the Pacific Islands and the Americas, with totality lasting for approximately 59 minutes. During this phase, the lunar disk transforms into a blood moon, as it bathes in the red-orange refracted light of every sunset and sunrise happening on Earth at that moment. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Administration Still Used Anthropic's Claude In Iran Strikes, Hours After Trump Banned Anthropic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite Trump calling SF’s Anthropic a “Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about” and banning government use of their AI tool Claude, the administration still had to use Claude in its Iran attacks.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/02/trump-administration-still-used-sfs-anthropic-in-iran-strikes-mere-hours-after-trump-banned-anthropic/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a5b1bebb914f201a160ecd</guid><category><![CDATA[Business & Tech]]></category><category><![CDATA[anthropic]]></category><category><![CDATA[donald trump]]></category><category><![CDATA[ai]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><category><![CDATA[artificial intelligence]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Kukura]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:26:53 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/GettyImages-2191761620.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/GettyImages-2191761620.jpg" alt="Trump Administration Still Used Anthropic's Claude In Iran Strikes, Hours After Trump Banned Anthropic"><p>Despite Trump calling SF’s Anthropic a “Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about” and banning government use of their AI tool Claude, the administration still had to use Claude in its Iran attacks.</p><p>This past Friday afternoon and evening saw an insane set of news events play out for both the SF tech industry and global events. Early in the afternoon, President Trump declared he was <a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/trump-cuts-bait-on-anthropic-slams-company-as-woke/">severing all government ties</a> with <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/02/16/anthropics-pentagon-contract/">San Francisco-based AI company Anthropic</a> after the company raised concerns that its tools could be used for <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/02/25/pentagon-trying-to-force-sf-based-anthropic-to-weaken-ai-security-for-killing-purposes-anthropic-not-backing-down/">AI-based mass murder and domestic surveillance</a>. </p><p>By 7 pm Friday, Anthropic's SF rival OpenAI stepped in and said they <a href="https://sfist.com/2026/03/01/openai-makes-deal-with-pentagon-includomg-safeguards-anthropic-requested-before-ban/">would gladly take the contracts</a>. And by 8 pm Friday night, the US was <a href="https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/iran-israel-us-attack-03-02-26-intl-hnk">launching military attacks on Iran</a>.  </p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card"><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/trump-Claude.jpg" class="kg-image" alt="Trump Administration Still Used Anthropic's Claude In Iran Strikes, Hours After Trump Banned Anthropic"><figcaption><em>Image: <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116144552969293195">via Truth Social</a></em></figcaption></figure><p>When the Trump administration banned all government use of Anthropic and its well regarded tool Claude, Trump declared on Truth Social that “Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE trying to STRONG-ARM the Department of War,” and that “I am directing EVERY Federal Agency in the United States Government to IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of Anthropic’s technology. We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again!”</p><p>That is all quite hilarious when considered in the context that the US military <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-strikes-2026/card/u-s-strikes-in-middle-east-use-anthropic-hours-after-trump-ban-ozNO0iClZpfpL7K7ElJ2">still used Anthropic’s Claude tool anyway</a> in this weekend’s attacks on Iran, according to a report in the Sunday Wall Street Journal. That Journal article is behind a paywall, but the same information was also reported in a <a href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-f0954cb2-2f31-4426-87fd-050095005344.html?chunk=2&amp;utm_term=twsocialshare#story2">free article at Axios</a> separately at about that same time. </p><p>The Journal's reporting says the Pentagon used Claude in the Iran attacks to select targets, conduct theoretical battlefield simulations, and for general intelligence assessments. According to Axios, despite Trump’s bans and tantrums, “The Pentagon still sees Anthropic's Claude as superior to other models.”</p><p>And maybe getting banned by the Trump administration is good for business. As a separate Axios report points out, the Trump ban sent Anthropic’s Claude to the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/01/anthropic-claude-chatgpt-app-downloads-pentagon">number one most downloaded app in the Apple App Store</a> over the weekend, a position it <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/iphone/charts">still held as of Monday morning</a>.  </p><p><strong>Related: </strong><a href="https://sfist.com/2026/02/25/pentagon-trying-to-force-sf-based-anthropic-to-weaken-ai-security-for-killing-purposes-anthropic-not-backing-down/">Pentagon Trying to Force SF-Based Anthropic to Weaken AI Security for Killing Purposes, Anthropic Not Backing Down [SFist]</a></p><p><em>Image: CHONGQING, CHINA - DECEMBER 29: In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone displaying the logo of “Claude,” an AI language model by Anthropic, with the company’s logo visible in the background, illustrating the rapid development and adoption of generative AI technologies, on December 29, 2024 in Chongqing, China. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a cornerstone of China’s strategic ambitions, with the government aiming to establish the country as a global leader in AI by 2030. (Photo illustration by Cheng Xin/Getty Images)</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Links: Felony Charges Filed Against Man Who Installed Fence at Daly City Beach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead following Saturday’s US-Israeli military strike; three bystanders were shot in Oakland early Sunday; and real estate investor Luke Brugnara faces felony charges for installing the controversial fence in Daly City.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2026/03/01/sunday-links-felony-charges-filed-against-man-who-installed-fence-at-daly-city-beach/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a494b6bb914f201a160e64</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[morning links]]></category><category><![CDATA[Iran]]></category><category><![CDATA[israel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Daly City]]></category><category><![CDATA[felony]]></category><category><![CDATA[bystander]]></category><category><![CDATA[Oakland]]></category><category><![CDATA[Bayview Hunters Point]]></category><category><![CDATA[Third Street]]></category><category><![CDATA[homeless youth]]></category><category><![CDATA[pacific heights]]></category><category><![CDATA[vandalism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leanne Maxwell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:43:22 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/McTeagues-Polk-Leanne-Maxwell.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<ul><li><strong>Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead Sunday morning following the US-Israeli military strike on Iran Saturday.</strong> Iranian state television confirmed his death early Sunday, several hours after President Donald Trump announced the news, saying Iranians have been given the “greatest chance” to “take back” their country. [<a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/the-latest-israel-launches-attack-on-iran-s-21946922.php">Associated Press</a>]</li><li><strong>A felony case has been filed against Luke Brugnara, the real estate investor and art fraudster who constructed the </strong><a href="https://sfist.com/2026/02/12/fence-controversy-at-daly-city-beachfront-property-escalates-with-legal-filing/"><strong>controversial fence</strong></a><strong> at Daly City’s Thornton State Beach.</strong> Brugnara, who has a previous conviction from a <a href="https://sfist.com/2024/01/15/frequently-traded-sea-cliff-mansion-with-illegal-staircase-to-beach-about-to-sell/">mail fraud case</a>, has reportedly been taking advantage of tensions between the elderly family members who own a large portion of the property. [<a href="https://abc7news.com/post/felony-charges-filed-thornton-state-beach-fence-case-new-questions-real-estate-investor/18659658/">KGO</a>]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X-IX0tYUfOE?si=eZboXEcXHqr80Sn5" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><img src="https://img.sfist.com/2026/03/McTeagues-Polk-Leanne-Maxwell.jpg" alt="Sunday Links: Felony Charges Filed Against Man Who Installed Fence at Daly City Beach"><p></p><ul><li>Three bystanders were hit by stray bullets on International Boulevard in Oakland early Sunday during a dispute between other people, and they’re all in stable condition. [<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/01/three-people-shot-in-east-oakland-early-sunday-morning/">Bay Area News Group</a>]</li><li>Several hundred protestors rallied outside the federal building at 7th and Mission streets in SF Saturday expressing outrage over the major US-Israeli military attack that killed at least 201 people and injured more than 700. [<a href="https://missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-us-israel-iran-war-protest/">Mission Local</a>]</li><li>District 10 supervisor Shamann Walton and other city leaders held a ribbon-cutting for the new <a href="https://3rdstyouth.org/">3rd Street Youth Clinic’s Transitional Age Youth (TAY) Housing</a> for all SF residents ages 12–27, which includes a clinic and wellness center, along with resources for finding stable housing and employment. [<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRkdh7ErMt/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D">Shamann Walton</a>/Instagram]</li></ul><div align="center" style="width:100%; max-width:100%"><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRkdh7ErMt/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style=" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);"><div style="padding:16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DVRkdh7ErMt/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;" target="_blank"> <div style=" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; 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    <script async src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script></div><p></p><ul><li>An Ebony Alert has been issued for 15-year-old Cameron Parker who was last seen near 1st Avenue and 1st Avenue Place in Oakland around 10 pm Saturday wearing a red and black sweatshirt, red and black pants and red New Balance shoes, authorities said. [<a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/03/01/ebony-alert-issued-for-missing-15-year-old-boy-in-oakland/">Bay Area News Group</a>]</li><li>A 51-year-old man was arrested on hate crime charges Saturday morning for allegedly vandalizing a church in SF's Pacific Heights with graffiti depicting swastikas and other antisemitic and homophobic words, causing $20,000 in damage. [<a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/man-arrested-in-hate-vandalism-of-sf-pacific-heights-church-say-police/">KRON4</a>]</li></ul><p><em>Leanne Maxwell/SFist</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>