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Mentally Ill Man Accused In BART-Shoving Death Had Cycled In and Out of Criminal Justice System For Two Decades

The mentally ill homeless man who stands accused of killing a 74-year-old woman at the Powell Street BART Station in July remains hospitalized and has not entered a plea. And now the Chronicle has dug into this criminal record, which is extensive.

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Friday Morning Constitutional: SF Speed Cameras to Go Live In February

SF's 33 new speeding-detection cameras will begin issuing warnings in February, tickets in April; more details emerge about the mother and son found dead in Antioch; and a new Costco just opened in Napa.

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Khazar Momeni Takes Witness Stand In Brother's Murder Trial, Answers Questions About Drug Use

The key witness for the prosecution is likely going to be a reluctant one, as Khazar Momeni made her first appearance on the witness stand Thursday and appeared to want to defend her brother, who stands accused of first-degree murder.

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SF School District Superintendent to Resign After Mayor's Rebuke, School Closure Announcement

Matt Wayne, the embattled superintendent of San Francisco schools, is handing in his resignation, two days after Mayor London Breed lashed out and called for a halt to the school-closure decision process, and said she'd lost confidence in the superintendent.

SF Politics

Tensions Over Gender Identity Instruction Hit South Bay School District After Pre-K Students Get Lessons In Pronouns

A teacher has been placed on leave following complaints from parents at a school board meeting in Cupertino that their four-year-old children were being taught overly complex ideas about gender identity and expression.

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San Francisco Has Its Day at the Supreme Court In EPA Case, Conservative Justices Seem to Side With City

The City of San Francisco finds itself in an odd position arguing a case before the Supreme Court that seeks to push back on the way the Environmental Protection Agency enforces the Clean Water Act.

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Antioch Man Arrested After Mother and Brother Found Dead and Decomposing In Home They Shared

Antioch police made a gruesome discovery Wednesday afternoon when they were performing a welfare check at a home near the DeltaFair Shopping Center.

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35 Years Ago Today, the Loma Prieta Earthquake Shook the Bay Area, Took 63 Lives

Thursday marks the 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake, which happened on October 17, 1989, amid a World Series that pitted the Bay Area's two baseball teams, the Giants and A's against each other.

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Thursday Morning What's Up: New BART Fare Gates Installed at 16th & Mission

Bay Area fire departments are setting up "strike teams" to prepare for possible wind-fueled fires; Aaron Peskin shoots back at Michael Moritz's op-ed; and those new BART fare gates have come to 16th & Mission Station.

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Day Around the Bay: Stabbing In Castro Leaves One Man Critically Wounded

A Tuesday morning stabbing behind the Walgreens in the Castro left a man in critical condition; a good friend of Bob Lee testified at the Nima Momeni trial today; and the SFPD made an arrest in a July homicide at 16th and Mission.

Arts & Entertainment

Castro Halloween Will Again Be Tame, Mostly Daytime Affair This Year

Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, which in the Castro basically counts as a Friday, but don't expect any big block party or street closure — neither of which has happened in nearly two decades.

Business & Tech

Hilton Taking Over Mid-Market's Line Hotel

After only two years as the boutique Line Hotel, the 12-story hotel portion of the building at 950 Market Street that also houses the Serif condo development is going to become a Hilton property as of December.

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Four Suspects Being Sought After Shooting In Mission District

A woman is in critical condition following a shooting Tuesday morning in the Mission District, and police are looking for four male suspects.

SF Politics

Local Billionaire Michael Moritz Pens Another NYT Op-Ed, This Time Attacking Aaron Peskin

For the second time in two years, billionaire Silicon Valley investor Michael Moritz has taken to the New York Times Opinion pages to spout off about San Francisco politics, and this time his aim seems to be to ensure no one includes Aaron Peskin on their ranked-choice ballots.

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Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Making Threats That Closed Petaluma Schools

A 47-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in the South Lake Tahoe area in connection with a threat made on Monday against an elementary school in Petaluma, which led to that school being evacuated.

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Humpday Headlines: Exotic Bird Recovered After East Bay Theft

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a rally for opponents of her recall; parents in SF rallied against the proposed closure of a public Montessori school; and one of two exotic birds has been recovered after being stolen from a Concord shop.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Very Large New Sports Bar From PCH Team Coming to Chase Center/Thrive City

An enormous, two-level sports bar and entertainment complex is coming to Thrive City at the Chase Center early next year, and it will feature a beverage program from Pacific Cocktail Haven founder Kevin Diedrich.

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PG&E Warns of Possible Power Shutoffs For Parts of Five Bay Area Counties Starting Thursday

With the announcement of a Red Flag Warning and forecast of a significant Diablo wind event, we now get the inevitable follow-up announcement from PG&E about pre-emptive power shutoffs.

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Red Flag Warning Issued For Bay Area Starting Thursday, and Yes, San Francisco Is Included

As expected following Monday's Fire Weather Watch, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning covering most of the Bay Area, San Francisco included, starting Thursday night.

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Ruptured Gas Line Prompts Evacuation of Four Buildings In SF's Mission District

After a private contractor reportedly ruptured a gas main in the vicinity of 24th and Hampshire streets in San Francisco, four buildings have had to be evacuated and Muni service near Potrero Avenue and SF General has been disrupted.

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Driver Dead After Tesla Crashes Into Fremont Apartment Building

A driver died in a fiery high-speed crash Monday evening in Fremont that caused a structure fire at an apartment building.

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Chronicle Endorses Lurie

Khezar Momeni is expected to take the stand today in brother Nima Momeni's murder trial; an Antioch man may have raped multiple women and police are seeking victims to come forward; and the Chronicle Editorial Board has endorsed Daniel Lurie for mayor.

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Day Around the Bay: San Jose Driver Caught Using Skeleton In HOV Lane

An estimated 2,500 people gathered on Alcatraz this morning for Indigenous Peoples' Day; police in Pleasanton shut down a brothel in an apartment; and a dude in San Jose tried to use a skeleton prop to get through a carpool lane.

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Prosecutors Share Texts Between Momeni Siblings In Opening Statement; Defense Blames 'Long-Term Cocaine Bender' For Lee's 'Aggression'

Some might have believed that the state had a pretty open-and-shut case against Nima Momeni, given the volume of circumstantial, video, and physical evidence they have against him for the murder of Bob Lee. But his defense team is going to try their best to keep this from being so open-and-shut.

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Fire Weather Watch Issued For Much of Bay Area Starting Thursday as Diablo Winds Arrive

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for much of Northern California beginning Thursday at 11 am, including most of the Bay Area as well as the Sacramento Valley.