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San Jose Bans Recreational Pot Sales Ahead Of State Vote On Legalization

San Jose is getting out in front of California Proposition 64, which, if passed, would legalize recreational marijuana in the Golden State. Recalling the headache of medical marijuana legalization two decades ago — "At

Arts & Entertainment

Trailer: 'Fuller House' Season Two Gets Ready To Make You Cringe Again This Christmas

America can't get enough of the Tanners (or the Gibblers) and Netflix is unleashing a whole new season of Fuller House just in time for the holiday season, on December 9. The first

Wednesday Lunchtime Links: A Raccoon That Prowls The Bay

Pacifica police on Tuesday arrested a suspect in the Halloween attempted kidnapping of a girl, police said. [KRON 4] An increasing number of SF home sellers are slashing prices. [SF Gate] And on

Activists Push To Disqualify Chaplin As Police Commission Is Set To Pick Finalists For Chief Job

Tensions mount as the San Francisco Police Commission prepares to announce its three to five finalist candidates for the city's new Chief of Police, which the Examiner says will likely be chosen at

Why Do So Many People Run This San Francisco Stop Sign?

Why don't drivers stop at this stop-signed intersection at Great Highway and Balboa Street? Are they too transfixed by the view of Ocean Beach to notice the sign? Secure in the knowledge that

Arts & Entertainment

Focus Your Mind With A Subscription To Brain.fm's Audio Library, Now 80% Off

These background sounds are designed to boost concentration, relaxation, and sleep quality. What if someone told you that by listening to some carefully curated sounds, you could enhance your state of mind? This

Wave Of Stabbings Strikes San Francisco

The city of San Francisco was the site of at least three serious stabbings in the last day, police say, with two victims fighting for their lives and a third refusing to speak

ACLU Sues California To Remove Ban On Ballot Selfies

If you don't Instagram it, did it really happen? By that logic, if you don't snap a photo of your ballot and post it on social media, does your vote even count? Yes,

Bay Area Uber Driver Allegedly Returned To Woman's House After She Reported Him For Sexual Battery

A Bay Area Uber driver was arrested this weekend, after police say he sexually battered and stalked a woman who hailed him using the popular mobile app. In a press release sent Tuesday,

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Newts Hook Up In East Bay

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Day Around The Bay: BART Janitor Grossed $270K In Pay And Benefits Last Year

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. A BART janitor made $162,000 in overtime last

Interim Police Chief Allegedly Threatened Staff With Internal Investigation Following Press Leaks

Apparently upset that details from a Department of Justice review of the SFPD had been leaked to the press ahead of its official release date, interim SFPD Chief Toney Chaplin allegedly told his

Arts & Entertainment

The SFist To-Do List: 12 Cool Things To Check Out This Week

Halloween celebrations have come to a close, and, with your head still likely pounding from one too many orange Jello shots, you may be considering taking it easy this week. However, with great

City Attorney Won't Fight Class-Action Suit Calling SF Bail System 'Unconstitutional' Because He Agrees

A lawsuit filed by Washington, DC-based civil rights nonprofit Equal Justice Under Law almost exactly a year ago has a pretty good point about San Francisco's bail system - which many feel is

Watch A Millennium Tower Resident Roll A Marble Claiming To Show The Building's Tilt

If the unevenly sinking Millennium Tower is San Francisco's answer to Italy's Tower of Pisa, our comeback to Galileo — said to have performed gravity experiments from that classic structure — is this dude who

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Momofuku Chef David Chang's Food Delivery Service 'Ando' Scores $7 Million From Silicon Valley

David Chang's ambitions can seem insatiable. He has — by the New York Times' accounting — more than a dozen restaurants, nine dessert bars, two cocktail bars, a prepared food business, and a food magazine

Stanford Sexual Assault Survivor Pens Essay In Glamour, Named A 'Woman Of The Year'

The survivor of a high profile case of sexual assault at Stanford University committed by former freshman Brock Turner has exercised her right to anonymity, but she's been far from silent. “Even if

The 510 Area Code Is Running Out Of Numbers, So Officials Are Going To Create A New One

Snapping up a fresh new number with a 510 area code will soon be a thing of the past, as the California Public Utilities Commission just announced that all available numbers with the

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Kid Stuck On SF-Bound Flight On Halloween Gets To Trick-Or-Treat Anyway

OMG, my heart is exploding right now. Dad of the year just passed out candy to everyone on the flight so his 3 year old could trick or treat pic.twitter.com/vfsAcYNrhr—

Adult Performers To Speak Out Against 'Condoms In Porn' Proposition Today At Women's Building

A group of adult performers, public health advocates, and elected officials plan to join forces today in front of the San Francisco Women's Building in opposition to Proposition 60. The ballot measure, which

Tuesday Lunchtime Links: SF's $1 Billion Obesity Bill

Mysterious fliers covered with racist messages are once again popping up on parked cars in Walnut Creek. [KRON 4] The overall economic impact of obesity and diabetes in San Francisco may be close

Interactive Map: Syringes And Poop Have Spiked On SF Streets, Says Annual City Report

It's that time of year again! 2003's Prop C mandated that the beautiful City of San Francisco issue an annual report on the state of our dear sweet streets and sidewalks, and here

12 Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Arrested At FiDi Citibank

Happening Right now: @Citibank Shut Down in downtown Frisco for funding #DAPL@ImmortalTech @EQUIPTO @APTPaction @EastBayExpress pic.twitter.com/22JehZjxaY— Raw-G (Gina Madrid) (@RawwG) October 31, 2016 Police arrested 12 protesters yesterday morning

'Headband Bandit' Menaces Laurel Village

Aspiring bank robbers, take note: If you're going to rob a financial institution, the last thing you should do is wear anything of note. Don't dress up like a lady, don't wear whiteface,