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Video: Adorable Baby Baboon Frolics At Oakland Zoo

Oakland Zoo added a new member to its baboon troop earlier this year with the birth of Zachary. According to the zoo's Facebook page, Zachary was born April 22 and brings

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10th Treasure Island Music Festival Will Be Held On October 15-16

If you're looking down the road past Outside Lands (August 5-7), mark your calendars for the 10th ever Treasure Island Music Festival: We now learn it's being held

Wednesday Lunchtime Links: CA Drone Pilots Up In Arms

* Donald Trump will be in San Jose Thursday, think we'll see him at that night's Warriors game? [KRON 4] [CBS 5] * Our pal Brock frets over what the new

For The Nth Time, SFPD Says They'll Have Body Cameras Soon, Now By August 1

A version of the perennially delayed body camera program for officers of the San Francisco Police Department is expected to be implemented beginning on August 1 according to the Mayor's Office.

SFPD: Bomb Threat Was Called Into High School By 'Erratic' Bigot, Not Finals-Fearing Student

Like many of you, I assumed that the bomb threat phoned into a San Francisco high school during finals week was the work of a slacking student — after all, who here hasn'

Forbes: Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Net Worth Now Zero Dollars

Elizabeth Holmes, the CEO of blood testing startup Theranos, has had a rough year. News broke in April that the company, which she founded, was under criminal investigation and an SEC probe for

BottleRock Worker Killed While Dismantling VIP Tent Tuesday

As crews were dismantling the festival grounds following BottleRock last weekend, a 35-year-old man working for Richmond-based Top Productions was crushed by a beam while dismantling the VIP lounge area

Clipper Policy Updated, Riders No Longer Responsible For Fares On Stolen Cards

Did you know that you were responsible for charges on your Clipper card, even if you had reported it stolen? Well, until very recently, that was indeed the case. According to ABC 7,

As An FBI Agent's Stolen Gun Is Retrieved, Three More Are Snatched From Car Parked Near Japantown

What do you want first, the good news or the bad news? The good news is that a gun stolen from the parked car of an FBI agent was recovered Tuesday. The bad

Nancy Pelosi Still Says Trump 'Knows He Shouldn't Be President'

Rep. Nancy Pelosi has sat back and watched the current presidential campaigns with some jaded bemusement, but if we go back to October she was on The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore declaring

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Paying To Supercharge Your Tesla

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Day Around The Bay: Warm Weather Is Here To Stay

* 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 13-year-old girl was rescued yesterday after

Mayor Ups Proposed Budget To $9.6 Billion With Emphasis On Cleanliness, Homelessness Spending

For the fiscal year starting on July 1, Mayor Lee has proposed that San Francisco's budget increase, mostly on the back of property taxes, by around $700 million to reach $9.

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Warriors Announce Finals Schedule As Local Landmarks Get Lit Up Blue And Gold

For the second year in a row, our Golden State Warriors are headed to the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers. They still have LeBron, but we still have Steph, plus Klay and

Ethics Commission: Gascón Broke The Law In Soliciting Campaign Contributions From Staff

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón broke the law when he asked staff members to donate to his 2014 reelection campaign. So reports the Chronicle, which notes that the DA told the Ethics

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

Books, talks, movies, and plays are everywhere you look this week, so let's take in a healthy dose of culture, shall we? TUESDAY, MAY 31 JEWISH SEX AND CINEMA: Peter L.

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Video: New Werner Herzog Doc About Tech Features Elon Musk, Other Luminaries

Watch this on The Scene. Wired brings us the trailer for a new documentary from Magnolia Pictures, directed by Werner Herzog, titled Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World. Herzog scopes out

The Giants Are Whining, Want Millions Of Dollars Back In Property Tax Refunds

In still more news about how stadiums aren't exactly the financial boon for cities that some people think they are, The Giants are seeking, for the second time, millions of dollars

Effort To Recall Mayor Stalls As Department Of Elections Rejects Filing On Disputed Grounds

An effort to recall Mayor Ed Lee hit a roadblock last week, as the Department of Elections told a coalition of activists working to remove the mayor from office that it will not

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Photos: Carnaval Takes Over The Mission For Two Days Of Dancing

Once again this Memorial Day Weekend, the annual two-day festival known as Carnaval marched, samba'd, salsa'd, and otherwise danced its way through the Mission district, both Saturday and

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Go Do This Thing: Five Thirty Eight's Nate Silver At InForum

You know those guys who are crazy good at predicting elections and also think they're qualified to judge burritos? Well, the whole Five Thirty Eight team, including founder and editor-in-

New Airbnb Program Allows You To Report Your Awful Neighbors

Airbnb just made it easier to rat out that neighbor of yours whose nonstop Airbnb hosting means a never-ending parade of drunk tourists stumbling in and out of your building. Say hello

SF's New Homelessness Department Head Wants To Leverage Tech To House 8,000 By End Of Mayor's Term

On July 1st, much of San Francisco's spending on homelessness, a total of $241 million distributed among more than 400 contracts with 76 mostly nonprofit private organizations, will at long last

Could Gap Be Declaring Bankruptcy Soon?

One of San Francisco's bigger employers, Gap Inc., could potentially be seeking bankruptcy protection according to the Chronicle in a speculative piece that came out just before the holiday weekend. Though

Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Pink Brick Takes Break

* Crews have found the body of one of the two Oakland teens who went missing after jumping from a boat into the Woodward Reservoir in Stanislaus County on Saturday. [KRON 4] * The new