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Sunday Links: Last Call for the Oakland A's
The A's are singing their swan song; SFUSD's board is under fire this morning; and the worst of fire season might still be around the corner
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San Francisco's School Board Scheduled an Emergency Meeting for Sunday
San Francisco's School Board has placed an emergency meeting on their schedule for Sunday morning. The meeting's agenda has only one item listed, a "public employee performance review" for embattled Superintendent Matt Wayne.
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Saturday Links: College Football Twitter Gets Introduced to the "Calgorithim"
"Woke" Cal Fans are taking over college football twitter; Elon Musk has capitulated to Brazil's courts; and Michael Bloomberg just dropped big money on Sam Liccardo.
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Day Around The Bay: Mark Farrell Supporters Allegedly Deceived Local Grandma into Taking Photo-Op
Supporters of Mark Farrell apparently misled a local grandma into a photo-op; A Cal Fire employee is accused of being a serial arsonist; and a police brutality case might get dismissed over paperwork.
SF Politics
Ex-SF School Board Prez Now Says She Quit Because of Superintendent, Previously Claimed It Was for Health Reasons
A very curious change of tune from recently resigned SF school board president Lainie Motamedi, who claimed she quit over her “health and personal circumstances,” but now says she quit in protest of Superintendent Matt Wayne, whom she helped hire.
Arts & Entertainment
'Mexodus' at Berkeley Rep Takes a Riveting Musical Journey Into a Little-Known Piece of History
Berkeley Rep kicked off its new season this week with a new musical piece by a pair of talented performers and musicians that delves into a mostly untold piece of pre-Civil War history.
Arts & Entertainment
How Weird Street Faire Is On for Saturday, After Four-And-A-Half-Month Delay
The 2024 How Weird Street Faire was postponed not even 48 hours before the event in May, but will indeed rear its weird head again on Saturday for what will be the street fair’s 25th anniversary.
Arts & Entertainment
SF Symphony Chorus Goes on Strike, Canceling Thursday Night’s Season Opening Performance
Ticket holders to Thursday night’s SF Symphony season opening performance of Verdi’s ‘Requiem’ were wrecked to find the performance canceled barely two hours before showtime, as the symphony’s chorus is on strike because their wages have been frozen.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
This Week In Food: Le Colonial Calls It Quits
Le Colonial says "au revoir" after 26 years, a tiny Thai-Lao restaurant debuts in Parkside, and Four Kings gets a new national accolade, all in This Week in Food.
SF Politics
In Fifth (and Probably Final) Mayoral Debate, Sharp Barbs on Homelessness and Corruption
The Coalition On Homelessness was the unexpected boogeyman at Thursday night’s SF mayoral debate, but London Breed and Mark Farrell took plenty of heat for their own alleged corruption issues.
Business & Tech
Cruise Comes Crawling Back, Re-Launching Driverless Cars, With Drivers, On Peninsula
Autonomous taxi company Cruise is slowly trying to reintroduce its robocars in the Bay Area, one year after the company went into freefall following a brutal collision in which one of the cars dragged an injured pedestrian.
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SF Jury Convicts Two for 2017 Murder of Photographer on Twin Peaks
A brutal 2017 murder case that stemmed from a robbery of a photographer who was shooting pictures of the under-construction Salesforce Tower has finally come to a close, with the two suspects convicted more than seven years later.
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Friday Morning Constitutional: Mother Killed While Crossing Burlingame Street
The mother of a special needs child was killed while crossing a street in Burlingame last week; shots rang out in Brentwood Thursday night and one man was injured; and homicides are at their lowest level in 60 years in SF.
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Day Around the Bay: Maya Angelou Monument Unveiled at SF Public Library
Some very gross illegal vending problems are plaguing Chinatown; a Fremont teen won a national award for the best mullet haircut in the US; and the long-awaited Dr. Maya Angelou monument was unveiled at the SF Public Library Main Branch.
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Michelle Obama Makes Surprise Appearance at Livermore Costco, Hawking Soda
Did you know Michelle Obama had a healthy soda line? Neither did I!
Business & Tech
Dreamforce Commits to Three More Years In SF (But Benioff Gives Himself a Loophole to Leave)
Salesforce announced they will keep their Dreamforce conference here through 2027 in a windfall for the city’s tourism industry, but Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff gave himself an out, saying Dreamforce will only stay as long as SF “remains safe and secure and trusted.”
Arts & Entertainment
R&B Star Thundercat Will Headline Just-Announced Free Concert In Golden Gate Park This October
The latest in a glut of free San Francisco outdoor concerts will feature R&B bass wizard Thundercat and soul artist Lee Fields in an outdoor concert at Robin Williams Meadow on Sunday, October 20.
Arts & Entertainment
'Private Lives' at ACT Transposes Noel Coward's Classic Comedy to Argentina
The 2024-25 season at ACT kicked off Wednesday night with the opening of 'Private Lives,' Noel Coward's beloved 1930 comedy about the impossibilities and intransigencies of romantic love.
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70-Year-Old Convicted Child Molester Slain In Cell at San Quentin Prison, Cellmate Suspected of Murder
San Quentin prison officials are saying it’s a homicide after a 70-year-old child molestation convict was found unresponsive in his cell and later died, and his 36-year-old kidnapping convict cellmate is suspected of doing the deed.
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City of Berkeley Approves Deal With BART for New Housing Development at Ashby Station
Berkeley's city council this week voted to approve a long-delayed deal to authorize BART to move forward with building hundreds of new housing units on the parking lot property at Ashby Station.
SF Politics
With Another Mayoral Debate Tonight, Breed Tries to Tag Farrell With Permit Scandal on Home Renovations
With a 7 pm Thursday night mayoral debate looming, Mayor Breed, who’s had something of a scandal-ridden week, is suddenly alleging that opponent Mark Farrell illegally pulled strings to expedite permits on a half-million-dollar renovation of his new house.
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Lawyers For Alameda Cops Accused In Mario Gonzalez's Death Seek Dismissal
Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price acted in haste and missed a procedural deadline when she refiled charges in April against three City of Alameda police officers, their lawyers say.
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Thursday Morning What's Up: Four Arrested After Vehicle-Smash Store Burglary In Richmond District
A 57-y-o Oakland man who was a suspect in a Berkeley murder died in police custody Tuesday; four people were arrested after a pickup truck smashed into a Richmond District store and it was burglarized; and Prop 36 is enjoying plenty of voter support.
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Day Around the Bay: Firefighters Put Out Apartment Fire In East Oakland
Oakland firefighters put out a significant fire at a vacant apartment building Wednesday morning; the SF Symphony Chorus is threatening to strike; and a flash flood warning comes to the Park Fire burn scar area.
Arts & Entertainment
Final Batch of SF Live Free Concerts Announced, Includes Halloween Weekend Show at McLaren Park
Yet more free outdoor concerts from the SF Live crew have been announced, and the stretch run of the series includes a Halloween weekend daytime rock show at McLaren Park’s Jerry Garcia Amphitheatre.