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Trump Calls Facebook an 'Enemy of the People' For No Particular Reason
Donald Trump is attacking Facebook again for no particular reason, calling it an "enemy of the people" and sending Meta's stock price tumbling.
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Multiple Oakland Taco Bell Restaurant Shut Down Their Indoor Dining Rooms, Probably Due to Crime
Four Oakland Taco Bell restaurants appear to have gone drive-thru only, though some only in the evening, in the latest hit to Oakland’s fast-food landscape.
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[Update] FBI Raids Dublin Women's Prison, Warden and Three Others Ousted
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigations descended on the women's prison FCI Dublin Monday morning for unknown reasons, but it likely is connected with an ongoing cascade of abuse allegations against officer there.
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Monday Morning Headlines: Fatal Hit-and-Run on I-80 In San Francisco
A pedestrian was killed early Monday in a hit-and-run on I-80 in San Francisco; a Vallejo woman was arrested in a violent carjacking; and Jewish students at UC Berkeley are rallying against antisemitism.
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San Jose Sharks Face New Lawsuit Over Alleged Sexual Abuse by Youth Hockey Coach
A new lawsuit alleges that a 12-year-old was sexually abused by a former youth hockey coach connected to the San Jose Sharks, and accuses the owner of negligence.
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Catch the Oscars 2024 in Style at These San Francisco Bay Area Watch Parties
From casual free watch parties at the Knockout to game-filled events at the Balboa Theater to a black-tie fete at Cinelounge Tiburon, here are some ways to watch the Oscars in and around SF Sunday.
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Sunday Links: Saturday Night Shooting in Tunnel on Bay Bridge Leaves One Hurt
The Bay Bridge shooting left at least one woman injured and caused significant traffic delays around 8:30 p.m. Saturday; Code Pink SF had a feminist pro-Palestine march on the Golden Gate Bridge Saturday; and someone threw red liquid on VP Kamala Harris' motorcade in Arizona.
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San Francisco Cracks Down on E-Scooter and E-Bike Fires with New Battery Fire Codes
After mobility device battery-related fires spiked in the past few years, the San Francisco Fire Department changed its codes regarding lithium-ion batteries, and they went into effect Thursday.
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Another United Flight From SFO Needed To Make An Emergency Landing After System Issues On Friday
A United Airlines jet headed to Mexico City experienced a problem with the aircraft's hydraulic system, prompting an emergency landing at LAX on Friday afternoon.
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Saturday Links: SF's Union Square In Bloom With Over 80,000 Tulips for Annual Tulip Day Saturday Afternoon
Tulip Day attendees can receive up to eight complimentary tulips; SF's animal shelter is at full capacity, so it's a great time to adopt a dog; and a motorcyclist fatally crashed in Golden Gate Park on Friday.
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Day Around the Bay: Unemployment Hits 4% in San Francisco Amid Tech Layoff
New data shows that unemployment in SF jumped to the highest levels in the past two years; a new luxury women's knitwear store is bucking trends and opening a Union Square storefront; and the recall effort for the Alameda County DA is facing self-dealing allegations.
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Former Lefty O’Doul’s Owner Nick Bovis Sentenced to Nine Months in Prison Over Mohammed Nuru Case
The one-time owner of Lefty O'Douls and the Gold Dust Lounge Nick Bovis is now heading to prison, as he was sentenced to nine months for fraud and bribery in the Mohammed Nuru case.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
This Week In Food: Dinner Is Back at Tartine Manufactory, With Pizza
Tartine Manufactory returns to dinner service with a sourdough pizza-focused menu, Four Kings debuts in Chinatown, and a new wine bar is headed for the Lower Haight.
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SF Shakespeare Festival Van Was Stolen In Oakland, and They're Asking the Public to Look Out For It
Police in the East Bay don't exactly have the bandwidth to track down stolen vehicles. But the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival thought for sure someone would have spotted their stolen 12-person passenger van, with their name and logo emblazoned on it, by now.
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Another Massive Main Water Disaster Near Stern Grove, the Second One in Three Years
Another mountainous gusher of water was spewing sky-high near Stern Grove Friday morning, and while the water burst has been stopped, Parkside residents may be faced with unusually low water pressure.
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California Forever Puts Out First TV Ad, Which Is Predictably Short on Specifics
The first TV spot for the campaign to get a new city-from-scratch built on Solano County farmland in the coming years has hit the airwaves, and much like the website for the project, it touts big plans and promises for housing and jobs.
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Cheesecake Factory Fans Are Literally Talking About a Ballot Measure to Keep It From Closing
While there has been plenty of online grief pouring out about the eventual loss of Macy's in SF's Union Square, for some, the conversation quickly turned to "What is going to happen to the Cheesecake Factory?"
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Plea Deal Falls Through for Serial Stonestown Target Shoplifter Accused of Stealing $40K In Merchandise
The $40,000 in allegedly stolen merchandise from Target is just one of the many SF shoplifting cases against Aziza Graves, who is not in jail, but instead back in court for hearings that have dragged on for nearly two and half years.
Arts & Entertainment
Castro Theatre Restoration Work Begins With the Grand Ceiling
A month after its final public events before renovations began, the Castro Theatre is undergoing the first phase of its glow-up, and restorers are already working on the elaborate, gilded ceiling.
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Formerly $1.7 Million Toilet Has Arrived In Noe Valley (But Won’t Function For Another Three Weeks)
The head that made headlines for nearly a year and a half over its initial $1.7 million price tag has finally squatted down in Noe Valley, but it won’t be up and flushing until the end of the month.
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Suspect In Pleasanton Murder Leads Police On Pursuit, Takes Own Life On 580 Freeway
A total shutdown of I-580 in both directions Thursday morning in San Leandro was the result of a reported murder-suicide case that began with a homicide in Pleasanton.
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Friday Morning Constitutional: Shooting In SF's Outer Mission
A shooting at a home in the Outer Mission left one person critically wounded; the former Fremont city manager has been convicted of misusing city funds; and UC Berkeley parents are hiring private security guards.
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Day Around the Bay: Ron Conway Is a ‘Top Funder’ of the Recall Sheng Thao Campaign
The CPUC approved yet another PG&E rate hike; we’re learning about more scary SFO plane equipment failures; and the Recall Sheng Thao campaign says Ron Conway is one of its “top funders.”
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Yerba Buena Center CEO Steps Down as Gaza Protest and Boycott Continues to Rollick Museum
After a February 15 pro-Palestine protest, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’ response that spurred calls for a boycott, the center’s interim CEO has stepped down over the whole mess.
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Another Day, Another Two Union Square Retailers Say They're Closing — Zara and The North Face
In addition to news that The North Face is closing its only San Francisco store in Union Square this month, we now have word that Zara plans to close its longtime boutique on the square too.