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Scooter Rider Possibly Killed Near Alamo Square; Pedestrian Killed on Polk Street
Two collisions Tuesday night in San Francisco killed two people in separate incidents, one near Alamo Square and one in the Tenderloin.
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San Francisco May Compensate Businesses For Losses During APEC Week
After pumping up local businesses to think they'd have 20,000 attendees to serve during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit last month, city leaders are now discussing compensating those who lost significant money instead when no one showed up.
Business & Tech
Google Launches Updated AI Chatbot That They Say Is More Powerful Than ChatGPT
Google’s new Gemini update to their so-called “ChatGPT killer” Bard claims to make it more powerful than its competitor, but says so in corporate-speak that makes little narrative sense, and in language that sounds like it was written by AI.
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CVS Now Closing Lower Haight Store; Nearly Half of SF's CVS Stores Disappear
Two years ago, San Francisco had 21 CVS stores, but as of January, we will be down to 12, with the Haight Street location now set to close.
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Pro-Palestine, Anti-Israel Teach-In Begins In Oakland, Garnering National Headlines
A controversial teach-in, endorsed by the Oakland teachers' union but opposed by the school district, was set to begin Wednesday, and parts of the curriculum have been revealed to be misleading and take a hardline anti-Israel approach.
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Former ‘Monster in the Mission,’ Now to be 100% Affordable Housing, Awarded to Two Local Nonprofits
A monster step forward for what was once a largely derided luxury condo development at 16th and Mission streets, as the former “Monster in the Mission” will be 100% affordable housing developed by two respected affordable housing nonprofits.
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Humpday Headlines: Kevin McCarthy Is Leaving Congress
Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is, as has been expected, retiring at the end of the year; Sonoma County is dealing with an outbreak of avian flu; and the FBI is warning of imminent threats against the U.S.
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Day Around the Bay: Jerry of the ‘Tom & Jerry Christmas House’ Has Died
San Francisco office vacancy hit another all-time high; two long-planned residential towers at Fourth and Brannan have been redesigned yet again; and Jerry of the famed ‘Tom & Jerry House’ has passed away.
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SF Supervisors Pass Crucial Housing Ordinance Urged by State, But With Changes State Might Reject
The SF Board of Supervisors played chicken with a state deadline to remove constraints on housing production, and while they theoretically met the deadline Tuesday, the amendments they added could still cost SF big money.
SF Politics
SF Supervisor Dean Preston Introduces Resolution Calling for Ceasefire In Gaza, Release of Hostages
The SF Board of Supervisors will be wading into the controversy of the Israel-Hamas conflict, as Supervisor Dean Preston has introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire, but another supervisor has already dismissed it, saying “We need to stay in our lane.”
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
It Now Looks Like North Beach's Park Tavern Is Gone For Good
It opened with fanfare, a fancy remodel, and a mosaic threshold that presaged a long life: "Est. 2011." But just over a decade and a pandemic later, Park Tavern looks to have gone dark for good.
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Bay Area Pilot Accused In Shroom-Related Cockpit Incident on Alaska Flight May Return Home This Week
The Bay Area-based Alaska Airlines pilot who has been accused of endangering the lives of a plane-load of people in October has now been indicted by a grand jury, but not on attempted murder charges.
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State Commission Alleges That Cruise Withheld Evidence, Misled Public in Pedestrian-Dragging Incident
The California Public Utilities Commission is hauling self-driving taxi company Cruise to court for allegedly “failing to provide complete information” by leaving out the rather significant detail that their car dragged a pedestrian 20 feet in an October 2 collision.
SF Politics
VP Kamala Harris Has Now Cast More Tiebreaking Senate Votes Than Any VP In U.S. History
Vice President Kamala Harris broke a record Tuesday that took two previous vice presidents about eight years to break, and she did it in only three.
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Man Shot and Injured In Daylight Robbery In Lower Pac Heights
A young man was shot in the course of a robbery Monday morning in a typically quiet residential neighborhood of San Francisco, but thankfully his injuries are not life-threatening.
Arts & Entertainment
Lots of People Were Assigned Berkeley as Their Spotify Wrapped 'Sound Town,' But Also San Luis Obispo? Why?
The annual flurry of Spotify Wrapped year-end lists and genre leanings dropped last week, and like your zodiac chart, these categorizations have come to mean something for multiple generations who rely on Spotify for most of their music.
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Oakland Man Arrested in Alleged $137,000 Stolen Cigarette Fencing Operation
Cartons upon cartons of stolen cigarettes were being sold in East Bay convenience stores, as the California Highway Patrol just learned in busting up a fencing operation with well over $100,000 in stolen cigarettes.
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Victim In Possible Homicide In Presidio Heights ID'd as 27-Year-Old Tech Product Designer
A young woman at just the start of a seemingly successful career as a user experience designer was found dead in her apartment last week in Presidio Heights, and police are investigating the case as a homicide that was possibly the result of domestic violence.
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Tuesday Morning Topline: Ryan Gosling Charms at SFFILM Awards
Actor Ryan Gosling charmed everyone in presenting an award to Greta Gerwig in SF on Monday; Tule fog is blanketing the region all over in the morning; Assemblymember Evan Low has entered the House race for Anna Eshoo's seat.
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Day Around the Bay: Car Break-Ins Go Down By Half In SF
Oakland police are investigating a fatal shooting at a 7-Eleven today; a woman was fatally struck by a car in a Walmart parking lot in Mountain View; and SFPD data shows car break-ins down significantly this fall compared to last year.
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A New Muni Mobile App Launched Today, and They’re Killing Off the Old App, So Use Up Your Old Tickets
Muni’s new trip planner and digital ticketing app MuniMobile is now up, running, and available for download, and the old app’s being discontinued on January 15, so it’s time to use up any fares you bought on the old one.
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YouTuber Who Deliberately Crashed Airplane In 2021 Sentenced to Six Months
YouTuber Trevor Jacob made a poor example of himself and YouTube stunt artists in general two years ago when, while promoting a wallet for a sponsor, he filmed a video in which he deliberately crashed a small plane in Santa Barbara County.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
And Suddenly, Rosamunde Sausage Grill Announces It Will Reopen This Weekend
Sausage fans (and Tuesday night trivia lovers) rejoice! Rosamunde Sausage Grill just announced they’re reopening at their 24th and Mission Street restaurant this Friday, which will be just 17 days after they appeared to close permanently.
Arts & Entertainment
'Golden Girls Live: The Christmas Episodes' Returns With Coco Peru Stepping In as Dorothy
This year's holiday edition of 'The Golden Girls Live' at the Victoria Theater is every bit as campy and delightful as it always is, but with a new addition to the cast.
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More Westfield Mall Woes, as SF’s Only LEGO Store There Has Closed Permanently
Things apparently weren't connecting anymore in San Francisco’s only LEGO store, located in the beleaguered mall formerly known as the Westfield San Francisco Centre, as that LEGO store quietly closed permanently last week.