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Woman Suspected of Burglarizing Gym Lockers In SF Gets Arrested, Has Rap Sheet
A woman who is suspected of breaking into gym lockers in San Francisco and across the Bay Area and stealing credit cards has been taken into custody.
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Business & Tech
Waymo Temporarily Suspends Freeway Service After Weird Construction Zone Incident Goes Viral
Waymo announced that it was pulling its autonomous taxis off of freeways in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Miami, saying that software improvements need to be made to improve the vehicles' performance in construction zones.
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Friday Morning Constitutional: BottleRock Kicks Off In Napa
It is BottleRock and Carnaval weekend, with BottleRock kicking off this afternoon in Napa; part of 19th Ave is closed again as of this morning, until Monday; and students at Fairfield High staged a walkout to protest a police officer hitting a student.
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Day Around the Bay: $10K Treasure Finally Found, and It Was Really Hard
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is getting a $1M refund for the donation he made to Matt Mahan's campaign; a Vallejo dog breeder has been convicted of animal cruelty; and that $10,000 buried treasure was found, and it was not in the city proper.
SF Politics
Newsom Orders Safeguards For Workers From AI-Related Job Displacement
Governor Gavin Newsom signed a groundbreaking executive order calling for expanded protections for workers and small businesses as artificial intelligence disrupts a wide range of industries.
Arts & Entertainment
SF Symphony Names Its First-Ever Female Music Director, Elim Chan
Following a two-year search for a replacement for respected conductor and music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, the San Francisco Symphony has named 39-year-old Elim Chan to the role.
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Fillmore Residents Say They Feel Ignored By City Over Deal to Keep Community Center Open
The city is pushing to temporarily lease a Fillmore community center to a local organization previously connected to former Dream Keeper head Sheryl Davis, who is currently facing felony charges, and residents say they’ve had little input in the process.
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Safeway Submits Application For Ocean Beach Redevelopment
Plans for Safeway's proposed redevelopment project in the Outer Richmond would require the old store to be demolished, and some residents are concerned about where they would shop for groceries during construction, as it's the sole full-service grocery store in the area.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Michelin Highlights Four More 'New Discoveries' In SF, Including Maria Isabel and Kitchen Istanbul
The Michelin Guide has put out its list of "New Discoveries" ahead of the release of the updated 2026 California guide, including 21 restaurants across the state.
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Disruptive Protest Goes on Trial as Seven Who Shut Down Golden Gate Bridge Face Jury In SF
Seven individuals who face a raft of felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a Tax Day demonstration in 2024 that shut down the Golden Gate Bridge for several hours are facing trial starting this week.
SF Politics
Lurie to Propose Cutting Cash Grants for Free City College Students By a Third
Supervisor Connie Chan held a hearing Wednesday where community members urged the Board of Supervisors to prevent Mayor Lurie from cutting a program by 30% that offers cash grants to low-income students through City College’s "Free City” program.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Original Joe's Needs to Stop Having Fires. North Beach Location Suffers Small Kitchen Fire
Original Joe's really needs to beef up its fire insurance and clean its kitchen flues. The flagship location in North Beach, which moved there after its original location burned down, suffered a small fire on Wednesday night — the owners' third fire in 20 years.
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Thursday Morning What's Up: Death of Napa Toddler Being Investigated
A 13-month-old girl who was found not breathing in a Napa residence later died and the death is under investigation; an American Canyon teacher has been arrested for battery and "inappropriate behavior"; and a person was rescued from the Bay near the Ferry Building.
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Day Around the Bay: Three Injured When Muni Bus Collides With Pickup Truck
Billionaire Chris Larsen’s SF surveillance center gains national coverage; Intuit has laid off 3,000 jobs globally and 384 in Mountain View; and three people were injured in a Muni bus crash with two being sent to the hospital by ambulance.
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Seniors at Historic Fillmore Co-Op Say Bad Management Led to Eviction Notices
More than a dozen Black seniors who receive HUD subsidies were recently given eviction notices at their historic Fillmore district co-op, which they say is due to their management company’s poor bookkeeping and lack of communication.
SF sports
FIFA World Cup Ticket Prices Among Lowest in the Bay Area
Some tickets to the World Cup events in San Jose have fallen to less than half their original price as the first match approaches in just a few weeks.
Business & Tech
Report: OpenAI Is About to File for an IPO
A much-anticipated event in the tech world is nigh. OpenAI, which everyone has known is prepping for an IPO that should prove dramatic — and profitable for early employees like Sam Altman and Greg Brockman — may be preparing IPO paperwork in a matter of days or weeks.
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SF Zoo Receives $8.5 Million Loan, With Majority Awarded After Fulfilling Requirements
The city is bailing out the SF Zoo with a large loan on the condition it fulfills a list of requirements. The zoo also plans to bring back giant pandas to boost revenue, but advocates say its track record shows it can’t properly care for them.
Arts & Entertainment
One of the Members of BTS, Suga, Joined the Bay to Breakers Race Sunday
In town for three big concert nights on the Peninsula, one of the members of K-pop sensation BTS opted to do as the locals do Sunday morning while getting in a 12K, and he joined the Bay to Breakers race.
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Hayward Nursing Home Partly Evacuated After Laundry Room Fire
Firefighters in the East Bay were forced to initiate a partial evacuation of a Hayward convalescent home Tuesday afternoon after a small fire broke out.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
SF Liquor Licenses, Once Worth $250K, Now Trade for Around $100K
In a sign of weak demand for restaurants overall, the once highly valued "full" liquor licenses in San Francisco, which could only be obtained on the secondary market due to a longstanding legal exception, are now worth about a third of what they were before the pandemic.
SF Politics
SF Mayor, Supervisors Announce Proposal to Double Funding For Affordable Housing
SF leaders proposed a new charter amendment that would double the city’s Housing Trust Fund with the aim of accelerating the construction of affordable housing, with one caveat — the inclusionary rate will be significantly reduced for at least three years.
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Humpday Headlines: Three Victims In Oakland Crash ID'd
The three victims in Saturday night's high-speed pedestrian collision in East Oakland have been ID'd, and one was a well known community elder; an AI-powered whale detection network has launched around the Bay; and Tom Steyer has apparently been paying off influencers.
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Day Around the Bay: Cybertruck Driver Arrested For Attempting to Use ‘Wade Mode’ In Texas Lake
The SF Zoo was awarded a $8.5 loan to stay afloat with most of the funds coming after required changes are made; the Senate wants congressional approval for any future military action in Iran; and a Cybertruck driver in Texas quickly discovered that “wade mode” has its limits.
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SFPD Arrests Three Vallejo Men In Chinatown Pickpocket Thefts
Three suspects from Vallejo were arrested in connection to pickpocket thefts in Chinatown that began in early April. Police later found additional items at the suspects’ residence connected to thefts dating back to 2024.