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Injury Accident Causes Severe Traffic on Northbound 280 in SF
A collision involving an overturned vehicle and multiple injuries has shut down all northbound lanes of 280 near the 101 split in San Francisco Friday morning.
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Friday Morning Constitutional: Shots Fired Outside Fremont Target During Early Black Friday Shopping
A broken water main flooded northbound 101 in SF last night, the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office is stepping up patrols in the wake of a home invasion, and shoppers were evacuated from a Fremont Target following an armed robbery.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
From The Freezer To A Local Food Bank, Here's What To Do With Your Thanksgiving Leftovers
It's estimated that here in the United States, some 40 percent of our food is either thrown away or unbought, left to rot. And given the fact that one out of ten Bay Area locals goes hungry every day, there's no reason why you can't find a way to repurpose at least most of today's leftovers.
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Street Sheet Turns 30 as the Underdog Paper Refuses to Fold
It’s the 30th anniversary of Street Sheet, San Francisco’s firsthand chronicle of poverty and homelessness in the city.
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Thanksgiving Fixings: Facebook, Instagram Temporarily Down As Turkeys Enter Ovens
Both Facebook and Instagram experienced global outages earlier this morning, GLIDE will continue its tradition of dishing out thousands of holiday meals today, Pete Davidson made audience members of his show yesterday at the Sydney Goldstein Theater sign NDAs, and more Turkey Day headlines.
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Day Around the Bay: Atmospheric River Likely to Bring Flooding This Weekend
Hundreds of drivers were trapped for 17 hours or more on I-5, crime has dropped significantly on Muni, and a Berkeley restaurateur lost her three dogs in a fire Tuesday night.
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Alcatraz Indigenous Peoples Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering to Be Simulcast Online
A few early morning boat tickets will be released at 3 a.m, and they’ll go quick, but KPFA will have an online simulcast of the ceremony.
Arts & Entertainment
'The Tale of Despereaux' Is a Delightful Musical Fairy Tale Fit for the Holidays
Much like it did in seasons past with productions like 'The Wild Bride' and 'The Composer Is Dead, Berkeley Rep' has brought a jolly, family-friendly bit of entertainment to its main stage for this holiday season complete with a few puppets.
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Curran Holds Contest For Front-Row Seats To Opening Day of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'
The producers of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' are staging a scavenger-hunt-style contest for fans on Friday that will potentially win free front-row seats on Sunday and dinner for five lucky, fast-on-their-feet fans.
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Murder Victim's Friends And Family Push San Mateo DA to Retry Tiffany Li's Ex
It remains to be seen who — if anyone — will go on trial next for the 2016 murder of Keith Green, after a San Mateo County jury acquitted Green's ex-girlfriend Tiffany Li and deadlocked on her alleged accomplice Kaveh Bayat.
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Tony Pac Heights Prep School Called Out By Black Student For Being Soft On Racism
The elite Drew School in Pacific Heights has, according to a student and former faculty member there, offered an inadequate response and too little discipline following some disturbing incidents of racism documented on social media.
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Three SF Supes Among 50 Arrested At SFO Protest For Higher Catering Wages
50 people were arrested Tuesday, including three SF supervisors, for failing to disperse from a sit-in at SFO's Terminal 2 pushing for higher wages and more affordable healthcare for airline catering workers.
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Thanksgiving Eve Headlines: Widespread Muni Delays Because Of Course
A power outage causes chaos at Oakland Airport, an off-duty SFPD officer was arrested for a DUI in Mission Bay, and Muni is still messed up from Tuesday's rain.
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Day Around the Bay: Supervisor Called Out For Saying Homeless Are 'Zombies'
This first rain storm of the season means a "first flush" of gross stuff into Bay Area waterways, BART cites people of color more often for eating, and there were three power outages in Sonoma today.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Castro's Detour Pivots To Pan-Asian Street Food Menu
Detour, the Castro neighborhood arcade bar in newly expanded space at Sanchez and Market formerly known as Brewcade, is launching a new menu next week that the owners say better reflects their blended Asian families.
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If You're Planning To Get To Tahoe For Thanksgiving You Should've Left Monday
I-80 is seeing its first snow-related shutdown of the season up in the Sierra as big snows arrive with this winter storm. And this means even heavier traffic on Highway 50 and a standstill on 80 Tuesday afternoon near Alta, 30 miles northeast of Auburn.
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Three ‘Pit Stop’ Porta-Potties to Remain Open 24 Hours As Program Gets Renewed
The potty will keep going all night long at three Pit Stops citywide, but Sup. Matt Haney yearns for all of them to be open through the wee hours.
SF Politics
Embarcadero Homeless Navigation Center May Open By December
After an appeals court judge ruled against the neighborhood group that has been fighting the new Navigation Center on the Embarcadero, the mayor says it could open for its first homeless guests sometime next month.
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Veteran Climber Survives Fall From Yosemite's El Capitan With Help From 'Free Solo' Star
33-year-old climber Emily Harrington came away with mostly bruises and abrasions Sunday after an apparently dramatic fall while trying to scale El Capitan at Yosemite National Park.
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Weather Report: Get Ready For Downpour For the First Time Since May
We had that smattering of rain two weeks ago, but now today, as forecast, the San Francisco Bay Area will be seeing the first real downpours of rain since May 19.
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Tuesday Morning Topline: SFO Catering Workers To Protest Today
A 55-year-old man was arrested after yelling threats at SFSU, dozens of vehicles have been hit with projectiles along the same stretch of 101 in Monterey County, and airline catering workers will be protesting on the departures level at SFO today ahead of a possible strike.
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Day Around the Bay: Judge Rules Against Neighborhood Group Trying To Stop Homeless Navigation Center
Surveillance video shows the moment two young boys were shot early Saturday in Union City, Oakland police arrested 22 people at a recently erected encampment outside City Hall, and the Embarcadero Navigation Center clears its last hurdle.
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Muni Equipment Problem Causes Monday Afternoon Rush-Hour Delays
A downed overhead power line at Embarcadero and Folsom earlier this morning is leading to residual delays in the Muni Metro system — an all-too-familiar situation for commuters on Muni.
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BART Director Stirs the Pot With Op-Ed Accusing Management and Fellow Directors of Negligence On Safety
BART director Debora Allen, has been an outspoken critic of new General Manager Bob Powers and some of her fellow directors in recent weeks. And last week's stabbing on board a train in South Hayward has pushed her to pen a scathing opinion piece in the East Bay Times.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Tosca 3.0 Opening Delayed Until March, Space Used For Private Events For Now
The legendary and beloved Tosca Cafe in North Beach won't be making it open by year's end, as the team continues to wait for the liquor license to officially transfer from the previous ownership.