Bay Area Sports
The Raiders Are Playing Themselves Into Postseason Contention
In their final season in Oakland, despite countless injuries, the Raiders are now right in the thick of both the AFC West and Wild Card playoff races.
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Juul Lays off 650 People in Attempt to Cut Costs by $1 Billion
Juul just smoked 16 percent of its staff, mostly in the marketing department, as the San Francisco e-cig maker continues its spiral.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Mission Pie Space to Become SF Outpost of Popular Oakland Bakery-Cafe Reem's
Chef Reem Assil, who has courted both food-world accolades and political controversy in the last two years, is bringing her delicious Arab cuisine to the Mission.
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98-Year-Old Man Fulfills Mother's Dying Wish To Turn Her SF Property Into Affordable Housing
When San Francisco artist, scientist, and activist Maria “Mitzi” Kolisch died in 1987, she was in the process of trying to turn her humble cottage property in Diamond Heights into housing for low-income adolescents who had aged out of the foster-care system.
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First Chance of November Rain Arrives Next Week
While some meteorologists have given pessimistic outlooks about fire season lasting into December, at least one forecast model has the Bay Area seeing some rain in the middle of next week, on Wednesday morning.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Bob's Donuts Opens Second Spot at Baker and Fulton on Thursday
The much anticipated NoPa location of Bob's Donuts is finally set to open in the former Chili Pies space at the corner of Baker and Fulton, and opening day is Thursday, November 14.
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Gilroy Garlic Festival Shooting Survivors File Lawsuit Against Organizers
Survivors of the July 28 mass shooting at the Gilroy Garlic Festival are filing a lawsuit this week claiming "negligent security measures" led to the shooting that killed three and injured 14 others.
Bay Area Sports
49ers Roar Back But Come Up Short in 27-24 Overtime Loss to Seattle
The San Francisco 49ers fell to the Seattle Seahawks 24-21 on Monday night, suffering their first loss in what has thus far been a magical 2019 campaign.
SF Politics
Tuesday Morning Topline: Supes and Mayor Reach Deal On Mental Healthcare
The man cited for eating a sandwich on a BART platform reject's BART's apology, a pregnant mother of two was fatally shot in Oakland, and SF supervisors are introducing new mental healthcare legislation.
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Day Around the Bay: Newsom Pushes Back Further In PG&E Bankruptcy Case
The Apple Card appears to have some sexist approval practices, California DACA recipients speak out as Supreme Court hears case, and a rolled-over fuel tanker cause a traffic mess in the South Bay.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
California Caviar Company Debuts 'The Bump Bar' in Former Sausalito Tasting Room
The local sustainable caviar concern, the California Caviar Company, just re-debuted its Sausalito tasting room last week, rebranding it The Bump Bar. And yes, everyone gets a free "bump" when they walk in.
SF News
Frances McDormand and Joel Coen Are In the Whitest of Feuds With Their Marin Neighbors
Oscar winners Joel Coen and Frances McDormand have filed suit against their Bolinas neighbors over a disputed property line and the neighbors' apparent refusal to sign an agreement forged about a historic greenbelt that passes between their two properties.
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Body Of Infant Found On Green at Lincoln Park Golf Course
The body of an infant was discovered by police Saturday on a putting green at Lincoln Park Golf Course, just west of the Sea Cliff neighborhood.
SF Politics
Chesa Boudin’s Win Sets Off Twitter Wars, Uncertainty Over When He’ll Be Sworn In
Depending on who you ask, new district attorney Chesa Boudin will either bring progressive reform to mass incarceration, or will require techies to don Batman suits to defend themselves from crime.
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BART General Manager Issues Apology To Sandwich Eater Detained By BART Cop
Amid public outcry over the black man detained at Pleasant Hill Station by a BART police officer for eating a breakfast sandwich on the platform, BART's new General Manager Bob Powers has issued a public apology.
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Suspects Sought In Violent Weekend Robberies In Chinatown
A pair of violent incidents in Chinatown are being investigated as potentially linked after four suspects in a dark-colored SUV assaulted three elderly men in Chinatown's Portsmouth Square on Saturday, following a violent robbery involving a similar vehicle the night before.
SF Politics
Democratic Socialist Dean Preston Wins District 5 Supervisor Seat On Second Try
After narrowly losing to London Breed in 2016, Dean Preston eked out a win in the District 5 supervisor race on Saturday, taking the seat from Vallie Brown, the mayor's appointee.
SF News
Monday Morning Headlines: Crash Shuts Down I-580 in Oakland
A car chase in Concord left multiple vehicles damaged, a Sonoma woman's pet dog was mauled by loose pit bulls on a hiking trail, and an off-duty cop shot and killed a man in Vallejo.
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BART Riders Stage 'Eat-In' To Protest Man Detained For Consuming Sandwich
Ravenous riders flooded SF's Embarcadero Station yesterday to snack and protest the fact that a man was handcuffed for literally eating a breakfast sandwich on BART's Pleasant Hill platform earlier in the week; it was a modern-day “eat-in,” if you will.
Arts & Entertainment
Madonna Booed In Vegas For Going On After Midnight, Sued By Florida Man For Late Starts
Shortly after Madonna departed San Francisco on her Madame X Tour last week, her first show in Las Vegas was reportedly met with boos and 500 demands for refunds when she took the stage at 12:30 a.m. — two hours late for her already late scheduled curtain time of 10:30 p.m.
SF News
Sunday Links: Progressive Chesa Boudin Wins DA Race Over Suzy Loftus
Boudin is officially SF's new DA after provisional ballots were counted, someone decided to fire arrows at a homeless camp in the East Bay, and a construction worker fell 40 feet from an elevated platform near Twitter’s downtown office.
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[Update] Election Results: With Final Mail-In And Provisional Ballots Counted, Preston (Unofficially) Bests Brown
With all 474 precincts reporting and most ballots counted, the District Attorney's race is all but settled with Boudin beating Loftus's 31.13 percent with 35.56 percent of the vote – and Dean Preston now appears to have won his District 5 seat on the Board of Supervisors, as well.
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#ByeFelicia: BART Retires First Legacy Car 'Felicia' To Make Room For Newer Fleet Vehicles
After nearly two decades of (somewhat) faithful service, BART has scrapped a 19-year-old car in order to make way for the 775 new autos the transit system will roll out in the coming years.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Northern California's 2019 Wine Vintage Is Just Fine, Post-Fire
Sonoma County wineries, restaurants, and hotels are trying to get the word out that Sonoma wine country escaped mostly unscathed from the Kincade Fire, which was declared 100 percent contained as of Wednesday.
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Saturday Links: An Endangered California Condor Arrives At The Oakland Zoo
BART is now independently investigating yesterday's cringe-worthy breakfast sandwich moment, “dopamine fasting" is gaining traction in Silicon Valley, an endangered California Condor arrives at the Oakland Zoo for medical treatment, and more Saturday headlines.