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ICE Conducts Sweep Of Bay Area Sanctuary Cities, Makes 27 Arrests

As part of a nationwide gesture to highlight crime by immigrants in sanctuary cities, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) conducted a sweep this week arresting some 487 undocumented immigrants.

Arts & Entertainment

'California Typewriter' Is A Love Letter To The Outdated

The documentary is a love letter to the outdated be it typewriters, thank you notes, mom and pop repair shops, or creativity that doesn't start with turning on a computer first. Director Doug

Friday Morning Constitutional: Hepatitis A Rate Rises For Some SF Men

Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here The title actor in ACT's Hamlet might be a

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Day Around The Bay: Warriors Agree To Pay Double For Oakland Victory Parade, Pen Shady Note

#streetsofsf #streetsofsanfrancisco #urbanstreetphotography #urbanphotography #urbanparadise #sfist A post shared by Darwin Bell (@darwinbell) on Sep 27, 2017 at 4:23pm PDT The Golden State Warriors wrote a supremely shady open letter to the

Steph Curry Unhappy With Sports Illustrated's Protest Cover, Asks Why Colin Kaepernick Is Missing

THIS WEEK'S COVER: In a nation divided, the sports world is coming together https://t.co/aONQ0a141s pic.twitter.com/rvuXVmiHq7— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) September 26, 2017 The Warriors' Steph Curry is really

San Franciscans Freak Out Over City's Emergency Alert Overkill During Mild Heatwave

Many of us likely saw much kvetching on social media Wednesday over the five separate EMERGENCY ALERT messages pushed out to phones in the area advising everyone about the extreme heat despite the

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Alcatraz-Themed BYOB Speakeasy Opens In London

Can you successfully smuggle alcohol into Alcotraz? Try for yourself https://t.co/u2WxnDYROG pic.twitter.com/ymksptoX4v— Alcotraz London (@AlcotrazLondon) August 24, 2017 Alcotraz, a speakeasy pop-up bar themed after San Francisco's

Arts & Entertainment

Undiscovered Mark Twain Story Found In UC Berkeley Archive Published This Week

As this week sees the much awaited publication of a brand new, previously undiscovered Mark Twain children's story, one scholar at UC Berkeley is talking about the day he found evidence linking it

Arts & Entertainment

Alec Baldwin Comes To SF November 18 To Promote Satirical Trump 'Memoir'

As part of The Curran's newly announced "Show & Tell" series, Edward Snowden will be doing a live (presumably via Skype) conversation with KQED's Michael Krasny on the anniversary of last November's election.

SFO Stabbing Renews Concerns About Homelessness At Airport

Tuesday’s stabbing of a police officer at San Francisco International Airport could have been a lot worse, as the officer’s injuries were minor enough that he was released from the hospital

[Update] Yet Another 'Loud, Thunderous' Rockfall At Yosemite Follows Yesterday's Massive Granite Rockslide

Tragedy struck in Yosemite yesterday as a massive rock tumbled down over a popular climbing route on El Capitan and claimed the life of one climber and injured another. According to a report

Arts & Entertainment

ACT's 'Hamlet' Lets A Veteran Classical Actor Shine, If Perhaps A Bit Too Late

The role of Hamlet is a holy-grail, bucket-list thing for many actors eager to prove they can command a stage for over three hours and convincingly deliver the many famous soliloquies of the

IKEA Is Buying SF-Based TaskRabbit

Lest IKEA customers spend precious weekends and vacation days assembling inexpensive furniture based on wordless instructions, the company has announced it will buy San Francisco-based on-demand task-doer service TaskRabbit, i.e. the Uber

Raccoon Invasion Looms As Pesky Critters Begin To Forage

Pretty much all Bay Area critter populations have swollen with this year’s wetter and warmer weather, and we’re seeing flocks of wild parrots, whales, and rats of unusual sizes. But that

Thursday Lunchtime Links: Marketers Boo Longer Tweets

Marketers are pissed about Twitter's longer tweets. [Ad Week] Equity firm acquires big SF fertility center. [SF Chronicle] There will soon be a European bidding war for Doogle's top search spots. [Wired] Five-story

Berkeley's Revolution Books Attacked By Right-Wing Group Multiple Times

Some of the Refuse Fascism people ducked into Revolution Books followed by Trump supporters. pic.twitter.com/EZvfgO9GMv— Javier Panzar (@jpanzar) September 24, 2017 Though the Berkeley Patriot cancelled "Free Speech Week" and

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Chef Daniel Patterson Gets Razzed For Controversial Version Of Scrambled Eggs

Once upon a time in the last decade, local star chef Daniel Patterson who is better known in haute foodie circles perhaps than he is known to the Food Network crowd discovered a

Man Killed By Police On I-80 Was Fairfield Homicide Suspect; Witnesses On Freeway Sought

A man who was fatally shot by Richmond and Fairfield police Wednesday morning on I-80 in Emeryville was a suspect in a 2015 Fairfield homicide who had been spotted driving a black Chevrolet

Golf Club Wielding Cyclist Steals Dog In Mission District

A man's dog remains missing Thursday morning, after a bike-riding man with a golf club snatched the pup from its guardian's grasp. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the theft went down

Driver Of Red Smart Car Sought In Hit-And-Run That Critically Injured 3-Year-Old

Have you seen a red Smart car with front end damage? This is the car that struck a 3 yr old in Richmond and fled. Help us find it please. pic.twitter.com/

Ghost Ship Suspects Plead Not Guilty To 36 Charges Of Involuntary Manslaughter

The case against de facto Ghost Ship leaders Max Harris and Derick Almena moved forward on Wednesday as the two defendants each pleaded not guilty to 36 charges of involuntary manslaughter in Alameda

Woman Fights For Life Following San Francisco Shooting

A confrontation between two women ended in gunfire late Wednesday, and police say the shooter in question remains at large. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the 26-year-old female victim was "involved

Thursday Morning Roundup: Tech Companies Won't Talk To Supe About Employing San Franciscans

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