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Arrest Made in Bizarre Torture, Hanging, and Dismemberment Case
Prosecutors hope to deny bail to a 47-year-old man accused of drugging and hanging a much younger man, and stuffing the body in a suitcase.
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Bay Area Sports
Bay Area Band Smash Mouth Starts Rumor Of Giants Owners Wanting to Snag Bryce Harper
Signing Bryce Harper would surely generate national interest, boost ticket sales, and inch the San Francisco Giants back toward relevancy. But does this rumor have any legs?
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110-mph Wind Recorded At Squaw Valley Summit As Storm Shuts Down I-80
The current storm system has brought high winds and mots more snow to the Tahoe area, with more predicted later today into tonight.
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Woman Shot Near SF State, Power Outage Adds to Panic
The shooting and the power outage were unrelated, but the Parkmerced campus was on edge last night and the shooter remains at large.
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Storm Update: Officials Tell Guerneville Residents To Evacuate Ahead Of Flood
The Russian River is expected to hit flood stage again in Guerneville around 11 p.m. tonight.
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Tuesday Morning Headlines: Amtrak Train Stranded
An Amtrak train with 183 people en route from Seattle to LA got stuck for 36 hours, and Elon Musk won't stop tweeting.
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Day Around The Bay: Fort Funston Search Halted Due To Storm
An elderly man robbed a Mission bank, Sapporo wants to brew its beer in SF, and an 85-year-old woman dies in a Peninsula arson.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
The 9 Best Ramen Shops In San Francisco (and One in Oakland)
Since you can count on cold weather in SF in both winter and summer, here's a year-round ramen shop list to keep in your pocket.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Bi-Rite Creamery Is Closing Its Mission Location For A Remodel
One of SF's most reliable line magnets, Bi-Rite Creamery, is closing on March 4 for a "months-long" remodel, and this is likely to make many a tourist and ice cream fiend sad.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Beloved Mission Dive Jay 'n Bee Club Closed As Owners Put Business Up For Sale
Sad, sad news for fans of the city's only full-service dive bar that served actually above-average pizza, Jay 'n Bee Club: It's closed, probably for good.
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KPIX News Crew Robbed, Shot at While Covering Oakland Teachers Strike
A security guard remains hospitalized for gunshot wounds after the robbery of a KPIX news team.
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Leaked Details Raise New And Likely Unnecessary Questions About Jeff Adachi’s Death
There's no indication of foul play, but a whole lot information about Adachi's passing that shouldn't be public suddenly is.
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SF To Expunge 9,000 Marijuana Convictions Dating Back 40 Years
San Francisco is going to be the first city in the nation to expunge decades worth of marijuana-related convictions following the legalization of recreational cannabis.
Arts & Entertainment
Oakland Native Mahershala Ali Becomes Second Ever Black Actor To Win Two Oscars
The Oakland-born actor took home the Best Supporting Actor prize for Green Book at the Academy Awards Sunday night, becoming the only black actor besides Denzel Washington to win two Oscars.
SF News
Monday Morning Links: Oakland Teachers Return To Picket Lines
Oakland teachers are entering their third strike day, a murder in Livermore, and skiers were evacuated from a broken chairlift at North Star.
Arts & Entertainment
Photos & Video From San Francisco's 161st Annual Chinese New Year Parade
Thousands crowded onto sidewalks around Union Square and Chinatown Saturday to watch the annual Chinese New Year Parade, ringing in the Year of the Pig. The start of the lunar new year was
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Another Atmospheric River To Dump Many Inches Of Rain Starting Monday
The North Bay looks to be catching the brunt of this next storm, with towns like Guerneville along the Russian River bracing for flooding.
Arts & Entertainment
'Hamilton' Returns To SF A Well Polished Masterpiece
In its second San Francisco run, the national tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton remains an unmitigated triumph, with a cast that's even more impressive than the last one.
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San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi Dies at 59
Progressive firebrand Jeff Adachi, who served as San Francisco's elected public defender for 17 years, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack Friday night.
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Woman Presumed Dead In Landslide at Fort Funston
Two women and a dog were caught in a landslide on a cliff at Fort Funston Friday afternoon. One woman and the dog were immediately rescued, and the second woman, said to be in her twenties, remains missing.
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Day Around The Bay: Elon Musk Just Took Out Mortgages On Five Mansions
Stockton Street has reopened, there was a landslide at Fort Funston, and why does Elon Musk need five mortgages?
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Bissap Baobab Is Closing After 20 Years Amid Owner's Immigration Trial
Beloved Mission District restaurant and dance club Bissap Baobab is going out of business, and it's longtime owner isn't sure whether he will be allowed to stay in the country.
Business & Tech
Facebook Is Reportedly Receiving Mounds of Sensitive Health Data Via Third-Party Apps Without Your Knowledge
After a year of especially terrible press, growing government scrutiny, and eroding public affection, Facebook is staring down yet another potential scandal involving sensitive user data.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink
Controversial Pawn Shop Tapas Bar Revives Bisou’s Endless Mimosa Brunch
The faux pawnbroker concept Pawn Shop brings Bisou Bistronomy’s gourmet mimosa brunch back out of hock.
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SF General Likely To Change Billing Practice That Gouges Insured Patients
The hospital has for years been slapping insured patients with exorbitant bills for costs not covered by that insurance, in a practice called "balance billing."