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Plot Thickens As Father Of Baby Allegedly Kidnapped In SF Is Arrested

A high-profile case that was initially reported as a kidnapping from a San Francisco park is reportedly more complicated than it first appeared, as the father in the case has now been arrested.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Namu Stonepot Debuts Next Week On Divisadero

The time has come, everybody. The Namu Gaji team is officially expanding to Divisadero next week, and praise the lord they're bringing the Gamja Fries. As Tablehopper reports, Namu Stonepot (553 Divisadero at

Millennium Tower Tilted Over Two Inches In Last Six Months, But A Fix May Be In The Works

The sinking and leaning tower of our downtown skyline, the eight-year-old Millennium Tower, continues to sink and tilt, and new data released by an engineering firm that has been monitoring the tower's movement

Deplorable Teens Mount Paintball Attack On Bus, Woman

Police are seeking three teenage males today, after the trio shot a bus parked in the Mission District with paintballs, then turned their weapon on the woman inside it. According to the San

Detwiler Fire Triples In Size, Entire Town Of Mariposa Evacuated

The Detwiler Fire west of Yosemite is raging on in its third day, tripling in size since just yesterday to encompass nearly 46,000 acres, and now threatening the town of Mariposa, which

Fire At Mission Bay Homeless Encampment Sends Dark Smoke Into SF Skies

Fire in San Francisco believed to have ignited at homeless encampment; blaze has since been extinguished. https://t.co/V3X2cL8V1E pic.twitter.com/1FYVHdgPEM— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) July 19, 2017 The San

Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Sex Workers Seek SFPD Sanctuary

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All The Toys You Need To Banish Stress

From spinners to stress blocks, here are some little things to get you zen again. Most of us need the help of a soothing, repetitive task to help us get our critical thinking

Day Around The Bay: Tent Encampments Dwindle Near New Nav Center

Google Glass 2.0 turns out to be really useful in the workplace, like on a factory floor. [Wired] New bike share bikes are already getting vandalized in Oakland. [East Bay Times] San

BuzzFeed Exposé Details Uber's Out-Of-Control 'A**hole Culture'

There has not been a new Uber scandal breaking today (though we're still a while from the end of the business day Pacific Daylight Time). There is, however, an epic, 6,500-word exposé

Arts & Entertainment

SFist To-Do List: 12 Cool Things To Check Out This Week

Culture is king queen this week with an extraordinary bevy of really special events, from a benefit performance of Ragtime to a celebration of black women as God to glowing pianos under Golden

Antioch Woman Who Led Class-Action Bias Suit Against Walmart Dies At 67

Betty Dukes, the woman who led a class-action civil rights lawsuit against Walmart that reached the Supreme Court in 2011, has died at age 67. As the Associated Press reports, Dukes passed away

Ka-Ching! San Francisco Has The Fastest Growing Wages In The Country

Seattle-based software company PayScale.com used its tons of data to look at wage growth in the 31 fastest growing cities in these United States of America. Bearing in mind that the average

Blown Insulator And Smoke Situation Causes Brief Scare, And Delays, At Embarcadero BART

A loud bang and subsequent smoke situation filling Embarcadero Station Tuesday morning caused a fright for some commuters and inconvenienced others, but as BART explains, it was just a blown insulator that insulates

Detwiler Fire Near Yosemite Grows To 15,500 Acres In Second Day

#DetwilerFire [update] 2 miles east of Lake McClure (Mariposa County) is now 15,500 acres and 5% contained. https://t.co/zBoyaN9sl1 pic.twitter.com/w4L6uO8GpH— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) July 18, 2017

Coyote Snatches Dog From San Francisco Porch

A woman returning home with her dog suffered an unexpected attack Sunday, when a coyote snapped up the pup as she stood at her front door. CBS 5 reports that the incident occurred

DPW Finds Discarded Needles Have Tripled On SF Streets, Stanley Roberts Gets In On The Shaming

As you may know, San Francisco also performs a ‘homeless census’ every two years, called the "point in time count" to tally unhoused residents, and now we find via ABC 7 that the

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

In-N-Out Worker Reveals Restaurant Secrets In Reddit AMA

In-N-Out Burger's secret menu, which is not a secret anymore, has been a fascination of the internet since around the beginning of the internet. But there are more secrets to the much beloved,

Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Caltrain To Seize Property For Electrification Effort

Publisher dumps book co-written by Silicon Valley VC John Doerr and tech CEO Kris Duggan following a sexual harassment and assault suit against the latter. [Bloomberg] [Beyond Chron] looks at the upcoming race

Gang Of Deplorable Teen Thieves Stalk Victim From Muni Bus To Muni Bus

A large group of male teens followed a man from one Muni bus to the next, eventually surrounding their victim and robbing him. The confrontation came to a head at around 6:50

Man Found Dead At SF's Westfield Mall Was Partially Undressed, Had Rope Around Head

Nearly a year after a San Francisco chef was found dead at the Westfield San Francisco Centre mall, his cause of death remains a mystery. But though police say they are not investigating

Man Killed At Twin Peaks Lookout Sunday Was Well Known Film Location Manager

71-year-old Edward French was an avid photographer and longtime resident of the Bay Area, and he was just a half mile up the hill from his Eureka Valley home Sunday morning when he

Tuesday Morning Roundup: BART Opens Clipper Only Entrance

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 jig is up, Juicero. [SFist] Netflix beat Wall

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Set Out For California's Magnificent Wilderness In Search Of Your Perfect Weekend Adventure

Summer in San Francisco is, well, a unique beast: one day you’re riding your bike down a long hill, the rush of air like a cooling fan, and the next day, you’