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Yet Again, Burners Leave Behind Thousands Of Bikes
Remember in 2014 how it was a scandalous headline that upwards of 2,000 people abandoned their bikes on the playa and, in total disregard of the "leave no trace" ethos,
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Chariot Chastised For Blocking Muni Stops, Could Be Slapped With More Regulations
Tech bros nationwide were served with comeuppance Wednesday, with widespread mockery of the glorified vending machine Bodega and Martin Shkreli’s ass getting sent back to jail. But techies were also taken to
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Two Detained After Shots Fired On Market Street
There were reports of shots fired on Market Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets around 3 p.m. Thursday, and the subsequent police activity caused a traffic jam as the entire block was
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Legendary Garage Band The Seeds Set To Plant Pop Punk At DNA Lounge Friday
Maybe you became aware of cult-favorite, proto-punk garage rock band the Seeds because of the Ramones 1993 cover of their hit “I Can’t Seem to Make You Mine.” Or maybe
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Berkeley City Council Tables Vote On Topless Ban, Gypsy Taub Loses It, Gets Naked, Yells
True to form, Berkeley's City Council meeting on Tuesday night included some lengthy public debate about an issue that's not exactly vital city governance at the moment, and ultimately
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Photo Du Jour: Civic Center Plaza Yarn-Bombed With Giraffes
People voted for an animal theme for phase 2 of #knittingthecommons so the first 3 trees got a family of giraffes. These cuties have quickly become one our favorite yarn bombs! A post
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Redwood City McDonald's Worker Charged With Trying To Flush Newborn Baby Down Toilet
A worker at a Redwood City McDonald's who claims she didn't know she was pregnant was allegedly seen by a coworker trying to flush her newborn infant down the
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There's No Heart To The Ugly Degradation That Is 'mother!'
From the moment that mother!, the latest film by auteur Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, Black Swan) begins, we are told that this is not a movie that strives for realism. The
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Berkeley Braces For Ben Shapiro Showdown With 'Extreme Security'
This is why we can’t have alt-right things. The city of Berkeley is going into a state of lockdown today in anticipation of tonight’s 7 p.m. Ben Shapiro lecture
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Thursday Lunchtime Links: Gray Whale Cove Beach Trashed
* Ted Cruz's Twitter "like" exposes porn's happy relationship with the social media company. [Huffington Post] * Google is launching their new phone, the Pixel 2, on October 4.
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'South Park' Opens 21st Season By Screwing With Everyone's Alexa
South Park had its 21st season premiere Wednesday night, and amid jokes skewering white nationalists and home improvement shows, Trey Parker and Matt Stone brilliantly did something no satire show has yet succeeded
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Giant Tree Falls In SF, Trapping Driver Inside Porsche
Tree falls on Porsche & Audi in SF. #outerrichmond @kron4news One person inside Porsche is okay but had to be rescued... pic.twitter.com/2bDGcCVlZG — J.R. Stone (@jrstone4) September 13, 2017 An
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Waterspout Touches Down On Lake Tahoe, Prompts Tornado Warning
Funnel cloud over Lake Tahoe 🙀#tahoe A post shared by Cathy E (@flyinshoez) on Sep 13, 2017 at 4:50pm PDT A waterspout, which is a tornado that touches down on water, hit
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Did You Feel It?: 3.3M Earthquake Rattles San Jose Area
A small earthquake shook part of the South and East Bays this morning at 10:32 a.m., and the USGS is saying it had a magnitude of 3.3 and was centered
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Yet Another Gun Is Stolen From A Cop, Yet Another San Franciscan Dies
It's the crime reporters' version of Groundhog Day, to write what seems like the same confounding report again and again. But here we are, once more talking about a law
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Blue Bottle Coffee Sells Majority Stake To Nestle
The cycle from homegrown, artisanal coffee bar on an alley to selling out to an international food conglomerate is complete, as it's announced today that Swiss food giant Nestle has purchased
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Thursday Morning Roundup: Uber Prepared For $10 Billion Infusion
* Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here * UC Berkeley's new Chancellor Carol T. Christ
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5 Outdoor Accessories You Need Before Your Next Hike
The goods you need to prepare for your next big adventure. Who says summer's over? These innovative outdoor accessories will have you enjoying the last of the long, warm days right
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Day Around The Bay: Apple Mocked For Calling New Stores 'Town Halls'
* Everyone on social media is mocking Apple for saying their stores will now be called “town halls.” They are still stores. [Chronicle] * NTSB agrees that Tesla’s autopilot played significant role in a
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Oakland A's Choose A New Stadium Site (Again) This Time Near Lake Merritt
The Oakland Athletics no longer rank dead last in Major League Baseball attendance. They now rank second-to-dead last, according to the latest Major League Baseball attendance report. The Oakland A’s
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Casey's Pizza Opening First Brick-and-Mortar Location In Mission Bay Thursday
It's been almost exactly six years since pizza man Casey Crynes launched the city's first mobile pizza operation out of a food truck, Casey's Pizza, having grown
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Chelsea Manning Appears In SF, Speaks Out On Privacy In New York Times
"It was always unclear to me whether we were helping or perpetuating violence in a particular part of the country." https://t.co/9zcmP7YLlH — Ars Technica (@arstechnica) September 13, 2017 Just
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Supervisor Calls For Excelsior Bar La Oficina To Be Closed After Murder Of Patron
Around 12:30 a.m. on the morning of May 28, police officers arrived at La Oficina, a bar at 4234 Mission Street in the Outer Mission/Excelsior, to find bar patron Alvaro
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See A Few Branches From The Tree of Ténéré, Off Playa For This Weekend
One of the highlights, art-wise, of this year's Burning Man was the three-story, LED-filled, climbable man-made tree called the Tree of Ténéré, which provided shade during the
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SF Air Regulators Issue Russian Consulate Citation Over Smoke; Kremlin Calls It A 'Russophobic Stunt'
Bay Area Air District cites now-closed #SF #Russian consulate for smoke violation on Spare the Air day https://t.co/GFekKSMqP8 pic.twitter.com/bfjv7LM9AF — KRON4 News (@kron4news) September 12, 2017 Remember