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Hate on the Rise: Ex-Globetrotter’s SUV Defaced in Petaluma, San Jose Teens Form Human Swastika

As the federal government continues to attack DEI efforts — emboldening racists to come out of the woodwork, two high-profile hate incidents came to light this week. In Petaluma, a youth mentor and ex-Globetrotter was targeted, and in San Jose, high school students formed a human swastika.

Arts & Entertainment

Field Notes: Ube, Latkes, Native Plants of the Presidio, and Sarah Winchester’s Architectural Vision

This week: The real story behind the Winchester Mystery House, a historic artist’s studio-turned-artwork, a gifted local teenage violinist, and entrepreneurial high schoolers. Plus, hiking via public transit, the Presidio’s native plants, all things ube, and tasty holiday latkes.

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Saturday Links: Caltrain Launches Electric Holiday Train, Wins ‘Fastest Growing Transit Agency’

Congressional candidates Connie Chan, Saikat Chakrabarti, and Scott Wiener attended a youth climate justice talk; last-minute shoppers can rejoice in this hyperlocal gift guide; and Caltrain’s popular Holiday Train sold out very quickly but spectators can still watch it go by Saturday.

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Day Around the Bay: Family Sues South Bay Mortuary For Allegedly Giving Them Bag Containing Son’s Brain

A second SF fire displaced ten near Balboa Park Friday; San Diego high school students discovered their school gym was being used for a porn shoot; and a family says a Santa Clara mortuary gave them their son’s remains instead of his clothing.

Arts & Entertainment

Watch: Kesha Showed Up at SF Piano Bar Martuni's Last Night, Performed a Live Number

It's going down, I'm yelling 'Timber!' Dance-pop star Kesha just happened to pop into the piano bar Martuni’s last night, and indeed she came up and belted out a song for the stunned Thursday night crowd.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

This Week In Food: Mexico City Comes to North Beach

A new Mexico City-inspired spot arrives in North Beach, SoMa's Bergerac pivots into the Italian-inspired Bella, and Outerlands has a new chef, all in This Week in Food.

Arts & Entertainment

Popular SF Therapy Dog Brixton Has Died, and His Thousands of Instagram Followers Are In Mourning

SF’s most Instagram-famous dog, 12-year-old golden retriever Brixton, passed away on Monday, after a long career as an SFO therapy dog, doing Opening Day appearances at Giants games, and looking dapper at SF events.

Surfer Near Bodega Bay Gets Hand Bitten By Shark

A surfer had an encounter with a shark Friday morning off the Sonoma County coast, and was tended to by the Sonoma County Sheriff's Marine Unit.The incident happened at North Salmon Creek

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Nine People Get Federal Indictments In Connection With 2023 Oakland Cop Killing, Marijuana Thefts

On top of state murder charges in the killing of Oakland Police Officer Tuan Le, federal prosecutors have now filed conspiracy charges against nine individuals in connection with the multiple marijuana thefts that preceded the fatal shooting.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Caffe Trieste Co-Founder Ida Giotta Has Died at Age 101

The first espresso house on the West Coast, North Beach's Caffe Trieste, has lost its grande dame. The cafe’s co-founder Ida Giotta recently passed away, barely a month after her 101st birthday.

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Six-Story Apartment Building Next to Golden Gate Theater Goes Up In Flames, 45 Displaced

A six-story apartment building at the foot of Golden Gate Avenue, near Market Street, suffered a three-alarm fire Friday morning which has displaced 45 residents.

SF News

Anheuser-Busch Closing 50-Year-Old Budweiser Plant in Fairfield Next Month

There will be no more Clydesdales a’clopping in Fairfield, as the Budweiser plant that opened there in 1976 will fully close down in January, because parent company Anheuser-Busch is pulling a national downsizing on production.

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Friday Morning Constitutional: SF Immigration Court Down to Seven Judges From 21

A Vallejo woman was found killed in her apartment and her husband has been arrested; a San Rafael man was arrested for allegedly exposing himself on a hiking trail; and SF's immigration court is down from 21 judges to seven.

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Day Around the Bay: SFO Taking Heat for African-American Art Display That's Just AI

Trump just struck down all of California’s AI regulations; that new Bang & Olufsen just opened in Union Square; and people are suddenly mad about an African-American-themed art exhibit at the SFO Museum that’s just basically AI.

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Proposed 160-Acre, $700 Million Indian Casino in Vallejo Held Up by Lawsuits, Trump Administration

A proposed mega-casino in Vallejo from the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians has faced legal challenges from tribes that run rival casinos, and now the Trump administration says the casino’s approval may have been based on a “legal error.”

Arts & Entertainment

Here's Why SF's Christmas Tree Point Never Has a Christmas Tree

In case you've wondered why there's a place called Christmas Tree Point, and a street on Twin Peaks named Christmas Tree Point Road, it's that time of year to recount the story behind this.

Arts & Entertainment

Drag Story Hour Celebrates 10 Years This Weekend at the San Francisco Public Library

The cultural phenomenon born in San Francisco that became a favorite piece of rage bait for conservative media, Drag Story Hour, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend with a party at the main branch of the public library.

SF News

Tenderloin Attack Spurs Dog Drama, Which Ends Happily, as Dog Has Been Located

A 65-year-old man was viciously attacked in the Tenderloin Sunday, and so was his dog, who ran off in fear. The victim has life-threatening injuries, but at least the dog has been located safe and sound.

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Explosion In East Bay Neighborhood Injures Six, Destroys Two Homes

An explosion apparently caused when a construction crew hit a gas line destroyed three buildings in Ashland, north of Hayward, Thursday morning and left six people with injuries, the extent of which are not yet known.

Business & Tech

Altman, Musk, and Zuckerberg Named Person(s) of the Year by Time Magazine, as 'Architects of AI'

Time Magazine, for what it's worth these days in terms of cultural relevance, has named the 'Architects of AI' as its Person of the Year for 2025, and these multiple persons include Sam Altman, Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, and Mark Zuckerberg.

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Former SF Mayor Ed Lee Getting a Bust at City Hall, to Be Unveiled Friday

Eight years to the day after Mayor Ed Lee died of a heart attack while in office, Lee will have a bronze bust of him unveiled at SF City Hall, and it will be officially introduced to the world on Friday.

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Outrage Grows as District Attorney Moves to Dismiss Charges Against San Leandro Cop In 2020 Walmart Shooting

The case of the police killing of Steven Taylor has dragged on for five and a half years in Alameda County, with charges that were originally filed two district attorneys ago, and the current DA is now looking to dismiss the case.

Business & Tech

Waymo Stowaway: Man Found Hiding In Waymo Trunk, Offers Little Explanation Why He Is There

A Los Angeles woman made a curious discovery when trying to put her daughter in a Waymo, which was a man hiding in the vehicle’s trunk, bringing up serious questions about how easy it is to just hop inside a Waymo and hide there.

SF News

Thursday Morning What's Up: Pedestrian Struck By Recology Garbage Truck

A pedestrian was struck and injured by a Recology truck in Hayes Valley; the deal to purchase the former Oceanside Center site in the FiDi is nearly complete; and a group of juvenile burglars is apparently terrorizing several East Bay cities.

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Day Around the Bay: It Was 70 Degrees In Half Moon Bay Today

A veteran engineer at Lawrence Berkeley Labs was arrested for child porn; the US just seized a Venezuelan oil tanker; and while SF freezes, it was strangely warm in Half Moon Bay today.