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All sections · June 2026 · 521 stories

San Pedro Square Hit Its Limit Before Halftime. San Jose Is Rethinking the Block.

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An estimated 30,000 fans packed San Pedro Square for Mexico's World Cup win Thursday — more than the city expected —…

CultureJune 19, 2026

The A's Are So Hot Vegas Made Them Favorites Over an Ace. I'll Fade the Streak.

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Let me say the quiet part first: this is the third time this week I'm writing about the A's at home, and twice I've…

SportsJune 19, 2026

The Stowers Headline Is a Mirage. The Reason to Bet This Giants–Marlins Game Isn't.

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The wire copy says "Stowers leads Marlins against the Giants after 4-hit outing," and I get it — 4-for-5, 2 homers, 5…

SportsJune 19, 2026

Willow on the Green, Inner Sunset's British Cheese Shop, Closes After Nearly Five Years

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The pandemic-era shop at 1327 B Ninth Ave.

FoodJune 18, 2026

Free Bike Valet at Gate C: How to Ride to the World Cup at Levi's

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Four matches remain at Levi's Stadium through July 1.

EventsJune 18, 2026

Old Wagon Saloon Is Moving 24 Kegs a Day as World Cup Crowds Flood San Pedro Square

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The Mexico–South Korea watch party drew 30,000-plus to downtown San Jose Thursday night, forcing bars directly facing…

FoodJune 18, 2026

The Chronicle Is Out of 901 Mission After More Than a Century. Hearst Hasn't Said What the Building Is For.

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The San Francisco Chronicle has vacated its SoMa headquarters at Fifth and Mission after more than a century.

CultureJune 18, 2026

Waymo Recalls 3,871 Robotaxis After Fleet Drives Into Highway Construction Zones at Speed

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Waymo filed voluntary recall 26E035 with NHTSA on June 13 covering its entire 5th-generation Jaguar fleet after 13…

TechJune 18, 2026

Oasis Sets July 17 Return — and Now Owns Its Building

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The SoMa drag venue at 298 11th Street will reopen on July 17 after the nonprofit Oasis Arts purchased the building…

CultureJune 18, 2026

Downtown Hayward Gets a Free Latin Jazz Festival on Saturday

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The Hayward Latin Jazz Festival takes over B and Main streets on Saturday, June 27, from 11 a.m.

EventsJune 18, 2026

49 Searchlights, One Per Square Mile, Are Shooting Up From Civic Center Starting Saturday

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Illuminate's "7X7" puts 49 searchlight beams above Civic Center Plaza from June 21 through July 4 — one per square mile…

EventsJune 18, 2026

Tiffany Hayes Was Done. The Valkyries Are the Reason She's Not.

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In December 2023, Tiffany "Tip" Hayes walked away from the WNBA after eleven seasons, worn down by a decade of playing…

SportsJune 18, 2026

SF Can't Tax OpenAI Stock. It Can Tax the Mansions That Stock Buys.

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City economist Ted Egan projects the OpenAI and Anthropic IPOs will generate over $10 billion for San Francisco — but…

TechJune 18, 2026

Willie Brown Picks Both D10 Frontrunners as Bayview's Supervisor Race Divides SF's Political World

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Willie Brown has done something unusual even by his standards: endorsed both frontrunners in the race to replace…

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

SF Home Prices Are Rising Fastest in the Nation. San Jose's Are Falling Fastest. Welcome to the Bay Area's Housing Split.

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While the median U.S. monthly housing payment just hit $2,647 — its highest level in a year — the Bay Area is telling…

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

AT&T's 100-Foot Monopole Is Going Up in Diamond Heights — and Federal Law Tied the City's Hands

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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted 10–1 in February to clear AT&T's path to a 104-foot cell tower on the edge…

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

DEA, IRS, and Marshals Were Secretly Querying SF's License-Plate Network. An Audit Found Them Out.

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San Francisco police discovered that federal and out-of-state agencies ran at least 299 illegal queries against the…

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

SF's $40M Embarcadero Overhaul Moves Forward — Here's the Real Answer on the Money

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San Francisco's Recreation and Parks Commission is expected to sign off Thursday on a concept plan for a $40 million…

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

Chakrabarti's $425K Bet on Chan Faces a Simple Question: Will His Voters Follow?

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Saikat Chakrabarti has committed his SF Solidarity PAC to Connie Chan's campaign through the November general election…

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

A Bullet in His Skull, No Diagnosis on Record — and Now a Path Out: Berkeley Man Released After Judge Grants Mental Health Diversion

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More than fourteen months after a Berkeley police officer shot Ricardo Gonzalez Ruiz during a standoff at his downtown…

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

Berkeley Shelter Arson Charges Reveal a Motive: His Dog Was Seized and Sent There the Day Before the Fire

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Court records in the felony case against the man accused of torching Berkeley's municipal animal shelter show that his…

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

Berkeley's Deepfake Godfather Says He Can No Longer Trust His Own Eyes

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Hany Farid has spent three decades building the tools that detect fake images.

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

From Client to Volunteer: How a Day of Service at Bill Graham Became a Full Circle Story

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Project Homeless Connect held its 85th Community Day of Service at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Wednesday — and…

PoliticsJune 18, 2026

Stock Bought the AI Startup. Cash Bought the Victorian.

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The same week SpaceX paid $60 billion in stock for the company behind Cursor, an anonymous buyer paid $22.2 million in…

TechJune 18, 2026