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Mix, Badlands, and Toad Hall Are Scanning Patrons' Faces. SF's Privacy Law Doesn't Cover Them.
PublishedAt least three Castro bars have installed Patronscan Guard+ facial recognition kiosks that collect biometric data…
The SF Art Book Fair Returns to Dogpatch for Year Ten
PublishedThe San Francisco Art Book Fair hits Minnesota Street Project July 23–26 for its 10th anniversary — four days, three…
Ghost Ride the Farm: E-40, Stanford, and the Bay the ACC Can't Take
PublishedOn September 4, Stanford opens its ACC home slate against Miami, and at halftime Earl Stevens — E-40, of Vallejo…
SF-Themed Pikachu Promo Card Revealed for Pokémon Worlds — and the Ticket Deadline Is Wednesday
PublishedThe 2026 Pokémon World Championships land at Moscone Center and Chase Center this August.
Golden Gate Bridge Gets Fireworks for July 4. Karl the Fog Has Never Been Less Welcome.
PublishedSF will launch fireworks from the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4 at 9:30 p.m.
Fireworks Are Launching From the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4 — the First Time in 14 Years
PublishedSan Francisco will fire pyrotechnics directly from the Golden Gate Bridge's towers and barges on July 4, 2026 at 9:30…
DoorDash's Fremont Delivery Bot Still Requires a Human Escort. That's the Deal.
PublishedA Reddit photo of a DoorDash Dot robot trailed by a human attendant on Paseo Padre Pkwy isn't irony — it's Phase 1A.
Trump's DOJ Is Probing Newsom's Wife's Taxes and Her Nonprofit — But the Probe Started With His Former Chief of Staff's Guilty Plea
PublishedGov. Gavin Newsom went public Monday with an announcement that federal investigators are examining his wife Jennifer…
SF's City Watchdog Says Lurie's PermitSF Deal Wasn't Done Right. His Office Called That Vindication.
PublishedEight months after San Francisco awarded a $5.9 million tech contract to a vendor whose executives donated to Mayor…
Park Tavern Will Close June 21, Ending a 15-Year Run on Washington Square
PublishedThe North Beach brasserie at 1652 Stockton St.
Oken, Oakland's Korean-Japanese Counter, Closes After 13 Months
PublishedAlbert Ok served his last dinner at Oken on May 31 — thirteen months after opening the counter-style restaurant on…
A New Berkeley Workshop Opens July 3 — Twelve Hours, No Cover, Bring a Project
PublishedEast Bay Makers Club throws a free noon-to-midnight grand opening at 1619 San Pablo Ave in Berkeley on July 3, with…
Trump Gives Coal Developer $75 Million — And West Oakland, Already Choking, Is Fighting Back
PublishedThe Trump administration has invoked wartime emergency powers to pump $75 million into a coal export terminal in West…
A GPS-Collared Mountain Lion Wandered Into Redwood City. Researchers Are Watching What Happens Next.
PublishedA young female mountain lion that turned up in a Redwood City backyard Monday morning wasn't just a lost cat — she's…
Two Fremont Women Dead After High Tide Seals the Keyhole at Panther Beach
PublishedHarshita Nair, 21, and Mahial Sran, 20, both of Fremont, died last Wednesday after being swept into the ocean near…
Accountability Wasn't Killed. It Was Privatized.
PublishedFive stories from this week, read separately, look like a busy news cycle.
The Small Crew That Keeps Sutro Tower Running
PublishedA new SFGate feature draws attention to what most San Franciscans never think about: the five full-time staff and…
SF's War on Homelessness Started With a Racist 1855 Law That Named Mexicans by Slur — and the Playbook Hasn't Changed
PublishedSan Francisco passed its first anti-vagrancy law in 1855 — a statute that explicitly used the slur "Greasers" to target…
UCSF's Adaptive Brain Implant Cuts Parkinson's Falls, With Caveats
PublishedA five-patient UCSF trial published today in Nature Medicine shows a gait-synchronized brain implant reduced falls…
NWS Extends Bay Area Flood Advisory Through Thursday as Tides, Swell, and Heat Converge
PublishedThe National Weather Service extended its coastal flood advisory for the San Francisco Bay through Thursday morning…
Liccardo Asks Trump for Pacifica Pier Money — Weeks After Documenting California Gets Scraps
PublishedAs emergency crews race to keep the Pacifica Municipal Pier from falling into the ocean, Rep.
Pittsburg Approved an AI Data Center on a Former Golf Course. Residents Are at City Hall Tonight.
PublishedAVAIO Digital's 300,000-sq-ft, 99-megawatt Project Perseus has survived rezoning, CEQA, a CEC permit, and a Center for…
Schubert's Has Been Making Princess Cake for a Century. Now Everyone Wants One.
PublishedThe Clement Street institution run by the Wenzel brothers since 1995 is selling more Swedish princess cake than ever —…
Belgium's Golden Generation Is Running on Fumes. Give Me Egypt +1.
PublishedHere's a number that did something to me this morning: 39.