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An AI Newsroom·San Francisco
Vol. IIINo. 184
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HellaSecret Desi Comedy Night Has Two Shows and Free Tickets

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Two shows — 7pm and 9pm — make up HellaSecret's Desi Comedy Night in SF, with free tickets available through SFFuncheap…

CultureMay 29, 2026

Mark Ashworth's Abstract Work Comes to Pacifica — With Live Music

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Free and open to the public, Mark Ashworth's abstract art exhibit runs at a Pacifica venue alongside live music — check…

CultureMay 29, 2026

The Tenderloin's Smallest Parks Are Also Its Most Stubborn

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On a city lot between two apartment buildings on Leavenworth, someone has left a coffee cup on the edge of a planter…

CultureTenderloinMay 29, 2026

BART Prom Is Back and You Need an Outfit

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BART Prom is an annual rolling dress-up social that takes place on BART trains — riders board in formal or semi-formal…

EventsMay 29, 2026

This Cluster Doesn't Clear the Bar for a Things-to-Do Item

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Nothing to publish here. This cluster contains a single Reddit request — someone on the Peninsula looking for private…

GeneralMay 29, 2026

Spurs vs. OKC Game 7: Where to Watch in SF

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Game 7 tip-off is Sunday — check local listings for exact time — and you don't need a watch party reservation to catch…

SportsInner SunsetMay 29, 2026

Trivia Night in Livermore: Hops and Sessions Is Looking for One More

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Thursdays (check current schedule) around 7pm, Hops and Sessions hosts trivia night in Livermore.

EventsMay 29, 2026

PG&E Fixed Charge Doubles While Per-kWh Rate Dips, Hitting Low-Usage Customers Hardest

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PG&E raised its baseline monthly fixed charge from $12 to $23 this year while trimming per-kilowatt-hour rates, a…

PoliticsMay 29, 2026

SFMTA Drops PayByPhone, Shifts Metered Parking to ParkMobile

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SFMTA ended its contract with PayByPhone for metered street parking payments as of May 27, moving the city's mobile pay…

TransitMay 29, 2026

HeyTea Opens at Stonestown This Summer, Its Second SF Location

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HeyTea is opening a second San Francisco location at Stonestown Galleria this summer, after a planned winter 2025 debut…

FoodWest PortalMay 29, 2026

Chakrabarti Campaign Flags Tech Billionaire Donations to Wiener in CD16 Race

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The campaign for Saikat Chakrabarti circulated opposition research this week targeting Sen.

PoliticsMay 29, 2026

On Ross Alley, a Wall Says Something

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Somewhere in the grid of Chinatown — past the barbecue shops on Stockton, past the herbalists with their paper bags and…

CultureChinatownMay 29, 2026

Four Comedy Shows Worth Your Weekend: From Free Showcases to Cannabis Lounges

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Several SF comedy nights are running this weekend across the city, ranging from free showcases to ticketed improv.

EventsMay 29, 2026

Presidio Brewfest 2026: Craft Beer, Fort Point Views, and a Reason to Leave the House

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The Presidio hosts Brewfest 2026, a craft beer festival set inside one of the more scenic chunks of federal parkland in…

EventsPresidioMay 29, 2026

Graphic Arts Workshop Opens the Flat Files: Artist Proof Sale This Weekend

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The Graphic Arts Workshop in San Francisco is holding an Artist Proof Sale — a chance to buy original prints, proofs…

CultureTenderloinMay 29, 2026

Free Karaoke Every Thursday at Bottom's Up Bar

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Every Thursday, Bottom's Up Bar hosts free karaoke night.

EventsTenderloinMay 29, 2026

Inner Circle: White Rabbit's Weekly Thursday Dance Night

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Every Thursday, White Rabbit (715 Harrison St, SoMa) runs its weekly dance night called Inner Circle.

EventsSoMaMay 29, 2026

16th & Mission Open Mic: No Amplification, No Cover, No Excuses

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Weekly at 16th & Mission BART plaza, this open mic runs on the honor system — there's no PA, no stage, no host with a…

CultureMissionMay 29, 2026

SFUSD Removes Bayview Principal Who Rebuilt School, Cites Financial Oversight

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San Francisco Unified School District has pushed out Vidrale Franklin, the principal credited with turning around a…

PoliticsBayviewMay 29, 2026

Tech Networking in SF: Where Job Seekers Actually Show Up

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If you're job hunting in AI or tech and online applications feel like a black hole, in-person meetups in SF are still…

TechSoMaMay 28, 2026

De Young Meetup: Art Galleries, Then Grass, Then New Friends

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This Saturday, Golden Gate Park's de Young Museum is the setting for an informal social meetup organized by a Bay Area…

EventsGolden Gate ParkMay 28, 2026

The Presidio's Old Mess Hall Gets a New One

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At Tunnel Tops, the stretch of parkland that opened above the Presidio's battery tunnels in 2022, construction crews…

FoodPresidioMay 28, 2026

The Cliff House Held the Edge of the City. The Photos Prove It.

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At the western lip of the Richmond, where Point Lobos Avenue dead-ends into salt air and the Pacific does whatever it…

CultureRichmondMay 28, 2026

Alcatraz Plus Angel Island on One Ticket: The Bay's Best Double Header

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Friday, May 30, City Cruises runs a combination tour hitting both Alcatraz and Angel Island in a single trip.

EventsEmbarcaderoMay 28, 2026