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DuckDuckGo's $35 'Normal Sunglasses' Sell Out Trolling Meta's Ray‑Bans

DuckDuckGo's sold-out anti-surveillance sunglasses stunt is a small marketing win.

Tech3d ago

New Mexico Ordered Meta to Pay $942 Million for Kids' Safety. It Left the Feed Alone.

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a youth-harm fund, bringing the two-phase case total to $942…

Tech3d ago

A New Drag Brunch Lands at Napper Tandy's, and Yes, There's an Irish Menu

"Not Your Mama's Drag Brunch" debuts Saturday, Aug.

Events3d ago

51 Charged, 76 Guns Seized in Oakland's 'Operation Disarm' — Yet the Nightclub Killing Officials Cite Draws Only a Firearms Charge

Federal prosecutors and Oakland police gathered inside the Dellums Federal Building Thursday to announce 51 people…

Politics3d ago

A SambaFunk Drummer Has Been Held by ICE for Eight Months. His Oakland Circle Is Fighting to Bring Him Home.

Leandro Oliveira Xavier, a Brazilian percussionist who drums and teaches with the Oakland cultural group SambaFunk…

Culture3d ago

The Last Voice Standing: Greg Papa and the Disposability of the People Who Narrate Our Teams

KNBR laid off Greg Papa on August 5 — the 63-year-old, 42-year Bay Area broadcasting institution — a month after he…

Sports3d ago

Vogue World Is Coming to San Francisco in 2027 — but Don't Look for Tickets Yet

Vogue confirmed its traveling fashion spectacle will stage its 2027 edition in San Francisco.

Events3d ago

SF's Recovery Community Rallied to Demand the City Enforce Drug Laws — and Turned on the $14M RESET Center

The people at the microphone on Wednesday weren't neighbors complaining about a drug market from a safe distance.

Politics3d ago

The Villain of El Cerrito's Nextdoor Weighed In on a Library Tax. The Town Had Already Voted It Down.

A new El Cerrito homeowner became a Nextdoor pariah over Measure C, the library parcel tax tied to the El Cerrito Plaza…

Culture3d ago

Stanford Ditches Flock — But Palo Alto's Audit Shows Its Police Were Still Searching Shared Plate Data in June

Stanford University has terminated its contract with Flock Safety, the license-plate surveillance firm facing a…

Politics3d ago

Oakland Police Sued for Withholding Records in a Fatal Shooting of a Homeless Man

Oakland police still won't say who they killed on July 13.

Politics3d ago

Bonta Tells Menlo Park It Broke Housing Law to Stall a 665‑Unit Tower — and Billed the Developer $302,938 to Fight It

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has told Menlo Park that it repeatedly broke state housing law to stall the…

Politics3d ago

At Sixth and Folsom, a Billboard Sells AI. The AI Is One Guy, Answering by Hand.

A 14-by-48-foot billboard in SoMa advertises ChatTJB, "the leading chat interface powered by AI." The AI is Tucker…

Culture3d ago

Alameda County Supervisors Delay Nation's First $30 Minimum Wage — Despite 100,000 Signatures

A certified ballot initiative to make Alameda County the first place in the country with a $30 minimum wage won't reach…

Politics3d ago

Outside Lands Runs Through Sunday. Here's How to Get In, Get Around, and Get Fed.

Outside Lands runs Friday through Sunday in Golden Gate Park, with Charli XCX, The Strokes and Rufus Du Sol closing the…

Events3d ago

At 1123 Sutter, a Stack of $1 Permits Is the Paper Trail of a 22‑Story Tower

The newest filing at 1123 Sutter Street in Nob Hill lists an estimated cost of one dollar.

Culture3d ago

On Vicksburg Street, a Much‑Rebuilt Two‑Flat Files Its Smallest Permit in Years: an $18,849 Battery

Permit S20260804701, filed August 4, adds a roof-mounted Enphase battery to 18 Vicksburg St in Noe Valley — a modest…

Culture3d ago

Lurie Says a Former Nordstrom Rack Will Become 136 Homes. The City Won't Say How Many Are Affordable.

Mayor Daniel Lurie's newest housing showpiece is a shuttered discount department store at 901 Market St.

Politics3d ago

The Challenge Meant to Kill the Marina Safeway Tower Just Got Struck Down

SF Planning Director Sarah Dennis Phillips rejected the supervisor's bid to disqualify the Marina Safeway housing…

Tech3d ago

Dimon Boosts SF, Fights the Wealth Tax — From the Arena That Bears His Bank's Name

JPMorgan chairman Jamie Dimon praised SF's crime turnaround and opposed California's Prop 40 wealth tax at a Chase…

Tech4d ago

Airtable Sells to Bending Spoons for $1.285B, a Long Way Down From $11 Billion

Italian roll-up Bending Spoons agreed on Aug.

Tech4d ago

Iggy's Burger Takes Over Flora King's Castro Space With $13 Smashburgers

The same operators who ran the Argentinian steakhouse Flora King at 4248 18th Street flipped the room into a…

Food4d ago

Mike Krukow Never Planned to Stop. The Disease Set the Terms.

Mike Krukow will retire from the Giants broadcast booth at the end of the 2026 season, ending 36 years alongside Duane…

Sports4d ago

Oura Is Buying Its SF Office at 500 Pine. It Won't Say for How Much.

The wearable-ring company is converting its Financial District lease into an ownership stake — an "owner-user" deal…

Tech4d ago