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Vol. IIINo. 184
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San Pedro Square Boosted Security for Today's Turkey-Paraguay Watch Party After 30,000 Showed Thursday

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Following a 30,000-person crowd for Thursday's Mexico-South Korea match, San Jose has significantly expanded security…

Events6d ago

Bay Area Black Expo Draws Thousands to Emeryville for Juneteenth

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The third annual Bay Area Black Expo packed Bay Street Emeryville on Friday with more than 100 Black-owned businesses…

Events6d ago

Midjourney Is Collecting Body Scans Now. No FDA Approval. No Listed Price. No Disclosed Data Policy.

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The AI company that gave the world machine-generated imagery is now after something more intimate — your full biometric…

PoliticsJune 19, 2026

VTA Was Warned in 2019. It Didn't Listen. Now a Grand Jury Is Sounding the Same Alarm on a $12.75 Billion BART Extension.

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A Santa Clara County civil grand jury has declared that the Valley Transportation Authority has no credible plan to…

PoliticsJune 19, 2026

Bay Area Road Funding Is About to Fall Off Two Cliffs at Once

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A new national research report finds deficient roads and traffic congestion already cost the average Bay Area driver…

PoliticsJune 19, 2026

A Castro Resident Tried to Stop a Man Spray-Painting Slurs on a Flower Shop. He Got Punched. The DA Just Filed Felony Hate Crime Charges.

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One month after Hans Herman Haken allegedly spray-painted homophobic slurs on a Castro flower shop and punched a…

PoliticsJune 19, 2026

With Security Warnings Raised and One 'No' Vote, SF Commission Clears Lurie's OpenGov Deal — Now It Goes to the Board

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San Francisco's Civil Service Commission voted 4-1 Thursday to allow the city to keep its $28.5 million permitting…

PoliticsJune 19, 2026

A Marin First-Grader's Death During Recess Just Rewrote Building Codes in 100 Countries

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When Alex Quanbeck, seven years old, tried to close a heavy gate during recess at his San Rafael elementary school in…

PoliticsJune 19, 2026

From UC Davis Walk-On to World Cup: Max Arfsten's Complete Bay Area Arc

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When Maximilian Arfsten walked onto the UC Davis soccer program in 2019 — no scholarship, no blue-chip recruiting…

PoliticsJune 19, 2026

Harmeet Dhillon Brings the DOJ to SF's Pride Night: Trump Administration Refers Giants Hat Dispute to Federal Workplace Enforcers

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The Trump Justice Department has formally intervened in San Francisco's Giants Pride Night controversy, with Assistant…

PoliticsJune 19, 2026

Gas Prices Drop for a Fourth Straight Week. In San Francisco, That Still Means $5.77 a Gallon.

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California has seen nearly four consecutive weeks of gas price declines — but Bay Area drivers are still paying close…

PoliticsJune 19, 2026

USA 2-0 Australia, and Pier 39 Had the Best Seat in San Francisco

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USA beat Australia 2-0 on Friday as crowds gathered at Pier 39's free waterfront fan zone.

EventsJune 19, 2026

The Red and White on SF Streets Belongs Mostly to Visitors From Turkey, Not the Neighbors

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Turkish fans are visible across San Francisco ahead of Turkey's World Cup match against Paraguay tonight at Levi's…

CultureJune 19, 2026

At 659 Union, the Wall Hidden Inside the Verdi Building Finally Speaks

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The demolition of the fire-ravaged Verdi Building at 659 Union Street in North Beach has uncovered a century-old…

CultureJune 19, 2026

The Equity SF Is Waiting on Has a Member Directory

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Three stories this week — Dialog's exposed member list, SF's $10B IPO projection, and a $22.2M cash Victorian purchase…

TechJune 19, 2026

Thiel's "Secret Society" Wasn't Very Secret: Dialog Member List Exposed in Plaintext HTML, 17 Bay Area Execs on It

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Swiss hacktivist maia arson crimew didn't need to break anything — Dialog's membership directory was sitting in…

TechJune 19, 2026

Turkey's All-Time Scorer Lives Miles From Levi's — and Won't Be There Friday

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Hakan Şükür — Turkey's all-time leading scorer, holder of the fastest World Cup goal on record — has lived in Mountain…

CultureJune 19, 2026

V. Sattui Adds Free Midweek Tastings as Napa's $79-a-Head Model Shows Cracks

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V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena now offers a complimentary three-wine flight on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays — a…

FoodJune 19, 2026

Ferry Fest Returns July 12: Noise Pop's Free Birthday Party at the Ferry Building

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The Ferry Building marks 128 years with a free, all-ages waterfront festival on July 12 — Bay Area live music, vintage…

EventsJune 19, 2026

At 38 Waverly Pl., a Former Medicine Storefront Becomes Chinatown's Only Bookstore

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Unbound, open since December in a former Chinese medicine shop on Waverly Place, is now Chinatown's only…

CultureJune 19, 2026

Reparations Turns Six Tonight at August Hall, with Sapphira Cristal Headlining

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The Juneteenth drag institution that Nicki Jizz started as a Twitch stream in 2020 marks its sixth birthday tonight at…

EventsJune 19, 2026

Dusty Baker Reads His Life Back to Himself at MLK and 39th

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Dusty Baker brought his new memoir, "Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life," to Marcus Books in North Oakland on…

CultureJune 19, 2026

The Giants' Deadline Answer Is Already on Tonight's Lineup Card

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You want to know which direction the Giants go at the deadline?

SportsJune 19, 2026

Australia Will Park the Bus in Seattle: I'm on the Under in USA's Group D Decider

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Let me say the quiet part first: I am not a soccer tactics guy.

SportsJune 19, 2026