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"The wave of evictions that has happened in San Francisco thanks to two tech booms and a lack of tenant protection laws is a form of violence. Sending sheriffs to force families out of their homes is a violent act. Sweeping unhoused people off the streets and stealing their property, including medicine, IDs, and survival gear, is a violent act.
Legislation that allows those acts is, by definition, violence." - 48 Hills
Tim Redmond
Many activists argue that Mayor Daniel Lurie’s zoning plan will result in the violence of eviction and displacement of vulnerable communities. Shouting that loudly while the mayor and his allies hold a press conference is a relatively modest response.
Joe Kukura
Levi Strauss & Co always had a free museum called The Vault at their 1055 Battery Street Levi’s Plaza HQ, with artifacts and items celebrating the denim brand's rise to global prominence since the Gold Rush days.
Bob Egelko
Mission Local Staff
📰 Local Headlines
Politics
Federal shutdown: Latest on which Bay Area national parks are open and closed
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What to expect now that the federal government is shut down
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Parts of Golden Gate National Recreation Area closed as government shutdown begins
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Former Pelosi Aide Gary McCoy Announces He’s Running Against Manny Yekutiel for District 8 Supervisor
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Will My Social Security Be Affected by the Government Shutdown?
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Government shutdown 2025: How Yosemite and major California parks are impacted
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‘It’s Going to Be Painful’: Day One of Government Shutdown Hits the Bay Area
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SF, Oakland and Santa Clara County sue Trump admin over emergency funding
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Criminal Justice
Charges advance in pink triangle vandalism case
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Public Safety
Frightening Incident on SF Muni Train Is Under Investigation by State Regulators
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San José Launches New Red-Light Cameras in Effort to Reduce Traffic Deaths
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Colleagues mourn Urban Alchemy worker killed in front of San Francisco library
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Urban Alchemy worker killed after asking man to stop using drugs outside library
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SF Urban Alchemy worker identified as victim in deadly Tenderloin shooting
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San Francisco Law Enforcement Town Hall Addresses West Side Crime
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He found a new life in S.F. after 23 years in prison. Then came the shotgun blast
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Immigration
Lost in translation: Bay Area’s Chinese undocumented immigrants face court alone
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San José City Council Supports ICE Mask Ban After Plainclothes Arrest
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California AG Rob Bonta Leading 16-State Revolt Against Trump’s Harsh Student Visa Restrictions
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I’m an immigrant mom. How do I reclaim power and visibility at work? | Querida Consejera
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ICE to be at Super Bowl where Bad Bunny performs, Trump adviser says
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Labor
Judge blocks California law banning ‘captive audience’ meetings for workers
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How the government shutdown is impacting tens of thousands of federal workers in the Bay Area
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SF attorney sues Trump administration over threat of firing federal workers
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Business
Apple Seeks Dismissal of Lawsuit Brought By Musk Over OpenAI Partnership
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Newly Opened SF Bay Area Fashion Brand Location Finally Apologized for Stealing BART’s Logos and Typeface
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Wells Fargo’s longtime S.F. HQ building sold for $55 million. Here’s a look at its planned makeover
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Strength Training Gym ROAR Opens On Ingleside’s Ocean Avenue
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Exclusive: Music CEO hopes remodel of iconic S.F. building adds momentum to downtown revival
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Troubled hotel in Mid-Market could finally reopen after absentee owner pushed out
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Culture
The prime of Mr. Joe Betz
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Day Around the Bay: Reggie Aqui is Leaving KGO TV News After Ten Years
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Abandoned suitcase reveals vanished ‘Harlem of the West’
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Four kids, no dates: Tech bros plan families they’re too busy to start
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A Journey Into Self: The Bay Area Filipino Artist Blending Abstract Painting with Rap
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Housing
Jony Ive’s Marin compound is already pushing up town’s prices
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Environment
Dust Storms An Increasing Problem Around The Salton Sea
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Jane Goodall remembered by Nancy Pelosi as ‘a personal friend’
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At Muir Woods, Tourists ‘Heartbroken’ Over National Park Closure During Shutdown
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Spare the Air alerts could double in Bay Area under new rule
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Human Rights
Stanford Pro-Palestine Protestors Indicted for Barricading President’s Office
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Health
City finds new location for SF STI clinic
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San Francisco’s working-class Latinos are rallying behind this 3,000-year-old remedy
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Education
How Will the Government Shutdown Affect Student Loans, FAFSA and the Education Department?
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Exclusive: S.F.’s smallest public high school to close; district says move is ‘best for students’
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Exclusive: SFUSD will open its first new school in two decades next year, despite falling enrollment
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Opinion
Transmissions: In defense of transgender people
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Letter to the Editor: In Support of Joel Engardio
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Editorial: Meta’s Instagram needs to stop flagging queer content
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Editorial: Lurie should find a seat for Natoli
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Booing the mayor isn’t political violence
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Trump’s bumbling, bizarre National Guard stunt in Portland offers lessons for the Bay Area
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Arts and Events
Flexing their UK muscles at Folsom
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We need you! Join us at our October 22 Gala and keep 48 Hills alive
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Levi’s Reopening Its Battery Street Museum, Redesigned and Triple Its Original Size
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Ink at the library: Tattoo exhibition opens at San Francisco Public Library
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Canadians and civilian volunteers might save SF’s favorite nationalist tradition
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Some San Francisco Fleet Week events will go on amid federal shutdown
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20 events in SF this week, from a Blair Witch rave to the classic Castro Street Fair
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The Ingleside Light Hosts Good SF Neighbor Week Coffee Hour
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La Llorona, Legend and Protector, in the Streets of San Francisco
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass a family affair for late founder’s clan
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🟧 Exclusive: Astro Society Tour // Geneva Avenue Crash
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9 must-see art exhibits around the Bay in October
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Sports
Brock Purdy, Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings all out: 49ers skeleton crew to face Rams
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More shakeups on horizon for Giants as Buster Posey commits long-term
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New contract, same deal: Kuminga’s playing time still depends on buying into Kerr’s vision
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49ers vs. Rams: The Standard’s 5 fast predictions
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Miscellaneous
Resurrecting the Red Vic
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Coastal Enclave of Bolinas Gets Its Post Office Back After Multi-Year Closure
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Hundreds of flights delayed at SFO — but not because of the federal government shutdown
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'We're back': Original Joe's in Walnut Creek reopens after fire
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Blue Angels cancel San Francisco Fleet Week over government shutdown
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More Frank Somerville Trouble, as He’s Charged With Battery Over Alleged Drunken 2024 Incident
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San Francisco shark researcher goes rogue studying obscure sharks of the deep
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Warrant issued for actor Tyrese Gibson's arrest after his dogs allegedly killed neighbor's pet
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Inside The Astronomical Society of the Pacific HQ Before It Leaves Ingleside
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SF has no shortage of places to shoot pool — but none has drinks like this
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