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SF Dispatch 7/28/25

Politics

Federal Judge Issues Order Blocking Trump Bill From Punishing Planned Parenthood
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Newsom’s ‘Break-the-Glass’ Plan Sets Up California Midterm Redistricting Fight | KQED
Gov. Gavin Newsom is weighing a controversial redistricting strategy in California — a potential response to Texas’ GOP-led map changes — that could reshape congressional districts and shift the balance of power in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Live updates: Trump says U.S. will boost aid to Gaza and talks trade with UK prime minister
The United States and the European Union agreed to a trade deal setting a 15% tariff on most goods, President Donald Trump announced Sunday.
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Engardio recall is a shot across the bow of every San Francisco elected official
Why are people who don't care about Great Highway or District 4 getting involved? Because the ramifications of the forthcoming recall election will reverberate across the city.
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Stocks climb worldwide after EU finalizes trade deal with Trump
Stock markets in Europe and Asia shot higher Monday after the EU worked out a trade deal with the Trump administration ahead of this week's deadline.
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Human Rights

Bonus: A Big Win for the Internet Archive | KQED
Who decides what is and isn’t a library? The Internet Archive now has federal depository status, joining a network of over 1,100 libraries that archive government documents and make them accessible to the public — even as ongoing legal challenges pose an existential threat to the organization. Some of the organization’s critics even argue that the Internet Archive is not a library at all. In this special update to our deep dive on the Internet Archive, we get into what this designation really me
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Immigration

Immigrant Adoptees Who Never Became Citizens Fear Possible Deportation | KQED
Advocates believe there are between 30,000 and 70,000 international adoptees who never became U.S. citizens.
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Opinion

More than a touch of grey
Boomers are still driving this city, so they might as well pick the tunes
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From God to Grief, People Are Asking AI the Big Questions Once Reserved for Clergy | KQED
As more Americans turn away from organized religion, KQED’s Rachael Myrow explores how AI chatbots like ChatGPT are becoming unexpected guides for spiritual questions about God, love and meaning.
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Housing

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A historic building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district will remain a halfway house, despite calls from a coalition questioning the building’s proper zoning.
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A historic building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district will remain a halfway house, despite calls from a coalition questioning the building’s proper zoning.
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A historic building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district will remain a halfway house, despite calls from a coalition questioning the building’s proper zoning.
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Balboa Reservoir Project Work Schedule, Meetings Announced
The development team laid out much of its work plans and more in a Friday afternoon newsletter.
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Temple SF Owner Buys Historic Oakland Greyhound Site for Event Venue, Housing
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Arts and Events

Lurie's crusade against minor crime is adding up
Jerry Day turns 23, Flowercloud at Cabrillo, Ozzy covers galore
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Win tickets to the Pointer Sisters, Damian and Stephen Marley at Stern Grove Festival
Get ready for a sibling showdown with back-to-back performances from the Pointer Sisters on August 10 and Damian "Jr. Gong" and Stephen Marley on August 16.
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'Jerry is rolling in his grave': The Deadheads boycotting SF’s anniversary shows 
“I can’t do it; it’s a straight-up mockery of the original magic to me,” said one fan who won’t be attending the shows.
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'Flowercloud' of queer power comes to Cabrillo Music Fest - 48 hills
Composer Darian Donovan Thomas honors 63rd gathering's founding gay spirits with blooms, chimes, poignant commotion.
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Gilroy Garlic Festival's return marks important milestone
It’s been a successful return for Gilroy’s famed Garlic Festival. Six years after a deadly shooting at the annual South Bay event, the festival returned...
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Criminal Justice

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A historic building in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district will remain a halfway house, despite calls from a coalition questioning the building’s proper zoning.
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Pilot arrested on child sex abuse charges after landing at San Francisco airport
A pilot aboard a Delta flight who was arrested after the plane landed at San Francisco International Airport faces child sexual abuse charges.
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Opinion | Yes, Trump’s Alcatraz plan is idiotic. But it’s also dead serious 
Don’t assume he’s using the prison idea as a distraction. We need to take him literally and be prepared to fight back.
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Environment

Monday Morning Headlines: It's Almost Officially the Wettest July on Record In SF
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Public Safety

One Shot and Killed at Illegal East Oakland Nightclub, Dozens Detained
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71-year-old man hospitalized after shooting in Pleasanton; suspect arrested
A 71-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times during a dispute at a Pleasanton residence.
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At least 2 dead, multiple people shot at Nevada casino in Reno with a suspect in custody
A gunman who opened fire just outside a casino in Reno, Nevada, shot multiple people before being taken into custody, police said.
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Hayward woman allegedly kills boyfriend, says it's self-defense
A woman who allegedly killed her boyfriend Saturday in Hayward told police she was defending herself from being assaulted, according to police.
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Delta Airlines Pilot Pulled Off Plane at SFO, Arrested on Child Porn Charges
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Fremont police seek public's help in finding missing teen
Fremont police are seeking the public's help in finding a missing teen.
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Delta co-pilot arrested at San Francisco airport after federal agents 'stormed the cockpit'
Passengers on board a Delta flight from Minneapolis to San Francisco International Airport reported that a co-pilot was arrested after landing.
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Day 138 at the 16th St. Plaza: Destiny
A friend came by as we spoke and handed Destiny a pint of Ben & Jerry’s “Americone Dream.” It was her favorite, she said.
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Blood-curdling screams and a 'crazed' look: Witnesses describe Michigan Walmart stabbing
It was a seemingly normal Saturday for Julia Martell, who was browsing the aisles of her local Walmart with a friend when she heard people screaming.
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Couple slain while hiking with daughters in Arkansas state park, police say
A man and woman who had recently moved to northwest Arkansas were apparently killed as they hiked in a state park with their school-age daughters, authorities...
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Sports

The Standard's Sports Quiz: Giants trade deadline deals
How will Buster Posey's first deadline stack up against the ones overseen by predecessors including Farhan Zaidi, Bobby Evans, and Brian Sabean?
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Ichiro Suzuki adds humorous touches to Hall of Fame induction ceremonies
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Sunday.
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49ers' Tarron Jackson taken to hospital after scary training camp moment
Head coach Kyle Shanahan said the defensive lineman was conscious and had feeling in his extremities after he was taken off the field on a stretcher.
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'This one's really cool': Bubba Wallace becomes first Black driver to win major race on Indy's oval
Bubba Wallace was victorious at the NASCAR Cup Brickyard 400 to become the first Black driver to win on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval.
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Miscellaneous

Ferry Building Fills Up Again as A16 Owner Announces New Restaurant In MarketBar Space
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Joe Manganiello will host NBC's Clear The Shelters TV special
"Nonnas" and "Deal or No Deal Island" star Joe Manganiello will host this year's Clear The Shelters TV special on NBC.
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Exclusive: A16 to open southern Italian restaurant at Ferry Building
The restaurant will serve southern Italian food in the former MarketBar space.
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'Something blew up under the plane': Passengers flee smoking American Airlines jet
Passengers evacuated an American Airlines jet at Denver International Airport after the landing gear caught fire during an aborted takeoff.
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Southbound I-680 in Fremont reopens hours ahead of schedule
All lanes on southbound I-680 at Mission San Jose in Fremont reopened Sunday afternoon, earlier than Caltrans anticipated. Caltrans closed a section of...
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Three Dead After Twin Engine Plane Crashes Near Point Pinos Off Monterey Coast
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3 dead after small plane crashes following takeoff from San Carlos airport
Three people were killed when a small plane crashed off the coast of Monterey County on Saturday night. The twin-engine Beechcraft 55 Baron, with tail number...
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