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SF Dispatch 8/20/25

City Hall

Lurie panel wants to eliminate civilian oversight of the Sheriff’s Office
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The last phase of San Francisco’s most expensive park project is underway
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Politics

Political Notebook: Gay Minneapolis mayoral candidate Davis stumps in Bay Area
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Republicans Sue to Block Newsom’s Gerrymandering, Point to Legislative Gamesmanship
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How ‘fair’ are Newsom’s proposed California congressional districts? We take a closer look
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Planned Parenthood joins California Democrats in fight to redraw congressional maps
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Newsom is the face of California’s redistricting push. That could help him — and hurt the plan
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California Democrats Release Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps
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Criminal Justice

Man charged in 2015 Bayview drive-by shooting that killed 2
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Public Safety

Gay man upset by SFPD response to alleged homophobic attack
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‘He’s coming at you!’ S.F. police chase man with scissors from Tenderloin to SoMa
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Cat dies, person jumps to safety in San Francisco Sunset fire
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Marin Moves Forward With Ban on Some E-bikes for Youth, as Research Into Safety Continues
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2-alarm fire in San Francisco burns multiple homes, injures 1
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S.F. police safely locate at-risk 7-day-old infant
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San Francisco 2015 cold case double homicide solved with arrest of suspect in Pittsburg
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Immigration

Oakland Attorneys Say Immigrant Children Are Being Held in Prison-Like Conditions
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Labor

Your Muni driver needs the bathroom. They’ll have to ask their boss first
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Business

‘Terrifying’: Man sues SF car-share service after fentanyl found in rental
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The Battery scraps multi-million dollar effort to start branch in Oakland building
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Former Stuff Vendor to Open New Mission Offshoot Billed as Largest Vintage Consignment Shop In the Bay Area
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Housing

SF set to open its first abstinence-based homeless shelter
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San Francisco Housing Authority leader, Tonia Lediju, departs, sources say 
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Venerable S.F. dive bar in Tenderloin evicted by sheriff’s deputies with ‘shields & batons’
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Busted windows, kitchen fires: Hunters Point residents come home after renovations
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Environment

What’s Next for California’s Landmark Climate Program?
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Red Flag Warning Issued for Parts of SoCal, Heat Advisory for Interior Bay Area
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Human Rights

Black Real Estate Investor Sues Marin County, Alleging Racism Through Red Tape
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Spearhead Frontman Michael Franti Hit With Sexual Misconduct Allegations, Splits With His Management
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Health

Study reveals how fat cells can fuel breast cancer tumors
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The missing 120 beds at Laguna Honda
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Education

Before ChatGPT, There Were ‘Shadow Scholars’
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Arts and Events

Win a pair of tickets to see Budos Band and A Deeplove
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How one Noe Valley kid turned a detour from S.F. State into a defining arts role
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Samin Nosrat has a new cookbook — and a whole new level of fame
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Claude ‘is pretty iconic,’ and so are his birthday celebrations
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Art made from trash is treasured at San Francisco gallery exhibit
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Good Taste: Cooking with vinyl at Side A
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Photos: Ruffles, flowers, and lace take over Chase Center at Kali Uchis’ sold-out show
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Mark Hamill says he almost left U.S. after Trump win. Then his wife pulled a Jedi mind trick
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Sponsor our 48 Hills Community Gala (or just come)!
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Sports

They grew up going to Giants games. Now they’ll play pro women’s soccer at Oracle Park
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Kawakami: The 49ers' roster jigsaw puzzle — all these injuries, all these decisions
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Giants hitting coach Pat Burrell analyzes key players in a lineup that whiffs way too much
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Bay FC to make history with game at Oracle Park, more than 35,000 tickets sold
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Day Around the Bay: ESPN Cancels Colin Kaepernick Documentary, Likely to Placate Trump
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Trey Lance, Jim Harbaugh, Brock Purdy all in one spot: Saturday’s big 49ers reunion
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Valkyries will play Phoenix Mercury at Ballhalla. Here's how to watch
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Miscellaneous

After losing tooth in bullfight, Livermore dog honored with unusual award
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Oaksterdam Founder Richard Lee, Known as ‘the Johnny Appleseed of Pot,' Has Died
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