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SF Dispatch 8/23/25

 “At the end of the day, those with power do what they want, and the rest of us have to deal with it unless we organize and fight back.” - Angélica Guerrero

City Hall

Mayor Lurie makes marathon visits to S.F. low-income housing. But what can he do?
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SFMTA adds service to speed up commutes for students, workers
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Politics

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding to sanctuary cities
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Trump to appoint S.F. tech founder to new government leadership role
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Republican Congressman Calls to End the National Arms Race over Redistricting
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Political Notes: Gay entrepreneur Riker eyes CA GOPer Issa’s House seat
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Trump adds San Francisco to list of cities where he wants to send troops
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Trump says he’ll send troops to ‘clean up’ San Francisco
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Trump, Gunning For More Legal and Militaristic Chaos, Doubles Down on Threat to Bring Troops to SF
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Can Steve Kerr, influencers and VC cash save the Democratic Party? A new group hopes so
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Kamala Harris Is Doing a Book Tour, Coming to San Francisco on October 5
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Hikers Can Walk Among Grazing Cattle At New Coastal National Monument
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Newsom's national profile soars with latest Trump fight, but there are risks
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Criminal Justice

Brentwood man gets almost 3 years in prison in child sex abuse sting
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Millbrae man convicted of sexually assaulting teenager at S.F. gym
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Compton’s activists to regroup after losing rehearing request
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Parents of Baby Reported Missing In Southern California Arrested on Suspicion of Murder
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Jury convicts man of hate crime in 2023 San Francisco synagogue shooting
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Public Safety

Family of Murdered San Francisco Woman Share ‘Relief’ After Suspect Arrested in Cold Case
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SFPD recruit dies days after ‘medical emergency’ at academy training
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SFPD recruit dies after suffering ‘medical emergency’ during training exercise
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SFPD recruit dies after academy training exercise
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Advocates Warn of ‘Dangerous and Chaotic’ Market St. as It Reopens to Some Cars
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Built for violence
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Immigration

Immigration Activist Says Her Jail Conditions Were ‘Barbaric’ After Arrest in SF
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S.F. woman charged with slashing ICE van’s tires during protest
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Trump admin. purportedly fires S.F. immigration judge with high asylum rate
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¿Busca un abogado de inmigración? Ojo con estas estafas
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Colombian asylum-seeker arrested by ICE at S.F. court hearing
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from cities over ‘sanctuary' policies
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Another San Francisco immigration judge fired by the Trump administration
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US Citizen and SF Native Arrested by ICE After Protest
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Labor

Breaking News: SF Homeless Outreach Workers Unionize (and Think You Should Too)
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Popular, Immensely Important San Francisco News Site Unionizes Newsroom
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Business

A knife-making wunderkind trusted by one of SF’s greatest chefs
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Elon Musk Reaches a Tentative Settlement with Former Twitter Employees
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Elon Musk to pay $500 million in severance to 6,000 ex-Twitter workers
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Environment

Pickett Fire, Which Began Thursday In Calistoga, Grows to 2,133 Acres
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Health

How the Anti-abortion Movement Is Impacting California
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‘Daddy, I'm getting a heart': Video shows family sharing emotional, lifesaving moment
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Education

‘Stand up for UC’: University system rallies support as Trump demands $1B, freezes grants
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Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Recalling Engardio is About Accountability
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Letter to the Editor: Recalling Engardio is Just the Beginning
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Arts and Events

Photos: At Monterey Car Week, opulence rules the day. Burnouts rock the night
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A dog at Outside Lands sparked online fury. The CEO dancing with her says he’s no ‘abuser’
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S.F. punk rock haven Thee Parkside may close under new landlord, owner says
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‘Guerilla Bench’ Activists Back At It, Install 12 More Lovely But Unauthorized Benches at Muni Stops
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Drama Masks: We’re going to be OK, dammit
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Growing up on Alcatraz
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Laura Malone paints a connective language of ’embodiment’
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Metallica Set to Headline This Year's Dreamforce Concert, With Benson Boone Performing Too
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Sports

How the Bay became the new capital of women’s sports
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Bay FC makes its play for San Francisco
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How to Watch an SF Giants Game by Kayak in McCovey Cove This Season
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49ers add veteran running back in trade with Commanders
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Miscellaneous

ICYMI: New Independent SF Bay Area News Outlet Gets Official Launch Date
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This Week In Food: Alamo Square to Get a Friulian Restaurant
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