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SF Dispatch 8/26/25

FWD: Bay Area Current - What It Means to Make Palestinian Documentaries Amid Genocide

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What It Means to Make Palestinian Documentaries Amid Genocide
Three documentary films appear as part of a struggle for freedom and dignity.
The Israeli state is killing Palestinian artists and filmmakers with impunity before they can even live to see their films documenting their oppression premiere.
- Myron Angus via Bay Area Current

City Hall

Ex-leader of the Dream Keeper Initiative is under criminal investigation, sources say
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Besides closing the Great Highway, what has Joel Engardio done? 
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S.F. to keep doing business with troubled homeless shelter operator despite fraud allegations
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Politics

California Heads Into Uncharted Territory With Redistrict Vote
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California GOP Sues to Block Proposition 50, a Democratic-led Redistricting Measure
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Republicans file second California redistricting challenge as Trump teases his own suit
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South Bay lawmaker's new push to keep California's high-speed rail project on track
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‘Under Attack’: National Parks Leaders Decry Trump Defunding At East Bay Rally
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Alameda’s Rise Up Pilot Shows Cash Aid Improves Financial Stability, Mental Health
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Criminal Justice

Local Arson Case In San Jose Dropped Against Richard Tillman as Federal Case Moves Forward
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AG Bonta warns AI companies: ‘Exposing children to sexualized content is indefensible’
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Public Safety

Swimmer missing from San Francisco's Aquatic Park Cove
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Video: Late-Night Oakland Sideshow Draws Crowd of 500 People, Likely Stolen Car Set on Fire
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2 Bodies Found After San Rafael Apartment Building Fire
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S.F. firefighters put out large metal pile fire at Recology center
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Trump threatens to deploy National Guard to Chicago, could Bay Area cities be next?
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Immigration

Trump Now Targeting Valid Visa Holders
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Nearly a quarter of SF's immigration judges have been fired by Trump administration
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As ICE Arrests Surge, A Journalist in Southern California Covers Raids in Her Own Backyard
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Labor

Retired SF Firefighter Wins $1.2M Settlement In Whistleblower Retaliation Case
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Business

Elon Musk and xAI Sue Apple and OpenAI Claiming Anticompetitive Scheme
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Chinese noodle joint departs Saluhall, blaming anti-meat rules
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Too big to burst
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Exclusive: Former Mid-Market tech HQ to be auctioned after losing 80% of its value
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Auction for San Francisco Centre mall faced with another delay
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Dog bites, neglect, pest problems: Wag Hotels settles after lawsuit
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A new wave of restaurants fuels a FiDi dining revival
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Housing

San Francisco Breaks Ground on 11-Story Affordable Housing Project After Over 5 Years
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425-Unit Potrero Hill Housing Project Breaks Ground After Five Years In Limbo, Now 100% Affordable
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New affordable housing project breaks ground in San Francisco's Potrero Hill
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San Francisco developers break ground on 425-unit affordable housing project
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San Francisco to sweep homeless encampments on 6th Street
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Marin County plans to build homeless shelter for ranch workers leaving Point Reyes National Seashore
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San Francisco plans to clear homeless residents from SoMa neighborhood
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Environment

Day Around the Bay: Pickett Fire Smoke Likely to Spoil Some of the Grape Harvest
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Human Rights

Date of Compton’s riot remains elusive
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LGBTQ Agenda: Almost 1% of Americans are trans, analysis says
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Health

Defunded crisis hotlines are driving people to risky AI tools
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Education

SF School Serving Spanish-Speaking Immigrants Is ‘Severely Understaffed,’ Parents Say
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The SAT from hell: Gridlock traffic, glitchy Wi-Fi turns test site into teen nightmare
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Hundreds of students face SAT delays after trouble at S.F.'s Moscone Center
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Despite uproar over ethnic studies, few SFUSD freshmen opt out
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Arts and Events

Ficks’ Picks: Diving into CROSSROADS Fest’s river of experimental celluloid
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New book documents SF’s trans history
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What It Means to Make Palestinian Documentaries Amid Genocide
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Legendary North Beach Punk Venue Mabuhay Gardens Could Possibly Reopen
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Burning Man Battens Down the Hatches as Another Storm Approaches, and Oh, Channing Tatum Is There
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Civic Center potluck wants to show ‘we belong to each other’
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Sports

‘One of the craziest things’: Skysurfer rides Bay Bridge’s suspension cables
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Analyzing the 49ers’ four most difficult roster cuts
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The Giants had the recipe to winning at Oracle Park. Suddenly, it disappeared
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Miscellaneous

Under the influencers
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How our new newsletters work—and why you should sign up!
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