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NEW: More than 200 protesters occupied the lobby of Sen. Alex Padilla’s San Francisco office Wednesday, demanding that he vote against supplying arms to Israel and calling for an end to the Gaza war. Latest for @sfchronicle https://t.co/D1mgyG7lUA
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City Hall
San Francisco, Caltrans reach partnership on highway homeless encampment cleanups
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Ingleside's Residential Permit Parking Zone Could Extend To The Excelsior
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Sheryl Davis calls herself S.F.’s ‘failed bureaucrat.’ Now, she’s facing a criminal investigation.
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Politics
Political Notebook: New mom Perea seeks Fresno Assembly seat
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Recall Engardio Race Delves Into Race Drama, Possible Political Dirty Tricks in Final Weeks
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North State Voters Brace For Changes With Possible Redistricting On The Horizon
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Republicans’ plan to split California is doomed. But it does reveal a new reality
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Justice Department to investigate California EPA over racial equity initiatives
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California Supreme Court tosses second GOP effort to block redistricting
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Newsom said an Oval Office interaction makes him think Trump wants a third term
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In a stunner, S.F. Democratic Party takes no position on Engardio recall
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S.F. Democratic Party neutral on Engardio recall after 11-11 deadlock
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California Recall Fever Hits San Francisco’s Quiet Westside
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Newsom to unveil new crime reduction plan for California cities
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SF Democratic Party deadlocked on Engardio recall after tied vote
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Criminal Justice
S.F. DA charges two people with narcotics trafficking
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Survivors tethered to their abusers: An SF court’s lockdown on lives
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Public Safety
BART Touts Nearly 50% Drop In Property Crime, 36% Drop In Violent Crime
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Video shows takedown of alleged Gucci store robbers in San Francisco
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The slipperiest catch: Cops blow own tire in bizarre chase video
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San Francisco rally in SoMa calls for drug-free streets
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Immigration
ICE Activity in California Hospitals Leaves Health Care Workers on Edge
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Labor
Meet the Young Revolutionaries Building the Bay Area Workers’ Movement
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Business
Handroll Project Closes After Three Years, Pivots to Hamburger Project
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S.F. tourism to grow in 2025 despite Trump’s hostility, declines from Canada and Mexico
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Tourists Still Coming to San Francisco — But Not So Many From Abroad, Canada
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Ingleside Gas Station Getting Rebranded
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Meet Ingleside’s Hot Dog Man Thaddeus Laffitte
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Experts blame Trump policies for decrease in international travel to SF
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California Rising: The Daiquiri Doctrine
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Bay Area housing production is frozen, forcing developers to take riskier bets
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Housing
Peninsula woman's café provides hope, help for homeless
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The unfairness of the RV eviction process
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San Francisco mom in desperate need of permanent housing for special needs daughter
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S.F. Chinatown was on the verge of getting a new housing tower. But the plans are now in peril
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‘Not enough’: S.F. offers $5K Airbnb gift cards to residents ‘squatting’ in housing units
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Environment
Day Around the Bay: Pickett Fire Cause Possibly Identified
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Rare bird known for ‘rambunctious sex parties’ spotted near San Francisco coast
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Rotting From the Coast Inward: Sea Scouts displaced, waterfront in decline
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Human Rights
138 Gaza war protesters arrested after they storm Sen. Padilla’s S.F. office
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Roger Casement: Pioneering Activist for Human Rights
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Palestinian Activists Urge Oakland to Stop Military Shipments to Israel
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Health
The FDA Just Limited Approvals For COVID Vaccines This Year. What Happens Now — and Who Can Get a Shot?
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S.F. needs drug counselors. Its only free training program is underfunded and over-enrolled.
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Education
Trump Administration Cuts California Sex Ed Funding Over Gender Identity Content
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Opinion
Performative males didn’t do much for matcha sales
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Hope Is Where You Find It
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A Radical Act of Queer Resistance: Falling in Love
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Sister Dana sez, “Be on the lookout…”
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Arts and Events
‘Not the kind of blowing they were advertising’: Burning Man’s craziest videos so far
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Which Bay Area streets have the best eats?
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Burning Man Attendee Gets Electrocuted and Airlifted Out, as Flooding Remains a Problem This Year
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Win tickets to see Supergrass, BabyTron, Ash Island, Lagrimas…
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Live Shots: Clipse return to SF after 15 years, still grindin’
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19 fun events in SF this week, from coffee tastings to an Indian wedding dance party
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Jerry Garcia Amphitheater Getting $300,000 for Stage Upgrades, New Paved Walkways
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Crustacean San Francisco debuts
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Opening night for Bay Area Then and MAKIBAKA: A Living Legacy
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San Francisco’s highest penthouse hosts opera ball preview party
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Concours d’Elegance: 74 Years of Automotive Excellence in Pebble Beach
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Children’s Fairyland Oakland to Mark 75th Anniversary With Celebrations in September 2025
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Heading to a Show This Fall: Here’s Where to Eat
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Idora Park and Playland-at-the-Beach: Bay Area Amusement Parks of a Bygone Era
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Children’s Fairyland History: 75 Years of Interactive Storytelling, Art, and Inclusivity
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Powerhouse Singer Carly Ozard Dazzled Audience at Album Release Party
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Here’s how many parking tickets were issued during Golden Gate Park concerts — and where
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Transcendence Theatre Company to Celebrate the Ladies of Broadway
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BIG WEEK: Free Shakespeare in the Park, Hiero Day, ‘Groove,’ Black Pride…
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Connecting Art and Community: Susan Cervantes and Precita Eyes
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Sports
Mill Valley Woman Breaks Record for Fastest-Ever Swim From Farallon Islands to SF
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As Valkyries’ business booms, basketball boosts bars and breweries
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The 49ers’ roster puzzle remains in flux as new pieces join the mix
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Joe Montana's new cocktail pays tribute to 49ers' ‘golden era' dynasty
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Kimberly Clark of the Blue Water Foundation
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A vintage Rafael Devers performance reminds everyone why the Giants traded for him
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Miscellaneous
BART Installs New Fare Gates At Balboa Park Station
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A Storybook LGBTQ+ Wedding at Fairyland
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Bay Area Catholics 'shocked and very saddened' by Minneapolis school shooting
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