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UC employees sue to block Trump attempts to control speech on California campuses
Unions representing thousands of University of California teachers and employees sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for threatening to cut off billions of dollars in federal funds unless UC halts its longtime policies that aid racial, ethnic and sexual minorities.
āThe Presidentās attempt to require that universities conform to his worldview is un-āAmerican and unconstitutional,ā lawyers for the unions declared in a suit filed in federal court in San Francisco. The Constitutionās First Amendment, they said, āprecludes the government from attempting to control academic thought and discourse on university campusesā under what they called āthe pretense of addressing antisemitism.ā
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City Hall
Booze, a luxury hotel, and a retreat: How a city department misspent $4.6 million
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Waymo receives permit to operate at SFO
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Supervisorās Proposal Seeks to Address āHousing Death Spiralā in San Francisco
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Waymo wins approval to pick up passengers at SFO, its robotaxis will start with human drivers
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Waymo receives permission from San Francisco International Airport for robotaxi testing
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City Audit Further Details $4.6M In Misspent Dollars By Former SF Human Rights Commission Chief
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āFrivolous, unethical and unjustifiableā: San Francisco agency misspent $4.6 million, audit finds
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S.F. city audit finds disgraced Human Rights Commission head misused $4.6M
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Waymo Gets Its First Baby-Step Approval to Give Rides to SFO, Cars Will Have Human Drivers at First
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Dolly Partonās free books-for-kids program finally comes to SF
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Lurie Gives Waymo Green Light to Prepare for Service to SFO
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Who will S.F. Mayor Lurie pick to replace recalled Supervisor Engardio?
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Exclusive: Downtown S.F. revitalization funding group to be led by affordable housing executive
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Politics
The 'Recall Joel Engardio' Election is Today, and 30% Have Already Voted by Mail
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Gavin Newsom re-ups effort to reach young men in wake of Charlie Kirk killing
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TikTok to stay in U.S. after Trump strikes deal with China
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Kamala Harris to give first major TV interview since 2024 election with Rachel Maddow
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Live election results: Joel Engardio recall in San Francisco
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Joel Engardio loses: Trounced in recall election, early results show
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San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio ousted in decisive recall election
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Gay SF Supervisor Joel Engardio recalled by voters
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Power Play: How the Engardio recall could unleash hell on other politicians
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Voters recall Engardio, by huge margin
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Voters Recall Supervisor Engardio as Asian Americans Lead Revolt Over Road Closure
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San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio accepts election results as voters recall him from office
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SF Supervisor Engardio concedes as preliminary results show recall succeeding
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Supervisor Engardioās recall is just the beginning of a bigger fight in San Francisco
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Joel Engardio recalled: Now anyone can be recalled by everyone
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Trump Directs National Parks to Erase Histories That āDisparage Americansā
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Recallers booted Joel Engardio. Are the Sunset Dunes their next target?
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SF supervisor concedes after early results in recall election
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Criminal Justice
Prosecutors look to try teen suspect as adult in shooting of 49ers' Ricky Pearsall
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Public Safety
Santa Ana Police Called Out For Tactics Used During Protests
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Hit-and-run, carjacking attempt at Berkeley school drop off ends in crash
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S.F. votes for speed reductions on eight roads, including Great Highway
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Salt Lake City LGBTQ bar increases security after Kirk killing
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Charlie Kirkās Assassination and the Rise of Political Violence
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Berkeley Suspect Allegedly Pulls Triple Hit-and-Run, Hitting Pedestrians, Bicyclist, and Another Car
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āI can't see': BART releases video from smoke-filled train
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Day Around the Bay: Trump Trying to Sell TikTok to His Buddies at Oracle and Andreessen Horowitz
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āThis is it for meā: 49ersā Ricky Pearsall describes Union Square shooting
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Labor
UC employees sue to block Trump attempts to control speech on California campuses
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UC Labor Groups Sue Trump Over āCoerciveā Antisemitism Investigations and Demands
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Google AI contractors laid off amid rising workplace tensions
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Business
Tuesday Morning Topline: SF's Sad Downtown Mall Now 93% Vacant
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Report: Major San Francisco office landlord to be sold after post-pandemic crash
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Flour & Branch sued by landlord
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Meet the 25-year-old founder bringing designer babies to a clinic near you
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Culture
Podcast: Whatās the soundtrack of your life? We asked āLife in Seven Songsā listeners
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Can local news help Nextdoor recover its neighborly reputation?
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San Francisco Remains a Safe Haven for the Childless and Child-Averse
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Groypers, Doxxing and Charlie Kirkās Death as a S***post
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The best restaurant youāll never go to
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Housing
Area Around Cesar Chavez Interchange 'Hairball' Cleared of Encampments Once More
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S.F. encampment cleared under infamous āhairballā highway tangle
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Empty malls are being converted into housing. Why the 93% empty S.F. Centre wonāt
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Health
Bay Area county is first in nation to OK ban on junk food in grocery checkout areas
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Opinion
Didja hear the one about San Francisco being back?
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Coincidence Will Be Charlie Kirkās Deplorable Legacy
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They ran on the slogan Dems for Change. Then they sacrificed an ally
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Arts and Events
Win a pair of tickets to Portola Night Show: Prospa
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š¶ Things To Do In The Greater Ingleside: 51st ArtSpan Show
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Today could be the day we learn Engardio's recall fate
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Mel Odomās kaleidoscopic queer eye drew stunning art through AIDS
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Arthur Sze Named 25th US Poet Laureate
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Sponsored: SF Symphony Presents Music for Families Around the World Through Dance
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Inner Sunset Residentās Cookbook to Be Released This Month
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Free Shakespeare returns to San Franciscoās waterfront with āTwo Gentlemen of Veronaā
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Robert Redfordās most iconic Bay Area moments on film
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Hardly Strictly 2025: The Lineup, the Schedule, Parking, Maps and What You Can Bring
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Screen Grabs: Psychedelic bro love swirls in āLemurian Candidateā
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Best of the Bay 2025 Editorsā Pick: Dani Offline
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Engardio loses his job
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Sports
Lurie vs. Federer: The mayor meets the 20-time Grand Slam champ at McLaren Park
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Watch Parties, Dildos, and Equal Pay: How Queer Valkyries Fans Claim Space in the WNBA
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The Giants are spiraling again, and the narrow road to October is disappearing
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Roger Federer helps unveil renovated McLaren Park courts as Laver Cup comes to S.F.
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Valkyries Fans Fly South for Historic Make-or-Break Playoff Game
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Miscellaneous
Former KTVU Anchor Frank Somerville Arrested Again In Oakland, Says It Stemmed From Fight With Daughter
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Well-known chef facing charges in San Francisco after 3 bank robberies
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