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Prologisâ CEO, billionaire Iranian-American Hamid Moghada, this year joined billionaire SF Mayor Daniel Lurieâs âPartnership for San Francisco,â suggesting Lurie supports the Gateway project. | On Sept. 25, 2025, the San Francisco Planning Commission may vote on whether to grant a Special Use District that allows this project to bypass key environmental protections.
Mariana Duran
âWeâre trying to do everything we can so that these policies that put people in impossible choices and have turned our immigration courts into a trap are vacated and stopped,â said Nisha Kashyap, Program Director for the LCCRSF. âPeople [should be able to] safely go to court without fear of arrest.â
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Organizers did not go into detail about what services the new fund will provide, but it is being administered by the $1.7 billion San Francisco Foundation and seeks to raise $10 million. The same nonprofit is also overseeing Lurieâs Breaking the Cycle fund on homelessness.
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Hereâs the thing, San Francisco. This local government, including previous supervisors and mayors, has been terrorizing homeless people with violent âsweeps,â purposefully providing insufficient resources, and the city went along with it.
San Franciscans are being told theyâre stepping into a classroom. What theyâre actually entering is a political pipeline. The ConnectedSF Institute promises âbalanced viewpointsâ and ânon-partisan education,â but delivers direction.
Brian Merchant
Their fear is that clients, managers, and even consumers will deem AI art âgood enoughâ as the companies that produce it push down their wages and corrode their ability to earn a living. (There is a clear parallel to the Luddites here, who were skilled technicians and clothmakers who werenât worried about technology surpassing their skill, but the way factory owners used it to make cheaper, lower-quality goods that drove down prices.)
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City Hall
Design Approved For Sparkly Revamp of Powell Street
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City Contractor Urban Alchemy Acknowledges Some Overspending as SF Supervisors Mull Contract Extension
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Gateway from Hell
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Pickleballers pissed as new $4M park has no potty for half a mile
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Politics
What California Can Learn From Germanyâs Holocaust Reparations Program
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Pelosi ducks House vote on bill honoring Charlie Kirk as a âpatriotâ
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Newsom bristles at Harris claim that he dodged her call after Biden dropped out
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Gavin Newsom responds to Kamala Harrisâ description of missed phone call after Biden bowed out
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SFâs Sunset District Has Spoken. What Does Engardioâs Recall Mean for SF and Beyond?
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The secret (thatâs not so secret) is out: Manny Yekutiel is running for supervisor
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Gavin Newsomâs Crazy Ex-Wife Kimberly Guilfoyle Is Now the US Ambassador to Greece
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Feeling emboldened by recall, activists turn ire on another supervisor. Sheâs not worried
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Gay SF man Manny Yekutiel announces District 8 supervisor race
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Newsom picks climate âarchitectâ to lead California air board as Trump battle intensifies
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Criminal Justice
Dueling narratives over what prompted S.F. stabbing of father as suspect enters plea
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19-year-old charged with murder of Oakland security guard
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Teen charged in shooting of 49ers' Ricky Pearsall to be tried in juvenile court
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Teen Accused of Shooting 49ersâ Ricky Pearsall Wonât Be Tried as an Adult, and Pearsall Forgives Kid Anyway
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Teen suspected of shooting 49er Ricky Pearsall in S.F. wonât be tried as an adult
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Public Safety
Double Homicide Shocks Walnut Creek, Two Women Found Dead Inside Home
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Shots Reportedly Fired at ABC Affiliate In Sacramento
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Oakland to pay $7 million to cyclist injured by pothole
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Man wounded in S.F. Tenderloin shooting dies from his injuries
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Immigration
Lawsuit Could Shake Up Tequila Industry
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San Francisco ICE holding rooms are 'squalid,' inhumane: lawsuit
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Bay Area Immigrant Advocates Sue the Trump Administration to End Courthouse Arrests
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Bay Area Mayors Lurie, Lee, Mahan announce $10M immigration fund
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Man with 10 by 12 in. tumor escapes ICE detention in S.F. â for now
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Bay Area elected leaders tout new fund to help immigrants impacted by Trump administration crackdown
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Trump adds $100,000 fee for H-1B visas that could hit tech industry hard
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Trump administration sued over San Francisco ICE courthouse arrests, detentions
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2 Concord immigration judges fired as Trump administration continues purge
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Hundreds of Filipino activists march against ICE in San Francisco
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Labor
Major U.S. Event Staffing Company to Reform Hiring Practices Under Settlement Deal
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Sheriff's Former Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle Sues San Mateo County for Defamation, Wrongful Termination
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Business
The Lucky Supermarket in Bayview Is Closing November 1, Just Three Years After Its Grand Opening
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Pressure mounts on Disney over Kimmel suspension as some boycott calls spread
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Downtown San Francisco businesses take stock one year after Entertainment Zone launch
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The future of the Cliff House is on a precipice
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Culture
Ahmad Alhawwash considers Foreign Cinema an educational institution
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âCooking Togetherâ: Zupa di Fagioli
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San Francisco's City Hall becomes backdrop for striking quinceañera photoshoots
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Queer SF content creators say Instagram applies double standard to LGBTQs
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Day Around the Bay: More Than Half of Americans Want Better AI Safeguards, Says Poll
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And just like that, the Carrie Bradshaw of San Francisco got a boyfriend
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Environment
Newsom just approved a sweeping climate overhaul package. Hereâs what it does
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Human Rights
Protesters Try to Block Port of Oakland After Report of Military Shipments to Israel
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New Policies Are Making Life Harder for Trans People â and Prompting Big Financial Decisions
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East Bay PFLAG chapter marks 40 years
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Health
SF sees uptick in new HIV cases, especially among Black people and women
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S.F. reports another worrying uptick in HIV cases, with decades of progress stalled
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RFK Jr.âs Vaccine Panel Backs Away From Plan to Require an Rx for a COVID Shot
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What new COVID-19 vaccine guidance means for Californians
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Education
UC Faculty Escalate Court Battle Against Trump Efforts to Reshape Higher Education
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Arts and Events
Friday Morning Constitutional: Singer D4vd Cancels SF and LA Shows Amid Homicide Investigation
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Photos: Ellis Street booms for Portola block party
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After Engardio recall, the next step in SF politics
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The Tenderloin has nothing for kids to do. Why not an ice cream shop?
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Neighbors Host Ice Cream Social for Kids in SFâs Tenderloin, Where There Is No Ice Cream Shop
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Lowrider parade in San Francisco airs on live television for 1st time. Here's how to watch.
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San Francisco's first-ever Lowrider Parade to cruise through Mission District Saturday
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San Francisco billboard challenge puts AI engineers to the test
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From low riders to Frida on the Bay, Hispanic Heritage kicks off in S.F. this month
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Sports
Natalie Nakase, Joe Lacob, and the new standard for Valkyries basketball
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Roger & Me
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The 49ersâ âsix layersâ of QB maneuvers ahead of matchup with Cardinals
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NFL commissioner, Bay Area Host Committee kick off countdown to Super Bowl LX
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Dragon boat sport brings different cultures and youth together
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How Giants prospect Bryce Eldridges is adjusting to life in the big leagues
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Miscellaneous
Argentine tech entrepreneur dies in 2,000-foot fall on Northern California mountain
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This Week In Food: An Ernest Offshoot Comes to SoMa
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