Welcome to the SF Dispatch, a daily newsletter round-up to save you some time catching up on the latest headlines from billionaire funded to independent news.
City Hall
Exclusive: Here’s a first look at what’s planned for the huge Fisherman’s Wharf redesign
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S.F. Mayor Lurie’s idea to save Muni: Raise property taxes
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Plans for new San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf public plaza unveiled
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Port of SF Releases Plans for Sleek New Fisherman’s Wharf Plaza Where Alioto’s Used to Be
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‘We can’t have nice things’: S.F. keeps adding public spaces in the Tenderloin — then axing them
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🟧 1,100-Unit Development Work // Bus Stop Removals
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Politics
With Federal Money in Doubt, California’s High-Speed Train Seeks a New Path Forward
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Political Notebook: Gay House candidate Morrison opposes CA redistricting measure
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What’s the deal with Ethan Agarwal, the tech candidate for governor nobody’s heard of?
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In Rebuke of RFK Jr., the West Coast Unites on Vaccine Policy
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What is Trump’s face doing on Obama’s LinkedIn page?
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Social Security’s rushed rollout of glitchy AI phone bot leaves callers without help
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Newsom accuses ‘dark money’ group of breaking law in redistricting war
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Criminal Justice
2 San Francisco men charged with murder in 2023 killing of dirt bike rider
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Day Around the Bay: Two Men Charged In 2023 Bayview Shooting of Dirtbiker
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Public Safety
Missing 11-year-old Oakland girl
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Humpday Headlines: Missing 11-Year-Old Prompts Multi-County Alert
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Teen dies from shooting after being thrown from van
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Suspected Sex Worker Arrested In Connection With Brutal Hatchet Homicide on Laguna Street, No Charges Filed Yet
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S.F. shooting leaves 1 person dead in Tenderloin
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During Mental Health Crises, California Police Are Still First Responders. It’s Not Working.
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Santa Clara Police Fatally Shoot Stabbing Suspect
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Gambling raid at Mission and 16th
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Police Blotter: Sunset District
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Police Blotter: Richmond District
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Immigration
Sonoma Wineries Prepare For Possible Impacts from Immigration Enforcement
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See something, say something
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Military Lawyers Called Up to Relieve a Shortfall in Immigration Judges
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Trump administration axes sixth San Francisco immigration judge
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Trump admin fires sixth SF immigration court judge
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'Shell-shocked': SF Immigration Court reels from judge firings
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Labor
San Francisco’s Premier Nonprofit News Site Unionizes
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Business
Parc 55 and Hilton Union Square Hotels Finally Have a Buyer, After Two Long Years Languishing in Receivership
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Chinatown’s Sam Wo Restaurant Is Indeed Reopening, Hopes to Return to Late-Night Glory
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Barnes & Noble to acquire Books Inc., saving 174-year-old store from bankruptcy
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OpenAI targets another nonprofit in surging campaign against critics
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Bay Area small business owners both fearful of and intrigued by AI
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Bubble Tea Cafe Purtea Closes After 2 Years On Ocean Avenue
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Uber riders can now pay with cash. Here’s how it works
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Historic SF Chinatown restaurant Sam Wo will be reopened by new investor group
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Housing
Operator of downtown S.F. $700 sleeping pods avoids eviction, but the business is changing
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Caltrans-San Francisco deal will clear encampments at freeway on and off ramps
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Bay Area woman leads birthday celebrations for people living in homeless shelters
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Balboa Reservoir Developers Hold Meeting As Work Starts
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S.F. rental homes are leasing faster than just about anywhere else in the country
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Environment
Lightning-Sparked Fires Tear Through Historic California Gold Rush Town
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Lightning-Sparked Wildfire Tears Through Rural Gold Rush Town Chinese Camp, Grows to 12,000 Acres
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Health
Influencers Criticize Birth Control and Push ‘Natural’ Methods. Here’s What to Know
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Bay Area woman used AI to successfully appeal health insurance claim denial
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‘Harm-reduction is not causing people to use drugs,’ affirm UCSF docs
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Child Safety Groups Demand Mental Health Guardrails, After California Teen’s Suicide Using ChatGPT
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For riders on SF’s most pooped-on bus, a filthy problem may soon get worse
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Opinion
Transmissions: Eyes on the prize
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Editorial: Third Way’s the wrong way
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Guest Opinion: Rising up for LGBTQ+ youth
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Long Live Republican Measles: West Coast States and Florida Go Opposite Directions on Vaccines
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Letter to the Editor: Recalling Engardio Is Misguided and Costly
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Arts and Events
Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Sisterita
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Transit and union activist protest Market Street's privatization
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Pop-up arts collective finds new home at former Lucca Ravioli site
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Browsing at SF Black Pride
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News Briefs: Project Open Hand marks 40 years
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Literary synergy
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Drama Masks: Killing My Lobster takes a bow with one last (for now) nerdy number
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KADIST, Mission District art gallery, closing after 14 years
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20 fun things to do this week, from a rock-climbing fest to MC Hammer’s charity concert
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Bay Area DJ plays set atop Yosemite's Half Dome, bringing music to new heights
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Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: Wendy Reid and Lulu
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Ingleside Couple’s Reading Series 'Just Chugged Four Beers' Tipsy Fun
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Announcements: September 2025
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Best of the Bay 2025 Editors’ Pick: 450 Architects
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BIG WEEK: CeCe Peniston headlines Oakland Pride, Bizerkeley Food Fest, Other Cinema, Sweater Funk
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Photos Capture SF’s Tenderloin Through the Eyes of Kids Who Live There
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This new Union Square restaurant is what late summer was made for
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Sports
Valkyries Knock Off Defending Champions, Could Clinch Playoff Spot Thursday Night
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Watch: Giants Get Into Bench-Clearing Brawl In First Inning, But Still Win Eighth of Their Last Nine Games
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Jauan Jennings is expected to play, but the 49ers are still tweaking their WR unit
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Valkyries could clinch playoff spot in front of fans at Ballhalla. Here's how to watch
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49ers add incentives to Jauan Jennings' deal, continue to tweak WR unit
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'Violence is coming': Inside the evolution of Robert Saleh's new-look 49ers defense
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The Giants' Matt Chapman goes from suspended to star in sweep of Rockies
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Kawakami: 'You've gotta reload' — How Nick Bosa got with the 49ers' new plan
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Miscellaneous
Suspected sex worker investigated in death of S.F. man hacked to death with an axe
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Burning Man Homicide Victim Identified as Russian National Who Helped Build Artwork
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Looking for a ‘crooked’ commute? Check out this $4M Lombard Street condo
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