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City Backs Off Deal to Operate Fillmore Community Center After Major Pushback
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (320+ words) Some drama erupted this past week over a deal, seemingly backed by a broad swath of city leaders, to hand over operational control of a beloved Fillmore neighborhood community center to a nonprofit without seeking community consensus. A lease was…...
Sunday Links: State of Emergency For Orange County Chemical Leak
6+ hour, 3+ min ago (337+ words) SFist - 21-year-old Nasire Best, a Maryland man who reportedly pulled a gun at a White House security checkpoint and died in an exchange of gunfire with Secret Service agents Saturday, had multiple previous run-ins with the Secret Service. Best was…...
Day Around the Bay: East Bay Activists Hold "Die-In" Amid Medi-Cal, Cal Fresh Cuts
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (332+ words) SFist - More than 100 activists in East Oakland held a "Die-In" protest Thursday, as nearly 2 million California residents are set to lose Medi-Cal coverage June 1, while 3 million households may lose Cal Fresh food assistance. The cuts are part of the bill…...
Zendaya and Tom Holland Adopt New Dog at Oakland Shelter
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (249+ words) Zendaya and Tom Holland recently adopted their third dog while visiting Zendaya's family in Oakland. Just a couple months after rumors swirled that Zendaya and fellow A-lister Tom Holland got married, the couple recently adopted a pocket bully while visiting…...
Cliff's Variety Plans to Celebrate 90 Years With Big Party In the Castro
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (298+ words) In honor of its 90th year in business, Cliff's Variety is planning a huge celebration with drag and live music performances on June 6. Cliff's Variety is marking 90 years in the Castro with a June 6 celebration featuring live music, drag performances, raffles,…...
This Week In Food: New Napa Restaurant From SPQR's Matt Accarrino on Its Way
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (673+ words) SFist A new Napa restaurant is on the way from SPQR's Matt Accarrino, Casa Sofia Kitchen & Bar just debuted near the ballpark, and Che Fico's cocktail bar Golden Rule opens this weekend next to the Chase Center, all in This…...
Woman Suspected of Burglarizing Gym Lockers In SF Gets Arrested, Has Rap Sheet
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (321+ words) A woman who is suspected of breaking into gym lockers in San Francisco and across the Bay Area and stealing credit cards has been taken into custody. The SFPD announced Thursday that, following a monthslong investigation, they have arrested 40-year-old…...
Lurie to Propose Cutting Cash Grants for Free City College Students By a Third
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (407+ words) Supervisor Connie Chan held a hearing Wednesday where community members urged the Board of Supervisors to prevent Mayor Lurie from cutting a program by 30% that offers cash grants to low-income students through City College's "Free City" program. San Francisco Mayor…...
Day Around the Bay: $10 K Treasure Finally Found, and It Was Really Hard
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (351+ words) SFist - Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is getting a refund of $1 million from a committee supporting Matt Mahan for governor of California. It's not clear whether Hastings asked for the refund five days after making the May 15 donation " given that Mahan…...
Newsom Orders Safeguards For Workers From AI-Related Job Displacement
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (551+ words) Governor Gavin Newsom signed a groundbreaking executive order calling for expanded protections for workers and small businesses as artificial intelligence disrupts a wide range of industries. Newsom signed the order Thursday, which directs the state to develop new tools to…...