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- Four people were hospitalized after overdosing on fentanyl near the 24th Street Mission BART station on a single day this week, according to officials. By Annie Vainshtein
- San Francisco Mayor London Breed pledged Wednesday to crack down on drug dealing and “unacceptable” public drug use — nearly a year after making similar promises in a fiery speech on the Tenderloin. By Mallory Moench
- A group of Glide employees are trying to form a union, shortly after workers at Compass Family Services launched a similar effort. By J.D. Morris
- What is the state of reported crime in S.F.? We examine whether the city is returning to a pre-pandemic crime landscape. By Susie Neilson
- What does a fine-dining restaurant for dogs say about San Francisco? By Elena Kadvany
- Architectural renderings aim to deceive. And this proposed 62-story tower on Folsom Street is a reminder that what we see isn’t always what we get By John King
- The news comes ahead of a just-announced emergency Board of Supervisors hearing on the practice. By Mallory Moench
- Two months after withdrawing legislation that would have imposed rent control on some new apartment buildings, Supervisor Aaron Peskin has teamed up with Supervisor Matt Dorsey to introduce a more limited version of the bill. By J.K. Dineen
- A palatial Presidio Heights mansion vaulted to the top of the most expensive homes on the market in San Francisco after it was listed for $45 million last month. By Annie Vainshtein
- Development of 20 acres of Caltrain rail yards in San Francisco will begin after years of discussions and dreaming. By J.K. Dineen
- San Francisco fire officials responded to a water main break that caused a large sinkhole in the city’s Richmond District. By Annie Vainshtein
- Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter again at $54.20 per share, a deal originally struck in April, sending the tech company’s stock soaring and halting trading. By Roland Li
- San Francisco socialite and philanthropist Diane “Dede” Wilsey just gave $100,000 to Mayor London Breed-backed streamlining housing measure Proposition D on the November ballot, joining its top 10 donors a month before the election. By Mallory Moench
- These five new laws were inspired largely by an issue or problem in the Bay Area, from a surge in unpaid bridge toll penalties to SFPD’s use of rape victims’ DNA to identify suspects in unrelated crimes. By Dustin Gardiner
- A year after a USDA sharpshooter executed Carl the coyote, San Francisco park officials warn of a possible population increase — and urge residents not to feed the feral canines. By Rachel Swan
- A Yelp report looked at several cities across the country to crunch numbers on which parts of towns are attracting new businesses. By J.K. Dineen
- An adult fell 10 feet after hang-gliding, landed on their head, and was taken to an emergency room, authorities said. By Sabrina Pascua
- What may be the country’s first dog restaurant is now open in San Francisco. By Elena Kadvany
- The San Francisco 49ers took down the Los Angeles Rams with a 24-9 victory that featured big Niners plays on offense and seven sacks, two turnovers and a TD from the defense. By Chronicle staff
- The city already doles out doses of buprenorphine and methadone, two of three opioids approved by the FDA to treat addiction to other opioids, that have been shown to cut drug deaths by up to half. By Mallory Moench
- Defense attorney Marc Zilversmit argued that Jenkins — whom Breed appointed — was attempting to assert her independence from the mayor’s office by opposing Brown’s resentencing. By Megan Cassidy
- Instead of happy hour, the shop will have a “cookie hour” for kids from the elementary school across the street. By Esther Mobley
- A sideshow broke out in San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood over the weekend, as police apparently stood by, according to a video that captured the incident. By Jessica Flores
- Where are people working from home in the Bay Area? We examine U.S. census data from 2019 to 2021. By Leila Darwiche
- The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival made a joyous return this weekend to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park after a two-year pandemic hiatus. By Aidin Vaziri
- An appeals court found Macy’s had no basis for accusing a striking union of violence and property damage during a 2020 strike at the Union Square store in San Francisco. By Bob Egelko
- Officials at San Francisco Fire Department said the wreck occurred at 11:30 a.m. Friday. By Jordan Parker
- A street in the Anza Vista neighborhood, where Vicha Ratanapakdee lived and died, was renamed in his honor, a symbol of strength to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. By Danielle Echeverria
- New nationwide high school rankings are in, and the Bay Area didn’t fare terribly well. Here are which schools made the list — and which did not. By Danielle Echeverria
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The architect of S.F.’s twisty white Mira tower has a follow-up act: An arts college near Mission...The extension will be the latest piece in the college’s effort to create a campus-like feel in a former light manufacturing area south of Showplace Square. By John King
- Here’s an overview of the fundraising for several San Francisco races, including district attorney, District Six supervisor and District Four supervisor. By J.D. Morris
- Rainy months at the end of 2021 were followed by some of the driest months on record. By Jack Lee
- The much-loved Outer Sunset restaurant has a new owner. By Elena Kadvany
- The money was provided by the California Housing Accelerator Fund, which was seeded with a $1.75 billion investment from the federal American Rescue Plan Act. By J.K Dineen
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Apartment tower with more than 800 units topped by a floating cube could be a part of S.F.’s skylineA 62-story, 640-foot tall skyscraper could one day be a part of San Francisco’s skyline, according to plans submitted to SF Planning, with a unique feature — a floating cube on top. By Danielle Echeverria
- The downtrodden neighborhood, known for its crime and drug use, was once home to San Francisco’s top politicians and millionaire merchants. By Gary Kamiya
- Facebook parent Meta and ride hailing company Lyft are the latest tech companies to implement hiring freezes as growth slows and executives seek to cut costs. By Roland Li
- San Francisco district attorney candidate John Hamasaki has nabbed an official endorsement from the city’s Democratic Party, a potentially valuable boost in a race where one poll showed him more than 20 points behind incumbent Brooke Jenkins. By Megan Cassidy
- A group of survivors of sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic church called on San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to release a public list of those accused of sexual abuse in the archdiocese’s churches and schools. By Michael Cabanatuan
- San Francisco voters will decide the fates of five of the mayor’s appointees running for election for the first time and a slew of ballot measures, some of which she backs, others she opposes. By Mallory Moench
- Around 1,000 workers stopped work and shut down most of the eateries at the airport, after months of unproductive contract negotiations. By Roland Li
- Prop. D counts among its top contributors a range of leading tech executives, founders and investors, according to campaign finance records. By J.D. Morris
- Health inspectors temporarily closed a Glen Park grocery store Wednesday after discovering signs of a rodent infestation that the store’s owner blamed on a neighborhood-wide rat problem. By Nora Mishanec
- Though the threat of monkeypox hasn’t disappeared, progress in fending it off so far counts as a public health success in the Bay Area. The picture isn’t quite as positive nationally. By Aidin Vaziri
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Here’s what San Franciscans could get out of Mayor Breed’s visit to D.C. - and what they paid for itMayor London Breed jetted off Wednesday to Washington D.C., where she’ll push for federal help with a range of San Francisco’s priorities, including the drug crisis, housing, transportation and public health. By Mallory Moench
- San Francisco supervisors hear chilling tales of inadequate Kaiser mental health care as counselors enter their seventh week of a strike. By Nanette Asimov
- The plan, released Wednesday by the Department of Public Health department, calls for reducing overdoses in San Francisco by 15% by 2025, reducing racial disparities in overdose deaths by 30% by 2025, and increasing the number of people receiving... By Mallory Moench and Nora Mishanec
- San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said Wednesday that she may seek to convict accused drug traffickers with murder if their product is linked to an overdose death — a seismic escalation of the city’s handling of criminal drug cases. By Megan Cassidy and Rachel Swan
- After two years and a painstaking $1.1 million renovation, the pagoda will be unveiled Wednesday, marking the first time the famous San Francisco structure has been restored in 100 years. By Sam Whiting
- Property records show the very biggest property owners in the Bay Area include many government agencies. By Susie Neilson and Emma Stiefel
- The lawsuit alleges San Francisco and Mayor London Breed engage in mass criminalization of homelessness, property destruction and violate the constitutional rights of people who are homeless. By Mallory Moench
- The northern mockingbird, the only mockingbird native to North America, is a small songster, with the scientific name Mimus polyglottos, “many-tongued mimic.” The males sing more than the females, and they can mimic, or mock, the sounds of... By Kevin Fisher-Paulson
- A study released Tuesday found that a small group of San Franciscans, mostly homeless people, has an inordinately high use of city services, particularly the criminal justice and health care systems. But those services are failing them, leading to... By Michael Cabanatuan
- The San Francisco city attorney said Tuesday that commissioners should not be asked to sign undated letters of resignation, after revelations that Mayor London Breed required the controversial practice of several appointees. By Mallory Moench
- After a Chronicle column last week described a man allegedly stalking and grabbing women on the street, more victims have come forward. The same man was arrested for trespassing into a stranger’s house and giving police a false name, but he got... By Heather Knight
- As part of an effort to lure more people to use car-free John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park, three giant dog heads from the old Doggie Diner chain have parked themselves. By Michael Cabanatuan
- San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin has apologized to the LGBTQ community after he said a transgender candidate in the upcoming November election wasn’t “real” and “human” and suggested she was a “political climber” while endorsing her rival. By J.D. Morris
- San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone penned an editorial calling for the end of the death penalty, putting him in a rare position of agreeing with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a political issue. By Sam Whiting, Sam Whiting
- San Francisco police said Monday that two homicides occurred in San Francisco over the recent days — one near BART and the cable car turnaround, the other on Third Street in the Bayview. By Michael Cabanatuan
- Around 1,000 food workers at San Francisco International Airport went on strike, demanding higher pay after contract negotiations stalled out. By Roland Li
- After a Chronicle column last week described a man allegedly stalking and grabbing women on the street, more victims have come forward. The same man was arrested for trespassing into a stranger’s house and giving police a false name, but he got... By Heather Knight
- As part of an effort to lure more people to use car-free John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park, three giant dog heads from the old Doggie Diner chain have parked themselves. By Michael Cabanatuan
- San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin has apologized to the LGBTQ community after he said a transgender candidate in the upcoming November election wasn’t “real” and “human” and suggested she was a “political climber” while endorsing her rival. By J.D. Morris
- San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone penned an editorial calling for the end of the death penalty, putting him in a rare position of agreeing with Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a political issue. By Sam Whiting, Sam Whiting
- San Francisco police said Monday that two homicides occurred in San Francisco over the recent days — one near BART and the cable car turnaround, the other on Third Street in the Bayview. By Michael Cabanatuan
- Around 1,000 food workers at San Francisco International Airport went on strike, demanding higher pay after contract negotiations stalled out. By Roland Li
- The San Francisco district attorney chose the head of her agency’s post-conviction unit to be on the case review panel begun by Chesa Boudin. By Joshua Sharpe
- San Francisco and labor unions are saying no thanks to modular housing boom, even though experts say the homes are less expensive to make. By J.K. Dineen
- Cheat on your jarred salad with fancy French baguette sandwiches and Nepalese dumplings. By Soleil Ho
- About 100,000 people turned out for the famous leather gathering, which hadn’t been the same since COVID. By Sam Whiting
- The historic Huntington Hotel in San Francisco has closed “until further notice,” according to real estate filings and the hotel’s website. By Kellie Hwang
- A San Francisco firefighter will face disciplinary action after he was seen wearing a T-shirt with the phrase “Let’s Go Brandon” while on duty — a violation of the Fire Department’s uniform policy, a spokesperson said. By Jessica Flores
- A Chronicle analysis shows income is distributed particularly unequally in San Francisco. By Adriana Rezal
- San Francisco Mayor London Breed will stop making appointees sign undated letters of resignation, her office said Sunday — just days after revelations of such a requirement caused an uproar, with supervisors calling it an effort to strip oversight... By Matthias Gafni
- The landmark establishment at 16th and Bryant streets opened in 1909. No one was hurt in the blaze, and fighters are trying to determine the cause. By Ricardo Cano
- From The Embarcadero to the Richmond District, traffic lights at many of San Francisco’s intersections flashed red lights and became inoperable for more than 10 hours before service came back Saturday evening. By Ricardo Cano
- A runaway fire truck caused significant damage to cars, trees and signs on Hoffman Street in San Francisco’s Noe Valley neighborhood, the San Francisco Fire Department confirmed Saturday. By Jordan Parker and Jessica Flores
- Demonstrations have erupted throughout Iran and across the U.S., spurred by the death of a woman taken into custody by the country’s morality police, which enforces Islamic law in Iran. By Chronicle staff report
- San Franciscans live in two parallel universes: One is beautiful and dreamy, the other filthy and dreary. By Carl Nolte
- King Charles had a whirlwind visit through the Bay Area in 1977, with protests everywhere. The prince rode BART, went to the opera and was handed a bean sprout sandwich from Jerry Brown — surrounded by police the entire time. By Peter Hartlaub
- Between all the pomp of a royal visit, Prince Charles and Camilla wound up hanging out with some of the un-fanciest people in town — a batch of chronically homeless folks who’d just gotten housed, the doctors and case managers helping them heal,... By Kevin Fagan
- September 1904 recorded the highest S.F. temperature until that time and the most rainfall ever during the fall month. By Jack Lee and Peter Hartlaub
- The board of supervisors is set to vote Tuesday on new grant funding applications that reveal how ever-increasing building costs are impacting the city’s affordability crisis. By Lauren Hepler
- UC Hastings College of the Law, alma mater of Vice President Kamala Harris, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and other legal celebrities, will get a generic — but non-racist — new name as of Jan. 1. By Nanette Asimov
- The Alamo Square landmark, which has been on the market since May for $3.55 million, will require a “gut renovation,” according to an assessment by Architectural Digest magazine. By Danielle Echeverria
- In San Francisco, 29% of the school district’s 49,000 students were chronically absent last year, according to district data, a historically high number. Before the pandemic the rate was 14%. By Jill Tucker and Nami Sumida
- The plea bargains were made under former District Attorney Chesa Boudin. He declined to comment, leaving unanswered questions about why his office accepted the deals after filing felony criminal counts against the deputies, who were originally... By Megan Cassidy
- A San Francisco judge notoriously dismissed the case of a man accused of stalking a teenager. Now, the man is back — and numerous women say he’s followed and grabbed them, too. The man admitted to The Chronicle he follows women he finds... By Heather Knight
- A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a woman when he shoved her into the street without provocation, the San Francisco Police Department said Thursday. By Jordan Parker
- The average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 6.29% on Thursday, a figure that has doubled since January as the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates to try taming inflation. By Ricardo Cano
- Break-ins, drug dealing and violence has Lower Polk residents and business owners at wits’ end, as the city and police scramble to get on top of the issues. By J.K. Dineen
- Ruth Gottstein’s ties to San Francisco history are enshrined in Coit Tower, where she modeled as a girl while her father painted a mural. She later championed a measure to preserve the murals. By Sam Whiting
- Remote workers in Hawaii snapped up homes and pushed out locals but also brought much-needed tourism dollars and helped local groups. By Chase DiFeliciantonio
- An appeals court reinstated a malpractice suit by a woman who had a stillborn child at Zuckerberg S.F. General Hospital, three days after undergoing treatment there. By Bob Egelko
- Cesia Medina-Zuniga, 26, allegedly commuted “regularly” from her home in Oakland to the Tenderloin District in San Francisco to sell narcotics since 2019, officials said. By Jordan Parker
- Mayor London Breed opposes a November ballot measure — Proposition C — to create a homelessness oversight commission intended to hold accountable a department with a $672 million annual budget that reports directly to her. By Mallory Moench
- The initial plans seem to envision a BART system that not only includes a second Transbay Tube, but also develops new stations in Downtown Oakland and Alameda. By Ricardo Cano
- James “Robbie” Robinson was “this handsome, swashbuckling Polk Street bartender at the dawn of the LGBT movement.” But at age 87, he got scammed out of his life’s savings. Here’s what happened and how to avoid it happening to you. By Heather Knight
- It’s not the only such surprise along the Embarcadero promenade as public trails and nooks offer a different perspective of the bay, as long as you know what you’re looking for. By John King
- Approved in a 7-4 vote Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors, the policy reflects a compromise between Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Aaron Peskin. By J.D. Morris
- San Francisco Unified’s enrollment remained just above 49,000 students in the official count this fall, about 1,000 more students than projected, a slowing of the devastating enrollment declines seen in recent years. By Jill Tucker
- California’s first Clean Air Center opened in San Francisco on Tuesday. Eventually, the Bay Area is expected to host more than 300 sites where residents can go to escape wildfire smoke. By Kurtis Alexander
- The long-awaited 1.7-mile subway extension’s “soft launch” will come this fall, with free rides for a limited time. By Ricardo Cano
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Dreamforce 2022: Tech megaconference brings massive crowds, 30-foot waterfall, puppy play area to...A 40,000-person sold out crowd took over a closed off block on Howard Street and all three Moscone Center facilities, with massive lines and pedestrian congestion outside each building. By Roland Li
- San Francisco downtown businesses were glad to see the tens of thousands of conference attendees bring a wave of convention-oriented commerce to the city. By Michael Cabanatuan
- With more than 40,000 people expected to pack into San Francisco for Dreamforce, representatives from the city’s Police Department said the agency was equipped to handle “any” type of law enforcement issue. By Annie Vainshtein