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![San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) walks off the field after the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)]()
Purdy joins 49ers’ Mr. Irrelevant club with preacher, coach, life cut shortBrock Purdy is the 49ers’ fourth Mr. Irrelevant, the title given to the last pick in the NFL draft, and he has a chance to make league history. His predecessors took divergent paths after football.By Scott Ostler![Levi's Stadium trademark sign photographed at the Santa Clara City Hall in Santa Clara, California on Friday, August 27, 2021.]()
By Lance Williams and Ron Kroichick
![A view of the kitchen from outside The French Laundry.]()
French Laundry has black market for reservations. Is it worth the splurge?The struggle to score a reservation only heightens expectations.By Soleil Ho
![The Ren Bin is manufactured by Victor Stanley.]()
S.F. got 1,000 responses to its new trash can designs. ‘Just f—- pick one’San Francisco’s trash can contest is over, and the audience has chosen their top picks among six designs. Now, the judges - also known as city officials - are taking that feedback into...By Nami Sumida and Mallory Moench
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A warm start, then a touch of fall this week: Here’s when to expect a...After a warm weekend, the Bay Area can expect more of the same Monday. A slight cooldown on Tuesday should be followed by a gradual warm-up by the end of the week.By Michelle Apon
![District Attorney Brooke Jenkins provides an update during a press conference at San Francisco Police Headquarters on strategies and data around drug dealing in San Francisco on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 in San Francisco, Calif.]()
S.F. D.A. said drug dealers disguise ‘rainbow fentanyl’ to attract kidsBrooke Jenkins’ statements stirred the pot on social media, where her political opponents and drug experts took issue not only with her claim that rainbow fentanyl sellers were targeting children.By Mallory Moench![Tom Steyer is one of San Francisco’s biggest political donors.]()
By Leila Darwiche and Nami Sumida
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How problem tenants are making S.F. affordable housing unlivableViolence and destruction-prone individuals who cannot afford housing need access to supportive housing.By Danny Nguyen
![Juanita More and Mr. David Glamamore at the Juanita: 30 Years of More! exhibit in the San Francisco Arts Commission main gallery.]()
Listen: Making San Francisco glamorous again, with Juanita More!Total SF podcast: Drag queen, philanthropist, activist, chef and party central Juanita More joins the show to talk about why San Francisco hasn't lost its soul and how to bring back the city's...By Total SF
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Why S.F. Symphony canceled a concert at UC Davis at the last minuteThe orchestra's musicians were in place to kick off the 20th season of the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, but their instruments were not.By Joshua Kosman
What to watch
![Residence hotels are a common sight in San Francisco’s Tenderloin, which was once one of San Francisco’s swankiest neighborhoods.]()
Once-swanky Tenderloin is S.F.’s ultimate riches-to-rags storyThe downtrodden neighborhood, known for its crime and drug use, was once home to San Francisco’s top politicians and millionaire merchants.By Gary Kamiya![While parades were canceled and homes damaged during a record September 1904 rainstorm in San Francisco, baseball games continued in the pouring rain.]()
By Jack Lee and Peter Hartlaub
