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#san francisco

Jeanne Carstensen is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Foreign Policy, The World, The Nation, Salon, Nautilus, and The Global Post, among other outlets. She previously served as managing editor of Salon and The Bay Citizen, which produced the Bay Area pages of The New York Times. Her book, A Greek Tragedy: One Day, A Deadly Shipwreck, and the Human Cost of the Refugee Crisis, was published by Simon & Schuster/One Signal Publishers in March 2025.

"Every time people visit San Francisco, they're blown away by our city's beauty and energy," said Lurie in a statement. "Film takes that feeling and carries it far beyond our city limits. And when productions choose San Francisco, they do more than showcase our city's outstanding beauty. They invest directly in our workers, our neighborhoods and our creative economy."

"We burden small businesses in the city to an extraordinary extent," Mandelman said. "I think this is one area where we should let them decide how best to serve their customers."

Initially, everybody I asked in the city was certain that this was satire, perhaps the workings of Sacha Baron Cohen or a stunt by union activists; after all, the website also lauds the value created by James Dyson, Roger Federer, and the CEO of Chobani (for having "popularized Greek yogurt"). I was reminded of how several years ago, the faux-conspiracists of the Birds Aren't Real movement rallied outside Twitter's headquarters to critique dangerous social-media rabbit holes.

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"What we're asking for is what every worker in the city should be getting," she said. "We should be getting a livable wage, we should be getting an organization that is well organized and efficient. We're just not seeing that right now, and we're not seeing them come to the table with anything that we can really accept moving forward." - Béatrice Vallières

A couple of years and one small Singer sewing machine later, that first sail became practice material for tote bags that Amato-Salvatierra would go on to sell under the brand name Ocean Beach Yacht Club, or OBYC. Each bag is cut and sewn from repurposed sails in Amato-Salvatierra's garage studio, and no two are exactly alike. He's been making them for more than ten years.

A few dozen supporters showed up for Saturday's decidedly unironic March for Billionaires protest, which was evenly matched by several members of the press and a group of activists one-upping the sympathizers with a satirical March for Trillionaires rally. As Mission Local reports, a small contingent of billionaire supporters, who claim they're not actually billionaires themselves, held a March for Billionaires protest at Alta Plaza Park in San Francisco's Pacific Heights Saturday morning.

Boone who drew rave reviews from fans for his performance at the 2025 BottleRock Napa Valley festival in Napa performed at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The pop star, who also appeared at Salesforce's most recent Dreamforce event in October, reportedly performed such songs as Take Me Home, Young American Heart, Mr Electric Blue, Reminds Me of You, Cry and Beautiful Things during his set.

Chants of "Benito! Benito! Benito!" erupted Thursday night as, one by one, 28 Bad Bunnies paraded through Tacolicious on Valencia Street. It was Mission Lotería's "Bad Bunny Lookalike Contest," held on the cusp of the reggaeton legend's Super Bowl LX halftime performance at Levi's Stadium, during times so politically trying that it is difficult to even keep track of each successive outrage. Arguably no crowd had ever been more ready for an excess of bunnies and badness.

Join us February 22, 2026, at The Roxie Theater for 836M FESTour first mini documentary festival. This inaugural program features two powerful films: Porcelain War and Prime Minister. Together, these documentaries embody our 2026 Metamorphosis theme, celebrating resilience, transformation, and the extraordinary ways humans adapt in pursuit of a better world. 836M Fest Sunday, February 22, 2026 Noon Porcelain War 2:30p Prime Minister Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, SF

"There's really no difference," he said. "2016 was a different world where people were on Market Street with tents. This is not the case."

Tesla, Elon Musk's electric vehicle company, has abandoned plans to operate an autonomous vehicle fleet charging station in Jackson Square, a rare sign of AV encroachment being rebuffed in San Francisco. A few months ago, the project looked likely to happen. On Nov. 13, the San Francisco Planning Commission granted Tesla conditional use authorization to convert a public parking garage at 825 Sansome St. into a part-public, part-private structure that would house electric vehicle charging stations. The plans included chargers for a fleet of autonomous vehicles.

According to Creely, an eyewitness said the driver of a grey Toyota Crown XLE had run a red light, causing the crash. The witness also told Creely that he spoke to the driver of the Toyota, who, after exiting the vehicle, said that he had crashed his car and asked to borrow a sweater. He was told no and then allegedly fled the scene on foot down 22nd Street toward Florida Street.

The 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket lottery results came last week. If you got tickets, congratulations! You're set for Silicon Valley World Cup football. If your name was not included with the fortunate winners, SoccerNews.com is here to guide you through the entire process of acquiring tickets through alternative routes. This GUIDE has all the info in one place, detailing how and where to get World Cup tickets for every USA host city.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Mel's Drive-In diner on Lombard Street in San Francisco's Marina District caught fire overnight Tuesday. Video posted by the San Francisco Fire Department shows crews responding to the scene early Tuesday morning, and smoke coming from the top of the diner. Lombard Street between Fillmore and Steiner Streets is closed and officials are asking the public to avoid the area.

We have heard nothing that suggests that there will be any increase in immigration enforcement from the federal authorities.

We want people to understand our culture. How we celebrate Chinese New Year," said Tony Lau, the Chinese New Year parade director.