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Day Around the Bay: Now Lurie Takes His Turn Trying to Crack Down on RV Dwellers

Manny’s got tagged and vandalized pretty hard during Monday’s ICE protests; the killer of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey has been paroled; and Mayor Lurie is taking his stab at clearing the RV dwellers out of SF parking spaces.

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SF Immigration Court Abruptly Closes as Protesters Gather Outside

An immigration court in downtown San Francisco shut down early on Tuesday with no explanation given, while protesters and immigration advocates gathered outside — and following the arrests of at least two people by ICE agents.

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Department of Justice Sues Oakland Cafe for Kicking Out Guy Wearing Star of David Hat

Ironically, a cafe called Jerusalem Coffee House kicked out a patron wearing a Star of David hat last October. Now Trump's Department of Justice has taken note, and is suing that Oakland cafe.

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Leaders of Cult-y 'Orgasmic Meditation' Group OneTaste Convicted In Forced Labor Trial

Two women who ran the San Francisco-based wellness company OneTaste, which promoted the physical and spiritual health benefits of the female orgasm, were convicted Monday in federal court in Brooklyn.

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Thousands Pack the Mission for Peaceful ICE Protest; SFPD Pulls Pepper Spray On Separate, Smaller Civic Center Protest

As many as 10,000 protesters jammed the streets of the Mission District Monday night in yet more public opposition to ICE actions in California, but a small splinter group hit Civic Center late at night, leading to arrests and SFPD pepper sprayings.

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Suspect Arrested In Napa Homicide After Brief Manhunt

Police in Napa have made an arrest in an apparent domestic violence homicide that occurred Sunday, leaving one woman dead.

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Tuesday Morning Topline: Zuckerberg Wants to Develop Super AI at Meta

Mark Zuckerberg apparently is building a team to develop a "superintelligence" at Meta; Afghan cricket players may be barred from matches scheduled in Oakland due to Trump's travel ban; and Mayor Daniel Lurie is facing pressure to stand up to Trump.

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Co-Owner of Midway to Open the 'Four Seasons' of Gay Bathhouses In SoMa

Local contractor Kevin Born is looking to take advantage of the recent change in San Francisco law allowing adult bathhouses to exist again, and he has plans to create a luxury version of a bathhouse in a two-story building he owns on 12th Street in SoMa.

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Day Around the Bay: Delfina Closes For the Night Due to Mission Protest

The VTA is looking for a new contractor for the San Jose BART tunnel; RFK Jr. has removed all the members of the CDC's vaccine advisory committee; and at least one SF Mission District restaurant is closed for the night amid the anti-ICE protest in the neighborhood.

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Saturday Portola Rollover Crash Killed Driver, Left Dog Seriously Injured

A fatal one-car crash this weekend at the border of the Portola and Bayview neighborhoods took the life of the driver who was in his 30s, while a dog who was in the car with him suffered serious injuries.

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Renegade Transit Activists Install their Own ‘Guerilla Benches’ at SF Bus Stops That Don’t Have Benches

A rogue group of activists won’t stand for the lack of benches at many SF Muni stops, so they went and installed a bunch of their own unauthorized benches this past weekend. But we’ll see how this sits with SF Public Works.

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Port of SF Unveils Plan to Revamp Fisherman's Wharf, Demolish Historic Alioto's Restaurant

The days are numbered for Alioto's and its giant number 8 sign at Fisherman's Wharf, after the Port of San Francisco announced plans Friday to demolish the historic restaurant.

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SF’s Controversial Vaillancourt Fountain Deemed 'Hazardous,’ Now Getting Fenced Off to the Public

The fugly but beloved-to-some Vaillancourt Fountain at Embarcadero Plaza was already on the ropes and uncertain to be kept around, but now the city is fencing it off, as a new architectural report says it's a hazard to the public.

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BART's Richmond Line Temporarily Halted After Person Reportedly Struck By Train at North Berkeley Station

A medical emergency shut down BART's North Berkeley Station Monday morning and service on the Richmond-Millbrae line was also halted.

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Protest Outside ICE Field Office In SF Leads to 60 Arrests, Vandalism, Two Officers Injured

A protest reportedly turned violent Sunday evening after hundreds gathered in downtown San Francisco in solidarity with protesters in Los Angeles who have been facing down National Guard troops deployed by President Trump.

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Monday Morning Headlines: Tourists Rescued From SF Cliffside

Oracle Park had to be briefly evacuated Sunday morning due to a concession stand kitchen fire; two tourists required rescue from an SF cliff after a dropped cellphone; and Apple's WWDC kicks off today.

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Doctor Says UCSF Fired Her Due to Pressure From Wiener, Dillers Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

CA State Senator Scott Wiener and UCSF’s largest donor, the Diller Foundation, are named in new allegations by Dr. Rupa Marya, prominent physician, activist, and musician, who is suing UCSF over her recent termination stemming from public criticism of Israel.

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Suspect Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Two Women on San Jose’s Los Gatos Creek Trail

San Jose police arrested 21-year-old Pablo Chan of Campbell on Thursday in connection with two violent sexual assaults that occurred on Wednesday morning within hours of each other on the Los Gatos Creek Trail.

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Sunday Links: Newsom and Bass Reject Crisis Claims as Trump Deploys National Guard to LA

The Valkyries broke their losing streak in a big win over Las Vegas; Greta Thunberg and other Freedom Flotilla Coalition activists are nearing Gaza; and Newsom and Bass say Trump is manufacturing a crisis by sending the National Guard to LA.

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Black Salinas Track Star's Disqualification at State Finals Triggers Legal Pushback

Civil rights leaders and elected officials are demanding that CIF reinstate a gold medal stripped from 16-year-old Salinas sprinter Clara Adams who celebrated her win by spraying her cleats with a fire extinguisher in tribute to Olympian Maurice Greene.

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Man Arrested After Making Multiple Threats to Petaluma School Official Over Pride Flags

A Petaluma man was arrested after allegedly threatening to “execute” a school official if Pride flags weren’t removed from campuses. The suspect, Josh Garzoli, faces felony charges and is being held on $750,000 bail.

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Saturday Links: California SEIU President Hospitalized, Arrested at ICE Protest in LA

Over 6,500 local residents have been impacted by the closure of SF-Marin Food Bank's 13 pop-up pantries; Mr. S Leather is being sued over its mouth gags; and CA union president David Huerta was hospitalized and remains in federal custody following an ICE protest in LA on Friday.

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Day Around the Bay: SF’s Booksmith Drops JK Rowling Titles Over Anti-Trans Fund

Meta was found to be hosting ads promoting AI-powered “nudify” deep-fake tools; mid-2000s fave Digg is trying to make a comeback; and SF’s Booksmith is no longer carrying JK Rowling’s books due to the author’s ongoing attack on transgender rights.

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All SF Speed Cameras Now Working, They’ll Start Issuing Fines on August 5

Every one of those 33 speed-limit enforcement cameras is now up and running across San Francisco, and while they’re still just issuing warnings, they’ll start slapping speeders with fines of $50 and up come August 5.

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'Gone Girl' Hoaxer Sherri Papini, Who Continues Telling Her Stories In New Doc, Now Being Evicted By Ex-Boyfriend

Some news stories just never seem to end, and/or some figures who make it into the news like to continue doing things to make themselves news again.