Transit Agencies Boost Valkyries Parade Service as Citizen Lab Wins
Caltrain, BART, and SamTrans are adding special trains and expanded rail capacity for Wednesday's noon parade celebrating the Golden…
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San Francisco Mobilizes Storm Drain Adopters as Valkyries Parade
San Francisco is urging residents to adopt and clean its 25,000 storm drains—including 17,000 unclaimed grates—after Mayor Daniel…
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Voters Pass $980M Transit Tax and Prop H as Wiener Leads District 11
Voters across five Bay Area counties approved the 14-year Regional Transit Measure with 61.5% support to generate $980 million…
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SF Weighs Self-Checkout Limits as Bruma Opens and Haus Hosts Salon
San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Rafael Mandelman introduced legislation requiring one attendant per three self-checkout…
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Theo Ellington Wins Bayview Supervisor Race as SF 1BR Rent Tops $4,400
Theo Ellington won San Francisco's District 10 Board of Supervisors race to succeed termed-out Supervisor Shamann Walton after…
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Haney and Christine Pelosi Enter Senate Race as Larsen Backs Moderates
Following State Senator Scott Wiener's election to the U.S.
Yerba Buena Diwali festival and live concerts fill San Francisco week
San Francisco's official Diwali celebration returns for a third year from 4 to 9 p.m. across Yerba Buena Gardens, Jessie Square, and…
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T&T Supermarket Opens 50,000-Sq-Ft SF Store as Food Bank Extends Aid
T&T Supermarket opened its first California store on November 5, 2026, filling a 50,000-square-foot space at 2675 Geary Boulevard in…
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Anthropic pledges $50M to SF nonprofits as SFO eyes $30 minimum wage
San Francisco artificial intelligence company Anthropic pledged $50 million in equity to a donor-advised fund at the San Francisco…
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SF Probes Rental Scams as Phelan Building Defaults on $215M Mortgage
San Francisco supervisors held their first hearing on residential rental scams as the 11-story Phelan Building at 760 Market Street…
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Community
Valkyries Celebrate Title on Embarcadero After 3.3M Watch WNBA Game 7
Thousands of lavender-clad fans rode BART's Red Line to San Francisco's Embarcadero on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 to celebrate the…
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Business
Taylor Mac and 'On the Floor' Headline SF Stages as GMA Stars Honored
MacArthur fellow Taylor Mac returned to San Francisco's Curran Theatre on November 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. with the concert 'Tender…
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Real Estate
Caltrain Tops 350,000 Game Rides as Highway 101 Enters Final Closure
Caltrain recorded more than 350,000 rides to Giants, 49ers, Valkyries, and Bay FC games between July and September 2026—including…
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SF Mayor Lurie Dismisses 6 Innovation Staffers as 49ers Move to 7-1
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie's administration dismissed 6 of the 10 staff members in the Mayor's Office of Innovation—an office…
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SF Voters Approve Prop B Public Bank and Reject Prop I Housing Fund
San Francisco voters split two major fiscal ballot measures, approving Proposition B by 52.3% (164,430 to 149,904 votes) to establish…
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SF Approves 848-Unit Marina Safeway Towers and CPMC Lung Screening
The San Francisco Planning Department granted final approval on November 6, 2026, to Align Real Estate's proposal at 15 Marina…
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Investors Buy $28M SF Google Building and $193M Half Moon Bay Hotel
Florida-based 1754 Properties purchased the six-floor Google-occupied building at 40 Jessie St. in San Francisco for nearly $28…
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Gavin Newsom’s Childhood Home in Cole Valley Sells for $5.85M
The upper Cole Valley residence across from Sutro Forest where Gov.
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