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San Francisco’s ‘Twitter Menace’ or True Believer? He Might Be Both.
Under cathedral ceilings and soaring stained glass windows, Garry Tan clutched a microphone as he greeted a crowd of political centrists, including San Francisco’s mayor, local prosecutors and police brass. “Welcome to the church of turning San ...
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8 Incidents in 2 Weeks: What’s Going on With United’s Planes?
While no one was injured, most of the mishaps required emergency landings or diversions. One safety expert said the incidents were not the result of “systemic problems.”
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San Francisco Symphony’s Maestro to Step Down, Citing Split With Board
Esa-Pekka Salonen, the ensemble’s music director, said that he no longer shared the same goals as the administration, which has been cutting costs.
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Has San Francisco Lost Its Liberal Soul?
In a city known as a progressive bastion, voters resoundingly passed two conservative-leaning ballot measures this week, on police authority and drug screening.
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San Francisco Art Institute Headquarters Sold to Group Led by Laurene Powell Jobs
The sale includes a 1931 Diego Rivera mural, which has been valued at $50 million.
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For the Billionaire Who Has Everything, Consider an Island in the San Francisco Bay
Red Rock Island, a big outcropping several miles from San Francisco, has been listed for $25 million. A visit finds, well, not much.
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Jurors Find San Francisco Homeless Man Not Guilty in Pipe Beating
The case was initially seen as an illustration of the city’s crime and homelessness woes. Further evidence challenged that narrative.
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‘Lost Time for No Reason’: How Driverless Taxis Are Stressing Cities
In San Francisco and Austin, Texas, where passengers can hail self-driving vehicles, the cars have added to the workloads of city employees.
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A Czech Reporter Saw San Francisco’s Highlights. Then He Was Robbed.
The city cleaned up its streets and added police officers, but one ugly incident disrupted the planned narrative. Residents have tried to make up for it with an outpouring of compassion.
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California Slams San Francisco for ‘Egregious’ Barriers to Housing Construction
The city adopted a state-approved plan in January to build 82,000 new housing units in eight years. It’s already failing.
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