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May 19, 2026
Rents are surging in SF, data shows where increases are the highest
Some parts of the city are seeing rents jump by more than 20%. Here’s what’s going on.
San Francisco Chronicle
May 19, 2026
Endorsement: Prop C is a classic San Francisco poison pill, vote no
OPINION: It wouldn’t be a San Francisco election without a set of dueling ballot measures intentionally designed to confuse voters. Proposit...
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May 19, 2026
Witnessing masa-making at Café Bolita in Berkeley
A new Berkeley restaurant gave me a quiet epiphany, Vanessa Labi writes.
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May 19, 2026
Will California Democrats split vote for governor and let GOP win?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Chronicle readers comment on the editorial board’s endorsement of Katie Porter for governor.
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May 19, 2026
Man killed in San Francisco’s Sunset shooting is identified
A 58-year-old man fatally shot before dawn Sunday in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset was a longtime neighborhood resident, according to friends...
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May 19, 2026
Mistah F.A.B. mourns Oakland ‘legend’ in crash that killed 3
Oakland rapper Mistah F.A.B. posted a tribute to James Robert Dixon Jr., known as “OG Frog,” after friends identified him as one of three pe...
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May 19, 2026
SF Giants' Casey Schmitt to see time left field with Heliot Ramos out
With SF Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos out with a quad strain, Casey Schmitt is taking his glove to the outfield. That move means Bryce El...
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May 19, 2026
Daly City losing out on millions in state funding for social services
The city’s shortfalls are tied to an obscure formula regulating how counties get state reimbursement.
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May 19, 2026
Person critically injured after vehicle plunges off Highway 1 cliff
A person was in critical condition Monday afternoon after a vehicle plunged off a 500-foot cliff along Highway 1 near Santa Cruz.
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May 19, 2026
6-year-old dies after table falls on him at Burlingame school
The Burlingame School District says it is reviewing facility-use procedures after a child died during an after-school program on the McKinle...
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May 18, 2026
Teen arrested in East Oakland crash that killed 3 outside store
Officials said the driver was observed driving recklessly at speeds in excess of 50 mph before he allegedly struck parked vehicles, went ont...
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May 18, 2026
KTVU to lose longtime weekend anchor
After more than 12 years with the Bay Area station, Cristina Rendon plans to relocate to Texas to be closer to family.
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May 18, 2026
Clipper glitch snarls BART fare payments
Clipper said BART riders should use the app, online accounts, mobile wallets, retailers or contactless bank cards while it works on ticket m...
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May 18, 2026
BTS visited this Bay Area pizza spot ahead of sold-out Stanford shows
The K-pop boy band was also spotted playing pickleball and exploring California’s Great America amusement park in between their local shows.
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May 18, 2026
Ask the Giants: Who is best dressed? 2 favorites, a ‘concrete cowboy’
Baseball players typically aren’t going to be known for their off-field style. Even so, there are some San Francisco Giants who have a disti...
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May 18, 2026
Fish & Bird, a popular Berkeley izakaya, is closing for good
Fish & Bird, which opened in Berkeley in 2020 and was known for modern Japanese cooking, is no longer profitable.
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May 18, 2026
Rising tide traps 8 people in a Northern California cave
Eight people were rescued Sunday evening after a rising tide trapped a group in a cave along the Northern California coast near Panther Stat...
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May 18, 2026
More than 30,000 PG&E customers without power
PG&E customers remained without power Monday as the utility managed planned wildfire-prevention shutoffs and unplanned outages during a dry,...
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May 18, 2026
Bay Area windstorm leaves one dead, one seriously injured
A man died and a woman was seriously injured Sunday when falling branches struck them in separate incidents during a strong wind event in Sa...
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May 18, 2026
Bay Area weather warms Monday, raising fire concerns in hills
Dry north and northeast winds will weaken the Bay Area’s marine influence Monday, pushing San Francisco toward 80 degrees while raising fire...
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May 18, 2026
Billionaire-backed donors fuel remake of SF’s Embarcadero Plaza
The redesign of the Embarcadero Plaza and adjacent Sue Bierman Park is not finalized, but has been gaining traction. Now its funding is beco...
San Francisco Chronicle
May 18, 2026
Oakland’s Measure E is another parcel tax that won’t save city
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Chronicle readers comment on Oakland Measure E’s parcel tax, smoking at San Francisco bar patios, protecting giant se...
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May 18, 2026
The population is dropping in California beach town of Santa Cruz
Despite its seaside attractions and reputation as a surfing destination, the city is seeing its population decline.
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May 18, 2026
California lawyers can’t quit AI — even as hallucinations pile up
A San Francisco BART officer’s lawyer is the latest attorney to be fined and penalized for including hallucinated AI citations in case filin...
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May 18, 2026
Oklava Café, a Turkish bakery, will move into troubled SF Saluhall
A Turkish café from Palo Alto will fill a vacancy at Saluhall in downtown San Francisco.
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May 18, 2026
Free wine tastings and discounts during BottleRock weekend
BottleRock ticket holders can taste for free this weekend at dozens of Napa Valley wineries.
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May 18, 2026
Body recovered from lake at San Jose’s Hellyer County Park
A body was recovered Sunday afternoon from Cottonwood Lake at Hellyer County Park in San Jose after a person was reported in distress in the...
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May 18, 2026
PG&E cuts power to 46,000 customers in Northern California
PG&E shutoffs and other outages affected more than 46,000 customers Sunday as strong winds raised fire danger across Northern California.
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May 18, 2026
SF doctor sued Waymo for allegedly flagging him as a terrorist.
Dr. Nasser Mohamed said the robotaxi company made a fix that resolved his claims.
San Francisco Chronicle
May 17, 2026
Oakland bar that sought to revive neighborhood closing after 18 months
The closure of Gold Palm, a casual cocktail spot serving “Pakistani party food,” marks another gut punch for the Oakland bar scene.
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May 17, 2026
Lowell, Lincoln to play for SF Section high school baseball title
In a rematch of the 2025 championship game, the Lowell and Lincoln baseball teams will meet for the San Francisco Section/AAA title at Oracl...
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May 17, 2026
Victim fatally shot in San Francisco’s Sunset District
The shooting early Sunday marks at least the 17th homicide in the city so far this year after a sharp drop in killings in 2025.
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May 17, 2026
Bay to Breakers draws thousands of costumed runners to S.F. streets
The 12-kilometer route winds east to west from Howard and Main Streets through downtown San Francisco, over the crest of Hayes Hill and into...
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May 17, 2026
Man found dead off Big Sur coast was fishing from rocks
A 25-year-old Monterey County man was found dead Saturday in the ocean near China Vista Point along the Big Sur coast after reportedly fishi...
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May 17, 2026
Santa Rosa families search for answers after double killing
More than a month after the slaying, the victims’ loved ones are grappling with a meager handful of details that California authorities have...
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May 17, 2026
Exercise intensity may matter more than duration, study finds
A new study found that one small shift in daily movement habits was linked to lower risk of dementia, diabetes and heart disease.
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May 17, 2026
California’s must-do mountains, according to Chronicle readers
You told us your favorite mountains in California. We bet the top five spots will surprise you.
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May 17, 2026
What Detroit can teach the S.F. Bay Area about housing innovation
OPINION: Detroit offers an impressive example of rebuilding in formerly industrial areas — one that San Francisco should consider, columnist...
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May 17, 2026
Put Willie Mays, Shohei Ohtani on MLB’s Mt. Rushmore, but who’s better
Among the greatest players ever in MLB history, there’s room for both the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and the Giants’ Willie Mays, but for the be...
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May 17, 2026
Collapse of Wine Country real estate empire has left deep scars
Prosecutors have accused the head of a Wine Country empire of bilking hundreds of investors, by selling fake interests in real estate compan...
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May 17, 2026
3 dead after driver hits cars and pedestrians in Oakland
Three people were killed and several others were injured after a vehicle struck cars and pedestrians near International Boulevard in Oakland...
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May 17, 2026
Kiefer Sutherland cancels tour over ‘very low’ ticket sales
Kiefer Sutherland canceled the U.S. leg of his “Love Will Bring You Home” tour, saying ticket sales were too low to justify playing half-emp...
San Francisco Chronicle
May 17, 2026
SF Giants ride big night from Casey Schmitt to victory over A's
Casey Schmitt hit two home runs, giving him a team-high eight, and Trevor McDonald was impressive again with a 6⅔-inning outing as the Giant...
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May 17, 2026
Swatch closes Bay Area store during hyped $400 watch release
A highly anticipated $400 Swatch collaboration with Audemars Piguet drew crowds to Valley Fair in Santa Clara on Saturday, prompting the sto...
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May 17, 2026
SF Giants’ Heliot Ramos lands on injured list with quad strain
San Francisco Giants left fielder Heliot Ramos, who left Friday’s game against the A’s because of a leg issue, was diagnosed with a quad str...
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May 16, 2026
Herbert Blomstedt withdraws from SF Symphony concerts after struggle
The conductor laureate, who seemed to be in a weakened state on opening night, will be replaced by David Robertson of the Juilliard School f...
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May 16, 2026
Bay Area man faces trafficking charges for poaching turtles, feds say
Prosecutors said a man from Daly City bought loggerhead musk turtles poached from the wild in Florida and other states from December 2022 to...
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May 16, 2026
Smelly Stockton water deemed safe — Mountain View boil order stays
Stockton says its foul-smelling tap water is safe, while 21 Mountain View homes remain under boil restrictions weeks after contamination.
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May 16, 2026
Carl Nolte: I asked AI to write like me. I wish I hadn’t
NATIVE SON: Artificial intelligence can mimic a writer’s style with ease, but it can’t capture the author’s soul, Carl Nolte says.
San Francisco Chronicle
May 16, 2026