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October 10, 2025
49ers’ Mac Jones throwing as signs point toward start vs. Tampa Bay; Brock Purdy out
Mac Jones was a limited participant in the San Francisco 49ers’ Friday practice. He remains questionable for Sunday’s game, but GM John Lync...
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October 10, 2025
A top S.F. Italian restaurant known for handmade pasta has closed
The Chronicle critics had praised the cooking, highlighting its regional flair and the execution of dishes like ravioli carbonara and passat...
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October 10, 2025
SB79 is now law. But California still has work to do to fix the housing crisis and meet its climate goals
OPINION: Gov. Newsom signed SB79 into law on Friday, but many challenges remain in addressing California's housing crisis.
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October 10, 2025
Fight over S.F. tiny cabins for the homeless heats up as lawmaker calls Mayor Lurie ‘dishonest’
The city is relocating 60 tiny cabins from S.F.'s Mission to a property in the Bayview that’s already being used as a shelter but those cabi...
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October 10, 2025
Grim discovery of S.F. family came days after worrying encounter, amid severe financial distress
Public records show the family found dead inside their San Francisco home had been swallowed by financial woes prior to their deaths.
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October 10, 2025
S.F. skateboarders didn’t hold the Dolores Hill Bomb this year. They’re taking Twin Peaks instead
After a death, a traumatic head injury and multiple skirmishes with police, the Dolores Hill Bomb didn’t happen this year. Instead, a group...
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October 10, 2025
Billie Eilish ‘violently’ assaulted by fan ahead of S.F. show, videos show
A video of the “Lunch” singer getting dragged to the floor by a fan mid-concert has gone viral online, with many social media users condemni...
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October 10, 2025
University of California sets world record with five Nobel Prizes in one week
Researchers credited federal support for making their groundbreaking discoveries possible, even as funding cuts threaten future innovation.
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October 10, 2025
SFO adds new faster, touchless TSA screening option: Here’s what to know
The program, available to PreCheck members flying United, Delta, American, or Alaska Airlines, aims to cut wait times and streamline securit...
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October 10, 2025
The Giants need outfield help. Is adding a star among Buster Posey’s offseason priorities?
San Francisco Giants outfielders collectively put up mediocre numbers at the plate and played poorly in the field, which could encourage Bus...
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October 10, 2025
Journey keyboardist quits band days after honoring Charlie Kirk with new song
Jonathan Cain, the band’s keyboardist and guitarist, has left the band to focus on his ministry, according to founding member Neal Schon.
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October 10, 2025
A prominent Bay Area brewery just filed for bankruptcy
It’s the latest in a string of major changes for Bay Area breweries.
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October 10, 2025
California ‘treading water’ as 22 states near recession, Moody’s says
California’s steady performance — despite high unemployment — could be key to preventing a nationwide recession.
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October 10, 2025
With the Letitia James indictment, Trump’s politics of revenge threaten to rewrite justice in America
OPINION: The flimsy indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James is the latest example of President Trump's weaponizing of the U.S....
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October 10, 2025
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown
The White House budget office says that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawm...
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October 10, 2025
New California law would put taller apartment buildings near BART and Caltrain
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed Senate Bill 79 to put dense housing around transit hubs.
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October 10, 2025
Trump suggests calling off Xi meeting after blasting China for restricting rare earths exports
President Donald Trump says “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as part of an upcoming trip to South Korea...
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October 10, 2025
Blast at a Tennessee explosives plant leaves multiple people dead and missing, sheriff says
An explosion at a Tennessee military munitions plant has left multiple people dead and missing. The blast occurred Friday at Accurate Energe...
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October 10, 2025
Wall Street drops toward its worst day in months after Trump threatens more tariffs on China
U.S. stocks are dropping, and a monthslong calm on Wall Street may be breaking after President Donald Trump threatened to crank tariffs even...
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October 10, 2025
Lawyer says South Lake Tahoe mayor stole $300,000 from church coffers
South Lake Tahoe’s mayor admitted to stealing money from the church where she worked — but the amount has not been previously reported.
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October 10, 2025
Israeli military says ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, raising hopes for ending the war
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday, hours after Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal to pause the fighting...
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October 10, 2025
Exclusive: Inside the Ferry Building’s most exciting restaurant opening of the year
The casual sibling to San Francisco’s Michelin-starred Sorrel will occupy the former Slanted Door space — another milestone in the storied F...
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October 10, 2025
Parents in this Bay Area suburb are fighting over a Little League field — and they’ve lawyered up
In this fight in an affluent Bay Area suburb, each side has political connections, a seemingly endless capacity to lobby and strong beliefs...
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October 10, 2025
Tart, creamy and slightly spicy, this autumn salad brings comforting flavors to the table
Roasted squash and beets meet farro, arugula and a tangy chile-tamarind vinaigrette in this cozy fall salad that’s simple enough for weeknig...
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October 10, 2025
Letters: What’s more unfair, S.F. speed camera tickets or getting hurt in a traffic accident?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Chronicle readers comment on San Francisco traffic safety, plastic use, animal rights, Attorney General Pam Bondi and...
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October 10, 2025
Why ‘Gilmore Girls’ still works, 25 years later
“Gilmore Girls” fans still swoon over Luke and Lorelai’s unresolved romance, but that unspoken passion hid a deeper love story at the heart...
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October 10, 2025
What should San Francisco do with the Vaillancourt Fountain? Take our survey
Take our poll and weigh in on whether San Francisco officials should restore or remove the Vaillancourt Fountain from Embarcadero Plaza.
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October 10, 2025
Fleet Week will see fair flying weather before Bay Area is hit by first storm of season
San Francisco’s Fleet Week is anticipated to be accompanied by fairly tranquil weather. Rain chances will dwindle by Sunday before a renewed...
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October 10, 2025
Former San Francisco DA Arlo Smith dies. He was 98
Along with his tenure as San Francisco DA, Smith was also a Democratic candidate for California Attorney General in 1990, but lost to Dan Lu...
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October 10, 2025
Jared Leto surprises fans at San Francisco screening of ‘Tron: Ares’
Moviegoers in San Francisco got more than they expected when Jared Leto made a surprise appearance at a special screening of “Tron: Ares.”
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October 10, 2025
CHP arrests man suspected of a shooting on Highway 24
CHP spokesperson Andrew Barclay said officers responded to reports of a freeway shooting at about 3:45 p.m. Thursday at Highway 24.
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October 10, 2025
School district staff find man’s body on high school campus in San Jose
School officials said the man was not a student or employee of the district and that the high school had been closed for fall break.
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October 10, 2025
‘We tried everything’: Napa manufacturer to close, cut 237 jobs due to tariffs
A Napa manufacturer that supplies parts to tech and semiconductor firms will shut down, cutting more than 200 jobs and blaming tariffs, slow...
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October 10, 2025
Elon Musk is quietly expanding in the Bay Area again, starting with Neuralink
Elon Musk’s Neuralink leased a vacant South San Francisco building as xAI looks for Bay Area offices, signaling a return to the region.
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October 10, 2025
49ers QB Mac Jones in doubt for Sunday vs. Buccaneers: ‘We’ll see how I feel’
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Mac Jones, hampered by knee and oblique injuries, may not be good to go for Sunday’s game. With Brock Purdy...
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October 10, 2025
California Supreme Court reinstates major change to three-strikes law
Efforts to roll back life sentences for nonviolent offenders under California’s “three strikes” law got a boost Thursday from the state Supr...
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October 9, 2025
No application required: Cal State to automatically admit qualified students under new law
High school students hoping to attend California State University will soon be admitted automatically under a new law — as long as their gra...
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October 9, 2025
S.F. man convicted of violent Outer Richmond robbery
Darryl Robinson, 59, was convicted of first-degree robbery, assault with a semi-automatic firearm, child endangerment and other counts.
San Francisco Chronicle
October 9, 2025
Newsom urged governors to speak out against interstate troop deployments. A key Republican just did
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's comments follow threats by Govs. Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker to leave the National Governors Association.
San Francisco Chronicle
October 9, 2025
S.F. family found dead in Westwood Highlands home identified, was discovered by relative
The family of four found dead in their Woodland Heights home in San Francisco were discovered by a relative who hadn’t heard from one of the...
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October 9, 2025
US sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor ceasefire deal in Gaza
The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includ...
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October 9, 2025
California's first openly gay Supreme Court justice to step down, giving Newsom another pick
He will step down at the end of October, creating a vacancy on the seven-member court.
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October 9, 2025
California just made fridges and stoves mandatory in every rental home
Landlord groups say the rule adds financial strain, while tenant advocates call it a long-overdue recognition of essential living needs.
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October 9, 2025
What should Cal, Stanford learn as Bill Belichick takes college football to new levels of weird?
As Cal and Stanford drum up money, recruit and try to regain relevance in the changing world of college football, Bill Belichick and North C...
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October 9, 2025
‘I’m a bad boy’: S.F. sheriff’s brother-in-law allegedly grew weed in county jail
Juel Perez De Leon was a plumber at San Francisco’s County Jail No. 3 in San Bruno when he was accused of growing weed there.
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October 9, 2025
Man dies after brutal attack at South Bay train station
The 42-year-old San Jose resident sustained critical head trauma during last week’s violent assault.
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October 9, 2025
Portland is no 'war zone,' as Trump has claimed. Legally, it might not matter
“There has to be great deference” to a president’s decision to deploy federal forces, Judge Ryan Nelson, a Trump appointee, said Thursday in...
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October 9, 2025
Bay Area teen survived a broken neck after swim accident. His family says the hospital care cost him his life
Seventeen-year-old East Bay football player was paralyzed and died after a swimming accident in April. His parents filed a lawsuit Thursday...
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October 9, 2025
Turning Point USA to host rival Super Bowl halftime show after Bad Bunny backlash
The conservative group founded by late podcaster Charlie Kirk says it will host an “All American Halftime Show” to coincide with next year’s...
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October 9, 2025