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Don’t miss dessert — any dessert, but specifically this one — at Zuni Café

Pavlova and its combo of meringue, cream and macerated fruit is often too sweet, but Zuni Café’s is just right.

San Francisco Chronicle

Taylor Mac was the theatrical election celebration that San Francisco craved

“Tender Heart Revolution” is a book tour in concert form for “Bark of Millions: Queer Songs for the Living Library of the Deviant Theme.”

San Francisco Chronicle

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Billie Joe Armstrong reunites with Pinhead Gunpowder for rare sold-out S.F. show

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong reunited with Pinhead Gunpowder for a rare San Francisco performance that thrilled longtime punk fans.

San Francisco, CA · 10h

Backyard Garden Lover

Cargo Ship Travels 190 Miles So Coast Guard Can Rescue Sick Sailor

Medical emergencies can happen at any time, even aboard cargo ships. That’s exactly what happened in the Pacific Ocean, only this one prompted an unusual and ambitious rescue mission on Halloween. The massive container vessel traveled nearly 200 miles toward California so a Coast Guard helicopter could reach a sick crew member. The 53-year-old sailor...

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SF nearly sent a gay politician to Congress in 1987. Scott Wiener will finish the mission

In 1987 in Turnersville, New Jersey, a conservative slice of farm country where subdivisions had begun sprouting up across old fields, a self-described nerdy, introverted, 17-year-old Scott Wiener — a young Jewish boy whom his graduating class would later dub “most studious” — was about to admit something to himself.

San Francisco Chronicle

Exclusive: Controversial Marina Safeway project wins S.F. approval after yearlong fight

The project would replace the decades-old Marina grocery store with a large mixed-use complex featuring two towers reaching 22 and 18 stories, a new Safeway store and 848 homes.

San Francisco, CA · 5h

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Mariners sail to a perfect 5-0 to capture PCAL Mission North crown | High school football

Ben Martin came up with the biggest play of the game on Friday night that helped the Aptos High football team clinch a Pacific Coast Athletic League crown for the first time in four years. Late in the fourth quarter, the 6-foot-3, 237-pound senior lineman made a game-sealing interception to...

Aptos, CA · 1d

SFGate

Blue Angels pilot dismissed from famous air show squadron

He did not participate in the Blue Angels’ final show of 2026.

San Francisco, CA · 15h

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San Rafael Approves Phase 1 Design Contract for $105M Albert Park Library Project

San Rafael's City Council voted 5-0 this week to approve a Phase 1 progressive design-build contract for a long-awaited new library and community center at Albert Park, a project city officials estimate will ultimately cost about $105 million. The contract covers design, engagement and permitting; construction is in Phase 2 and requires a later Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment and bond-financing authorization. The council also approved a project labor agreement the same night, locking in local-hire provisions before any ground is broken.

San Rafael, CA · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

What do you want to see in a revived downtown San Francisco?

San Francisco’s downtown has struggled with empty storefronts and offices. Tell us what you think it needs to thrive again.

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SF’s red-hot real estate market means a gold rush for luxury home stagers

When designer Darren Ankenbauer stages a home, he obsesses over every detail, from the warmth of the lighting and the titles on the bookshelf to the angle of each plush accent pillow. Once everything’s in place, there’s a final tell that assures him he has nailed the execution.

San Francisco, CA · 18h

San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Coffee Festival pours spotlight on Bay Area’s top roasters

The 10th annual coffee festival kicked off Saturday with tasting-size samples, educational panels and live music from local artists.

hoodline.com

San Francisco Shoreline Risks: High Tides and Ocean Beach Erosion

San Francisco’s shoreline has two different hazards this weekend: high tides may affect low-lying bayfront areas, while powerful surf threatens exposed Pacific beaches. The National Weather Service Coastal Flood Advisory for San Francisco was in effect until 4 p.m. PST Friday, November 6. High-tide flooding concerns continue: Saturday’s San Francisco high tide is about 9:38 a.m., roughly 1.6 feet above normal, with possible flooding in low areas near shorelines and tidal waterways and isolated road closures possible through Nov. 13. Drivers should allow extra time, obey barricades and avoid driving through water of unknown depth.

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High school volleyball: No. 1 Mater Dei beats No. 2 Sierra Canyon 3-1 to win Southern Section Division 1 title

No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana) beat No. 2 Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth) 3-1 in a MaxPreps Top 25 showdown Saturday to win the Southern Section Division 1 title in California. Mater Dei responded from a 24-26 first-set loss in which it squandered a seven-point lead to take the next three sets 25-23, 25-21, 25-23 victory.

Santa Ana, CA · 1d

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The story of San Francisco’s November election, in 7 maps

From local battles on Sunset Dunes and Pelosi’s replacement to state measures on billionaires and voting rights, these maps show political divides in the city and state. 55% of voters chose state Senator Scott Wiener over Supervisor Connie Chan as their new House representative. The map below shows the results by neighborhood.

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Valkyries Parade Helps Muni and BART Break Records, Too

At least two Bay Area public transit agencies broke post-pandemic ridership records on Wednesday, as thousands of cheering fans rode buses and trains to San Francisco’s waterfront for the Golden State Valkyries’ WNBA championship parade. “Valkyries fever is very real,” said Parisa Safarzadeh, the director of communications for...

San Francisco Chronicle

‘Incredibly striking’: Massive bronze sculpture offers S.F. an open-air prayer

A new 60-foot-wide crucifixion sculpture by Timothy Schmalz is on display at the St. Mary’s Cathedral plaza in San Francisco.

San Francisco, CA · 5h

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Bay Area flood advisories extended as water levels shatter records

On a gray Saturday morning in Sausalito, a man in rubber boots stood at the edge of a parking lot and watched the bay refuse to give the pavement back. The water had peaked overnight, then stalled, leaving a thin sheet across curbs that usually stay dry even in winter storms. Similar scenes played out from the Embarcadero to shoreline parks in the East Bay, where puddles behaved less like leftovers from a storm and more like a tide that had forgotten its schedule. Officials responded by keeping Bay Area flood advisories in place through the weekend, a decision that surprised people who had expected the danger to ebb with the morning light. The extension was not a new emergency so much as an admission that retreat can be slower than arrival, and that a record does not end when the crest passes.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 10h

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San Francisco asks state to investigate PG&E after 40 outages

On a gray evening in the Richmond District, the lights failed without warning, and the block settled into a familiar hush. Refrigerators clicked off. A streetcar sat dark at the corner. In apartments above the shops, people reached for phone flashlights the way earlier generations reached for matches. City officials now want a formal answer to why this keeps happening. Their request, built around the record of PG&E outages SF, asks state regulators to examine at least 40 large unplanned outages since January 2026 and to decide whether the utility has met the standard the public is entitled to expect.