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Bay Area’s Early Flu Season Could Bring Multiple Waves of Illness This Winter

The flu season is off to an unusually early and aggressive start in the Bay Area, with positive tests already exceeding last winter’s peak and hospitals seeing patient volumes typically associated with January and February. Flu test positivity in San Francisco began climbing in September, roughly two months ahead...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

A film shot in Chinatown aims to honor the S.F. neighborhood. Merchants have ‘serious concerns’

A director thought filming his movie in San Francisco’s Chinatown would bring an economic boost to the neighborhood. But three weeks into shooting, he is facing resistance from merchants.

San Francisco, CA · 20h

SFGate

Overnight Bay Bridge lane closures extended through mid-December

Drivers heading east across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge should expect overnight delays as lane closures for bridge painting and repair work continue through mid-December, Caltrans said Friday. Four eastbound lanes will close in stages between the San Francisco Anchorage near Rincon Hill and the Yerba Buena Island Tunnel, leaving...

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Fortuna Huskies go down battling, fall to Salesian in Division-5 NCS playoffs

Playing on the road against a good Salesian team in Richmond in the opening round of the North Coast Section Division-5 playoffs was never going to be easy for the Fortuna Huskies. And unfortunately for head coach Mike Benbow and his players they came up short, losing 28-13 on Saturday...

Fortuna, CA · 5h

San Francisco Chronicle

Broken elevators are still trapping vulnerable S.F. residents. City officials propose this fix

San Francisco auditors are calling for stricter oversight of elevator safety in the city’s dilapidated residential hotels to protect many of its most vulnerable low-income tenants.

Yahoo!

California's first major November storm arrives tonight. Here are the latest updates

California is getting its first significant storm of what looks to be a historically wet few months. Winter storm warnings, coastal flood advisories and high surf warnings cover a huge swath of the state. Here are the latest forecast details:. Friday drenching for Bay Area. Friday will be a washout...

California · 2d

sfzoo.org

SF Zoo’s Last African Lions to Move to Colorado Sanctuary

Beloved lions’ new home features 3 facilities with a combined 40,000 acres. This past May, San Francisco Zoo & Gardens announced that it would be transferring its remaining African lions to a new home to better support their welfare needs as they age. When seeking a new home in conjunction with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan (SSP) for African Lions, one of the main requirements was that the facility be either an accredited institution or an SSP-vetted and approved wildlife sanctuary. Today, the Zoo has announced that its 11-year-old male Jasiri, and 12-year-old female, Marvella (also known as Lulu) will transfer next year to the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado.

Keenesburg, CO · 1d

NBC Bay Area

Ocean temperatures off California coast shatter records

Surface ocean temperatures along California, including the northern and central coasts, are rising to "record-shattering" numbers partly due to this winter's "extreme El Niño," a climate scientist said in a webinar Thursday. Massive waves and rainy weather was also expected to begin Friday in the Bay Area after a...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

48hills.org

Move to San Francisco, Elon; we seem to love billionaires here

Now that Texas has become a state governed by Democrats, after you spent a small fortune to prevent their takeover of the Lone Star State, you might want to leave your properties in Boca Chica and Austin and move back to the Bay Area. San Francisco remains a haven for...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

Neuroscience News

Irregular Sleep Schedules Tied to Depression & Loneliness

A large-scale wearable data study reveals that erratic daily sleep and wake times are strongly linked to worse depression, anxiety, and loneliness. The analysis of 23,000 adults over five months found that progressive declines in sleep regularity weaken circadian alignment and correspond with escalating psychiatric symptoms. Key Facts:. Circadian Misalignment...

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Monster Waves Batter San Francisco Coast as Rainy Week Looms

San Francisco is getting a brief Saturday breather before a rainy stretch, but the coastline is the place to avoid: temperatures will reach the lower 60s along the Pacific coast, with partly to mostly cloudy skies in the morning and cloudiness increasing during the afternoon and evening, while a High Surf Warning covers the Pacific coast through early Sunday. Early Saturday, temperatures were near 55 degrees, with a slight chance of light rain lingering before 8 a.m.

San Francisco, CA · 12h

CBS San Francisco

Rain floods Bay Area roads, damages home and leaves drivers stranded

Heavy rain caused widespread problems across the Bay Area Friday, flooding roads, damaging vehicles and even bringing part of a San Francisco home's ceiling crashing down.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

KQED

The Bay Area’s Era of Voter Vitriol Is Over: ‘The Sun Is Shining Down’

Maybe it was the lingering cleanse of the blue wave that had washed over the nation on election night. Or the warm sun that greeted bleary-eyed Bay Area politicos as they gathered along the Embarcadero the following morning. Either way, a parade celebrating the Golden State Valkyries’ historic WNBA championship...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Microsoft Outlook outage stretches into night as San Francisco city workers turn to phones

Microsoft’s Outlook outage stretched into Thursday night, with thousands of users still reporting problems and San Francisco city workers relying on backup tools.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

Robb Report

Art Dealer Rena Bransten’s Longtime San Francisco Home Hits the Market for $8.8 Million

Throughout her five-decade career, gallerist Rena Bransten reshaped San Francisco’s contemporary arts scene by legitimizing craft-based mediums, advocating for underrepresented artists, and connecting local talent to the global market. Luxury Real Estate's Newest Amenity Is a Prime View of Major Sporting Events When she died earlier this year at age 92, the prominent art dealer left a lasting imprint. In 1974, she cofounded Quay Ceramics Gallery with Ruth Braunstein, marking the start of a groundbreaking commercial platform that elevated ceramic sculpture into the realm of fine art. The following year, she expanded that vision by rebranding the space as Rena Bransten Gallery and championing diverse, multidisciplinary voices—from women and artists of color to emerging Bay Area conceptualists. “She was such a legend—and not only in the Bay Area art world, but nationally,” filmmaker John Waters told the San Francisco Chronicle , adding that she was a huge help to his career as a visual artist and not impressed by celebrity at all. “She was a classy act and a great art dealer ahead of her time.” Now, Bransten’s longtime estate in San Francisco’s Presidio Heights neighborhood has entered the spotlight, hitting the market for $8.75 million. Erin Thompson and Neal

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Haight-Ashbury & Gentrification: Haight-Ashbury’s Complex Relationship with Redevelopment

Haight-Ashbury is one of the most iconic countercultural locations ever. So much so that it’s even featured on the back of the “Ultra Peachy Keen” Monster Energy can. The reason for this derives largely from the “hippie movement,” a period of the ’60s which is known for its vibrant tie-dye clothes, peace and love messaging and bohemian lifestyle that Haight Street was the paragon of.

San Francisco Chronicle

S.F. shifts services at four HomeRise properties to new providers after Chronicle investigation

San Francisco has begun transitioning care for HomeRise residents after the nonprofit announced it was shutting down following a Chronicle investigation into deaths and dysfunction.

kalw.org

After nearly closing, the country's only South Asian transgender nonprofit reopens on Diwali

It was nothing short of a Diwali miracle when Parivar Bay Area held its official reopening on November 8th. Co-founder Anjali Rimi expected 20 to 30 people. More than 350 came. “I can’t even put it in words, how symbolic it was that our light was not diminished and we...

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ABC7 News Bay Area

San Francisco weighs limits on self-checkout stations

More staff, fewer self-checkout lanes? San Francisco officials are weighing new rules aimed at reducing theft and protecting retail jobs.

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