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Scotch Plains Brothers Swim Alcatraz to Beat Rare Disorder Stealing Their Sight

Two brothers who grew up swimming for Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School dove into the frigid waters off Alcatraz Island last month and swam all the way to San Francisco, despite a rare genetic condition that is slowly taking away their sight and hearing. Ethan and Gavin Morrobel completed the crossing as part of a fundraiser built around their own diagnosis, turning a notorious prison escape route into a statement about what they believe anyone can do.

Scotch Plains, NJ · 16h
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High surf raises Pacifica Pier concerns

Pacifica is bracing for the high surf as crews race to stabilize the city's iconic pier, which is still closed indefinitely due to damage from strong waves earlier this year. KTVU's Tom Vacar on how the city is preparing for this latest storm.

Pacifica, CA · 1d
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wheninyourstate.com

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One man built this California observatory, then asked to be buried beneath its biggest lens

Twenty miles east of San Jose, a road winds up Mount Hamilton to a cluster of white domes that have watched the sky since 1888. Lick Observatory sits at 4,209 feet, high enough to leave the valley haze behind and clear enough to spot stars that city lights drown out below.

San Francisco, CA · 1d
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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 · 1d
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Guessing Headlights

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San Francisco Waymo Tries to Pass CHP Cars Holding Back Freeway Traffic

A traffic break on a San Francisco freeway gave one Waymo a problem to work out. While police held back the cars behind them, the driverless car tried to find a way around. Instagram user ... Read more

San Francisco, CA · 22h

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Meet UMNI: The Retired SF Muni Bus Getting a Second Life as a Roaming Speakeasy

“I don’t know what we’re gonna do with it. We gotta go look at it.”. Those were the words lifelong San Francisco resident Oliver Sellman said to his childhood friend Santiago Rollo after stumbling across a Muni bus for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The two made the spontaneous drive to Sacramento, using the time on the road to brainstorm ideas for what they could do with the bus. After batting around a few possibilities, they landed on one that stuck: What if we turned it into a mobile speakeasy? While they didn’t end up purchasing that particular bus, they held tightly onto the idea. They eventually found another retired Muni bus and teamed up with Marc Velten-Lomelin, who would help shape the project’s creative identity and bring the concept to life. Just like that, UMNI was born.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

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Who makes the best croissant in the East Bay? We blind-tasted 12 to find out

The Chronicle’s Food & Wine team blind-tasted 12 croissants from bakeries in the East Bay. Here’s who won the contest.

San Francisco, CA · 1d

SFist

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Day Around the Bay: Nvidia Employees Urge Board to Reinstate Jensen Huang

San Jose officials have proposed a temporary halt on new data center approvals until a December 8 vote by the City Council to adopt stricter development standards and community benefit requirements, as the city reviews 11 pending data center applications. [KPIX]. That huge storm is expected to bring heavy rain,...

San Francisco, CA · 1d

San Francisco Examiner

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City’s homelessness agency weighs reinstatement of shelter-cap policy

Shelter stays in San Francisco could soon be limited to 90 days again as the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing considers ending a policy of unlimited stays that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. The department shared in October a draft of the new policy that proposed reimplementing a cap on shelter stays in an effort to move people through the pipeline out of shelter and into housing. The policy would take effect in March. A public comment period in which advocates and others could share their thoughts and concerns ended Monday, and the department will evaluate the feedback, according to a statement spokesperson Emily Cohen shared with The Examiner. “Shelter should be more than a safe place to sleep — it should be a pathway to stability and housing,” the statement said. “The proposed Shelter Engagement Policy is about strengthening that pathway by establishing clear expectations for shelter providers and guests to work together on service engagement, Coordinated Entry assessment, individual housing support plans, and making meaningful progress toward stable housing.” The final proposal is expected to be announced in December. Local homelessness advocates told The Examiner they have concerns — submitted during the comment period — about how

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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Meet the renting rich: Bay Area millionaire renters have quadrupled since 2020

The number of Bay Area tenants who earn $1 million or more a year has nearly quadrupled since the pandemic as young residents get rich faster than ever before in a housing market where demand far outstrips supply. Call it the rise of the renting rich. The number of millionaire...

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

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 · 1d

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Other billionaires may be fleeing SF — but Brian Chesky is doubling down

For years, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky was a part-time San Franciscan, owning a place in Dolores Heights while staying in his company’s properties around the world and encouraging his staff to embrace a “work from anywhere (opens in new tab)” lifestyle. It was a fitting lifestyle for...

San Francisco, CA · 1d

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Marina Safeway lawsuit will be a key test of the Wiener-Yimby agenda

Opponents of the massive Marina Safeway project, which just won fast-track approval from the city, have filed suit in federal court to slow the process down, saying the site is contaminated with toxic waste. The developer admits there are toxics in the area, but nobody has tested the land below...

San Francisco, CA · 1d

Robb Report

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Rena Bransten’s San Francisco House in Photos

The two-story stucco and terracotta-roof home has five bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and a powder room in roughly 3,600 square feet. Click here for the full story . 1. Original hardwood floors anchor the formal living room around a minimalist, mantel-free fireplace. 2. Tall arched windows frame views of the Golden Gate Bridge. 3. A trio of arched glass doorways link the family room to the central couryard. 4. Warm natural light pours across the sitting area. 5. The dining room is flanked by built-in shelving and Presidio-facing windows. 6. The kitchen is outfitted with custom gray cabinetry and stone countertops. 7. A skylight illuminates the adjoining breakfast nook. 8. The primary bedroom. 9. The primary also offers up picturesque vistas. 10. A private lounge is tucked beyond a closet-lined corridor and dual baths. 11. A fireside guest bedroom. 12. The central courtyard. 13. A broad flagstone patio is bordered by lush, terraced gardens. 14. The Presidio’s historic brick quarters and eucalyptus groves stretch toward the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands. View Full Gallery (14 Photos)

San Francisco, CA · 19h

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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...

San Francisco, CA · 23h

KTVU FOX 2

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Strong winds, choppy waves at Ocean Beach in San Francisco

As of 11 a.m., the winds were strong at Ocean Beach in San Francisco and the waves were really choppy. At least one jogger thought the weather was invigorating.

San Francisco, CA · 21h

SFist

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Caltrain Gets $750 Million Boost for Long-Awaited Downtown SF Extension

The long-planned extension of Caltrain into downtown San Francisco is moving forward with the state awarding $100 million toward the Caltrain extension and committing another $650 million over multiple years. The state funding is part of nearly $1.3 billion in transportation awards announced by Governor Gavin Newsom on November 10,...

San Francisco, CA · 21h

San Francisco Examiner

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UC Law SF is barreling ahead with a $288 million redo of a historic tower

UC Law San Francisco’s $288 million renovation of a nearly 100-year-old tower at the edge of the Civic Center and Tenderloin neighborhoods crossed a major milestone in recent days with the completion of major structural work on the building’s gutted core. “We got the building topped off before the rains come,” said a clearly pleased David Seward, UC Law’s chief financial officer. Seward is helping lead the transformation of the 28-story tower — once the West Coast’s tallest hotel skyscraper — into a modern hub of student housing, classrooms, athletics and more. Construction crews had removed the entire top floor, which left the hollowed core exposed to allow for construction work. Now, the hole has been covered, and the crane that has loomed over the site can come down. Upon completion — which is projected for next winter — the reincarnated art deco and Gothic revival structure at 100 McAllister St. will be a crown jewel in UC Law’s expanding “Academic Village,” which includes several buildings on two blocks in which the school will have invested about $750 million since 2016, Seward said. The tower at the northwest corner of McAllister and Leavenworth streets, which UC Law acquired for student

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