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San Lorenzo's 135-Unit Bayfair Apartments Sold, New Owners Eye Affordable Conversion

A 135-unit apartment complex in San Lorenzo has new owners with plans to carve out affordable housing from a property built back in 1976. JSB Capital Group and Faulkner Capital Partners have purchased Bayfair Apartments, a complex off Highway 185 near Interstates 238 and 580, with intentions to designate part of the units as affordable housing.

San Lorenzo, CA · 1d

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This Popular California Coffee Shop Known For Its Long Lines And Cloud Matcha Drinks Just Opened A Second Location

Two stone mills grind tea leaves into fresh matcha right by the front door. That’s the first thing waiting for you at this new downtown coffee shop. The drinks come topped with fluffy clouds of foam. Some mix matcha with coconut, citrus, or strawberry. One even pairs espresso with orange juice.

California · 15h

SFist

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 · 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 · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

The historic El Niño is bringing huge waves — and could reshape California beaches

Higher tides and bigger waves along the California coast are a hallmark of El Niño. If the two align this winter, it “could cost the state billions,” according to one expert.

California · 1d

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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 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.

San Francisco, CA · 19h

San Francisco Chronicle

Robin Williams, Metallica, Nancy Pelosi named to California Hall of Fame

The 20th class also includes Barry Bonds, Dominique Crenn, Shepard Fairey, Maxine Hong Kingston and Susie Tompkins Buell.

California · 1d

San Francisco Chronicle

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A customer loved this Bay Area babka. So he took over the bakery

Babka specialist Braid Bakery has a new owner, a fresh outpost in Berkeley and plans to expand.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

Mission Local

Richmond Buzz: New brunch, new pizza, and a new coffee pop-up at High Treason

High Treason, the wine bar that until recently hosted HI NRG, has a new pop-up. Plus, a hyperlocal book club meets this weekend. Richmond Buzz: New brunch, new pizza, and a new coffee pop-up at High Treason

Richmond, CA · 1d

KTVU FOX 2

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Light rain in San Francisco

As of 10:30 a.m., it was lightly raining in San Francisco. There were a lot of close calls on the freeway with slick roads and dark clouds are hovering above.

San Francisco, CA · 22h

Mission Local

Tenderloin Buzz: Azalina’s to relocate, your chance to weigh in on a new mural, and more

The Golden Gate Greenway is getting a new mural. The community gets to weigh in on its design. Tenderloin Buzz: Azalina’s to relocate, your chance to weigh in on a new mural, and more

San Francisco, CA · 23h

Gadget Review

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A Robot Dog Walked a Real Dog in San Francisco. Nobody Knows Why.

Robot dog walks real dog in San Francisco's Mission Bay, with a human following behind, but the robot's owner and purpose remain unknown.

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Eight California Coffee Shops Where Retirees Have Held The Same Morning Table For Decades

Every town has that one table where the same group shows up each morning, orders the usual, and settles the news of the day before most people are awake. In California, some of those tables have been claimed for so long that the regulars outlasted the menus, the paint jobs, and a few of the coffee machines.

California · 2d

SFGate

San Francisco supervisor wants to permanently close Castro gas station

Gary McCoy is the latest San Francisco politician calling to convert gas stations into housing. “We’ve got two gas stations in the Castro,” McCoy said during the debate at the Commonwealth Club. “Do we need two gas stations in the Castro? Probably not.”. The once-ambitious policy might...

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‘They’ll be charging for air next’: Golden Gate Park visitors balk at new parking fees

Every weekday, professional dogwalker Danny McCue loads clients’ canines into his truck and drives to the Beach Chalet Soccer Fields. It’s a perfect spot to walk the dogs: There’s plenty of space and no off-leash pets that might pester him or his furry wards. But a city...

San Francisco, CA · 2d

San Francisco Chronicle

Lego resale store coming to an unexpected San Francisco neighborhood

A former Inner Richmond grocery is getting a new tenant with a very different kind of inventory: The Missing Brick, which sells used Lego sets, Minifigures and rare parts.

San Francisco, CA · 2d

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Transamerica Pyramid Could Become SF Landmark, Benches and All

San Francisco is moving toward granting the Transamerica Pyramid historic landmark status, a designation that would protect the downtown icon down to its plaza benches and could also hand its owner a break on property taxes. The $691 million tower at 600 Montgomery Street has long defined the city's skyline, and now it's in line for formal preservation protection.

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CBS San Francisco

Bay Area boy celebrates year in remission after rare blood cancer diagnosis

A Bay Area 3-year-old who was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer as an infant is now celebrating a year in remission after undergoing treatment through a clinical trial at UC San Francisco.

San Francisco Bay Area, CA · 1d

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