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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 17h

Current and recently laid-off UCSF researchers rallied Wednesday to protest the university's cutting about half of the team at its Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases.

UCSF researchers rally against layoffs

The university laid off 28 staffers focused on neurodegenerative diseases.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 22h

Days after his comments were published, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff avoided the topic entirely in his keynote speech opening the annual Dreamforce conference.

Benioff tries to duck Guard comments

As Dreamforce opens, Salesforce CEO avoids topic.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 1d

If California’s Proposition 50 truly amounts to a fight to save democracy, as its proponents claim, the amount of money flooding into the campaign reflects the stakes.

These are SF’s biggest Prop 50 contributors

Prop. 50 donors include familiar names in local politics.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 1d

The City’s 38 fatal overdoses last month were 10 fewer than in August, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

SF sets 2025 low for overdose deaths

Second fewest of any month since at least 2020

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 1d

San Francisco Bay Ferry is once again partnering with two breweries to entice passengers to hop on board a boat and support regional small businesses.

SF Bay Ferry launches annual "Brews with Views"

Transit agency's beverage program sets sail with local breweries Humble Sea and Far West Cider Co.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 1d

“Pretty. Powerful. Paid.” sought to create space for women, transgender and nonbinary people, and people of color to feel represented in health care and discuss current challenges.

Reproductive, trans rights advocates find common cause

Recent panel highlighted “interconnectedness” of both forms of health care.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 1d

As an AI-model developer, Inflection competes against OpenAI, Anthropic, Thinking Machines and other startups, as well as Google, Meta, Amazon and other tech behemoths.

Inflection CEO bets on emotion to stand out in AI

Industry vet Sean White refocused Palo Alto startup.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 2d

“Everything AI is running through San Francisco."

SF hits yearly venture funding record

Metro seeing outsized portion of venture dollars.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 2d

Over 20 artists will set up shop at Presidio Tunnel Tops at the end of October as part of an all-ages art market.

Tunnel Tops to transform into art market

Arts.Co.Lab is bringing over 20 local vendors to the park.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 2d

OPINION: The government shutdown is teaching some hard truths about today’s politics.

Opinion: Shutdown lesson in political dishonesty

Impasse creating long-lasting cynicism, disillusionment.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 2d

The second floor includes opera-box-style booths from which patrons can look out onto the bar below.

Laszlo is Foreign Cinema’s unsung sister bar

The small bar next door churns out fresh, classic cocktails.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 2d

The event raised more than $300,000.

Pool toss fundraiser sunsets the Phoenix Hotel

Tradition will continue in new venue

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 3d

Sober housing and transit are among the dividing issues between The City and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Newsom actions spark SF confusion

Sober housing and transit among the dividing issues between The City, its former mayor.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 3d

A new documentary tells the story of baseball's role in the relationship between the United States and Japan.

SF is at center of diamond in new U.S-Japan doc

"Diamond Diplomacy" tells the story baseball's role in two nations' relationship.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 3d

Here are 18 events worth checking out this week.

Bundle up and check out these 18 SF events

As cooler weather returns, there's still good reasons to get out and explore The City.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 5d

Public health officials say the “very fragmented system” presents an ongoing hurdle in The City providing on-demand behavioral health and substance-use treatment to residents who need it.

‘Fragmented system’ hurdle to timely drug care

SF leaders identify gaps in providing on-demand treatment.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 5d

This year’s Fleet Week — which kicked off Monday and lasts for seven days — looks a lot different than most others from the past 44 years, with decidedly less American representation.

Fleet Week flies on in SF sans Blue Angels

Event looks — and sounds — a lot different.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 5d

Halloween is becoming a "boo-zy" holiday for The City's local watering holes

SF bars celebrate spooky season

No shortage of Halloween-themed watering holes in The City.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 5d

A new startup is helping Bay Area residents share the stories and moments that matter most to them.

Bay Area journo finds new way to tell region's stories

Priya Clemens has launched Keepsake Studios, which creates high-quality documentaries for clients.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 6d

A Hunky Jesus atop a bedazzled steed backdropping one of the greatest NBA players of all time, the mayor, and a prolific chef felt like a return to Union Square’s true character.

Curry-Mina collaboration brings energy to revitalized Union Square

Michael Mina's Bourbon Steak and Stephen Curry's The Eighth Rule open Friday in the lobby of the Westin St. Francis, bringing energy to a rebounding Union Square neighborhood that struggled after the pandemic.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 6d

The added Moscone Center-area sidewalk cleanings are focused on what is being called the “Convention Corridor,” the area including 4th Street between Market and Mission streets and Mission Street between 3rd and 5th streets.

Nonprofit underwrites more sidewalk cleaning

Focuses on area near Moscone Center.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 6d

Former Army General Stanley McChrystal warned that President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in U.S. cities risks poisoning the public’s relationship with the military.

Ex-Gen. McChrystal: Troops in cities ‘big mistake’

Move risks turning public against military, he says.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 7d

California Democrats have two tasks at hand as they enter the final few weeks of a Nov. 4 special-election campaign.

Will Prop. 50 burst state Dems’ bubble?

Advocates warn messaging that works in places like SF doesn’t cut it elsewhere.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 7d

When it comes to how artificial intelligence is being used in and affecting education, high school students are concerned.

And according to a new study, they have good reason to be.

Students raise alarms about AI use

Study connects schools’ adoption with concerns.

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San Francisco Examiner @sfexaminer.bsky.social · 7d

Ultimate Fighting Bots, a fledgling entertainment and media startup launched in July, enables people to control fighting robots from ringside or over the Internet.

Fighting robots liven SF ‘vertical village’

Once-distressed tower “bringing culture and innovation” back to Mid-Market.

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