Does your flour even lift, bromate?
While the bagel capital of the America approaches a ban on bromated flour, San Francisco’s top bagelmakers are way ahead of them
Why not blow a wad of cash on a Daniel Lurie X-rated ‘casting call’ T-shirt?
As the hunt continues for their leading man, the producers behind ‘Let’s Blow San Francisco’ are selling merch
City Roots: The currency of flowers
More than beautiful decorations, flowers are their own kind of gift economy. Plus: A reader asks for advice about mold
Saikat Chakrabarti is looking ahead
‘I don’t hold grudges,’ the former candidate says as he talks about his losing bid, SF’s political flaws, and what could send Connie Chan to Congress
Among the Red Devils
Celebrating Belgium’s rout of USMNT in North Beach
A ghost’s story
Writing a celebrity memoir seemed like an assignment from heaven. In the end, it was pure hell
Take me Waymo, I’m home: Autonomous taxis had a buggy July 4th
When they weren’t rolling through fireworks they were trapping people near the Golden Gate Bridge
After a 3-day weekend, it’s back to work
This week: Firework fail in San Francisco and the most important merger of all time
This is your bot on drugs
A hotline devoted to helping people navigate psychedelic trips has started training volunteers with an LLM that simulates being high
Once again, Pride is a riot
The tension around Pride and who gets to celebrate it boiled over this weekend
Balompié Cafe is the Mission’s finest World Cup hotspot
For four decades, Balompié has served up pupusas, beer, and the world’s most popular game
Natalie Gee’s exit interview
Her bid to become the Sunset’s next supervisor failed, but Gee’s charismatic campaign has some lessons for her future
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Watching US v. Bosnia-Herzegovina at Uzbegim
At his Richmond restaurant, Anvar Akhmedov served up world cuisine to accompany the World Cup
Market Match program secures $15 million in funding
The program that expands access to locally grown produce for food assistance recipients was nearly wiped out
Fog City Flea closes up Mission shop after 9 months
The Mission outpost for crafts and apparel was ‘a great big test’ that didn’t pan out, owner tells vendors in email
Lurie rebukes anti-Pride Giants players even as DOJ investigates team over alleged discrimination
‘You represent San Francisco,’ the mayor said during a fundraiser on Pride Sunday
Manic Monday
Nancy Pelosi has more Pride wristbands than she knows what to do with
Plus, fancy little cakes for the fanciest little boys in the tech industry
Even Stanford grads are angry at the system
Plus, after being stuffed in lockers his whole life, Zuck was allowed to sit with the jocks at the pep rally
Politics
It happened here: When the American Front marched on Haight Street
How a posse of neo-Nazis and hipsters in San Francisco helped create today’s right-wing troll army
Food & Drink
The Mill turns to the crowd for $100,000 to recover from fire
“It's so hard but it's also so beautiful to me. It just feels amazing to feel like people care so much,” says Josey Baker
Business
Hundreds of ‘sex machines’ delivered across the street from Rainbow Grocery
We really hope the mailman dropped them off by saying, ‘I’m here to deliver a package…’
Technology
Stop AI protestor sentenced to jail, hopes to reconnect with Rafael Mandelman
The anti-AI group is shifting its focus away from AI companies and toward City Hall
Immigration
What will SF law enforcement do if ICE kicks in your door? Ask again in a few weeks
If SFPD, the Sheriff, and the DA have a plan to protect our Fourth Amendment rights, they’re not sharing it
