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San Francisco AI exec had kids' Menlo Park tuition paid for by Jeffrey Epstein "Jeffrey's last donation kept us afloat until now."

Jeffrey Epstein funded the household costs of a now-prominent San Francisco artificial intelligence researcher, according to a newly released tranche of the disgraced financier’s files.

via @stephcondon.bsky.social
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Berkeley's Top Dog gives most libertarian response ever about Jared Goff's order "That's his own personal business."

Incredible Top Dog content right here from @madcwells.bsky.social:

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One day I’ll hear about a billionaire who’s like “I have enough money I’m all good,” but it ain’t today.

Billionaire SF Standard owner Michael Moritz contributes $2M to political group A spokesperson said the group has not taken a position on the wealth tax.

Michael Moritz, the billionaire co-founder of the San Francisco Standard, has reportedly poured seven figures into a group that could help punt California’s controversial wealth tax proposal.

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National Park Service officials make difficult decision about Alcatraz coyote "We have to think about the overall ecological impact."

Though the Alcatraz coyote’s whereabouts are unknown and it hasn’t been sighted since Jan. 24, Winchell said plans are underway to “humanely trap and remove” the animal within a week if it doesn’t leave on its own.

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In the shadow of the Super Bowl, Great America slowly dies The roller coasters at California's Great America will soon be silent forever.

For the past four years, the iconic Bay Area amusement park has been dying an agonizingly slow death.

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The last Rainforest Cafe in California still brings joy — and thunder It's one of 16 remaining locations across the country.

This last remaining mall relic sits just steps away from a Jared Vault jewelry store and a Spectrum service center inside a 1990s-era indoor mall that still pumps in the air conditioning and pulls in crowds.

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'This isn't America anymore': Thousands rally against ICE in SF's Dolores Park "They're not going to stop with Minneapolis, and neither are we."

“Sex is good but have you ever tried f—ing the system?”

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The undrafted Cal Poly prodigy who led the Patriots to the Super Bowl "SEC schools were offering him six-figure deals and he turned them down."

"Cal Poly is certainly not a football factory — Ponder is just the 32nd Mustang to play an NFL game, according to Pro Football Reference, and the school hasn’t had a player drafted since 2012."

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Cracking the mystery of the little hut on San Francisco’s Haight Street "You'd see it on the horizon and always know what it was."

"This yurtlike architectural oddity is the only one left of its kind: the last standing Fotomat in San Francisco. And the average person doesn’t even know it exists."

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Trump advisor’s remark becomes a viral problem for the Super Bowl Rumors are swirling around what ICE might do at this year's Super Bowl.

Many news outlets have used a single podcast remark as an indicator ICE agents would be “throughout Levi’s” and have a “major, visible” presence, but SFGATE reached out to 6 law enforcement agencies who haven't heard anything to that effect.

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Is America's most famous Irish coffee bar actually in SF? The caffeinated debate lingers on.

Whoa. I had no idea about the Tom Bergin's challenge to Buena Vista Cafe's Irish coffee claims.

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Massive eruption launches rock storm in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Some park visitors refused to evacuate during Kilauea's hazardous eruption.

"Within seconds, though, the size of the falling debris began to increase. The rocks were the size of doorknobs. Then grapefruits. Then soccer balls."

Wild story from @sfgate.com National Parks Bureau Chief @ashleyharrell.bsky.social:
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Around SF, the Melania movie is not 'selling out, FAST' like Trump says We looked at ticket sales at five theaters in and around San Francisco.

If advance sales for "Melania" are any indication, the theaters are set to be largely empty. Some screenings in San Francisco have yet to sell any tickets at all.

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The Central Calif. business solving one of the NFL's biggest Super Bowl worries How Super Bowl 60's look got started in California's Central Valley.

"That meant 80,000 square feet of sod got split up into 570 rolls, with each roll weighing around a ton, loaded up into 32 trucks and driven the more than 100 miles to Santa Clara."

via @alexsimonsports.bsky.social
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MAGA activist in Shasta County arrested after discovery of bunker The California Highway Patrol called the weapons a threat to public safety.

A Shasta County man who had reportedly been active in local right-wing politics was arrested last week with a bunker and large cache of illegal weapons, according to authorities.

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The pandemic's hidden damage is showing up on college campuses Experts warn the effects could linger for years.

A long shadow looms over a new generation of college students.

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One of the most bizarre, sad games': Warriors' Kerr on mood in Minneapolis Fans in Minneapolis shouted “F—k ICE” during a moment of silence for Alex Pretti.

As people outside the Target Center in Minneapolis on Sunday continued protesting the killing of a man by federal immigration agents, the effects were felt inside as well during the Golden State Warriors’ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Joshua trees are flowering in the Calif. desert. That’s bad news. Joshua trees rely on a single moth species to reproduce.

“Scientists aren’t sure yet what caused the early bloom, or what the impacts will be on the trees’ ability to bear fruit — and they’re asking the public to help solve the mystery.”

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Warriors game in Minnesota postponed after another ICE shooting The NBA is moving Saturday's scheduled game back a day.

The NBA has postponed Saturday's scheduled game between the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis hours after federal immigration officers shot and killed a man in the city.

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Aramark tells Yosemite workers it's axing most of their housing rights "It's basically like a big f—k you."

Yosemite employees are now required to “keep the Licensed Space at all times clean, safe, free of dirt, free of modifications and damage, free of trash and personal property.” Yes, you need to keep your home free of personal property or risk eviction.

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New Bay Area city of 400,000 could be built 'non-stop' for 40 years California Forever's plan includes housing for more than 400,000 people.

Seventy percent of Solano County residents oppose California Forever, a tech utopia proposed by a billionaire-funded company.

But the project is planning to steamroll the local community with help from Trump and construction unions.

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Aramark tells Yosemite workers it's axing most of their housing rights "It's basically like a big f—k you."

Yosemite employees could be fired for refusing to comply with Aramark's new housing policy.

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I'm sorry but you need to know who Bari Weiss is "It's time to play a little game of Know Your Enemy."

Good morning. Bari Weiss is scum. www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

Trump admin quietly attempts to open the entire Calif. coast to oil drilling "We've stopped this before, and we can do it again."

The DOI's plan “includes as many as 34 potential offshore lease sales ... covering approximately 1.27 billion acres. That includes 21 areas off the coast of Alaska, seven in the Gulf of America, and six along the Pacific coast."

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SF Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by Customs at LAX Lee is traveling from South Korea back to California for a Giants fan event.

San Francisco Giants star Jung Hoo Lee was detained at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday, the team confirmed.

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Can LA's La Brea Tar Pits be fixed in time for the Olympics? The race to remake a historic California site.

5th grade field trip Grant would be so fired up about this article.

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Just-opened Palo Alto breakfast sandwich spot has a genius new business model And a signature breakfast sandwich that's one of the Peninsula's best.

I ate 100 breakfast sandwiches in San Francisco in a quest to find the city’s best. I never found one quite like this delicious offering at new breakfast sandwich spot Hatched.

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