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City rolls out its parking ban for RV dwellers. Then asks AI to explain it - The San Francisco Standard
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Yet another PG&E outage hits the Richmond, infuriating residents
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Lawmakers are fed up with PG&E after San Francisco blackout
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PG&E and Waymo’s watchdog responds with a shrug after blackout
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Surfer attacked by shark at Bay Area beach
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Forum on San Francisco homelessness finds parallels between events of the ’80s and now
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California’s homeless ‘purgatory’ leaves thousands on the streets
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The party is over in San Francisco’s drug-plagued Tenderloin - The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco to pay $2.8M to settle homelessness lawsuit - The San Francisco Standard
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‘Too many cooks’: How SF spends millions ineffectively on homelessness commissions - The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco drug users attacked with Narcan - The San Francisco Standard
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1,000 beds short, Lurie scraps homeless shelter promise - The San Francisco Standard
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SF tries to rescue its bungled homeless count. It’s a ‘dog and pony show’ - The San Francisco Standard
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‘No more room’: As homelessness spikes, SF changes rules on housing access - The San Francisco Standard
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Lurie talks to homeless people daily. Here’s what they say about him - The San Francisco Standard
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Tenderloin liquor stores could close earlier under new drug crackdown plan - The San Francisco Standard
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Disgraced San Francisco nonprofit boss sues for lost wages - The San Francisco Standard
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I May Be the Only Person to Snowboard This Bay Area Mountain in 30 Years - The San Francisco Standard
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Homeless tents hit record low. So where’d they go? - The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco homeless people were bussed to these states - The San Francisco Standard
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This classic diner has new owners. But the green salsa is still gone by noon - The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco homeless housing unit sits empty for 700 days - The San Francisco Standard
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SF is losing a generation of Black men to overdoses. It’s worse here than anywhere - The San Francisco Standard
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Cop tells homeless camp to move so he can take ‘pretty’ photo for Lurie - The San Francisco Standard
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‘Downtown is for drug users’ activist dead of overdose - The San Francisco Standard
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‘Moronic’: Nonprofits slam Lurie’s new rules on free drug supplies - The San Francisco Standard
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Lurie’s homeless plan hits an early snag as SF shutters 116-person shelter - The San Francisco Standard
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More San Francisco homeless people are entering shelters, but encampments are on the rise - The San Francisco Standard
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Which Homeless People Secure Housing in San Francisco? - The San Francisco Standard
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After 50K homeless camp complaints, SF’s response time depends on where you live - The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco Mayor touts 'new low' in homeless encampments - The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco Homelessness: Scathing Report Released - The San Francisco Standard
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Homeless at the Beach: Priced-Out Locals Wait for Housing at City's Edge - The San Francisco Standard
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Lurie’s vow to end street homelessness in 6 months was ‘slip-up,’ says adviser - The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco police ramp up late-night drug raids to appease Trump and feds - The San Francisco Standard
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The new overdose hot spot is on the Embarcadero - The San Francisco Standard
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People keep checking into hospitals for ODs and dying anyway - The San Francisco Standard
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Homeless people told us their picks for San Francisco mayor - The San Francisco Standard
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City Bulldozes Homeless Encampment After Fire, Enraging Activists - The San Francisco Standard
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Messy SF homeless count hampered by new rules
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Homeless count chaos: Staff will now get new training after recount - The San Francisco Standard
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Homeless sweeps get police cordon after CNN, Fox News incidents - The San Francisco Standard
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Ten years of fentanyl: How the deadly drug still has San Francisco in its grip
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After botched homeless count, SF ordered a redo—then backtracked - The San Francisco Standard
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Here’s how many homeless encampments San Francisco cleared before APEC - The San Francisco Standard
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The new rules of SF's drug markets
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‘Obviously exploitation’: Lawmaker targets low pay in SF street cleaning industry
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This fentanyl treatment is a breakthrough of hope — for anyone who can endure it
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Mayor issues homeless order: Bus tickets before anything as shelter capacity near full - The San Francisco Standard
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‘The forever sweep’: San Francisco preps for homeless migration before Super Bowl
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SF just gave this org $3 million. Now the state is investigating it
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Garden planters to deter homeless encampments pop up in downtown San Francisco - The San Francisco Standard
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Is ‘drug tourism’ driving homelessness — or is it an easy scapegoat? - The San Francisco Standard
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‘They Were Outnumbered’: Urban Alchemy Workers Seek Help from Police - The San Francisco Standard
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The party is over in the Tenderloin
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Something is rotten in the Mission
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SF drops another $32 million on street ambassadors. Here’s where the money’s going
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The latest outrage on the Great Highway: A new skate park
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San Francisco homeless people were bussed to these states
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SF is losing a generation of Black men to overdoses. It’s worse here than anywhere
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Mental illness rates skyrocket among SF’s homeless population
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Explore the baffling web of homelessness nonprofits
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The Mission is the new Tenderloin
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Why Is Fentanyl Drastically Cheaper in SF Than in LA?
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San Francisco suffers worst drug overdose death year on record
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Does San Francisco Give Homeless People Free Money?
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They checked into SF hospitals for overdoses. Then they died
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San Francisco drug crisis: Why Willow Street problems persist
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I May Be the Only Person to Snowboard This Bay Area Mountain in 30 Years
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‘No more room’: As homelessness spikes, SF changes rules on housing access
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San Francisco homeless housing unit sits empty for 700 days
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Homeless people told us their picks for San Francisco mayor
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SF State student stuck in Ghana - Golden Gate Xpress
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One week after Dreamforce, SF’s open-air drug markets are back in action - The San Francisco Standard
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Tenderloin liquor stores could close earlier under new drug crackdown plan
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Fentanyl is getting weak, users say. It's only making them more desperate
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A dying mother. A lost daughter. And a city pushed to its limit
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San Francisco’s new drug detention center has an unlocked front door
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The latest outrage on the Great Highway: A new skate park - The San Francisco Standard
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See the vast web of homelessness nonprofits in one baffling infographic - The San Francisco Standard
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Lurie to appoint new head of homelessness department
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‘A never-ending battle’: Tents fall citywide but SoMa sees surge
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Plan to prioritize locals could transform SF homelessness strategy
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‘Sickening’ Antisemitic Postcards Sent to SF Supervisors’ Homes
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San Francisco Accused of ‘Judge Shopping’ in Homelessness Lawsuit
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Troubled SF Nonprofit Throws Itself a Party As Clients Left in the Lurch - The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco Homelessness: 340 Beds Opening for Winter, APEC - The San Francisco Standard
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San Francisco homelessness: Mental illness rates skyrocket - The San Francisco Standard
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