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Bissap Baobab can stay open till 4 a.m. on weekends, city says

Weekend nights on Mission Street just got a little longer. The San Francisco Entertainment Commission voted unanimously today to approve Bissap Baobab’s request to stay open until 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. The commission’s discussion of the matter took all of five minutes. Shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, after commissioners noted that there was no documented opposition to the late night permit, the five of them voted to give the go-ahead.Marco Senghor, the eatery’s owner, said he feels excited to be able to offer his signature Senegalese hospitality just a little later on weekend nights. At the hearing, a representative of the restaurant said weekend parties would offer flamenco, Afrobeats, salsa, and more. The late night hours won’t necessarily mean late night drinking, however: By state law, alcohol must stop being served at 2 a.m. Senghor, for his part, […]

Karl The Fog August 21, 2024

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DNC Hits Trump Where It Hurts With Scathing Supercut Aimed At His Newest Sore Spot

The Democratic National Convention on Tuesday debuted a new video hitting at what is rapidly becoming a major sore spot for Donald Trump: his weirdness.Democratic politicians and others on the left have taken to describing Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), as “weird.”And the former president doesn’t like it at all, as he’s repeatedly denied being weird in recent weeks.The new clip is likely to push his buttons even more, calling him not only weird ― but dangerous:The “weird” attacks are eating at Trump enough that he keeps bringing it up in interviews and at rallies.“She actually called me ‘weird,’” he said last week of Vice President Kamala Harris. “And she called JD and I ‘weird.’ He’s not weird, he was a great student at Yale.”At another event earlier this month, he said he and Vance are […]

Karl The Fog August 21, 2024

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District 5 candidates discuss a drop in homelessness since 2022

Leer en españolHere’s the latest in our “Meet the Candidates” series for District 5, in which we ask each candidate to answer one question per week leading up to the election. Four candidates are challenging incumbent Supervisor Dean Preston to represent District 5, which spans from the east end of Golden Gate Park through Haight-Ashbury, Japantown and the Western Addition, the Lower Haight and Hayes Valley, and most of the Tenderloin.Last week, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing released a report about its point-in-time homelessness count taken in January. The department conducts a count at least every two years, and since the 2022 count, the total number of people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco increased by seven percent. The count shows unsheltered homelessness citywide decreased by one percent since 2022, and 16 percent since 2019. But in District 5, […]

Karl The Fog August 20, 2024

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What to expect at the iPhone 16 keynote

The biggest day of the tech world’s fall calendar is nearly here: Apple’s iPhone 16 event will take place sometime in September. The company typically does it on a Tuesday during the first half of the month, so September 10 is a safe bet. No matter when it happens, we'll be live-blogging the news, and you can watch it live via the company’s website or on YouTube. The biggest news from the event will almost definitely involve the forthcoming lineup of iPhone 16 handsets. Past as prologue, we’ll also get a new Apple Watch or two.Beyond that, rumors have been swirling about a refresh of the standard AirPod earbuds. Until Tim Cook takes the (virtual) stage, however, everything is pure speculation. With that said, let’s get into the most likely leaks and rumors ahead of the event.iPhone 16 and iPhone […]

Karl The Fog August 20, 2024

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New Reparations Ideas Include Senior Housing, Legal Assistance and a ‘Black Card’ for Local Discounts

Just over a week after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted affirmative action in college admissions, San Francisco took a major step in the other direction by advancing a plan to repair historical harms by the government against Black people. After dozens of meetings over two years, the San Francisco African American Reparations Advisory Committee  released its final recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and Mayor London Breed on Friday. Beyond policy ideas in a December 2022 draft report such as $5 million cash payments to qualifying Black San Franciscans, the committee added dozens of new recommendations such as the creation of a “Black card” program offering free access to city services and discounts at businesses. The proposal would also further shake up politics, adding two Board of Supervisors appointees to the Police Commission, including someone who has been incarcerated. The […]

Karl The Fog August 20, 2024

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March for undocumented rights heads through Mission Street

At chants of “Kamala escucha estamos en la lucha” and “Si se puede” — “Kamala, listen we’re in this fight” and “Yes we can” — about 100 people marched on Mission Street this afternoon on their way to City Hall, demanding a path to legalization for millions of undocumented immigrants.   The group started its 48-mile march in San Jose on Saturday with only one goal in mind: To send a clear message to presumed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris during the party’s national convention in Chicago to renew H.R. 1511. Volunteers march through Mission Street on their way to City Hall. “We want the law to be updated so it can provide legal status to millions of workers who contribute everyday to this economy,” said Xochilt Nuñez, a farmer who came from Fresno to participate in the march. “This is […]

Karl The Fog August 20, 2024

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How the full moon affects your sleep

Moon enthusiasts were in for a real treat on Monday (19 August) night, as a blue supermoon graced our skies and lit up the night.The phenomenon marked the first of four supermoons over the next four months. Supermoons occur when the moon is at its closest point in its orbit to the earth at the same time as a full moon - making it look bigger and brighter.In addition, a blue moon occurs every two or three years. While we typically see 12 full moons each year, the moon cycles sometimes don’t quite add up to 365 or 366 days in a calendar year, which means a 13th full moon is seen - referred to as a ‘blue moon’.If you missed last night’s supermoon, you’ll still have the next three months to catch the phenomenon. But, while humans are fascinated […]

Karl The Fog August 20, 2024

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California Supreme Court to Weigh In on Long Trial Delays in SF

Updated Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023: A legal filing by the plaintiffs Monday to the California Supreme Court defended the idea that taxpayers have standing to challenge poor management of state resources. Details at the end of this article. A lawsuit against San Francisco Superior Court over its routine failure to uphold defendants’ right to a speedy trial is in the hands of California’s Supreme Court. San Francisco has more than 1,100 cases past statutory time limits, and 115 of those defendants are languishing in jail without a conviction. At a rally on the steps of the Hall of Justice last week, concerned residents and staffers with the Public Defender’s Office gathered to denounce what they view as San Francisco Superior Court’s routine breach of criminal defendants’ constitutional rights. San Francisco resident Christine Sipra said during the protest that when she […]

Karl The Fog August 19, 2024

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Smiles and squeals in San Francisco

It’s back to school day in San Francisco, and thousands of parents and children are waking up far earlier than they have all summer to start the 2024 year. The coming year will bring hardship: The school district is mulling closures, and parents across the city have voiced opposition and fear that their children’s campus will be on the chopping block. There are still too few teachers across the city, enrollment is declining, and the state has stepped in to manage a budget shortfall and propose cuts. But on Monday, it was mostly smiles and delighted squeals at the schoolhouse gates. Marshall Elementary At Marshall Elementary School at 1575 15th St., students and parents trickled into the front gates at 8:30 a.m. Kindergarteners took turns taking pictures in front of a blue-and-white poster reading “Bienvenidos,” surrounded by colored balloons. “I’m […]

Karl The Fog August 19, 2024

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British tycoon Mike Lynch and daughter among missing at sea with one dead after yacht sinks in Italy

British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among six tourists missing after his luxury yacht capsized in stormy weather and sank off the coast of Sicily.The 56-metre Bayesian, which was docked off the coast of Porticello, near Palermo, capsized shortly before 5am when the area was hit by a tornado, with 15 guests rescued from the water.It has been reported that four of the missing passengers are British and two are American, while one body has been recovered.Salvatore Cocina, director general of Sicily’s civil protection agency, told the BBC that 18-year-old Hannah Lynch was confirmed to be missing with her father, along with the yacht’s chef, Ricardo Thomas.At the time it sank, the British-flagged superyacht was carrying 10 crew members and 12 passengers, with Mr Lynch’s wife Angela Bacares among those rescued, local media has reported.Emergency services […]

Karl The Fog August 19, 2024

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