In-N-Out blasts S.F. over shutdown: 'We refuse to become the vaccination police'

San Francisco public health officials temporarily closed In-N-Out Burger in Fisherman’s... | Continue reading


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The guide to San Francisco crime data

A guide to crime data and what it can tell us about the Bay Area. | Continue reading


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Google employees allowed to sue for bans on talking about work issues

The Supreme Court gave the go-ahead Tuesday to a suit by current and former Google... | Continue reading


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What Bay Area doctors say about how Covid affects the brain

In one of the hottest areas of coronavirus research, scientists want to unlock the... | Continue reading


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The phone scam gaslighting therapists

Swindlers are targeting therapists with a scam claiming they’re at risk of jail time... | Continue reading


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Forgotten Letters found in the attic were from the Unabomber

The Chronicle’s Jack Epstein gave the Unabomber travel advice, after the famed... | Continue reading


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One Hiker’s Peak of Desperation

Lost in Boundary Peak Wilderness for five days, Ron Bolen’s body was failing and his mind was fraying. Bolen understood he very well might die there. | Continue reading


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Voters resoundingly defeat recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Newsom was only the second governor in California history to face a recall election —... | Continue reading


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A woman is suing S.F. for $50M over a parking ticket

The lawsuit, and a second one against San Leandro, stem from recent decisions by an... | Continue reading


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How a foil-wrapped home survived the Caldor Fire as everything around it burned

Firefighters covered some cabins with foil to protect them from the raging Caldor Fire... | Continue reading


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He founded the Internet Archive with a utopian vision. (Brewster Kahle)

Brewster Kahle’s early vision of free and open access to information is fighting... | Continue reading


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Why California liberals turn into raging conservatives over housing

Homeowners, though they probably don’t see themselves as such, are capitalists. | Continue reading


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You are not a horse: Bogus Covid craze for ivermectin vexes Bay Area feed stores

Salespeople are all but yanking ivermectin from customers’ hands when they realize the... | Continue reading


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Delta is still killing Americans. Long Covid is the crisis in waiting

Even if vaccination and other public health strategies are able to contain the disease,... | Continue reading


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SF school board recall hits critical milestone to qualify for the ballot

An effort to recall three San Francisco school board members has collected an estimated... | Continue reading


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Wildfires are climbing higher up mountains, putting more forest at risk of flame

This year’s Dixie Fire is continuing a trend of wildfires burning at increasingly high... | Continue reading


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Lowell got rid of competitive admissions

The data on freshman enrollment at Lowell bolsters arguments made by supporters that... | Continue reading


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GPS data is revealing new details about runner Philip Kreycik's death

The data, obtained exclusively by The Chronicle, suggests that Philip Kreycik may have... | Continue reading


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Cal accepts cryptocurrency for Memorial Stadium field naming rights

The Cal football team will play on FTX Field at California Memorial Stadium after the... | Continue reading


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Prop. 22, the gig worker exemption for Uber and Lyft, is ruled unconstitutional

Proposition 22, which exempts gig work companies like Uber and Lyft from treating drivers... | Continue reading


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SF Bay's tides are going to rise. Should we dam the Golden Gate first?

Scientists have dismissed this seemingly simple concept, but the looming threat of sea... | Continue reading


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SF first major U.S. city to mandate full vaccination for many indoor activities

San Francisco will require proof of full vaccination against the coronavirus for a... | Continue reading


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PG&E software issue allowed 2019 SF gas fire to burn longer, feds say

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S.F. restaurant's $72 fried rice was a runaway hit and also the chef's nightmare

The popular crab fried rice started as a joke but quickly turned into an existential... | Continue reading


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The Jessica Simulation: Love and loss in the age of A.I

The death of the woman he loved was too much to bear. Could a mysterious artificial intelligence website allow him to speak with her once more? | Continue reading


@sfchronicle.com | 2 years ago

The Jessica Simulation: Love and loss in the age of A.I

The death of the woman he loved was too much to bear. Could a mysterious artificial intelligence website allow him to speak with her once more? | Continue reading


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Cryptocurrency has a 'bro' problem. Women say they can disrupt the Bitcoin bros

Despite the bro culture proliferating on social media, women in the crypto sphere say the... | Continue reading


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Fourplexes allowed on every S.F. single-family lot?

Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s proposal for fourplexes on corner lots and near transit... | Continue reading


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S.F. is considering downtown 'congestion pricing.' for those making $46K

These surcharges into congested parts of the city aren’t certain, but they would... | Continue reading


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Data makes it official: The San Francisco exodus is over

The net migration of people leaving San Francisco has fallen to pre-pandemic levels,... | Continue reading


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A Berkeley runner went missing. Detectives say it's an 'unprecedented' mystery

For detectives used to resolving missing person cases within hours or days, the 37-year... | Continue reading


@sfchronicle.com | 2 years ago

The Jessica Simulation: Love and loss in the age of A.I

The death of the woman he loved was too much to bear. Could a mysterious artificial intelligence website allow him to speak with her once more? | Continue reading


@sfchronicle.com | 2 years ago

He couldn’t get over his fiancee’s death so he brought her back as an AI chatbot

Exclusive Bay Area and San Francisco breaking news, sports, tech, and food and wine coverage, plus enhanced coverage of Giants, 49ers and Warriors | Continue reading


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California EDD to stop freezing unemployment benefits and adopt 'pay now' policy

The state’s Employment Development Department will issue conditional payments to... | Continue reading


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Austin was 'the biggest winner' of Covid tech migration

A year after the pandemic canceled its signature tech and arts conference, SXSW, Austin... | Continue reading


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What are the widest and narrowest residential streets in San Francisco?

An analysis of street width data and the land value under them show the economic tradeoff between using land for streets versus other purposes, like parks, houses and other infrastructure. | Continue reading


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Half of people released from jail in S.F. before trial allegedly reoffended

The reasons behind the city’s recidivism rates are complicated, experts and advocates... | Continue reading


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What's the Most San Francisco Neighborhood in San Francisco?

When it comes to demographics most closely matching San Francisco as a whole, Census... | Continue reading


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California Capitol reinstates mask mandate after Covid outbreak

California has reinstated a mask mandate for all legislators and employees, regardless of... | Continue reading


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My husband had a stroke after his Covid vaccine. We gave our kid his shot anyway

The same day my husband checked into the hospital, the vaccine was recommended for my... | Continue reading


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The ‘Race Realist’ on Campus

Gregory Christainsen gained sudden notoriety at Cal State East Bay when some faculty discovered his journal articles on race and IQ and read them in horror | Continue reading


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S.F. is getting the first 'cultured sushi' (lab grown) tasting room

The Dogpatch establishment is being developed by Wildtype, a company using cellular... | Continue reading


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San Francisco recorded a 753 percent rise in car burglaries compared to May 2020

In San Francisco, car break-ins, which plunged during the worst of the pandemic, are... | Continue reading


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Bay Area cities want to end single-family home zoning

The question of whether eliminating exclusionary single-family zoning will increase... | Continue reading


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Californians are fueling Austin's housing frenzy

The Texas capital grows by around 180 people every day. Many are from California, looking... | Continue reading


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San Francisco Chronicle: 'The Covid lab leak theory is still probably wrong'

Based on the recent ravings of such virological giants as Jon Stewart and Donald Trump, a... | Continue reading


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San Francisco will permanently cap food delivery fees for apps like DoorDash

A 15% delivery commission cap on third-party operators like DoorDash and Grubhub was set... | Continue reading


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Viral video has everyone talking about SF's 'shoplifting surge.' But is it real?

Reports suggest there has been a spike in shoplifting in San Francisco. We dive into... | Continue reading


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