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The WNBA is a mess As a lockout looms, SFGATE columnist Drew Magary breaks down the ongoing WNBA drama.

Good morning. I wrote up the WNBA’s labor crisis. The players are gonna get screwed. www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

Does he have to dress like a chef all the time everywhere he goes, like the Mandalorian of gastronomy

French Laundry chef again scolds Bay Area town over affordable housing project "I have reached out to every one of you; none of you has reached out to me."

Thomas Keller scolded a small Napa Valley town council this week, reprimanding the Yountville Town Council for spending too much money on a proposed affordable housing project.

via @sfgate.com
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SF’s legendary Big 4 restaurant is finally back. Here’s what we know. Reservations are now available.

Yesssssssssssss. Reservation already made.

via @sfgate.com
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week - Longreads In this edition: subsea storytelling, a preservation paradox, achieving serpentine symbiosis, an investigation into infinity, and a marijuana mystery.

In our Weekly Top 5:

* Subsea storytelling @wired.com
* Preservation paradox @hackernoon.com
* Serpentine symbiosis @oxfordamerican.bsky.social
* Investigating infinity @quantamagazine.bsky.social
* Marijuana mystery @sfgate.com

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Hey Jason. These internships are actually funded by Cal's J-School (thus the Cal J-School requirement). If SF State or SJ State has a program like that, we'd love to work with them, too.

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨

@sfgate.com is hiring TWO summer interns from @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social. Requirements: You have to be a student in Cal's J-School, and you have to want to do a lot of journalism for California's most-read news site. Deadline is 3/2: eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Caltrain's anti-Dodgers video just won a national award Even Dodgers fans gave Caltrain kudos for the now-award-winning video.

Thank you for the feature! Perfect timing as the season opener is just a month way! https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/caltrain-national-award-dodgers-21943667.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral via @sfgate.com

What the hell is going on with the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping? Every detail makes this story more and more terrifying.

For those behind on it, here’s an explainer I put together about Savannah Guthrie’s mom being kidnapped. www.sfgate.com/news/article...

Deadly avian flu detected in California marine mammals for the first time "This is exceptionally rapid detection of an outbreak."

The disease decimated southern elephant seals, a related species, in Argentina in 2023, killing more than 17,000 of the animals and 97% of their pups.

via @amandabartlett.bsky.social
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How the tiny 87-person town of Strawberry, Calif., produced an Olympian Strawberry, Keely Cashman's hometown, has fewer than 100 residents.

“With fewer than 100 residents and one Olympic bib, Strawberry may have the highest per-capita Olympian rate in the country.”

Phenomenal story from Jessie Fisher about a California town right next door to @calalumniassn.bsky.social’s Lair of the Bear. For @sfgate.com:
www.sfgate.com/olympics/art...

The rest of California is embracing a polarizing Bay Area liquor Find it at a strip mall dive bar near you.

My last big story on Fernet included a very curious note in it: one of America's top Fernet-drinking bars wasn't in SF at all — it was in LA.

via @sfgate.com
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Oh god dammit

Sweeping new rules restrict nearly all aspects of national park communications "It's getting more f—ked up every day."

Who is allowed to tell the stories of our national parks, and under what circumstances, has narrowed dramatically.
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Sweeping new rules restrict nearly all aspects of national park communications "It's getting more f—ked up every day."

NPS employees say confusion over the new policies is rampant, a culture of fear is pervasive and ignored/denied media requests have become commonplace. “Everything has to be approved before we speak. Everything,” one employee said.

via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
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San Francisco investor fawned over 'amazing' Epstein, new files show She called Jeffrey Epstein her "amazing friend" in one of many now-public exchanges.

"New releases from the Epstein files show that Bucher helped the convicted sex offender with publicity and networking in a tight relationship that blended the professional and the shockingly intimate."

via @stephco.bsky.social
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Ex-Stanford professor's relationship with Epstein detailed over years of emails Their relationship dates back to the 1990s.

Stanford, man. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Ex-Stanford professor's relationship with Epstein detailed over years of emails Their relationship dates back to the 1990s.

The emails show Kosslyn inviting Epstein to visit Stanford and arranging several in-person meetings. Some of the emails occurred after Epstein’s 2008 conviction on charges of soliciting prostitution, including with a child.

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it’s gonna be a good day, everyone

'Melania' is so, so, so bad "It has no journalistic value and even less entertainment value."

"It was f—king gross. All of it. These people are gross, and they deserve none of the shine they spend all day basking in. They deserve tribunals, and soon."

Good news, we got @drewmagary.bsky.social to review the 'Melania' movie: www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

argh, dang you bsky autocorrect, it's @stephco.bsky.social!

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:

"Berkeley's Top Dog gives most libertarian response ever about Jared Goff's order" www.sfgate.com/food/article...

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.

via @anabelsfgate.bsky.social
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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.

via @amandabartlett.bsky.social
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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.

via @sfgate.com
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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.

via @sfgate.com
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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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