By Oliver Milman : motherjones - excerpt Slow change may be deadly when you ignore warning/warming signs. Locals are raising alarms over rare bacteria, forever chemicals, and other environmental concerns. This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When officials in Wyoming conducted a routine test on the water that was being discharged from a massive under-construction Meta data center, it was a shock to find it contained a rare and potentially hazardous bacterium.

Guest Writer : brokeassstuart - excerpt The sudden announcement of a new copycat club co-founded by finance executives and supported by billionaire mayor Daniel Lurie threatens to displace SF City FC, mirroring decades of gentrification faced by the city’s working class. Directed by local filmmaker Daniel Díaz, Roll Fog starts at the historic Kezar Stadium, home of San Francisco City FC (SF City FC), the oldest community-owned fútbol club in the US.

Our next Human Banner is coming! Saturday, October 17th, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Ocean Beach, SF, Stairwell 17 **Human Banner on Ocean Beach for National Day of Action - No Kings: Vote Early** We have...

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By Sarah Hotchkiss : kqed - excerpt Eleven murals and five sculptures are planned for the two-mile stretch of road alongside Ocean Beach. It’s difficult to get San Franciscans to agree on pretty much anything when it comes to the Great Highway. But Lucas Lux, president of Friends of Ocean Beach Park, says consensus did emerge when it came to discussions around public art.

By Danielle Echeverria : sfchronicle - excerpt View from Bernal Heights The share of those who live and work in the city is falling. Of all people whose main work office is in San Francisco, how many actually live in the city? About a third, the Chronicle found — a notably lower share than 20 years ago. The Chronicle analyzed…

By Gregory Thomas : sfchronicle - excerpt One of the Bay Area’s most popular bike rides, which contains a stretch of roadway where dozens of cyclists have collided with cars, is about to become much safer with the opening of a new paved riding trail near the Golden Gate Bridge. By the end of the month, northbound bicyclists on the eastern sidewalk of the bridge heading to Sausalito will be able to use the new trail to bypass Alexander Avenue, a downhill stretch of potholed roadway that the Marin County Bicycle Coalition calls “the most dangerous mile in Marin.”

By Anna Bauman : sfchronicle - excerpt (via nextdoor) Several dozen people gathered Thursday morning to protest tech giants OpenAI and Anthropic amid growing concerns that the artificial intelligence companies could endanger humanity. Michaël Trazzi, an organizer with Stop the AI Race, said his advocacy group is calling on employees at the AI companies to quit their jobs. The group planned to march to San Francisco City Hall to demand that Mayor Daniel Lurie and the Board of Supervisors declare an emergency over AI concerns.

• Pollution throughout life cycle: Artificial turf is made from fossil fuels and pollutes at every stage—from extraction to disposal. Most fields end up in landfills or incinerators within a decade, c...

By Olivia Harden : sfgate - excerpt Residents of a small coastal town in Humboldt County are protesting plans that a state conservation agency says are necessary to save a piece of the North Coast. On Wednesday, the California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a coastal development permit for Humboldt County to repair Centerville Road outside of Ferndale. The road, which sits next to Centerville Beach, is being eroded by the ocean, and the county plans to reconstruct a 900-foot segment of the road by raising and building a new parking lot. 

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By Benjamin Mullin and John Koblin: sfexaminer - excerpt (audio) Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See: "Jimmy Kimmel Live" has decided against broadcasting an interview Thursday night with James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate in Texas, and will instead post it on YouTube, the latest development in a yearlong battle between ABC and the Federal Communications Commission.

By Matt Pearce :: sfchronicle - excerpt More than 12,000 local journalists in the Golden State have lost their jobs since 2002 as the business models that have long supported newsrooms have crumbled. On Thursday, more than a dozen journalists at Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee and Modesto Bee newspapers were the latest to receive layoff notices in a major chain-wide staff cut by McClatchy Media, including reporters covering critical government watchdog and education beats.

By Ramin Skibba : sfgatre - excerpt 280 Tariffc diverted from 101 Anyone who drives regularly in the Bay Area knows its persistent traffic choke points, from key stretches of Highway 101 and Interstate 880 to the tangled intersection of Octavia and Market streets in San Francisco. It’s a frustrating, time-wasting problem, and Google researchers have been toying with a seemingly simple solution: just redirect some of those drivers down alternate routes.

By Lynn La : calmatters – excerpt AI is full of false promises Newsom in the coming weeks will consider a bill that proponents say protects small businesses from unnecessary privacy lawsuits. But critics of the measure argue that the bill is actually a Trojan horse for Big Tech, writes CalMatters’ Katherine Ortiz. A nearly 60-year-old state law regulating unauthorized surveillance is being used against small businesses with predatory lawsuits alleging privacy violations.

By J.K. Dineen : sfchronicle - excerpt A development team that earlier this year proposed the largest housing development ever in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood is more than doubling the number of homes it’s planning at the site and adding three stories to the project. The dramatic super-sizing of the plan — from 64 to 172 units and from 9 to 12 stories— for the…

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By Lynn La : calmatters - excerpt AI is full of false promises Newsom in the coming weeks will consider a bill that proponents say protects small businesses from unnecessary privacy lawsuits. But critics of the measure argue that the bill is actually a Trojan horse for Big Tech, writes CalMatters’ Katherine Ortiz. A nearly 60-year-old state law regulating unauthorized surveillance is being used against small businesses with predatory lawsuits alleging privacy violations.

By Ellen Brown : scheerpost - excerpt In August 2026, the U.S. debt reached a gravity-defying $40 trillion, with an estimated fiscal year 2026 deficit of $2.1 trillion. Interest on the debt hit a record $1.4 trillion over the last 12 months and now consumes more than any federal program except Social Security and Medicare, eclipsing defense spending for the first time in U.S.

Planting a street tree here runs $4,461 to $6,412. Under a Lurie-backed ordinance up for a vote Tuesday, developers could hand the City $2,590 instead — and residents would lose the right to appeal Ci...

Opinion By SACHU CONSTANTINE : Bakersfield - excerpt As Californians become increasingly overwhelmed by rising power bills, Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature must secure the long-term future of one of California’s most effective programs for lowering energy costs, improving grid reliability and reducing emissions. The program, called Demand Side Grid Support, is a cornerstone of the state’s clean-energy and affordability strategy.

By Matthew Brown : sfgate - excerpt (audio) Apple layoffs Apple gutted its Silicon Valley offices of 147 employees, mostly software engineers, weeks ahead of its highly anticipated product launch. In a WARN filing released Tuesday, the company announced 79 layoffs at its main One Apple Park Way headquarters in Cupertino, 40 at its 605 W. Maude Ave. office in Sunnyvale, and 28 at its office at 599 N.

By Brandon Pho : missionlocal - excerpt (audio) Rules would tighten campaign money restrictions, but still need board approval It’s a growing San Francisco tradition for candidates to rake in unlimited dollars by running ballot-measure committees while they separately run for office, de facto skirting campaign-finance limits and aiding their election bids. But perhaps not for long. City ethics commissioners voted unanimously today to suggest closing a loophole that allows candidates for local office to inflate their reach by advertising through multiple political committees, even if they are not related to their campaigns.