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Trump orders reopening of Alcatraz prison for ‘most ruthless offenders’

Plan to expand and reuse long-shuttered penitentiary off San Francisco described as ‘not serious’ by Nancy Pelosi

The Guardian - US

Trump makes claims about judges as he explains Alcatraz reopening order

Donald Trump slammed what he called the leniency of “radical judges,” as he vowed to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the infamous island prison near San Francisco.

The Independent UK

Trump says he wants to reopen and expand infamous Alcatraz prison

The notorious jail on a hard-to-reach island off San Francisco has been closed for more than 60 years.

Euronews

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Trump administration will pay immigrants in U.S. illegally $1,000 to self-deport

‘Self-deportation is the best, safest, and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest,’ Homeland Security secretary says

The Independent UK

Video: Steven Tyler and Joe Perry reunite onstage in San Francisco

Tyler and Perry have performed together for the first time since Aerosmith's Peace Out... tour was abandoned in 2023

Louder

“We did get very wild and crazy at points. I remember thinking, ‘Why aren’t we getting arrested?’”: The violent, bloody birth of the Bay Area thrash scene

How a handful of kids from Northern California changed the world

Metal Hammer

Niners Reportedly Turned Down an Enticing George Kittle Trade Offer

Instead, San Francisco made Kittle the highest-paid tight end in NFL history.

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Kamala Harris says ‘courage is contagious’ in major speech excoriating Trump

Democratic presidential candidate speaks in San Francisco in first significant appearance since election defeat

The Guardian - US

Leeds chairman flying to UK for talks with Daniel Farke over manager’s future

The Leeds chairman, Paraag Marathe, is flying in from San Francisco on Monday for talks with Daniel Farke over the manager’s future

The Guardian - UK

Trump can’t withhold funds from sanctuary cities, says federal judge

Judge William Orrick issues temporary injunction for over a dozen areas, ruling parts of Trump orders unconstitutional

The Guardian - US

San Francisco inches closer to adopting drug policy with abstinence as its primary goal

San Francisco has moved closer to adopting a “recovery first” drug policy that sets abstinence from illicit drugs as its primary goal

The Independent UK

With Proposed Glue Trap Ban, San Francisco Sides With the Pests

Glue traps are a cheap and effective pest control tool. Naturally, San Francisco is considering banning them.

Reason

Tesla Starts Ride Hailing Tests With Employees in San Francisco, Austin Using FSD Supervised

Tesla's robotaxi program is now starting its ride hailing tests with employees in San Francisco and Austin.

International Business Times

Multiple injuries after ‘unexpected’ turbulence hits United Airlines flight from San Francisco

One crew member sustained a serious injury, while four others recieved minor injuries

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Four high school students killed and two injured as SUV crashes into tree in California

Six teenage girls aged between 14 and 16 were traveling in a Volkswagen SUV that careered off the road and hit a tree in Marin County, near San Francisco

The Independent UK

British Airways steward found dead in hotel room on San Francisco layover

‘The steward was a popular member of the team and this came as a bolt from the blue’

Al Jazeera

In 1859, a South African declared himself emperor of the United States

Elon Musk wasn’t the first to shape the national conversation. Joshua Norton, a San Francisco cult figure, was.

The Independent UK

Thousands take to the streets across US to protest Trump and Musk policies: ‘They flaunt their criminality’

‘I've been protesting for 60 years…There has never been anything like this in my life. Never,’ one San Francisco demonstrator says

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Idris Ackamoor Ankhestra, Rhodessa Jones, Danny Glover: Artistic Being review – powerful live set from the Afrofuturist and friends

This San Francisco session released for Record Store Day sets spoken word to Ackamoor’s uncompromising but joyous spiritual jazz

The Guardian - UK

Don’t forget to tip! The driverless taxi that could also get you a job – or a date

Looking for love or a new career in San Francisco, Los Angeles or Phoenix? You just might find it in a Waymo autonomous vehicle

Salon

“Sacramento” captures the city's majesty

As Joan Didion said, "Sacramento is the least typical of the Valley towns," and this film is a testament to why

The Independent UK

45-foot tall nude woman statue erected in San Francisco plaza for ‘one-of-a kind liquid light show’

The Statue ‘R-Evolution’ has had previous stints at Burning Man and in Las Vegas

GamesRadar

"Terrible financial decision on my end": Switch 2 hopeful moves out of new apartment and flies over 800 miles to be first in line for the console at Nintendo's unopened San Francisco store

He's the second to camp out, the other is in New York

The Independent UK

Full House home in San Francisco sells for $6 million — see inside

The house was previously purchased by one of the sitcom’s producers Jeff Franklin

The Guardian - US

California university to expand student minds with new psychedelic studies course

California Institute of Integral Studies, located in San Francisco, will welcome its first undergrad class this August

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