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Advance SF displays the logo for its new marketing campaign, “It All Starts Here,” on the San Francisco Giants' scoreboard at Oracle Park on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023.Alex Simon/SFGATEAdvance SF’s “It All Starts Here” campaign officially…
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Bandcamp’s performance space at 1901 Broadway in Oakland. The music platform, founded in the Bay Area city, is now losing half its staff.Courtesy of Google StreetviewBandcamp built a unique music business: profitable and good for artists…
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FILE: Unity Technologies' John Riccitiello speaks onstage on Sept. 5, 2018, in San Francisco, at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference. Steve Jennings/Getty Images for TechCrunchJohn Riccitiello, CEO of San Francisco-based gaming giant Unity…
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Former 49ers linebacker Gary Plummer looks on from the field before a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Three Rivers Stadium on Dec. 15, 1996, in Pittsburgh, Penn.George Gojkovich/Getty ImagesFormer 49ers linebacker Gary Plummer was…
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FILE - John's Grill in San Francisco on March 23, 2005.Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle/Getty ImagesOn Oct. 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the downtown SF restaurant invites community members to share a meal at no charge in the closed…
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Nelly Furtado performs at the Portola Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023.Charles Russo/SFGATENelly Furtado was halfway through her set at Portola 2023 when tears appeared in her eyes.The Canadian pop star with Portuguese heritage,…
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The Grotto and Tarantino’s, both located at Fisherman’s Wharf, are being evicted.May A. via YelpThe Port of San Francisco is evicting two longtime Fisherman’s Wharf restaurants: the Grotto and Tarantino’s, as first reported by the San…
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Some of Brownstone’s “pods” at the firm’s SoMa location. They’re 4 feet tall and fit a twin mattress.Courtesy of BrownstoneTo rent in the Bay Area is to compromise; many of us share apartments and go without wishlist amenities to keep costs…
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A breakfast sandwich from Devil’s Teeth Baking Company, the popular San Francisco bakery now opening a new downtown location.Courtesy of Devil's Teeth Baking Company“I was interested in applying because it was free rent and that’s kind of…
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Fettuccine bolognese at Barbacco, at 220 California St., San Francisco.Bianca C. via Yelp“We hoped 2023 would be the year the neighborhood returned to the way it was pre-pandemic, however that hasn’t been the case,” owner Umberto Gibin…
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