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latimes.com > business > story > 2026-04-08 > ai-boom-catapults-san-francisco-median-home-price-above-2-million

AI boom catapults San Francisco median home price above $2 million

5+ hour, 50+ min ago  (490+ words) The artificial intelligence boom has driven up San Francisco's median home sales price to a record $2.15 million. Real estate brokerage firm Compass said that recent transactions showed that some parts of the tech capital have emerged from its doom loop…...

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latimes.com > business > story > 2026-03-16 > downtown-la-needs-retail-resuscitation-san-franciscos-subsidized-shops-offer-solution

Downtown L.A. needs retail resuscitation. San Francisco's subsidized shops offer a solution

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1087+ words) As much of downtown L.A. continues to feel dark and deserted, local businesses want the city to steal San Francisco's secret for firing up foot traffic. The tech mecca has slowly begun to emerge from one of the country's deepest declines…...

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latimes.com > sports > rams > story > 2026-02-05 > rams-will-play-san-francisco-49ers-in-australia-next-season

Rams will play the San Francisco 49ers in Australia next season

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (339+ words) The Rams will face a familiar opponent next season in Australia. The Rams, who last year were designated the home team for the first ever NFL game in Australia, will play the NFC West-rival San Francisco 49ers, the league announced Thursday…...

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latimes.com > california > story > 2026-02-01 > san-francisco-school-workers-authorize-strike

San Francisco school workers are the latest California educators to authorize a strike

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (335+ words) More than 5,200 members of the United Educators of San Francisco voted overwhelmingly to authorize the union's leadership to call a strike as teachers push for more public education funding. The union, which represents San Francisco Unified School District workers such…...

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latimes.com > entertainment-arts > story > 2026-01-02 > tommy-lee-jones-daughter-victoria-dead-san-francisco-hotel

Tommy Lee Jones' daughter reportedly found dead; 911 call suggests OD

3+ mon, 5+ day ago  (410+ words) Victoria Jones, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, was reportedly found dead at a hotel in San Francisco on New Year's Day. She was 34. According to TMZ, the San Francisco Fire Department responded to a medical emergency…...

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Waymo Taxi Strikes Dog in San Francisco, Renewing Safety Debate; Saudi Fund Eyes $55-Billion EA Takeover

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (59+ words) A Waymo autonomous taxi struck a dog in San Francisco weeks after another Waymo killed a neighborhood cat, reigniting a debate about autonomous vehicle road safety. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Public ... Waymo Taxi Strikes Dog in San Francisco, Renewing Safety Debate;…...

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latimes.com > california > story > 2025-12-05 > san-franciscos-castro-theatre-an-lgbtq-landmark-eyes-next-chapter-at-a-pivotal-moment

Second act for a queer icon: San Francisco's Castro Theatre relaunches at pivotal moment

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1769+ words) SAN FRANCISCO'At the start of the pandemic, when live entertainment was shut down across California, Gregg Perloff chief executive of Another Planet Entertainment told his team to use the downtime to find a new project that excited them. "We knew…...

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latimes.com > business > story > 2025-12-02 > waymo-strikes-dog-in-san-francisco-weeks-after-kitkat

Waymo hits a dog in San Francisco, reigniting safety debate

4+ mon, 6+ day ago  (667+ words) A self-driving Waymo taxi hit a dog in San Francisco, reigniting a heated debate over autonomous vehicle safety just weeks after one killed a popular neighborhood cat. On Sunday, around 8 p.m. in San Francisco's Western Addition neighborhood, a Waymo carrying passengers…...

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latimes.com > california > story > 2025-11-28 > magnitude-3-2-earthquake-shakes-san-francisco-bay-area

Magnitude 3.2 earthquake shakes San Francisco Bay Area

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (352+ words) A magnitude 3.2 earthquake was felt in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday evening. The latest earthquake, which occurred at 5:03 p.m. Friday, was centered above a residential neighborhood of Pacifica in San Mateo County, just about 4 miles south of San Francisco's…...

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latimes.com > california > newsletter > 2025-11-26 > essential-california-san-francisco-mayor-popular

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie has won over his city

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (453+ words) SAN FRANCISCO'They once called this the City That Knows How. More recently, it felt more like the City That Wasn't So Sure. With a downtown sagging beneath homeless encampments, sidewalks piled with garbage and addicts doubled over in fentanyl-extremis, most…...