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30 Oct 2020

San Francisco Pausing Further Reopening as COVID Rates Increase

Earlier today Mayor London Breed Announced that San Francisco would be pausing plans to reopen more of the businesses closed due to COVID. The plan was that, on November 3rd, places like indoor pools and bowling alleys would be able to reopen, and restaurants would be able to have 50% capacity

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30 Oct 2020

Vinyl Nation: An Uplifting and Fun New Doc on Resurgence of Vinyl Records

  Vinyl Nation, a new documentary by Christopher Boone and Kevin Smokler, opens at a record store in Kansas City. A huge crowd of people is lining up early in the morning. It’s Record Store Day, an annual event when record stores see “record” business. The crowd is upbeat. All are

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30 Oct 2020

Why the Richmond District Needs Connie Chan, NOT Marjan Philhour

Guest post by Winston Parsons This November, The Richmond District — San Francisco’s District 1 — will be choosing a new representative in City Hall. There are seven candidates on the ballot for The Richmond, with the top three contenders being Connie Chan, David Lee, and Marjan Philhour. Back in

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29 Oct 2020

California Statewide Fire Summary, 22 Wildfires Still Active

Find interactive map here. ​California Statewide Fire Summary October 29, 2020 via Fire.CA.Gov Over 5,600 firefighters continue to battle 22 wildfires in California. Yesterday, firefighters responded to 29 new wildfires, all of which were quickly contained. More cooperative weather continues to aid firefighters in their efforts towards containment on the

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29 Oct 2020

The Young are Voting in Record Numbers, & They’re Voting Blue

More than 6.8 million people ages 18 to 29 have already cast their ballot for President, a 2 ½-fold increase over their voting level at this point four years ago.

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28 Oct 2020

Report: SF Tent Encampments Down 37% Since Pandemic Peak

It’s still going to break your heart every time you see tents of people living on the street during the pandemic, but a new set of raw numbers shows that the Safe Sleeping Villages have been a pretty remarkable success. Mission Local reports on a new analysis buy the city’s

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28 Oct 2020

Trump Campaign Runs Facebook Ads With Wrong Election Day

There’s an old dirty trick in politics where hucksters distribute information communicating the wrong election day to voters. The tactic generally works more effectively when you dupe your opponent’s voters, not your own. But the Donald Trump campaign has been running ads with the wrong election day, according to the

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28 Oct 2020

LA Dodgers Invite Superspreader Event With Foolish World Series Celebration

That LA Dodger with the red beard knows he just tested positive for COVID-19. He partied with his teammates anyway, unmasked,  after the Dodgers won the World Series Tuesday night. After testing positive, Justin Turner’s post-game actions difficult to justify: https://t.co/vRukPN3O5w — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) October 28, 2020 His name

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