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Trump Continues to Fire SF Judges Who Grant Asylum
The DOJ has now removed the 3 immigration judges in San Francisco with the highest rates of granting deportation relief, and they are also firing the senior judges who train new hires. Read all about it right here.
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🗞️ News From Around the Bay
Here’s our roundup of the biggest news from around the Bay this week:
SF’s Oldest Chinese Restaurant to Reopen: The century-old restaurant is scheduled to reopen after being closed for months. [SFGate]
Port of SF Releases Plans for Sleek New Fisherman’s Wharf Plaza Where Alioto’s Used to Be: They released a few renderings of the forthcoming plaza's design. [SFist]
SF Police, CA Agents Raid Gambling Dens at 16th and Mission: No one appears to be shocked that gambling was (apparently) happening at these establishments.
BART Crime Plummets, Police Report Says: The first seven months of 2025 have seen a significant decrease in both violent crimes and property crimes compared to the same period last year. [Oaklandside]
Lurie Backs Higher Property Taxes to Save Struggling Muni: The agency faces a $320 million deficit. “We can — and we must — generate the funding necessary to avoid devastating Muni service cuts,” the mayor said. [SF Standard]
Man Captures Worst Ferry Ride Ever in Hilarious FB Updates
The Hilarious viral saga of a ferry ride gone wrong: One man's Facebook updates about his disastrous Estonia to Finland journey that got him banned and became a Finnish media sensation. Read it all right here.
🎥 Reel of the Week
Trump Threatens to Deploy National Guard to San Francisco
Trump alleged in a specious claim that Democrats have 'destroyed' San Francisco, and threatened to send in federal troops. Read about this cockamamie bullshit right here.
Stuff You’ve Been Missing
We know the algorithms of these tech giants don't show you all the awesome articles we write. Those bastards! It's OK though, we've got you covered with a list of the 7 best things you might have missed on the BAS site recently:
🧑⚖ Judge Warns of ‘National Police Force’ When Ruling Trump's National Guard Deployment Illegal: Trump’s move to send National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to quell immigration protests in Los Angeles this summer violated a federal law.
🎒ICE Raids, Muni Cuts, & the Budget Make Back to School Hella Stressful: As if it wasn’t stressful enough.
🎥 Films, Festivals & Freedom Fighters at BAMPFA This Fall: Hooray for great cinema!
🚅 High-Speed Rail Hits New Snag as Lawmakers Reject Proposal to Expedite Construction:The proposal just died in the Legislature’s secretive “suspense file” hearing, following strong objections from local governments and utilities.
🪩 30+ Ways to Celebrate the Bay's REAL Summer!: It’s nonstop action from now till November!
🛒 What I Learned About Karma At A Grocery Store In Oakland: Even if your future is uncertain, if you can help someone in the moment, you probably should.
⚔ 8 Things I Hallucinated at the Scottish Highland Games: "This is a lovely festival if you are Scottish, adore whiskey, or simply want to enjoy people in kilts yelling things that you don’t quite comprehend."
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