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A proposed smoking ban could hurt bars, owners say. Proponents say it’s necessary for public health.

Some worry that this farmers' market could go away. The Heart of the City market at SF's Civic Center relies heavily on the Market Match program, which Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed defunding. My story on this: www.tlvoice.org/tl-goes-to-s...

Meanwhile back in Humboldt...

In case you missed it (but I know you didn't, right?), here's our critics' 2026 ranking of the Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

This tweet I randomly think about is relevant again

My colleague @stjbs.bsky.social and I spent months working on this new @sfchronicle.com investigation into each of the 48 deaths in ICE custody since the start of 2025. Powerful work as well by our data viz colleague Nami Sumida and @santiagomejia.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

A burrito is a dumpling

Bay Area cafés have served $16, $20, and even $75 even cups of coffee. Now, a downtown SF shop's pourover is setting a new high mark. Read more ☕️ ⤵️ www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Sourdough is as intrinsic to SF's identity as the rolling fog and Golden Gate Bridge. But which local bakery makes the best loaf? We had to find out www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

In the Bay Area, where the rice-bloated Mission burrito reigns supreme, artisan flour tortilla maker Michael de la Torre wants to bring attention to the thin homestyle burritos found along the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more ⤵️ www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Mark your calendars. The East Bay's first-ever H Mart is about to open www.sfchronicle.com/food/article...

ICYMI: Bay Area coffee roasters have reclaimed several empty Starbucks locations in Downtown SF ☕️ www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Been waiting for this Cesar Hernández review for weeks. The homie absolutely snapped with this one www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Last year we tracked grocery prices at several San Francisco stores. This year, we found higher prices, some surprises and ... smaller eggs? www.sfchronicle.com/projects/202...

María Isabel, the latest from the owners of acclaimed Mediterranean restaurant Dalida, opens March 3. Here's what diners can look forward to: www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Mexican army kills 'El Mencho,' Mexico's most-wanted drug kingpin

"The state of affairs for our business, Oakland in general, we just can't go on any longer." www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

"Every time you get a new one it becomes a part of yourself" sounds more like Persona than Pokémon tbh

Decir God Bless América y nombrar a todos los países del continente fue lo más chingon. Solidaridad hoy más que nunca

A puro gabacho rancio no le gusto el halftime show

How much beer is enough for Super Bowl Sunday? Here's how San Francisco's oldest operating sports bar is stocking up 🍻 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

We had a Pharrell sighting in SF last night at a cult-fave Chinese restaurant www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Thought I was done writing about the bullshit that outside media says about S.F. But this pair — making fun of unhoused people in wheelchairs — coaxed me out of retirement. On loving the city, and the fragility of visiting adult male Patriots fans. Gift link 🎁 www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

ICYMI: Tokyo Central has brought its vast, premium selection of seafood, dry goods and beverages to the East Bay with the opening of its new store www.sfchronicle.com/food/article...

Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein dined out at local restaurants on multiple visits to the Bay Area, according to emails in the Epstein files.

here, I am calling upon all of us to not leave Minnesota in a lurch. it's time for us to do the work to build up to a nationwide general strike so we can finally abolish ICE www.coyotemedia.org/what-we-owe-...

I had a question about ube, so I called my mom. Read what she had to say.

since we’re talking about darrell issa, don’t forget he’s always been a shady crook.

Three SF pizza heavyweights have brought frozen pies to grocery aisles. Which one came put on top of our blind tasting ? 🍕 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

this country's lack of subtlety really drives me up the wall

Breaking: The last remaining restaurant inside San Francisco's largest mall is now closed. The closing comes as retailers have been asked to leave. www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Yo: Voy a dar un paseo para olvidarme del deadline. La ciudad:

New Asian grocery stores are opening across the Bay Area and are positioned as retail 'saviors'. Immigrant culture gets celebrated when it’s profitable — and villainized when it’s not. I wrote an essay about it, and about the mall that raised me: Pacific East Mall ❤️

Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.

No more "Millionaire Bacon" in the Mission. Here's when San Francisco brunch hotspot Kitchen Story is closing: www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

There's a clear fusion trend among San Francisco's 2025 class of new Italian restaurants. What dishes can one expect to find? 🤌🏽 www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

A small but thriving community of Asian American farmers across the Bay Area grow organic Asian vegetables that you cannot easily find in grocery stores.

Someone had to say it

The 60 Minutes report on CECOT that Bari Weiss censored is now internet contraband

This was a fascinating, tragic and heartwarming story to work on. What a brilliantly creative mind - now trapped inside itself by aphasia. Will he finish his masterpiece? www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Photographer Christopher Anderson on the Vanity Fair photoshoot

Mariscos Aguachiles el 8, a top-tier pick for Mexican seafood, has landed a permanent location. Here's where 🦐⤵️ www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Ese wey y su colonialismo qué se vayan a chspm

It took me all these years to realize that Alexis Vega has had Cuauhtémoc Blanco's aura all along

The journey from coast to coast has forced this Bay Area skateboarder to confront mountains, deserts, winter weather and the memories of his own life.

She was the ‘mad genius’ behind a S.F. restaurant empire — then it fell apart. Can she make a comeback? www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Workers are suing the operators of La Tapatia Market in Vallejo, alleging they allowed dangerously high concentrations of carbon monoxide to persist in the store, resulting in two employees’ deaths.

The maker of Budweiser is pulling out of the Bay Area after 50 years www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/ar...