Can S.F. beat L.A.? It’s good news and bad news

The Niners will try to beat the Rams for the third time this season in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, which will be played in Los Angeles. (San Francisco 49ers)

Niners fans driving ticket prices through the roof for NFC Championship Game

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The pandemic has erased much of San Francisco’s once booming economy. While things are beginning to get back to normal, The City has a long way to go for the economy to bounce back. (Craig Lee/The Examiner)

The downturn persists: Examiner analysis reveals that S.F.’s economy has a long road to recovery

‘If you don’t keep downtown a vibrant place, it has cascading consequences on all the neighborhoods’

By Carly Graf Examiner staff writer
Soughdough bread at The Mill cafe on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022. Production of The City’s famous loaves is not expected to be hit too hard by the effects of a changing climate. (Craig Lee/The Examiner)

Will climate change impact San Francisco’s famous sourdough?

‘The microclimate we have in S.F. is unique and has helped shape the flavor of the bread’

By Jessica Wolfrom
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Subsidies have induced residential solar firms to go big on selling more dumb systems, without storage or grid communication. Those installations now do little to reduce grid costs or cut greenhouse gases in California, but are still the vast majority of new systems going in today. (Shutterstock)

Opinion: California’s misguided rooftop solar debate

Why aren’t we focused on the value of residential solar to reduce emissions?

By Severin Borenstein Special to The Examiner
San Francisco’s Department of Disability and Aging Services conducted a 2021 study within Black, Indigenous, People of Color and LGBTQ+ populations and found that besides a lack of awareness of services and the challenge of navigating a complex system, an entrenched mistrust of government and law enforcement prevented many elders from contacting the department. (Shutterstock)

How do we persuade elders who experience abuse to seek help?

Break down barriers of mistrust, say experts

By Jaya Padmanabhan

SF Examiner, 1/23/2022

SF Examiner, 1/23/2022
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Governor Gavin Newsom wants to invest tens of millions of dollars in educating young people about the risks of opioids. (Whitney Curtis/The New York Times)

State may invest $50 million in opioid education for young people

By Emily Forschen, Itzel Luna and Colleen Murphy

By Emily Forschen, Itzel Luna and Colleen Murphy
People line up outside the new Tenderloin Linkage Center at 1172 Market St. on Wednesday. The new site is a central component to Mayor London Breed’s emergency declaration from December and offers hot food, water and hygiene services as well as connections to services such as shelter and transitional housing, therapy, child care and substance use treatment. (Craig Lee/The Examiner)

‘We need a place to take a shower and feel welcomed’

Tenderloin linkage center opens one month after Mayor Breed’s emergency declaration

By Sydney Johnson Examiner staff writer
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Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, shown here against the Green Bay Packers during the third quarter of the NFC Divisional playoff game at Lambeau Field, has been a bit inconsistent this postseason. But the team keeps winning. (Christopher Victorio/Special to The Examiner)

The Niners can win even when Jimmy Garoppolo has an off night

What we learned during crazy NFL weekend

By Diante Lee
49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo waves goodbye to the Green Bay fans before heading into the locker room after defeating the Packers 13-10 in the NFC Divisional playoff game at Lambeau Field. (Christopher Victorio/Special to The Examiner)

How the 49ers took advantage of Packers’ special teams flubs

San Francisco might have ended Aaron Rodgers’ career in green and gold

By Ben Shpigel
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When Jackie Speier retires from Congress, she leaves behind a storied legacy supporting the Armenian community. (Courtesy KZV Armenian School)

How Jackie Speier elevated the Armenian community

‘There’s a lot of allies in Congress for the Armenian story to be told’

By Ida Mojadad Examiner Staff Writer
Denelle Dixon, CEO of Stellar Development Foundation, has emerged as one of the leading advocates for the ethical use of cryptocurrency and is helping San Francisco become a capital of the technology’s evolution into a more sustainable and ethical industry. (Craig Lee/The Examiner)

In pursuit of ethical cryptocurrency

Denelle Dixon aims to be the diametric opposite of the ‘planet-incinerating Ponzi grifters’

By Jeff Elder Examiner staff writer
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