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Craigslist founder Craig Newmark addresses St. Anthony’s after launching free Wi-Fi and charging stations there Thursday. (Rachael Garner/Special to S.F. Examiner)
Free Wi-Fi, secure charging stations installed at St....
By BY Michaela Payne

Rafael Rosado can regularly be found at St. Anthony’s Dining Room in the Tenderloin sipping coffee, charging his smartphone and…

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A Risso's dolphin died after getting stuck in the mudflats south of San Francisco International Airport in Burlingame on Tuesday.  (Photo courtesy John Marra)
Risso’s dolphin stranded near SFO confirmed dead
By BY Michaela Payne

The unusual dolphin stranded in shallow mudflats of the San Francisco Bay just south of San Francisco International Airport was…

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San Francisco International Airport hosted more than 51 million passengers this past year, a record for the airport, which has used technology to increase its capacity. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner file photo)
San Francisco International Airport hosts record number of...
By BY Michaela Payne

San Francisco International Airport hosted a record of more than 51 million passengers and 25.6 million boardings in the past…

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The Roxie Theater on Valencia Street in the Mission is one of just 26 businesses in San Francisco to apply for the Legacy Business Program, which would allow the theater to subsidize its operational costs. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)
Legacy program aims to keep longtime SF businesses...
By BY Michaela Payne

In what has become an all-too-common tale in San Francisco, one of The City’s last independent theaters was threatened last…

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Matthew Cowdrey skates at Playland at 43rd Avenue on Wednesday. Some neighbors are not too thrilled with the skatepark aspect of Playland. (Joel Angel Juárez/Special to S.F. Examiner)
Outer Sunset’s temporary Playland park continues to draw...
By BY Michaela Payne

A playground sprung up from a blacktop lot in the Outer Sunset in May, but some neighbors say it’s not…

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Family members of Luis Gongora, a homeless man killed by San Francisco police in April, sit on the steps of City Hall during a rally on Tuesday held by the Justice for Amilcar Perez-Lopez Coalition to demand that officers be punished for their involvement in shootings. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)
Community activists unite to demand police accountability
By BY Michaela Payne

Communities came together at City Hall on Tuesday to speak for the victims of police shootings, demanding that police officers…

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Juvenile Hall residents participate in a math class at the Education Center of the Juvenile Justice Center in San Francisco on Friday. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)
Juvenile court schools leave youths gasping for knowledge
By BY Michaela Payne

In some San Francisco classrooms with students of middle and high school ages, worksheets and library books are the norm….

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Staged readings of works by Hansol Jung, Walt McGough, Philana Omorotionmwan, Andrew P. Saito, Jonathan Spector and Sarah Sander make up the 39th Bay Area Playwrights Festival. (Courtesy Photos)
Playwrights tackle modern issues in new works fest
By BY Michaela Payne

Six brand-new plays delve into themes as contemporary as “cross-border social media romance gone awry” and “gamers’ alternate reality not…

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A Civil Grand Jury report found that investigations of officer-involved shootings, such as the one on May 19 that killed a 27-year-old woman in the Bayview, took too long and lacked transparency. (Jessica Christian/S.F. Examiner)
Civil Grand Jury report slams pace of police...
By BY Michaela Payne

Investigations into fatal police shootings take too long and lack transparency, according to a report from San Francisco’s Civil Grand…

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Officials with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission say conservation and rationing is still important even though there has been more rain this past year. (Jessica Christian/2014 S.F. Examiner file photo)
Drought is less bleak so restrictions ease up
By BY Michaela Payne

The weather is wetter than last year amid California’s ongoing drought, but the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s request to…

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Willie Iribarren, right, speaks with an attendee at an open house for family homelessness held by Compass Family Services. (Ryan McNulty/Special to S.F. Examiner)
Navigating homelessness with children
By BY Michaela Payne

San Francisco resident Willie Iribarren grew up experiencing homelessness. As a single mother, she found herself staying in shelters once…

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