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![In Monday’s wild-card win, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott threw for 305 yards and became one of five players in NFL history with four-plus passing touchdowns and at least one rushing score in a playoff game.]()
Only mobile QBs have beaten the 49ers. Here comes the Cowboys’ Dak PrescottThe San Francisco 49ers’ top-ranked defense has been ferocious this season, but not flawless. The unit’s biggest shortcoming could be exposed when the Cowboys and mobile QB Dak Prescott visit...By Eric Branch
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![D&M Wine and Liquor's David Gray helps Jessica Hennessey out of the store after she purchased a bottle of Andre Clouet brut champagne for New Years' Eve on Fillmore Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, December 30, 2020.]()
Napa wine may cost more in 2023, as 71% of wineries plan to raise pricesThe average bottle purchased at a Napa winery last year was $73.34.By Esther Mobley
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![Blanche adjusts her nest on the island at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, April 30, 2014. A group tending to the two swans, Blanche and her mate Blue Boy, have replaced Blanche's eggs with ceramic lookalikes to prevent the cygnets from hatching.]()
The incredible, tragic life of Blanche, S.F.’s beloved swan, dead at 28Blanche, a recently widowed swan lived a life stippled with romance and woe. She was an iconic figure at San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts where she lived practically all her life.By Annie Vainshtein
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![A tree trimmer dismantles a massive cypress tree that fell, threatening homes along Beach Drive in Rio Del Mar, Calif. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 after the area was severely damaged by large waves and mudslides during a series of major storms.]()
Some Californians can seek FEMA storm disaster aid. Here’s what to knowResidents and business owners in some California counties who were affected by the winter storms can now apply for federal assistance.By Jessica Flores -
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![Congresswoman Barbara Lee speaks during an Eden Housing press event for the Corsair Flats and the Starling grand opening and ribbon cutting on Friday, May 6, 2022 in Alameda, Calif.]()
Why you shouldn’t count Barbara Lee out of the California Senate raceLee’s supporters are counting on a network of donors that she helped build, as well as other progressives raising enough money to help her run a viable campaign.By Joe Garofoli
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![A sign on a makeshift memorial with a quote by Keenan Anderson is displayed during a vigil in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, for Anderson, the cousin of Black Lives Matters co-founder Patrisse Cullors, who went into cardiac arrest and died on Jan. 3 after Los Angeles police tased him following a traffic collision. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)]()
What the death of a Black teacher after LAPD tasing should teach S.F....The recent death of Keenan Anderson shows a department’s character matters most.By Justin Ray
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![The Bay Bridge on Thursday, January 5, 2023, in San Francisco, Calif. The beloved Bay Lights -- the giant LED light show on the Bay Bridge -- are old and decrepit and have grown too expensive to repair. They'll come down in March, but Ben Davis, founder, president and CEO, Illuminate, has a plan to make them bigger and better. He's raising $10 million in hopes of having twice as many lights, of better quality and viewable to twice as many people, up by Labor Day weekend.]()
Listen: 11 million bucks or the Bay Bridge lights go darkFifth & Mission podcast: For 10 years, the Bay Bridge has sparkled with a light installation designed by artist Leo Villareal. But the display costs millions to maintain and, with city funds...By fifth & mission
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‘Turn Every Page’ charts the story behind literature’s greatest...Lizzie Gottlieb’s documentary follows the working relationship of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Robert Caro and his editor Robert Gottlieb.By Pam Grady
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![Bayview Park is one of the most visible land formations in the city. It loomed over Candlestick Park and is arguably the most underrated park in San Francisco.]()
澳洲幸运10官网历史查询计划- Is this the most underrated park in S.F.? It survived a century of...Bayview Park survived many near-death experiences, including Giants fans’ efforts to wipe it from existence. Now it’s San Francisco’s most underrated park. Here’s a tour.By Peter Hartlaub
