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San Francisco's Train System Is Still Run on Floppy Disks. It May Finally Get an Upgrade.

Officials approve a $212 million plan to replace its wildly outdated train control system.

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Rental Prices Plunge in the Bay Area and Sun Belt — See Where Prices Are Falling Across the U.S.

One-bedroom apartments in one California city experienced a substantial 7.2% drop in rent prices compared to the previous year.

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Woman Trapped Under Driverless Car in San Francisco Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries

"There was no driver and no passenger in the car to be able to tell us what happened," San Francisco Fire Department spokesperson Justin Schorr said of the scene.

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American Eagle Sues Westfield for Security 'Failures' and 'Broken Promises' That Let a San Francisco Mall 'Deteriorate Into Disarray'

The lawsuit alleges Westfield allowed the property to deteriorate and become a hub for criminal activity, resulting in more than 100 security incidents in the American Eagle store between May 2020 and May 2023.

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Nearly 60% of the Global Workforce Is 'Quiet Quitting,' and Disengagement Levels Are Higher for Fully Remote Workers, According to a New Report

A new Gallup poll revealed that a significant portion of employees (59%) experienced "quiet quitting" in 2022, indicating a sense of detachment from their roles. Over half of the global workforce (51%) actively sought new job opportunities.

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Netflix Engineer Goes Missing In San Francisco Two Weeks After Moving There. "We're Going To Find Him," His Brother Says.

Yohanes Kidane, 22, was last seen getting into an Uber a week ago. Nobody has heard from him since.

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A 166-Year-Old Luxury Retailer Says This Might Be Its 'Last' Holiday Season Due to the 'Profound Erosion' of San Francisco

The owner of San Francisco luxury department store Gumps took out a full-page ad in "The San Francisco Chronicle" to express concern over the city's current state and call on city officials to clean up the streets.

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Traffic Jam Caused by Self-Driving Cars in San Francisco Sparks Outcry and Safety Concerns

Self-driving vehicles have hit the streets of San Francisco, and some locals are less than thrilled, especially after an unexpectedly traffic jam was triggered over the weekend.

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'X' Is Auctioning Off Its Old Twitter HQ Items, Including a Bird Cage Hanging Swing

In a massive garage sale, Musk is pawning away all the old office furniture, memorabilia, and art.

Business News

Anchor Brewing Employees Are Trying to Buy the Historic Beer Company, Rallying to Prevent Shut Down

Several other parties, including Rhode Island-based brewery Narragansett Beer and Bay Area entrepreneurs, have expressed interest in preserving Anchor Brewing's legacy.

Business News

'Never Going Back to the Way It Was': Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Has a Grim Outlook on a Once Bustling Downtown

Major retailers like Whole Foods, Uniqlo, Gap, and Nordstrom Rack have closed their downtown San Francisco locations. Other city centers are facing similar challenges in a post-pandemic environment.

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Anchor Brewing, America's Oldest Craft Brewery, Shuts Down after 127 Years

The San Francisco-based company was reportedly losing millions of dollars annually.

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Westfield to Give Up San Francisco Mall Due to 'Challenging Operating Conditions'

The news comes a month after the mall's biggest retailer, Nordstrom, announced it would not be renewing its lease at the San Francisco shopping center, closing up shop by August.

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San Francisco Launches $6 Million Ad-Campaign to Lure Tourists Amid Retail Exodus and Drug Crisis

The ad campaign includes the city's first-ever television commercial.