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San Mateo County Weighs First Humanoid Robot Permits, Citing Fire and Job Risks

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San Mateo County Weighs First Humanoid Robot Permits, Citing Fire and Job Risks

Aug 09, 2026

Supervisor Ray Mueller wants kill switches, ADA compliance and fire safety checks before robots hit local restaurants and stores.

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Aug 09, 2026
San Mateo County Weighs First Humanoid Robot Permits, Citing Fire and Job Risks
Aug 07, 2026
SoMa's ChatTJB Billboard Is Actually Just One Guy Typing on His Phone
Aug 07, 2026
San Francisco AI Miner Strikes $310M Mother Lode for Copper, Lithium Rush
Aug 04, 2026
OpenAI Busted for Secret S.F. Hiring Tactics, Owes $3.2M in Fed Deal

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Oakland Firefighters Gave a Smoke-Choked Pigeon Oxygen — and 11 Million People Lost It

Oakland Firefighters Gave a Smoke-Choked Pigeon Oxygen — and 11 Million People Lost It

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

Beach-Blocking Billionaire Ditches the Niners to Buy the Team That Ruined Their Season

TikTok Army Invades Pacific Heights Estate Sale as Young San Franciscans Hunt Discounted Treasures

TikTok Army Invades Pacific Heights Estate Sale as Young San Franciscans Hunt Discounted Treasures

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

Mission Curry House Ordered Closed After Inspector Finds Live Cockroaches Inside Both Ovens

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

FBI Crushes National Predator Ring; 205 Arrested, 115 Children Saved in LA, SF, DC, Chicago, & NY

New York Firefighter Witnessed 'Sniper Tourists' Hunting Bosnian Civilians; Italy Now Investigating

New York Firefighter Witnessed 'Sniper Tourists' Hunting Bosnian Civilians; Italy Now Investigating

Bay Area's Oliver Tree Killed When Two Helicopters Smashed Into Each Other Above Rio de Janeiro

Bay Area's Oliver Tree Killed When Two Helicopters Smashed Into Each Other Above Rio de Janeiro

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Floyd Mayweather Charged With Felony Theft Over $200K Watch Bought With a Bounced Check

Disgraced Bank Exec Edward Gene Smith Pleads Guilty to Decade-Long Sexual Assault and Child Porn Scandal in New York

Disgraced Bank Exec Edward Gene Smith Pleads Guilty to Decade-Long Sexual Assault and Child Porn Scandal in New York

Nationwide Staffing Scam Unravels, Ringleader Crispian Atkins and 12 Others Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Deception

Nationwide Staffing Scam Unravels, Ringleader Crispian Atkins and 12 Others Indicted for Multi-Million Dollar Deception

Politics

San Jose Braces for First City Strike in 20 Years as 3,500 Workers Vote

San Jose/ Bay Area

San Jose Braces for First City Strike in 20 Years as 3,500 Workers Vote

About 2 hours ago

California Joins 10-State Suit Over Big Bank Escrow Interest Rule

California Joins 10-State Suit Over Big Bank Escrow Interest Rule

Nina Singh-Hudson

About 23 hours ago

Los Gatos Council Splits Grant Money, Rejects Anti-Racism Coalition's Rent Aid Bid

Los Gatos Council Splits Grant Money, Rejects Anti-Racism Coalition's Rent Aid Bid

1 day ago

Oakland Hires Its First Constitutional Policing Chief to Outlast Federal Watchdogs

Oakland Hires Its First Constitutional Policing Chief to Outlast Federal Watchdogs

1 day ago

Real Estate

Stockbridge Pays $132M for Potrero Hill Flats, Priciest SF Deal in Two Years

San Francisco/ Bay Area

Stockbridge Pays $132M for Potrero Hill Flats, Priciest SF Deal in Two Years

About 22 hours ago

East San Carlos Braces for SB 79 Towers as Neighbors Rush to Get Ahead of It

East San Carlos Braces for SB 79 Towers as Neighbors Rush to Get Ahead of It

1 day ago

Veeam Turns Former Santana Row H&M Into Office as San Jose Vacancy Tops 18%

Veeam Turns Former Santana Row H&M Into Office as San Jose Vacancy Tops 18%

Nina Singh-Hudson

Aug 10, 2026

Point Richmond's Plexiglass-Clad Lumiere House Sells Fast at $899K Asking Price

Point Richmond's Plexiglass-Clad Lumiere House Sells Fast at $899K Asking Price

Aug 10, 2026

Crime

SF City Attorney Pushed to Erase Tech CEO's Domestic Violence Story, Records Show

San Francisco/ Bay Area

SF City Attorney Pushed to Erase Tech CEO's Domestic Violence Story, Records Show

About 3 hours ago

Mountain View School District Faces Trial Over 1970s Child Sex Ring Cover-Up Claims

Mountain View School District Faces Trial Over 1970s Child Sex Ring Cover-Up Claims

About 4 hours ago

Fire Breaks Out on 8th Floor of West of Twin Peaks Senior Housing Tower

Fire Breaks Out on 8th Floor of West of Twin Peaks Senior Housing Tower

About 23 hours ago

Gilroy Probation Worker, Ex-Boys Ranch Counselor, Charged in TikTok Grooming Case

Gilroy Probation Worker, Ex-Boys Ranch Counselor, Charged in TikTok Grooming Case

About 23 hours ago

Arts & Events

Grammy-Winning A Cappella Group Take 6 Lands Four Nights at SFJAZZ

San Francisco/ Bay Area

Grammy-Winning A Cappella Group Take 6 Lands Four Nights at SFJAZZ

About 2 hours ago

Napa Trio Races Through All 37 Shakespeare Plays at Di Rosa This August

Napa Trio Races Through All 37 Shakespeare Plays at Di Rosa This August

1 day ago

Saratoga's Shakespeare in the Park Turns 'Much Ado' Into a Hindu Wedding Saga

Saratoga's Shakespeare in the Park Turns 'Much Ado' Into a Hindu Wedding Saga

1 day ago

Russian Hill Couple Digs Up Mystery Sculpture, Wonders If It's a Lost Stackpole

Russian Hill Couple Digs Up Mystery Sculpture, Wonders If It's a Lost Stackpole

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