San Francisco’s animal commission voted to recommend a ban on live-animal sales at pet stores, a move backed by dozens of rescue groups and likely to go to City Hall.

A restored Pacific Heights Queen Anne — this year’s Decorator Showcase house — is on the market for $25M, the first public listing since 1969.

State regulators are probing whether Tom Steyer’s campaign paid influencers without proper disclosure, from $10 posts to multi‑thousand‑dollar deals.

Gary Rulli announced Ristobar will end service on Memorial Day after a 22‑year run in the Marina; the Chestnut Street space is being repurposed as an events venue.

Sana'a Cafe has leased three former Starbucks storefronts in San Francisco, including a Financial District site at 27 Drumm. The move adds another wave of Yemeni cafés to the city.

Recology has added cameras to trucks in 11 San Mateo County cities. Overfilled carts can draw warnings and, after two notices, a small fine up to $15.

Stanford Blood Center says reserves are critically low and type‑O units are especially scarce. The center and local partners are asking area donors to schedule appointments or visit nearby drives.

SFPD and sheriff’s deputies made 62 arrests and seized roughly 0.74 pounds of suspected narcotics during a multi‑unit DMACC sweep across the Tenderloin, Mission and Southern districts.

Bonita Taqueria y Rotisserie will open a third San Francisco location on 24th Street and expand its weekend brunch into a daily offering across shops.

A UC Berkeley working paper ties a post‑ChatGPT surge in A grades to students’ use of generative AI. Campuses are redesigning exams and reinstating proctoring to protect degree value.

A 2015 Atherton estate at 190 Almendral Avenue sold for $32.5M on March 30 and ranked ninth among March 2026’s priciest U.S. home sales. The trade follows a string of high‑end deals nationally.

SFUSD pared its planned Mandarin immersion launch to four classrooms and 88 seats for fall 2027, prompting parents and advocates to demand a larger rollout and clearer timeline.

A Lancet Psychiatry meta‑analysis finds no meaningful link between common antidepressants used around pregnancy and autism or ADHD after accounting for parental and family factors.