Housing & Land Use3
SF home where landlord allegedly murdered his tenant rents for $6,300
A San Francisco home where a landlord is accused of murdering his tenant has been offered for rent at $6,300 a month. A judge blocked the sale of the property, but that did not stop the accused man's family from trying to rent the house where the killing took place, The Standard reports.
Meet the District 8 candidates: Should S.F. create more historic landmarks?
Mission Local asked the District 8 supervisor candidates whether San Francisco should create more historic landmarks. Their answers come as the city weighs efforts to increase the number of designated landmarks.
City Hall1
Public Safety3
San Francisco police report 27% rise in retail theft arrests
San Francisco police said they arrested 844 retail theft suspects over the past six months, 27% more than in the previous six months, and that reported thefts citywide are down nearly 20% from a year earlier. Police Chief Derrick Lew said officers recovered more than $410,000 in stolen merchandise over 12 months and arrested nearly 100 people suspected of reselling stolen goods in July and August. The department is running targeted enforcement inside stores with retailers including REI, and Mayor Daniel Lurie and Supervisor Stephen Sherrill joined the announcement.
Pit bull attack in Tenderloin leaves woman critically injured; dog dies
A woman was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a pit bull attacked her on the 500 block of Larkin Street in the Tenderloin on Tuesday morning, police said. Police Chief Derrick Lew said the dog died after San Francisco Animal Care and Control took custody of it; the agency said the dog was already dead when its staff arrived, with a control pole's loop around its neck. The dog's owner was not at the scene and had not contacted the shelter by Tuesday afternoon.
Get the Flock outta here: D8 candidate targets SFPD surveillance contract
A District 8 supervisor candidate is targeting the San Francisco Police Department's contract with Flock, the license plate reader company, according to The Standard's roundup. The same item covers a former "shadow mayor" candidacy, complaints from journalists about Mayor Daniel Lurie's records practices, and the data center debate in the District 10 race.
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Business & Tech2
Steph Curry planned to open a Dogpatch HQ. Now he’s selling the site to AI startup Corgi
Steph Curry has sold the Dogpatch property at 600 20th Street to AI startup Corgi after dropping plans to build an office headquarters there for his company Thirty Ink. According to SFist, Curry bought the site for $8.5 million in 2024 and sold it for $11 million this week. The Standard reports the sale closes a chapter that included a labor dispute over the project.
The Frisc, nonprofit news site with strong housing focus, to close
The Frisc, a nonprofit San Francisco news site founded in 2017, will shut down at the end of September. The site focused on housing and affordability, and its founders said in their own announcement that they see no path to long-term financial sustainability.