The city, which is among those most devastated in the country after the pandemic, is trying to lure businesses back with a free-rent period.
Category: San Francisco (Calif)
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Jerry Miller, Moby Grape Guitarist, Dies at 81
He drew praise for his blues-inflected fretwork as his critically acclaimed band rode high, if briefly, during San Francisco’s Summer of Love.
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G.M. Will Restart Cruise Taxi Service
General Motors said the self-driving division’s cars will operate in Dallas, Houston and Phoenix after an accident last year. Human drivers will supervise the cars.
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San Francisco’s Arts Institutions Are Slowly Building Back
Although attendance remains down from prepandemic levels, the city’s arts groups are having some success getting audiences to return.
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Discord at the Symphony: Losing a Star, San Francisco Weighs Its Future
The struggles of one of the nation’s finest orchestras show the difficulties facing classical music in the United States.
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Chobani Yogurt Founder Buys Anchor Brewing Company
Hamdi Ulukaya called the craft brewer, said to be the country’s oldest, a “grand jewel.” Anchor’s former owner, Sapporo, put it into liquidation last year, citing the effects of the pandemic.
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The Very Slow Restart of G.M.’s Cruise Driverless Car Business
An incident that seriously injured a pedestrian in San Francisco led Cruise to take all of its cars off the road. The question now is when they will return.
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If You’re Going to San Francisco, Be Sure to Ride In a Driverless Car
Cable cars are still trundling up the city’s hills, but the driverless cars from Waymo are shaping up as San Francisco’s latest tourist attraction.
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At SFMOMA, Music is More than Just Sound
SFMOMA explores the galaxy of visual and technological design that has long revolved around the music we love.
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NewJeans Asks U.S. Court for Help Finding YouTuber in Defamation Case
The request by NewJeans is the latest effort by the K-pop industry in its struggle to stem rumors on platforms based outside South Korea.
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Kate Coleman, Who Documented the Bay Area Counterculture, Dies at 81
She wrote about politics and the patriarchy as a left-wing writer, then alienated her compatriots with exposés critical of the Black Panthers and the environmental movement.