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Immigrant acquitted of San Francisco killing is sentenced for gun charge

By Paul Elias, Associated Press

A Mexican man acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a San Francisco woman that sparked a national immigration debate was sentenced to time served for illegal gun possession Friday.

San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee dies suddenly at 65

By Janie Har, Associated Press

Mayor Ed Lee, who oversaw a technology-driven economic boom in the city that brought with it sky-high housing prices, died suddenly early Tuesday at age 65.

San Francisco defends sanctuary status as backlash mounts

By Paul Elias and Janie Har, Associated Press

The attacks on San Francisco and other cities with similar immigration policies began moments after a jury acquitted a Mexican man of killing a woman on a popular pier.

In John Adams’ new Gold Rush opera, cultures clash with a tragic ending

By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe, Mike Fritz

For contemporary composer John Adams, it was three notes that launched his latest opera: the sound of a pick axe “chipping away at stone.” Premiering at the San Francisco Opera, "Girls of the Golden West," a collaboration with director Peter…

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Meet the Ace of Cups, the Haight’s (almost) forgotten all-girl band

By Kelly Whalen

Despite their impact in San Francisco, the Ace of Cups were all but written out of history books. Now, decades later, four of the five original band members are recording their first album together.

Russia lashes out after Trump orders diplomatic posts closed

By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Russia accused the United States on Friday of a "gross violation of international law" after the Trump administration gave Moscow two days to shutter diplomatic outposts in San Francisco and other American cities.

Celebrations turn tense in Bay Area after right-wing rallies cancelled

By Kamala Kelkar

The organizers of what was supposed to be a permitted and well-secured, right-wing rally at a federal beach in San Francisco first switched its location then decided to refrain from holding any public events on Saturday.

Parks Service issues permit for ‘alt-right’ rally in San Francisco

By Paul Elias, Associated Press

Federal authorities on Wednesday issued a permit to a politically conservative group for a Saturday afternoon rally in San Francisco that local officials fear could turn violent.

Troy Williams served 18 years. Now, he edits a paper that bridges prisons and public

By Kamala Kelkar

Troy Williams spent 18 years at San Quentin State Prison. Now, he's editing a newspaper in San Francisco that is available to people in prison across the country.