SF treat: Avocado toast not originally a millennial thing - Millennials aren't the first to rave over avocado toast in the Bay Area. Rather, it was probably their great-great grandparents.

Sommerville: Never seen men so thankful for a small gesture - "I've never seen a bunch of men so thankful for just a small gesture. Their firefighting uniforms haven't been washed in 4 or 5 days. So they were so thankful when I offered to help them."

Wildfire smoke isn’t keeping tourists away from Yosemite - The smoky haze didn’t faze proud El Capitan or majestic Yosemite Falls on Thursday, and tourists could still see Half Dome rising up like a crescent moon as the tourist mecca went about its business seemingly oblivious to the havoc being wrought 30 miles west of the park entrance. Yosemite National Park was unmoved by the Detwiler Fire, which continued its path of destruction through California’s Gold Country, billowing smoke across...

What's next for O.J. Simpson after getting paroled - After nine years in prison on robbery charges, Simpson will be released from the Lovelock Correctional Facility in Nevada on October 1, thanks to the 4-0 decision by Nevada’s parole board. Simpson said in a letter that was read by his lawyer during the parole hearing that he might start “a webcast or blog” with the computer skills he learned while in prison. Any attempt to cash in on his notoriety will be carefully watched, because the Br...

Trump set red line for Robert Mueller, now Mueller has crossed it

Sessions staying as attorney general despite Trump rebuke - [...] the episode underscored how the attorney general's crime-fighting agenda is being overshadowed by his fractured relationship with Trump and the continuing investigations into allegations of Russian ties to the Republican candidate's presidential campaign. The challenges for Sessions were laid bare Thursday when the attorney general, at a Justice Department news conference to announce the takedown of a mammoth internet drug ma...

Over 100 people go to open house for $598K Oakland charmer - "It's a place where you pick your own apples and bake your own apple pie."

Giants rally to beat Indians on Posey’s pinch double - Whatever the final record might be, those in charge have a dream that the Giants will achieve it by playing solid baseball, limiting mistakes, executing fundamentals and taking advantage of whatever opportunities they are presented. Matt Cain allowed a two-run single on an 0-2 pitch, the Giants wasted two leadoff doubles, and Kelby Tomlinson, starting his third career game in the outfield, allowed a runner to advance when he lost track ...

Report: Giants bringing Pablo Sandoval back - [...] baseman Pablo Sandoval is expected to sign a minor-league deal with the Giants as soon as he clears waivers placed by the Red Sox, who gave up on Sandoval three years into a five-year, $95 million deal. The ultimate goal is to bring him back to San Francisco. Sandoval also said he would not miss anybody with the Giants except for manager Bruce Bochy and outfielder Hunter Pence. The Giants do have a need, with third base prospect Christian ...

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