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An empty pedestal remains where a statue known as Early Days, which depicted a Native American at the feet of a Catholic missionary and Spanish cowboy, used to stand on Fulton Street in San Francisco. The statue was removed early Friday morning.

San Francisco Removes Statue Of Native Man At Feet Of Colonizers

3:51pm September 14, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The statue, called Early Days, showed a Native American gazing up at a vaquero, or Spanish cowboy, and a proselytizing priest. Native groups have long called for the sculpture's removal.

A Creator Burger fresh out of the robot that toasted the buns, sliced the produce, shredded the cheese, and cooked the beef.

Fad Or The Future? Robot-Made Burgers Wow The Crowds In San Francisco

5:25pm August 24, 2018

by Anna Mantzaris

As more culinary robots find their way into commercial food prep, one restaurant in San Francisco called Creator is hoping to strike a balance between high tech and the human touch.

People walk into the cafeteria at Facebook's main campus in Menlo Park, Calif., May 15, 2012.

For Some Facebook Employees, Free Food Is Coming To An End

10:45pm August 12, 2018

by Tonya Mosley

Some cities in the Bay Area want to stop tech companies from offering free or discounted food in their cafeterias. The idea is to make employees go to local businesses for their meals.

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A city sanitation worker sweeps a street in downtown San Francisco. The city says it is expecting to spend nearly $75 million this year on its street cleaning budget due to an increase in human waste, used syringes and giant mounds of trash.

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San Francisco Squalor: City Streets Strewn With Trash, Needles And Human Feces

4:28pm August 01, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

The city's streets are so filthy that at least one infectious disease expert has compared San Francisco to some of the dirtiest slums in the world.

Firefighters scramble to control flames surrounding a fire truck as the Pawnee fire jumps across a highway near Clearlake Oaks, Calif.

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Wildfires Spread In Northern California

8:15pm July 02, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

"The sky is very dark, even in the middle of the day. It's a little scary," a man in Sausalito told The Associated Press. About 300 people have been forced from their homes.

Mayor-elect London Breed waves before speaking to reporters on Wednesday outside City Hall in San Francisco.

San Francisco Elects City's First African-American Female Mayor

10:27am June 14, 2018

by Daniella Cheslow

London Breed is a native San Franciscan who grew up in public housing. Her opponent, a former state senator, would have been the city's first openly gay mayor.

Growing up, Liam Foley (left) was in charge of dishes and never cooked. He was still able to help chop the onions, though, at a burrito-making project for the poor in San Francisco.

A Grass-Roots Effort To Feed The Poor Is Growing, Burrito By Burrito

3:27pm June 01, 2018

by Alan Greenblatt

Burrito-making get-togethers are sprouting up around the U.S. to distribute healthy, grab-and-go meals, as well as provide people a fun way to help out and get involved with their communities.

Nicotine, heavy metals and tiny particles that can harm the lungs have been found in e-cigarette aerosol, according to the surgeon general.

June Ballot Measure Would Ban All Flavored Tobacco Products In San Francisco

6:48pm May 16, 2018

by Lesley McClurg

City supervisors tried to ban menthol cigarettes and vape flavors in 2017, but tobacco purveyors funded a drive to put the measure to voters instead. Now dueling ads vie for hearts and minds.

A man rides a LimeBike in Washington, DC.

#ScootersBehavingBadly: U.S. Cities Race To Keep Up With Small Vehicle Shares

9:06pm April 23, 2018

Cities like San Francisco and Austin are struggling to regulate a flood of new transportation options, from electric scooters to dock-less bikes. Residents are angry over sidewalk and safety concerns.

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A statue of a Native American sitting below Sir Francis Drake and Father Junipero Serra in San Francisco.

San Francisco To Remove 19th Century Statue Critics Say Degrades Native Americans

10:37pm March 05, 2018

by Richard Gonzales

The idea of removing the statute had been debated for decades. It will be replaced by a plaque explaining the rationale for its removal from a site near City Hall.