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Three San Francisco 49ers players are showing their love for the Bay Area as the Super Bowl returns to the region for the first time in a decade. Their enthusiasm highlights why the city makes a perfect host for football's biggest stage.
San Francisco's Bay Area is making history by hosting both the Super Bowl and FIFA World Cup in the same year, something no city has ever attempted before. The region's "let's go first" mentality is turning 2026 into a landmark celebration of global sports.
Self-driving cars just got a lot more useful for Bay Area travelers. Waymo's robotaxis can now pick up and drop off passengers at San Francisco International Airport after years of working toward this milestone.
A new AI system called WhaleSpotter now watches San Francisco Bay 24/7, alerting ships when whales are nearby so they can slow down or change course. The technology comes just in time as gray whale deaths from ship strikes hit a 25-year high last year.
In 1986, San Francisco's quirky Bay to Breakers race set a world record when 110,000 runners took to the streets in costumes, breaking barriers between athletic achievement and pure joy. Four decades later, the event still celebrates what makes San Francisco wonderfully weird.
San Francisco just made it easier for families to stay in one of America's most expensive cities. Under a new program, families earning up to $230,000 get free childcare, with subsidies extending to those making $310,000.
This July, San Francisco could make history by breaking the world record for largest boxing crowd, set 85 years ago with 135,132 fans. The outdoor event at Civic Center Plaza features a world championship fight and could draw the biggest live boxing audience ever.
An International Space Station crew member photographed San Francisco in rare cloud-free conditions, revealing the city's iconic bridges, green spaces, and centuries-old waterfront in stunning detail. The May 2026 image shows how nature and urban life coexist in one of America's most beautiful cities.
Starting this week, travelers at San Francisco International Airport can catch fully autonomous Waymo rides, making SFO one of the first major U.S. airports to embrace driverless transportation. The service marks a major milestone for both everyday convenience and road safety innovation.
A yearling mountain lion that wandered into San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood was safely tranquilized and captured Tuesday, headed for release in better habitat. The young male likely got lost while leaving his mother, a growing problem as development shrinks wildlife corridors.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy spent Super Bowl week coaching high school girls at a glow-in-the-dark flag football game inside Moscone Center. The event brought young athletes to the same field where the Pro Bowl was played just days earlier.
Uber employees are now riding in fully autonomous Lucid Gravity SUVs around San Francisco, marking a major step toward launching a fleet of 20,000 robotaxis. The driverless vehicles, powered by tech from Nuro, could be available to the public later this year.
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A 77-pound mountain lion who wandered into San Francisco's Pacific Heights neighborhood was safely captured and will be released back into the wild with a new tracking collar. The 30-hour rescue operation brought together five agencies to help the young cat find his way home.
Robot taxis are taking passengers to San Francisco International Airport for the first time, marking a major milestone in autonomous transportation. Waymo's fully driverless vehicles started serving SFO today, bringing sci-fi convenience to real-world travelers.
A beloved penguin exhibit at San Francisco's California Academy of Sciences is doing far more than delighting visitors. It's part of a global mission to save African penguins from extinction.
Conductor Elim Chan will become the first woman to lead the San Francisco Symphony in its 115-year history when she takes the podium in September 2027. The Hong Kong-born maestro's appointment marks a major milestone for classical music and representation.
An AI agent named Luna launched and now operates a gift shop in San Francisco with minimal human help. The experiment could reshape how we think about automation in retail.
Scientists in the Bay Area are using artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of healthy aging, predicting how cells change over time and identifying disease years earlier. The research could help millions stay healthier longer.
San Francisco just made one of America's most expensive cities more livable for families. The program offers free childcare to families earning under $230,000 and joins a growing movement across the country.
San Francisco native and Olympic gold medalist Eileen Gu will serve as grand marshal for the 2026 Chinese New Year Parade on March 7. The freestyle skiing champion brings her global star power back home to celebrate her Bay Area roots.
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