A six-figure paycheck stretches the least in San Francisco and Oakland, according to a new ConsumerAffairs report. California’s state income tax is high, but local cost of living is what really cuts into take-home buying power.

North Italia, the little sister to the Cheesecake Factory, opened its first Northern California location in late March in downtown Walnut Creek — right next door to the Cheesecake Factory.

Saikat Chakrabarti addressed supporters late Tuesday evening at his election night party at The Chapel music venue in the Mission District. With just 50% of ballots counted as of midnight, Chakrabarti, a progressive candidate, remains in third place with about 15% of votes.

San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain caught fire as it was being disassembled on Wednesday morning, sending plumes of smoke into the sky as flames licked the sculpture’s 10-ton cantilevered arms.

SFGATE News Features Reporter Ariana Bindman breaks down the “golden visa,” a controversial, ultra-expensive escape hatch for the wealthy.

Oakland Zoo’s newest addition — Crimson, a 3-week-old male mountain lion cub — was rescued last Friday after being orphaned in Southern California.

Billionaire venture capitalist Tom Steyer struck an optimistic tone Tuesday night, even as he trailed in third place in the governor's race by hundreds of thousands of votes. "I've always been an optimist, and tonight I remain an optimist," Steyer told supporters in San Francisco. Read more below.

BigBang knows how to make an entrance. They wasted no time during their Sunday night Coachella performance, starting with one of their biggest hits, “Bang Bang Bang.”

Until this fall, visitors won’t be able to bring dogs, on or off leash, to parts of the Presidio, as coyote pups grow big enough to venture out on their own.

Apple’s Cupertino headquarters hosted a private concert by the one and only Paul McCartney for its 50th anniversary celebration last night.

Snake game IRL

People love to mock survival until survival knocks on their door. I rebuilt through surgeries. I rebuilt through instability. I rebuilt through business losses. I rebuilt through rooms that were not designed to include me. I rebuilt while still showing up, following up, documenting, working,

Posted 2 hours ago by @keegantatum.bsky.social & @lucasbean.bsky.social keegantatum: With @luke360 Psychology: the actual number 1 reason why MAGA right wing conservative Trump supporters are so submissive to authority. Written and edited by @keegantatum #explore #politics #psychology #magazine

#VisibilityBrigade #democracy @maddow.bsky.social #rights #civilrights #usa #mayday @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #epstein #ice #freespeech #boycott #fascism #freedom #kentuckyderby

Cosmic Room Vibes Bringing the stars indoors. 🌌 This mini projector uses USB power and 24 different films to create a stunning galaxy experience right on your wall. Perfect for anyone building a cozy tech nest. #BlueskySocial #Tech #Aesthetic #GalaxyProjector #TrendPikz

Trying to find my audience of people who love tattoos and don’t have a ton of money to spend on forever #art. Where are my #orangecounty #tattoo lovers at?! Find me @theprettysisterstudio Let’s get you tattooed!

Why is it even this close? #jonhusted is a pos who is on camera saying people who aren’t rich just don’t know how to manage money or basically “adult;” and took a quote “campaign donation“ from someone who definitely would benefit from certain files, not being released, and then voted for said files

Sunday: The final piece in the book. I finished it on a Tuesday at 3am, crying. Not from sadness. From relief. It was finally done. 🔴 afrophilia-x.shop

The SAVE Act would be the most restrictive federal voting bill to ever be passed by Congress. Lawmakers should be protecting the freedom to vote — not restricting it. Watch: bit.ly/4dfPQrx

The Pain Nobody Talks About #sick #wellness #sugar #chronicillness #fibre

Check out this GMB Money Minute! 🚀

NEW YORK WELCOMES GAZA FLOTILLA HEROES: “Abducted by Israel… Now Home as Legends” People erupt in cheers as brave activists return after being kidnapped and detained by Israeli forces on the Sumud Flotilla.

New trucking authority owner. Zero revenue history. Can't get equipment financing. I hear this story every week and every week I say the same thing: Card stack first. Here's the play: Get $50K-$100K at 0% interest through card stacking. Put it toward your truck purchase or down payment.

BREAKING: Donald Trump claimed No Kings protestors are paid. Mallory McMorrow exposed his obvious lie.

“2030 Agenda Exposed? The Truth They Don’t Want You to Question” 👁️🔥 The World Economic Forum's agenda is clear: reduce the population by 95% by 2030. They haven't stopped. It continues. Understand the pantomime. #WEFAgenda #2030Agenda Watch today’s full Daily News now. 👉www.charlieward.com

This new Plaid Cymru government is full of fresh ideas and new energy - to drive Wales forward with our programme for government. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dyma lywodraeth Plaid Cymru newydd sy'n llawn syniadau ffres ac egni newydd - i yrru Cymru ymlaen. ✊

⚡️💥🔥🐷😵🤕+ 1,160 daily total combat losses of the enemy from 24.02.22 to 28.05.26 (estimated) #NOMERCY #stoprussia 🔗 General Staff of The Armed Forces of Ukraine 😎 🐶

A Ukrainian Su-27 crew struck a Russian crossing with a GBU bomb, hitting enemy logistics & disrupting movement across the route.

Hot damn! Roxton's into him also! This show is getting spicy!

The former President knew about my attacker's pardon before he even looked into it, and now he's setting up a fund to pay for more violence because of the midterms. It's clear that Donald Trump is still all about furthering his own agenda, no matter who gets hurt. Source #Pardons #Violence

Please cancel the tour because I had enough of this man scaring me after the “Aliens” performance

'Skyward Journey' (2018) By: Dan Vogt (QLD) For: Mobile Gather lost birds, draw wind currents to guide them, and lead them on their long journey home...

🚨STOCKS🆙: Trump Considers End To War With No Hormuz Deal; ⛽️GAS Hits $4/gal 👀IRAN HACKS: FBI Director—Are YOU Safe? ☢️IRAN URANIUM: Trump Weighs Mission 🏀MARCH MADNESS: Final Four Teams 🤖A.I. SINGER: 3 Hit Songs On The Charts open.substack.com/pub/giserman... #breakingnews

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Our healthcare system is broken and Americans like Catherine are struggling to get by. We need affordable, accessible, and universal healthcare NOW.

CNN just played the montage and it’s devastating — months of Trump swearing gas prices would drop, back to back to back. He was so confident. He was so wrong. The tape doesn’t lie.

BREAKING: Labor and Hunger Strike continues at Delaney Hall torture center in Newark, New Jersey. Against state law, there are no doctors or medical staff in the facility. Governor Mikie Sherill has deployed state police to protect ICE from accountability instead of arresting the ICE thugs.

#US IS PLANNING TO MERGE ITS MILITARY WITH #ISRAHELL ‼️

Mark Wayne is one of the stupidest racists to ever walk this earth. #MarkWayneRacistMoron

TEXAS !!! 🤩🎉🇺🇸

Chants of DE-FENSE in MSG! #Knicks

And men.. are hubbies begging to be fcked

When I visited the Spam Museum as part of filming for my TV show Hidden Middle, I tried to ask them about the histortic meatpackers union strike in Austin, Minnesota in 1984.

Bridging real human movement with digital technology www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbot... news.mit.edu/2026/bridgin... MIT.nano Immersion Lab collaborates with Emerson College students to advance the art of virtual production.

The moment Karissa revealed her winner for 'The Hookup'

Join us on Saturday! The #MWRD is hosting an open house and tours event at one of the world’s largest water reclamation plants in #Cicero, Ill. Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The Stickney Water Reclamation Plant 6001 W. Pershing Rd., Cicero mwrd.org/events/mwrd-... #STEM

Quick Thoughts 💭 #AnacondaMovie  - now in theaters 🎭 🎥 🍿 🐍 #Anaconda

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA- Tens of thousands of people protest ICE via the 1st general strike held in the US in over 70 years. Hundreds of businesses paused their operations in solidarity. #protestors #solidarity

Are QBs too protected in today’s NFL? Original post

Leuk om zo mee te maken. Allemaal blije mensen onder ons hotelbalkon. Het mooie is dat die bar Les Amateurs heet

This all I’m bringing to the table

@playgroundgames.bsky.social is looking for a Producer! - tinyurl.com/yeub63df Keep teams aligned, projects moving, and quality high at a studio known for delivering standout titles. #gamedev #indiedev #hiring #jobs #gamecareers #gamesjobs

Bally Bagayoko avait-il d'autres choix que de répondre sérieusement, comme il l'a fait, à une question abjecte qui lui a été posée sur BFMTV ? Non, selon Laélia Véron, invitée de @dschneidermann.bsky.social, autour du thème de l'ironie 🔽 www.arretsurimages.net/emissions/je...

Cairn’s UI is super immersive! It disappears when you’re climbing so you can focus on the wall ahead of you, or the valley below! Of course you can also fully disable the hud for ultimate immersion, or toggle always on so you never miss when you get hungy!

Today's #MPIMRSpotlight features our PhD student Yuqi @yuqizhang.bsky.social ✨👏 She gives insights into her research in the Chemical Biology department 👀💡 #MaxPlanck #MPIMR #STEM #BehindTheScenes #womeninscience

Dynamic Core Stability Gets You READY to Challenge Masters! Welcome back to the 12th episode of Skeletal Leap: A Living Adventure! Today’s episode titled “Dynamic Core Stability Gets You READY to Challenge Masters!” will tell you how I cracked the code of central fixation of the body....

#HSR (cutscene footage not mine. I would NEVER pull for mono remembrance just so we are clear)

CRAZY VIDEO: New footage from the Fort Mountain wildfire shows acres of the forest actively burning overnight. Read more: https://www.local3news.com/local-news/wildfire-scorches-10-acres-on-fort-mountain-overnight/article_b632f9be-f5ae-11ef-9447-cfb510380832.html 

Qué indignante la situación en Valencia. Un hombre reacciona violentamente por culpa de las manifestaciones, y parece que la policía no está haciendo nada para gestionar el tráfico o garantizar la seguridad.

Amen.