San Francisco Bay Area Events, Things To Do This Week: August 18, 2025
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Weekly Recommendation
This week’s recommendation is to go out and support sketch comedy troupe Killing My Lobster Check out their upcoming show: Legends & Laughter Aug 29-Sep 13 at Ecletic Box in the Mission. Donate if you can or if you would like to volunteer, see how you can help out.
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San Francisco Bay Area Weekly News Roundup
—Curated mix of local/state news; see local publications, independent media list here—
Tenderloin street closed to cars, opened to kids; Could be a model for SF -MissionLocal
Chris Hansen of ‘To Catch a Predator’ Fame to Expose Roblox in New TruBlu Documentary -SFist
Bay Area transit’s latest Big Sync improves transfers, saving riders up to 20 minutes per trip -BART
California unemployment rises to 5.5%, worst in the U.S., as tech falters -SF Chronicle
Fremont bet on warehouses over tech offices. Here’s why it paid off -SF Chronicle
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats w/ kids, offer false medical info -Reuters
Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem -New York Times
City Hall Wants To Fill Empty Storefronts. Some Neighborhoods Don’t Want Help -The Frisc
Selling ADUs as Condos: San José Developers Pioneer New California Law -KQED
Wanted: Your ideas on making Oakland better for walking and biking -Oaklandside
San Francisco Bay Area Events This Week, Things To Do
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