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Hey hey San Francisco! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why Condé Nast readers just ranked San Francisco No. 2 in America
  • Five arrested in series of high-value thefts at SF REI
  • How today's gas appliance fight at BAAQMD could hit your rent.

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, with a high of 70 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 67, low: 60.
  • Friday: Areas of fog, then sun, with a high of 67 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. The No. 2 Best Large City In The U.S. Is San Francisco, Survey Finds (patch.com) — San Franciscans can take pride in a new national accolade, as Condé Nast Traveler readers have ranked the city the second-best large city in the United States. The survey praises San Francisco's walkability, iconic landmarks, diverse neighborhoods, luxury hotels, and standout food scene, highlighting its romantic, European feel and sweeping bay and ocean views while also noting nearby Oakland's cultural significance.
   

2. Police Arrest 5 Suspects In Ongoing Thefts At REI SF Store (patch.com) — San Francisco residents are seeing a tougher stance on retail theft after police arrested five suspects accused of repeatedly stealing thousands of dollars in gear from the city's REI store over several months. The San Francisco Police Department says the arrests reflect expanded enforcement and closer work with retailers, which they credit with recovering over $418,000 in stolen merchandise and reducing theft cases citywide.
   

3. Hundreds of Bay Area rental housing providers, tenant advocates to protest, testify in opposition to Air Board's gas appliance ban (contracostaherald.com) — San Francisco residents are being urged to weigh in as hundreds of rental housing providers and tenant advocates converge today at BAAQMD's Beale Street headquarters to protest a gas appliance ban they say will raise housing costs. The board will consider flexibility amendments and exemptions ahead of a November 4 vote, with public comments accepted through November 1. Details include timelines, incentives, and how to participate.
   

4. Bill Harris, one of Patty Hearst's kidnappers, dies in San Francisco at 81 (sfchronicle.com) — William "Bill" Harris, a former Symbionese Liberation Army member tied to Patty Hearst's 1974 kidnapping, has died in San Francisco at 81. After prison, he settled back in the city, worked for a local attorney, raised a family, and later served additional time for a deadly 1975 bank robbery before returning to Bay Area life.
   

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  • When you're walking down the street and an unknown neighbor hands you a bouquet of flowers.
    To the woman who handed me these flowers yesterday, thank you. It made me feel so special. Get outside! Meet you neighbors. Love you, SF. (Nextdoor Potrero Hill)
  • This past weekend in San Francisco, it was hardly a surprise to see 420 volunteers remove 440+ bags of litter, strictly out of their love for our city, local environment, and community.
    You too can join the fun and the movement to get & keep SF clean! https://refuserefusesf.org/cleanups (Nextdoor Inner Richmond E)
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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