San Francisco Had Avoided Trump’s Ire. Until Now.

The president focused on cities like Los Angeles and Washington as he deployed federal troops and railed against crime. But on Friday, in reference to San Francisco, he said, “We’ll clean that one up, too.”

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Hard Fork Live, Part 1: Sam Altman and Brad Lightcap of OpenAI

Highlights from our first live taping, and our reaction to a spicy interview with OpenAI leaders.

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Amid Trump’s Battle With LA, San Francisco Mayor Avoids Discussing Politics

Mayor Daniel Lurie says that he is focused on quality of life issues, not politics, as President Trump targets California in various ways.

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San Francisco Rethinks Its Free Handouts of Drug Paraphernalia

Daniel Lurie, the city’s new mayor, is scaling back a program that gives away clean foil, pipes and plastic straws for fentanyl consumption. Nonprofits will have to direct people toward treatment.

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In San Francisco, Controversial Flags Have Had Their Ups and Downs

A collection of historic flags, some with provocative associations, was removed from the plaza outside City Hall for Mayor Daniel Lurie’s inauguration. By Friday, they were flying again.

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San Francisco Gets a New Mayor and an Emergency Plan for the Fentanyl Scourge

Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, became the city’s 46th mayor on Wednesday and laid out a path to restoring the battered city’s luster.

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Can Daniel Lurie, San Francisco’s New Major, Make the City Shine Again?

Daniel Lurie, an heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, will soon take the helm of the liberal mecca. “Resistance” to Donald Trump isn’t on his agenda.

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