It was a close one for the San Francisco 49ers as they narrowly defeated the Dallas Cowboys under the Sunday night football spotlight at Levi’s Stadium.

The 49ers flipped a 10-6 halftime deficit into a 27-10 lead by the fourth quarter, paving the way for a 30-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys that leveled the Niners’ record to 4-4.

George Kittle also became only the fifth player in 49ers history to reach 500 career receptions, doing so on a 27-yard grab that set up quarterback Brock Purdy’s touchdown run.

Rookie Isaac Guerendo delivered a career-best outing and could have scored a second touchdown, but wisely slid short of the goal line on a 14-yard run, setting up a victory kneel-down to cap the victory.

Next up for the 49ers is a Week 9 bye, for the third straight season. That rest and reboot led to a 9-0 finish in the 2022 regular season and a 7-2 push last year. The 49ers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals are tied atop the NFC West with matching records; the Los Angeles Rams are 3-4.

Originally Published: October 27, 2024 at 9:21 p.m.

One thing the San Francisco Giants are looking to do this winter is become younger and more athletic across their lineup, something that was clearly lacking this past season based on the veterans they had on the roster and injuries that piled up.

However, the emergence of Tyler Fitzgerald should help boost their infield, putting him either at shortstop or moving him to second base if they sign a high-profile free agent. And with Jung Hoo Lee set to return after shoulder surgery, he and Heliot Ramos give them rising stars in the outfield.

As the Giants figure out a way to get younger while still having a productive offense that can compete for a spot in the playoffs, they’re weighing if they should pursue more players on the open market or turn things over to some star prospects.

At first base, that conversation features their No. 1 guy Bryce Eldridge.

Taken 16th overall in the 2023 draft, he flew up San Francisco’s pipeline in his first full season of professional baseball to reach Triple-A to close the year after beginning in Single-A.

There is a real chance the Giants call him up for his Major League debut at some point in 2025, calling up the lefty slugger who has a career slash line of .292/.379/.514 with 29 homers and 110 RBI through his 147 minor league games.

But for a team looking to contend for the playoffs, relying on a young player like Eldridge is tough.

That’s why Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area thinks San Francisco will bring back veteran first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. on an estimated $4.3 million arbitration deal.

“Ultimately, Wade makes sense in part because of what’s on the way. The Giants don’t want to block first base long-term because they anticipate Bryce Eldridge debuting in 2025, but they do need someone who can continue to handle the position until Eldridge is ready. Wade on another one-year commitment is a pretty good option,” he writes.

If and when Eldridge does debut next season, the natural issue with having Wade also on the roster is they are both left-handed hitters.

Other names have been thrown out there as players they could pursue to add a right-handed batter, but they will be more expensive options who might not join on a short-term deal.

The combination of Wade and Eldridge could be what the Giants roll with in 2025.

El Faro’s owner Raymunda Ramirez loves working behind the counter at her restaurant. She grins as she prepares burritos and chats with customers. Ramirez is proud of the food she serves and of the legacy of this San Francisco business, in fact, the business is officially registered as a legacy business in the city.

However, the restaurant on 20th and Folsom is dealing with the aftermath of several recent break-ins and Ramirez was considering calling it quits. But after the community stepped in, the owner is reconsidering.

Ramirez said this restaurant has been in the Mission for five decades and she has been working there for 45 years. For twenty of those years, Ramirez has been the owner.

But a big blow came this month when Ramirez said the restaurant was broken into on three separate occasions.

“I feel so sad and angry,” Ramirez said.

In total, Ramirez says the break-ins cost her more than $30,000 and rattled her sense of safety. Initially, she thought she needed to close the restaurant down.

“We are hearing that she might want to close the restaurant, and this is a staple, a legacy here in San Francisco,” said Cutberto Ramirez, a community member in the Mission. He and others in the community rallied as many people as they could for an event.

“We just want to uplift her spirits, help raise some funds, and hope she doesn’t close it,” Cutberto Ramirez said.

The community stepped in on Saturday, organizing a pop-up event with music, raffles and local vendors outside the restaurant. Neighbors and patrons were all encouraged to come out and support El Faro.

“This is one of the first places my husband brought me when we were dating, so it’s memories,” said Lani Montes.

Montes and her family drove two hours from Roseville to attend this event.

“We heard on the news [it’s] going to be closing down, and my son decided, ‘Let’s take a trip in the city,’” Montes said.

The outpouring of support from the community has left Ramirez with a change of heart. She said Saturday that she does not plan to close the restaurant after all.

Ramirez said that seeing all of the people who showed up to support her Saturday made her “very, very happy because I [didn’t] expect it’s going to happen like that.”

Ramirez plans to continue selling food and recovering lost costs. She and her family have started a GoFundMe page to raise money for this effort as well.