San Francisco, CA
San Francisco holds 'sister demonstration' for Gaza

This demonstration comes days after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire.
San Francisco holds a “sister demonstration” after Washington’s March for Gaza the previous day. [Brooke Anderson/TNA]
Following the massive March on Washington for Gaza on Saturday, San Francisco held a “sister demonstration” on the west coast on Sunday to call for a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.
With this weekend marking the hundred-day milestone of the war, demonstrations around the world were held as Gaza’s death toll approaches 24,000.
The crowd, which the Palestinian Youth Movement estimated at around 25,000, gathered in front of City Hall and then headed downtown, blocking afternoon traffic as they marched down the city’s main thoroughfare of Market Street.
As the march began, a truck parked nearby with Palestinian flags played music while another truck carrying demonstrators with megaphones led the march.
The crowd was diverse, with a strong showing of Arabs from different parts of the San Francisco Bay Area and allies from different backgrounds.
In addition to the frequently-seen signs reading “Ceasefire Now”, “Let Gaza Live”, and “Free Gaza”, many held signs (sometimes in different languages) to show their own community’s support, such as Latinos for the Liberation of Palestine or the Black Community Stands with Palestine. Healthcare workers and journalists also noted their affiliations, holding signs reading: Stop killing our colleagues.
Elliot Morado, a resident of the East Bay, told The New Arab that he was moved to attend the march after following months of news reports on Israel’s bombing of Gaza. He said he came out “to stand on the side of what’s right.”
As the march passed downtown, a group of street musicians gave a rap performance with the repeated line, “Free Palestine”.
This demonstration comes days after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire, making it the largest US city to make such a move.

San Francisco, CA
Michael Carvin Experience’s ‘Live In San Francisco’ featured on New Day, New Play Oct 13-17

Master drummer Michael Carvin’s resume reads as it should for a Master – work with Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Abbey Lincoln, Ruth Brown, Lonnie Liston Smith, James Moody, Pharoah Sanders and countless other notables. His School of Drumming has nurtured quite a list too – Ralph Peterson, Jr., Eric McPherson, Allison Miller, Tyshawn Sorey, Michael Shrieve and Jaz Sawyer.
To catch the Michael Carvin Experience in performance is a grand lesson in creativity and synergy among the players on hand. This live date, captured in San Francisco, features Carvinn, pianist Peter Smith and bassist Mike Gurrola, re-imagining classic Coltrane, some Monk, Rodgers & Hart, and more, finding new places to explore throughout.
Hear a track from the new Michael Carvin Experience release each morning at 8:20 AM, another feature made possible by the members of WBGO.
San Francisco, CA
SF DA fires back after Salesforce CEO suggests Trump send National Guard to city

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — “I’ve become more enraged, quite frankly, at what I’ve been seeing happen.”
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins responded Friday to Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
Jenkins is pushing back against Benioff’s comments to The New York Times in an interview published ahead of his annual Dreamforce conference.
In that interview, the tech billionaire claims he’d support President Trump in a decision to send the national guard into San Francisco.
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Before our sit-down interview, Jenkins responded on X, writing she could no longer stay silent about immigration enforcement and national guard deployments.
The DA vowed that if federal law enforcement were to be sent to San Francisco, she would not hesitate to hold them accountable if they broke the law.
“We don’t need your help here. San Francisco’s crime rates have been dropping for the last three years. We are at historic lows in many categories,” Jenkins said.
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Jenkins’ fiery response is in contrast to the way some other city leaders have tried to deal with Washington.
Mayor Lurie has taken a cautious approach when it comes to the Trump administration and often times remained silent on many issues.
It’s a tactic that’s gotten him a lot of criticism from some in the city.
Jenkins says she doesn’t necessarily disagree with the mayor’s approach and tells ABC7 News their working relationship remains strong. However, she feels compelled to speak out and stand up for people she believes can’t do so themselves.
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“I’ve got San Franciscans every day walking around scared. Too fearful to drop their kids off at school, to go to work, to let their kids play sports because they don’t know what’s to come,” Jenkins said.
But how much power would Jenkins have if the National Guard were to be sent into San Francisco?
We asked Margaret Russell, a constitutional law professor at Santa Clara University.
“As I understand her remarks, she is asserting, claiming, not giving up the power that those in Chicago and Portland and other cities have not given up. Which is to maintain control and law and order over local governments,” Russell said.
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Jenkins says she’s aware her statements could be risky and draw the attention of the president.
And as for Benioff, she left us with this message.
“To invite chaos into our city. No, Mr. Benioff needs to know that that’s not the solution. And I want the president to know we don’t want his version of law and order,” said Jenkins.
ABC7 News did reach out to the mayor’s office for comment Friday evening but did not hear back.
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Steph Curry’s bar, Michael Mina’s restaurant will open tonight in San Francisco

Starting this evening, San Francisco’s Union Square hopes to get a jolt of energy from two Bay Area notables: Michael Mina and Steph Curry.
That’s when the restaurant and bar from the acclaimed chef and the Golden State Warriors star — Bourbon Steak and The Eighth Rule — open to the public at the Hotel St. Francis.
“We want to bring community. We want to bring fun. We want to bring culture. That’s what San Francisco is about,,” Curry told the crowd gathered at a pre-opening celebration Tuesday.
The project represents a return to Union Square for Mina, who opened his eponymous first restaurant inside the St. Francis in 2004. For Curry, it’s his first bar and the family’s second partnership with Mina after wife Ayesha’s International Smoke restaurant pairing.
Bourbon Steak’s inaugural menu reveals an upscale lineup of “butter poached and grilled” steaks and chops sourced from top purveyors, seafood feasts hot and cold, and several caviar appetizers.
Mina’s famous Maine Lobster Pot Pie ($175), with black truffles and brandied lobster cream, is served tableside, as is the Salt-Baked and Bourbon-Flamed 36-ounce Australian Wagyu Tomahawk ($255, with sides). Among the entrees are a Porcini-Roasted Half Chicken ($42) and a Milk-Fed Veal Francese ($65).
Appetizers include a seasonal Fuyu Persimmon “Ravioli” ($32) and Mina’s “playful take on a childhood favorite,” the Crab Cake Pop-Tart with Thai coconut curry ($32).
Upscale touches abound in the shareable steakhouse-style sides, from the Champagne-Battered Onion Rings ($18) to the Black Truffle Macaroni Gratinee ($21).
The menu for Curry’s establishment has not yet been released, but his bourbon brand, Gentleman’s Cut, and rare whiskies will figure prominently in cocktails and tasting menus at the reservations-only bar. The name is a riff on the seven rules of bourbon production. “The Eighth Rule invites guests to define their own ‘rule’ on how and why they gather over a glass,” the Mina Group says.
The group owns restaurants and pubs from the Bay Area to the Middle East. This Bourbon Steak is the 12th; there are 11 others from Orange County to Miami to New York. San Francisco is also home to his Pabu Izakaya, Pabu Chan, Bourbon Pub and the aforementioned International Smoke. Mina also owns Wit & Wisdom in Sonoma, and The Bungalow Kitchen in Tiburon.
For years Mina operated two restaurants in the South Bay, a Bourbon Steak at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and Arcadia in downtown San Jose. Both are now closed.
Details: Bourbon Steak and The Eighth Rule will be open daily at 335 Powell St., San Francisco. The bar’s hours will be 4 p.m. to midnight. The restaurant will serve from 5 to 9 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, until 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Reservations for both are available at Seven Rooms.
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