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![George Kittle (85) makes a catch after bobbling the ball briefly In the second half as the San Francisco 49ers played the Dallas Cowboys in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, January 22, 2023.]()
How George Kittle’s circus catch got the fun started in 49ers’ winThe San Francisco 49ers’ offense needed big plays to put away the Cowboys. Tight end George Kittle’s amazing juggling catch was just part of a day in which his readiness to be equal parts fun and...By Ann Killion![The 49ers defense celebrates Deommodore Lenoir’s (38) interception In the first half as the San Francisco 49ers played the Dallas Cowboys in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, January 22, 2023.]()
By Mike Massa, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Santiago Mejia, Scott Strazzante
![Drag queen BeBe Sweetbriar collects trivia answers from Ron Martin, right, and Jason Chapin, left, at Harvey’s on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.]()
Harvey’s, gay bar at the heart of S.F.’s Castro district, closesHarvey’s, a bar and restaurant named for the late Supervisor Harvey Milk that served as a cornerstone of gay San Francisco, shuttered Sunday after decades in business.By Nora Mishanec and J.D. Morris
![Thomas Beeson, door specialist, carries a door to the Building Materials receiving department at Urban Ore in Berkeley.]()
Berkeley business worried the pandemic would be its end. Then sales surgedAs the pandemic progressed, Urban Ore became a unique barometer for the turmoil in the world around it.By Chase DiFeliciantonio
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Wind advisory raises concern for storm-battered Bay Area — here’s what...Wind gusts of 45 to 60 mph are expected to sweep across some parts of the Bay Area through Monday morning, prompting a wind advisory and raising concerns that power lines could come down and trees...By Kellie Hwang![rain]()
By Janie Haseman, Andrew Williams, Jack Lee
![Members of the Oakland City Council threw their support Friday behind Mayor Sheng Thao’s decision to place Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong on paid administrative leave.]()
Oakland leaders rally around police chief’s suspension. What's next?Members of the Oakland City Council threw their support Friday behind Mayor Sheng Thao’s decision to place Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong on paid administrative leave — a decisive move after a city...By Sarah Ravani
![A crowd gathered at Portsmouth Square in San Francisco to celebrate the Lunar New Year observes a moment of silence for the victims of a shooting which shook the predominantly Asian American community of Monterey Park, Calif., hours earlier on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2022.]()
I could have been a mass shooter. Here’s what stopped meThe deadly Monterey Park shooting reminded me, a formerly untreated mentally ill person who angrily erupted into violence earlier in my life, of the importance of keeping guns out of the wrong hands.By Jason W. Park
![A man passes a police car on Eddy Street on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 in San Francisco, California.]()
Listen: How SFPD language reveals racial biasFifth & Mission podcast: A Chronicle analysis of more than three years of police data has found that San Francisco cops used terms like "marijuana" and "baggy" clothing to justify searches of...By fifth & mission
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Some of Elon Musk's most outlandish tweets as theaterElon Musk's Twitter feed is absurdist theater, so we hired a local actor to perform it as a monologue.By Cassidy Brown and Lily Janiak
What to watch
![Jan. 24, 1982: San Francisco 49ers fans partied on Union Street after the team's Super Bowl win, climbing on top of a Muni bus and stopping traffic.]()
How the 1981 49ers taught San Francisco to believe in itself againWhen the San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowl XVI, fans poured into the streets of the Bay Area. Chronicle photos show a party so big that it changed local sports culture forever.By Peter Hartlaub
