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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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