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Hi San Francisco! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Firm to pay $57M over falsified Hunters Point radiation tests
  • San Francisco's Californios earns rare three-star Michelin Mexican distinction
  • What does a new Muni crash video reveal about operator fatigue?

Also on today's calendar: Pallavi Gunalan is Queer, as in Funny - Safe Words Comedy Showcase and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 59.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Consulting Company To Pay $57M Over Falsifying Soil Tests At SF Naval Shipyard: DOJ (patch.com) — San Franciscans following the long-troubled Hunters Point Naval Shipyard cleanup now have a major update, as consulting firm Tetra Tech agreed to pay $57 million over falsified soil radiation tests at the site. Federal prosecutors say company officials ordered technicians to discard potentially contaminated samples and substitute clean soil, undermining critical safety data for the surrounding community and the Navy.
   

2. 2 NorCal Spots Named Among Greatest Mexican Restaurants In U.S. By NYT (patch.com) — San Francisco diners can take pride in Californios being named one of the greatest Mexican restaurants in the U.S., and the only Mexican restaurant worldwide with three Michelin stars. The New York Times list also spotlights Barbacoa Mejía in Richmond, celebrating Northern California's role in a broader Mexican culinary renaissance.
   

3. Video appears to show San Francisco train driver asleep before 2 empty trains crash (abcnews.com) — A recent Muni collision near 47th Avenue and Wawona Street, just north of the San Francisco Zoo, appears to show a train operator asleep before crashing into another empty train. SFMTA says no one was hurt but blames operator fatigue, echoing a similar past incident and prompting an ongoing investigation into safety and operator alertness on the city's rail system.
   

4. Fairfield's Chantel Brooks missing more than a month: 500 hours spent looking for her (ktvu.com) — A Fairfield woman who worked at a hotel in San Francisco's Tenderloin has been missing since mid-July, and police now suspect foul play after signs of a struggle in her apartment. Investigators and family have spent hundreds of hours searching across the Bay Area, including Oakland, and are urging anyone with information to contact Fairfield police immediately.
   

5. California Seeks Dismissal of Suit Alleging Antisemitism in State's Schools (mynewsla.com) — San Francisco public schools are among several districts cited in a statewide lawsuit alleging unchecked antisemitism and inadequate protection for Jewish students. California's Attorney General now argues the case should be dismissed, saying a new state law, AB 715, already provides the monitoring, training, and anti-discrimination safeguards the plaintiffs are seeking.
   

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