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In today's newsletter:

  • FBI seizes Eric Swalwell's devices at San Francisco airport
  • When can San Franciscans snag tickets for the 2027 WNBA All-Star?
  • What one San Francisco case reveals about a hidden national outbreak

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

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 67 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 69, low: 59.
  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 66 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FBI Raids Swalwell's Home, Seizes Devices In Sexual Assault Investigation: Reports (patch.com) — San Francisco readers are learning that former East Bay Congressman Eric Swalwell was stopped at San Francisco International Airport, where FBI agents seized his electronic devices under a warrant tied to a civil rights sexual assault investigation. The raid at SFO preceded a search of his Washington, D.C., home and comes amid multiple ongoing probes in New York and Southern California, which Swalwell continues to deny as politically motivated.
   

• 2027 WNBA All-Star Game: San Francisco's Chase Center Named Host (sportsworldnews.com) — San Francisco's Chase Center has been chosen to host the 2027 WNBA All-Star Game, marking the league's first midseason showcase in the Bay Area. With the Golden State Valkyries as host team, details like exact game date, weekend schedule, and ticket sales will be announced closer to the 2027 season, giving local fans time to plan.
   

• Four States Have Counted the Residents Who Caught Cyclospora Somewhere Else. Forty-Six Have Not. (marlerblog.com) — New genotyping data has revealed that at least one San Francisco resident's cyclosporiasis case is genetically tied to a multistate outbreak, even though the recalled lettuce never reached California. The report highlights how limited state-level reporting can obscure the true spread of infections, and shows San Francisco's numbers feeding into a broader national picture of undercounted travel-related cases.
   

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  • 3 Charged In Oakland Robberies Targeting Hispanic Street Vendors: DA (patch.com)

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