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[Update] Twitter Rolls Out, Then Delays Its $8-a-Month Subscription for Blue Check Marks

Twitter began quietly offering its contentious $7.99-a-month subscription model Saturday for blue check marks, citing that users who are willing to pay will enjoy additional niceties like the ability to post longer videos and see half the ads they typically would.

Sunday Links: $1.1M Powerball Ticket Sold in Bay Area

The owners of sandwich company Sandy’s plan on opening a physical eatery soon, the fatal multi-victim car crash in Redwood City Friday left two children parentless, and a winning $1.1M Powerball ticket was sold in San Leandro.

At Least 890 Bay Area-based Twitter Employees Were Laid Off Friday

Friday was a dark and anxiety-ridden day for tweeps as about half of the workforce was terminated in a Thanos-like snap. And, according to state filings, 784 employees laid off from Twitter worked in San Francisco, while another 106 were based in San Jose.

Partial Remains of Alexis Gabe Recovered and Confirmed Near Sacramento

24-year-old Alexis Gabe went missing on January 26; she was last seen leaving the Antioch home of her ex-boyfriend. Nearly ten months later and after many volunteer-led searches, human remains were found in Plymouth on Thursday and confirmed to belong to Gabe.

Saturday Links: Expect Light Drizzles and Rain Showers Across Bay Area Today

Two people were killed in a Redwood City car crash last night, San Francisco was slicked with rainfall again this morning, and Original Joe's is planning on opening an East Bay location in 2024.

Day Around the Bay: Massive Great White Shark Spotted Near Golden Gate Bridge

A giant great white shark was recorded close to the Golden Gate Bridge, Nancy Pelosi released a video statement about the health of her husband, and the Haight-Ashbury Thai cuisine gem Ploy II appears to have closed after 33 years of business.

A Person Jumped Onto Tracks at SF's Balboa Park Station Friday

BART's Balboa Park Station in San Francisco temporarily closed on Friday after a man reportedly jumped underneath a train — which brought multiple police officers and firefighters to the scene.

Of Course, Musk Tweeted Out an Anti-LGBTQ Conspiracy Theory About Attack on Paul Pelosi

Leave it to Elon Musk to post a since-deleted tweet that contained misinformation about the attack on Nancy Pelosi's husband. And no surprise here: The conspiracy theory first appeared on the Santa Monica Observer — a fringe website dominated by right-wing conspiracies.

Nancy Pelosi Breaks Silence Around Husband's Attack, Says His Condition Continues Improving

Nancy Pelosi's husband was brutally assaulted inside their San Francisco home Friday by an alleged attacker named David DePape — an anti-vaxxer, pro-insurrectionist, and QAnon member. On Saturday, the Speaker of the House released her first remarks on the event that has traumatized her whole family.

Sunday Links: Mountain Lion Takes Stroll Through San Mateo Neighborhood in Broad Daylight

Valencia Street is getting a new Korean snack bar, a mountain lion was spotted roaming around a San Mateo neighborhood Friday morning, and... have you checked out Menlo Park's floating "yellow brick road” yet?

California's Dungeness Crab Season Is Postponed (Again) to Protect Migrating Whales

For what's now the fourth year in a row, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is delaying the start of the 2022 commercial Dungeness crab season to safeguard migrating whales from accidental entanglements with fishing gear.

Saturday Links: 'Major Medical Emergency' Causes System-Wide Delays on BART

A BART train was evacuated Friday due to a “major medical emergency" that led to a 20-minute delay across the network, San Jose police are investigating a hit-and-run involving a grandmother and her grandson, and there’s a pumpkin carving event today at the Mission Arts Center.

Day Around the Bay: People Are Already Testing Misinformation, Hate Speech Limits on Twitter After Musk Takeover

The man accused of attacking Pelosi’s husband is set to be charged with attempted homicide, Twitter users are testing the company’s community guidelines with Musk as owner, and FYI: The Anza Vista Target store was built on a former graveyard.

Buried '90s Mercedes Fully Removed From Bay Area Estate

After landscapers found an old Mercedes-Benz convertible buried at an Atherton estate this past Thursday, a media frenzy grew around why it was hidden. Police Saturday completely excavated the car and sent it to a crime lab to help offer more details about the situation.

Sunday Links: Small Earthquake Shakes Up South Bay This Morning

A preliminary 2.7-magnitude tremor rattled off near Morgan Hill this morning, PG&E shutoffs are expected to continue in the Bay Area until Monday afternoon, and Santa Rosa's first gun buyback event Saturday saw hundreds of firearms traded for cash.

Homelessness Among Latinx Residents in SF Has Skyrocketed Since COVID-19 Pandemic

Estimates put that as many as 20,000 people in SF will experience homelessness in 2022. Although members of the Latinx community make up 16% of the city's total residents, the demographic now makes up more than 30% of SF's unhoused population — a huge increase since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

At Long Last, Bob's Donuts Is Expanding Outside of San Francisco

There's no better way to end a successful night of bar hopping than taking a trip to Bob's Donuts — the 62-year-old fried dough institution that holds a special place in any San Franciscan's heart. For the first time, the celebrated donut shop is now opening two new locations outside of SF.

Saturday Links: Presidio Heights Jeweler Robbed, $6K Worth of Merchandise Stolen

PG&E shutoffs around the Bay Area are still possible Saturday, a wayward sea lion decided to climb atop a CA State Parks car this week, and a thief made off with thousands of dollars in jewelry at Mabel Chong Jewelry in SF Wednesday.

Day Around the Bay: Mission-Bernal Heights Favorite Old Devil Moon Is Permanently Closing Next Month

Snap Inc. is closing its massive 33,000-square-foot office in San Francisco, a man was fatally struck Thursday afternoon by a freight train near Berkeley’s Aquatic Park, and Old Devil Moon will shutter for good in November.

First-Ever Map Depicting San Francisco Bay Is Going to Auction This Month

A map, which was scribed in Mexico on October 30, 1770, and is considered among historians to be the first map showing the San Francisco Bay, will be auctioned off to the highest bidder on October 25.

SF Zoo's New Pygmy Hippo Is As Cute As It Is Endangered

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens announced Friday that it recently became home to a two-year-old male pygmy hippopotamus named "Udo" — which translates to "peace" in Igbo — becoming the first of this rare species to be kept at the zoo since 2004.

Sunday Links: In Some '90s Nostalgia, Toys 'R' Us Has Returned to the Bay Area

Macy’s stores across SF and San Jose are debuting new Toys 'R' Us pop-ups, cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Garfield Square Park, and the space that belonged to the former Touchless Car Wash at Divisadero and Oak streets will no longer become an apartment complex.

Bay Area 7-Eleven Sells Winning Mega Millions Lottery Ticket Worth $247M

On Friday, one of two winning tickets for the CA Mega Millions lottery was sold at the 7-Eleven at 1413 Kooser Road in San Jose — leaving the two players to split the $494M Mega Millions jackpot evenly, each of them now entitled to a massive $247M prize.

Saturday Links: UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Vandalized, Over 60 Windows Broken

There was an "ambush-style" robbery in the Mission District, a security camera filmed dozens of windows at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital being broken, and a Yountville bakery made a life-size replica of Han Solo frozen in carbonite — completely out of carbs.

Day Around the Bay: Nearly 30 New Lanterns Come to SF's Chinatown — and Each Tells a Story

29 new lanterns were recently installed in San Francisco's Chinatown, Albertsons — which is Safeway with different branding — is being bought by Kroger, and FYI: The largest hay maze in the city is located at the SF Zoo.