Day Around the Bay: SFUSD Expands Special Education With New School In Chinatown
Oct 29, 2026
Local:SFUSD has opened a new Chinatown public school for students with autism and intellectual disabilities, expanding special education services to keep more high-needs students in the district rather than sending them to costly non-public schools. [Chronicle]A milk tanker overturned on Highway 128
in Northern Sonoma County Wednesday afternoon, spilling nearly 4,800 gallons of milk onto the roadway and into a nearby creek, though no injuries were reported. [NBC Bay Area]San Francisco-based car-rental company Turo is moving its headquarters to 100 Stockton Street in Union Square, taking over 30,000 square feet in the former Macy’s men’s store. [Chronicle]Grammy-winning songwriter Phoebe Bridgers stunned a largely Gen Z crowd at Chase Center Tuesday night with a nearly two-hour phone-free performance, featuring 26 songs and a sprawling live band. [SFGate]National:Transparency nonprofit Distributed Denial of Secrets has released a searchable archive of leaked DHS records, including information on more than 41,000 employees and contractors, including undercover ICE agents, along with internal systems and sensitive surveillance programs. [Wired]Google parent Alphabet lost more than $500 billion in market value Thursday after reporting that its AI-powered search summaries are cutting into ad revenue as massive AI investments drive up spending and push the company into negative cash flow. [BBC]The classically trained British actor Patrick Stewart, best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died at 86 following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. [Associated Press]Video:Vesuvio Cafe’s annual Halloween costume contest winner, Katy G, wowed the crowd with her light-up genie get-up. Based on her Instagram photos, Katy nails Halloween every year.
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