Democrat James Talarico, the newly elected senator from Texas, kicked off his victory lap by appearing on Saturday Night Live during the show's cold open. He introduced himself as "the guy who’s been texting you every day." [NBC Bay Area] Stephen Curry helped the Golden State Warriors claim their seventh straight win on Saturday night, dropping 41 points on the Orlando Magic. Meanwhile, Warriors rookie Yaxel Lendeborg is off to an impressive start and just bought his mother a home in California. [Chronicle; ESPN]But it's not all good news out of Chase Center: San Francisco singer Jason Brock says he's received "hundreds of hateful messages" after he chose to wave a Pride flag while singing the national anthem at Thursday's Warrior's game. [KTVU]Actor Sean Penn appeared at San Francisco's Vogue Theater on Saturday night to introduce the U.S. premiere of the Ukraine-focused documentary Black Sunflowers. [Chronicle]UFC head honcho Dana White said he plans to meet with President Trump on Monday to discuss Trump's offer to fill the ever-vacant role of White House press secretary. [NBC Bay Area]The owners of a landmark waterfront building in Sausalito that was formerly home to the Trident restaurant are currently locked in a red-tape battle over its structural safety. [Marin IJ]In what's rapidly becoming a global scandal, Chinese officials are rejecting allegations that they engaged in an espionage operation targeting Nvidia's chief executive, Jensen Huang, with the intent of diverting the company's advanced AI chips to China. [BBC]This holiday season, San Francisco's famed Transamerica Pyramid will, for the first time ever, host a holiday market of vendors, lights displays, and winter wonderment in its redwood grove. [Chronicle] ...read more read less