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ICE arrested seven more asylum-seekers at the S.F. courthouse today. One woman had driven from Merced to attend her hearing, but couldn’t meet with an attorney before she was detained. Mariana Garcia has the story.

What could be less AI than putting on a branded t-shirt and walking around town? Yujie Zhou has the unlikely story of Nikunj Kothari, human billboard.

On Day 180 of the 16th St. plaza crackdown, Sage Rรญos Mace talks with “The Bear“ about selling goods on the street.

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ICE arrests 7 at S.F. immigration court; lawyers overwhelmed

“She was so anxious that she turned pale.”

A collage of the same man wearing different branded shirts, hats, and holding a branded pillow, all smiling at the camera.

S. F. is full of AI billboards. One of them is this guy.

“This is the beauty about San Francisco. People are very open to just trying things.”

16th St. Plaza Crackdown

A man with tattoos on his hands stands in an urban plaza, wearing a black sweatshirt, tan pants, and a baseball cap. Buildings, a palm tree, and people are in the background.

Day 180 at the 16th St. Plaza: โ€˜The Bearโ€™

“Once you get living like this, on this level, you kind of get used to it.”

SNAP

A utility box outside a store is painted with a close-up design of orange and black monarch butterfly wings.
Butterflies
By Michael Santiago

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