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Sportsball Monday: Giants still uneven, 49ers add WRs, Valkyries prep

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Welcome to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Sportsball Monday" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/09/sportsball-monday-warriors-giants-49ers" data-vars-content-id="a52c16ef-1e94-430a-b7c1-de2feddaf7c5" data-vars-headline="Sportsball Monday: Giants still uneven, 49ers add WRs, Valkyries prep" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/09/sportsball-monday-warriors-giants-49ers" target="_self">Sportsball Monday</a>, where we bring you up to speed on your favorite local teams once a month.The big picture: The Giants remain on shaky ground; the 49ers expand their wide receiver room; and the Valkyries gear up for their second year.

Take our Friday SF news quiz

Think you're smart? Put some proof in that pudding.

The weekend is almost here — cue the cleaning, shopping, errands and clocking in Monday feeling like you didn&#x27;t get to chill at all.<ul><li>That <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="AI-enabled four-day work week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/06/behind-the-curtain-sams-superintelligence-new-deal" data-vars-content-id="48f87aa6-bec1-4fbe-809d-2495fcbe3c9f" data-vars-headline="Take our Friday SF news quiz" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/06/behind-the-curtain-sams-superintelligence-new-deal" target="_self">AI-enabled four-day work week</a> can&#x27;t come fast enough. </li></ul>But hey, at least we&#x27;ve got our Friday news quiz to take the edge off.

Where to go during SF Restaurant Week

Book your reservation, or plan out your next week of meals, now.

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Eating out in San Francisco may feel a bit more accessible for the next week or so.State of play: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Restaurant Week" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sfrestaurantweek.com/about/" data-vars-content-id="ba66a852-a06b-4c43-9db3-e63cd806a107" data-vars-headline="Where to go during SF Restaurant Week" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sfrestaurantweek.com/about/" target="_blank">Restaurant Week</a>, which begins today and runs through April 19, gives diners a chance to try some of the city&#x27;s best restaurants at lower prices — with prix-fixe menus ranging from as low as $10 for lunch or brunch and up to $90 for dinner.<ul><li>Here are some of my top picks:</li></ul>

What San Franciscans have to say about unsafe driving

Axios SF readers pointed to drivers blowing through red lights amid weak enforcement and a slow city response.

Last week&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="newsletter on street safety" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-san-francisco-77c65ecd-74cc-4569-906b-47173cb6e89b.html" data-vars-content-id="ac2db2e3-ad77-4381-ba67-d028ad4b19f6" data-vars-headline="What San Franciscans have to say about unsafe driving" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-san-francisco-77c65ecd-74cc-4569-906b-47173cb6e89b.html" target="_self">newsletter on street safety</a> resonated with a lot of you, and you shared your thoughts.The big picture: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="An Axios analysis" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/30/sf-10-streets-pedestrian-crash-hotspots" data-vars-content-id="ac2db2e3-ad77-4381-ba67-d028ad4b19f6" data-vars-headline="What San Franciscans have to say about unsafe driving" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/30/sf-10-streets-pedestrian-crash-hotspots" target="_self">An Axios analysis</a> found that 10 streets account for about a third of all vehicle-pedestrian <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="injury crashes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/26/sf-most-severe-crashes-map-high-injury-network" data-vars-content-id="ac2db2e3-ad77-4381-ba67-d028ad4b19f6" data-vars-headline="What San Franciscans have to say about unsafe driving" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/26/sf-most-severe-crashes-map-high-injury-network" target="_self">injury crashes</a> in San Francisco — a pattern that hasn&#x27;t changed since before the pandemic.

Beloved night markets return to Castro, Cole Valley

Spring night markets are drawing crowds and boosting local businesses.

The days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and San Francisco is easing back into one of its favorite seasonal rituals: neighborhood night markets.Why it matters: What started as a pandemic-era workaround has evolved into a beloved community staple, with live music, kid-friendly activities, rows of local food vendors, pop-ups, and bespoke goods.

Marcus Books is still writing its story

The historic store reflects both growth and ongoing challenges.

Marcus Books, America&#x27;s oldest Black-owned independent bookstore, got its start in San Francisco. Now, it&#x27;s part of a growing, albeit fragile, national comeback.Why it matters: As public schools and libraries <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="remove books" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/08/education-department-book-bans-censorship" data-vars-content-id="cca5f697-7bc7-4907-b58f-1d2b26a513e1" data-vars-headline="Marcus Books is still writing its story" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/02/08/education-department-book-bans-censorship" target="_self">remove books</a> by Black authors — from &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Beloved" data-vars-click-url="https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/toni-morrison" data-vars-content-id="cca5f697-7bc7-4907-b58f-1d2b26a513e1" data-vars-headline="Marcus Books is still writing its story" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/toni-morrison" target="_blank">Beloved</a>&quot; to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The 1619 Project" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html" data-vars-content-id="cca5f697-7bc7-4907-b58f-1d2b26a513e1" data-vars-headline="Marcus Books is still writing its story" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/1619-america-slavery.html" target="_blank">The 1619 Project</a> — Black-owned bookstores like Marcus Books are increasingly serving as places where readers can access <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="contested titles" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/29/funding-cuts-erasing-black-history-blackout-report" data-vars-content-id="cca5f697-7bc7-4907-b58f-1d2b26a513e1" data-vars-headline="Marcus Books is still writing its story" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/29/funding-cuts-erasing-black-history-blackout-report" target="_self">contested titles</a> and authors&#x27; full bodies of work — and gather in community to discuss them.

San Franciscans weigh in on the city's fashion sense

Some blame tech and weather, while others say the city's casual style reflects its anything-goes spirit.

Culture

San Francisco fashion clearly struck a nerve.After asking readers to weigh in on the city&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="normcore aesthetic" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/11/san-francisco-tech-fashion-culture-hoodies-patagonia-vests-average-boring" data-vars-content-id="5ec89080-257a-4f28-8fd5-025a9bccbddc" data-vars-headline="San Franciscans weigh in on the city&#x27;s fashion sense" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/03/11/san-francisco-tech-fashion-culture-hoodies-patagonia-vests-average-boring" target="_self">normcore aesthetic</a>, our inbox flooded with thoughts — ranging from wholehearted defenses of the laid-back look to playful roasts of the city&#x27;s collective commitment to hoodies, fleece and Patagonia vests. <ul><li>Here are a few of our favorite responses: </li></ul>

Inside the Tenderloin play recreating a pivotal LGBTQ uprising

An immersive Tenderloin show retells the 1966 uprising that helped spark the modern LGBTQ rights movement.

<figure><img alt="The police encounter at Compton&#x27;s Cafeteria Riot." height="450" id="48fc0349-dd5c-4cdd-bb18-4b687922b5c4" src="https://images.axios.com/0xmQBbune7HVefX19OlAxinOC6Y=/2026/03/12/1773350852517.gif" width="800"/><figcaption>Actors portray a scene of cops being shooed out of Compton&#x27;s. Gif: Nadia Lopez/Axios</figcaption></figure>For many people who lived in the Tenderloin in the 1960s, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Compton&#x27;s Cafeteria" data-vars-click-url="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVzU9y3gXrG/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==" data-vars-content-id="525a9b5c-7c53-44e6-8cdc-f69863a014be" data-vars-headline="Inside the Tenderloin play recreating a pivotal LGBTQ uprising" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVzU9y3gXrG/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==" target="_blank">Compton&#x27;s Cafeteria</a> was just another late-night diner. But for the transgender women, drag queens and gender-nonconforming people who gathered there, it was something more: a place where they could exist.Why it matters: Over coffee and a quick meal, a community pushed to the edges of society found refuge at Compton&#x27;s. Now, that history is being told on stage via &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Compton&#x27;s Cafeteria Riot" data-vars-click-url="https://www.comptonscafeteriariot.com/" data-vars-content-id="525a9b5c-7c53-44e6-8cdc-f69863a014be" data-vars-headline="Inside the Tenderloin play recreating a pivotal LGBTQ uprising" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.comptonscafeteriariot.com/" target="_blank">Compton&#x27;s Cafeteria Riot</a>,&quot; a show that chronicles the events that inspired the 1966 rebellion.

Spamalot delivers King Arthur with jazz hands

The Holy Grail musical recreates classic Monty Python scenes with big Broadway dance numbers.

There are two kinds of Monty Python fans: casual rewatchers and the devotees who can quote every sketch from memory. If you&#x27;re the latter, &quot;Spamalot&quot; is for you.Why it matters: The musical adapts &quot;<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Monty Python and the Holy Grail" data-vars-click-url="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/" data-vars-content-id="ab153290-ee02-4843-8a27-491a57072cdf" data-vars-headline="Spamalot delivers King Arthur with jazz hands" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/" target="_blank">Monty Python and the Holy Grail</a>&quot; for the stage, recreating many of the film&#x27;s iconic scenes virtually shot for shot.

Behind every waving politician at a SF parade, there's a car choice

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Francisco" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco" data-vars-content-id="217284c5-52df-4f6b-a6df-63c86276fa67" data-vars-headline="Behind every waving politician at a SF parade, there&#x27;s a car choice" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco" target="_self">San Francisco</a> is home to some of the grandest parades in the country, and ahead of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="St. Patrick&#x27;s Day procession" data-vars-click-url="https://uissf.org/st-patricks-day-parade" data-vars-content-id="217284c5-52df-4f6b-a6df-63c86276fa67" data-vars-headline="Behind every waving politician at a SF parade, there&#x27;s a car choice" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://uissf.org/st-patricks-day-parade" target="_blank">St. Patrick&#x27;s Day procession</a> this weekend, I found myself wondering just how politicians choose the cars they ride in for the route. Why it matters: I got the inside scoop from a City Hall staffer, and here&#x27;s how it works.

Does San Francisco need a style intervention?

The Patagonia-vest industrial complex has taken over.

We&#x27;re not trying to put anyone on blast here (ok well, maybe a little bit) — but a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="recent story" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/style-report-valencia-21952778.php" data-vars-content-id="fc9ec5a2-0cb5-4a7a-b5c7-4880671ad426" data-vars-headline="Does San Francisco need a style intervention?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/style-report-valencia-21952778.php" target="_blank">recent story</a> from our friends at SFGATE on San Francisco&#x27;s aggressively average fashion scene has awakened our inner sartorial critic. What in the company-branded Patagonia-vest-over-wrinkled-button-down is going on in this city? <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Jeans and a t-shirt" data-vars-click-url="https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1rmi34i/san_francisco_has_terrible_fashion_valencia/" data-vars-content-id="fc9ec5a2-0cb5-4a7a-b5c7-4880671ad426" data-vars-headline="Does San Francisco need a style intervention?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/sanfrancisco/comments/1rmi34i/san_francisco_has_terrible_fashion_valencia/" target="_blank">Jeans and a t-shirt</a> aren&#x27;t exactly pushing the fashion envelope.

Chinatown icon Dorothy "Polka Dot" Quock marks 92 in style

Dorothy &quot;Polka Dot&quot; Quock stepped onto her own private cable car in full <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Lunar New Year" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/02/16/lunar-new-year-events-guide" data-vars-content-id="b580c3b2-66b1-4967-92dc-808e8251e414" data-vars-headline="Chinatown icon Dorothy &quot;Polka Dot&quot; Quock marks 92 in style" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2026/02/16/lunar-new-year-events-guide" target="_self">Lunar New Year</a> regalia Monday afternoon, pink-and-white polka dot socks peeking out from beneath her pants as a wink to the nickname she&#x27;s borne for decades.Why it matters: Quock, a seemingly ageless icon who nonetheless turned 92 in January and has spent her years keeping Chinatown&#x27;s history alive, was honored by the city in an event near Fisherman&#x27;s Wharf.

Miyako Old Fashioned Ice Cream keeps history alive

The old-school ice cream shop anchors the Fillmore with 100-plus flavors and prices rarely seen today.

On a stretch of Fillmore Street shaped by jazz legends and generations of Black history, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Miyako Old Fashioned Ice Cream" data-vars-click-url="https://www.yelp.com/biz/miyako-old-fashioned-ice-cream-san-francisco" data-vars-content-id="e1ad23a7-4858-4243-bbc5-83085440bb8c" data-vars-headline="Miyako Old Fashioned Ice Cream keeps history alive" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/miyako-old-fashioned-ice-cream-san-francisco" target="_blank">Miyako Old Fashioned Ice Cream</a> has become an enduring neighborhood touchstone, all while offering what could be the cheapest sandwich in town.Why it matters: Longtime Black-owned businesses like Miyako preserve <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Fillmore" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/02/28/fillmore-district-in-the-black-vendor" data-vars-content-id="e1ad23a7-4858-4243-bbc5-83085440bb8c" data-vars-headline="Miyako Old Fashioned Ice Cream keeps history alive" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2024/02/28/fillmore-district-in-the-black-vendor" target="_self">The Fillmore</a>&#x27;s deep neighborhood roots while anchoring a corridor that looks different than it did decades ago.

The dog poop drama of Presidio Heights

Tied bags left outside a mansion spark letters, cameras and a viral neighborhood saga.

In the ritzy enclave of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Presidio Heights" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2022/09/29/presidio-heights-mansion-45-million" data-vars-content-id="f28f96a7-733a-4520-b8eb-e67a1e6c0729" data-vars-headline="The dog poop drama of Presidio Heights" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2022/09/29/presidio-heights-mansion-45-million" target="_self">Presidio Heights</a>, a drama has gripped the block: An unknown culprit has been depositing neatly tied bags of dog poop in the buckets holding construction signs for a home undergoing renovation. Why it matters: It&#x27;s a story about <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="dog poop offenders" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/08/08/dog-poop-disposal-debate-san-francisco" data-vars-content-id="f28f96a7-733a-4520-b8eb-e67a1e6c0729" data-vars-headline="The dog poop drama of Presidio Heights" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/08/08/dog-poop-disposal-debate-san-francisco" target="_self">dog poop offenders</a>, so maybe it doesn&#x27;t in the grand scheme of things. But as our friends at the SF Standard <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reported Tuesday" data-vars-click-url="https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/03/presidio-heights-dog-poop-bags/" data-vars-content-id="f28f96a7-733a-4520-b8eb-e67a1e6c0729" data-vars-headline="The dog poop drama of Presidio Heights" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/03/presidio-heights-dog-poop-bags/" target="_blank">reported Tuesday</a>, it&#x27;s sparked the ire of the homeowner, leading to strongly worded letters, vague threats and a newly installed security camera to catch the scofflaws.

Culture

San Francisco Easter weekend gets weird in the best way

Beloved night markets return to Castro, Cole Valley

Marcus Books is still writing its story

San Franciscans weigh in on the city's fashion sense

Inside the Tenderloin play recreating a pivotal LGBTQ uprising