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San Francisco 49ers waited until NFL play-offs to unleash frightening secret weapon

San Francisco 49ers legend Joe Staley has revealed that Trent Williams gave him a tip-off that his frightening play out of the backfield was in the works before it was unleashed in the NFL play-offs

Daily Mirror

Kristian Winfield: Kyrie Irving’s big night not enough as Nets lose to Warriors, 110-106

SAN FRANCISCO — The boos for Kyrie Irving reverberated from the walls in the jam-packed Chase Center 10 miles away to Oracle Arena, where the Golden State Warriors last played in 2019.

Tribune News Service

Rams, 49ers have met once in the playoffs, the 1989 NFC championship — it went terribly for one side

LOS ANGELES — Old grudges die hard, and the one that former Rams tackle Jackie Slater has held against the San Francisco 49ers for 45 years shows no signs of subsiding.

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Will 2022 Be the Year of the School Board Recall?

The 2021 pushback was about more than just the Virginia gubernatorial election, as the February 15 San Francisco recall will soon attest.

Reason

Waymo sues state DMV to keep robotaxi safety details secret

Waymo, the driverless car company operating an autonomous taxi fleet in San Francisco, is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The immediate issue: whether the company, owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., can hide from the public safety-related information by designating it as a trade secret.

Los Angeles Times

Three San Francisco school board members face recall elections on Feb. 15

Welcome to the Friday, January 28, Brew.

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Joe Manniello's NFL conference championship picks

What will the NFL do for an encore after one of the most memorable divisional weekends in history? It can’t be topped, but there should be enough excitement as we find out who will be playing in Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13. If Kansas City wins, we’re guaranteed an…

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San Francisco eases mask, vaccination proof rules as omicron recedes

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San Francisco eases mask, vaccination proof rules as omicron recedes

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco will ease its COVID-19 mask order for vaccinated gym members and office workers, and will relax rules requiring proof of vaccination when entering large indoor sports arenas, restaurants, bars and gyms, allowing unvaccinated people to enter if they show proof of a recent negative test.

Los Angeles Times

Lorenzo’s Locks: A can’t-miss Conference Championship Weekend parlay

The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers headline a bet slip relying on offense this weekend.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Crime Is Down From Pre-Pandemic Levels in San Francisco (and Other Cities)

Plus: Substack stands up for free speech, a nonprofit challenges lawyers' stranglehold on giving legal advice, and more...

Reason

First Thing: who will replace Stephen Breyer on the supreme court?

Joe Biden now has the chance to act on his campaign promise to make sure a Black woman becomes one of the justices

The Guardian - UK

From bad to Super Bowl contenders: 4 key decisions that turned the 49ers' season around

Let's consider the state of the San Francisco 49ers all the way back on Nov. 8. It was the Monday after the team got shellacked by the division-leading Arizona Cardinals, 31-17, behind backup quarterback Colt McCoy.

Tribune News Service

Mark Z. Barabak: Nancy Pelosi just answered one big question. But another remains

Nancy Pelosi's plan to seek reelection extends one of San Francisco's longest-running, most-fevered political guessing games: Who will succeed the Democrat when she finally does step aside?

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SF police data shows 567% increase in reports of hate crimes against Asian Americans

One man allegedly responsible for half of San Francisco’s hate crimes, say authorities

Benzinga

Blink Charging Partners With Bridgestone Retail Operations To Deploy 50 EV Charging Stations

Blink Charging Co (NASDAQ:BLNK) will deploy 50 Blink IQ 200 charging stations at 25 Firestone Complete Auto Care and Wheel Works stores, in cooperation with Bridgestone Retail Operations (BSRO), a subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas. Each of the 25 locations will deploy a dual-port Blink IQ 200 fast level 2 charging station. Pilot locations…

USA Today Sports Media Group

NFL playoffs: Niners represent what could be for the Browns

Niners are in the NFC Championship game, the Browns stayed home from the playoffs. Besides that, a lot of similarities statistically with the biggest differences being quite simple:

The Independent UK

San Francisco reports big increase in anti-Asian hate crimes

San Francisco's police department released preliminary figures showing a 567% increase in reported hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders from the previous year

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Bill Plaschke: It's L.A. vs. San Francisco again, only this time a Super Bowl trip is at stake

The Rams were bent over at the knees, wheezing, gasping, choking.

Sports Illustrated

Rams Remove Controversial Ticket Restriction for NFC Championship Game

Ahead of a showdown with division rival San Francisco, only fans with a Los Angeles-based zip code were permitted to buy ticket

USA Today Sports Media Group

San Francisco vs Los Angeles Rams Prediction, AFC Championship Game Preview

San Francisco vs Los Angeles Rams prediction, game preview, how to watch: NFC Championship

USA Today Sports Media Group

NFL Expert Picks, Predictions, Lines: AFC and NFC Championships

NFL expert picks, predictions, lines for the 2022 NFL Championship Sunday: AFC Championship Cincinnati vs Kansas City and NFC Championship San Francisco vs Los Angeles

Sports Illustrated

MMQB: Sean McVay’s Faith in Matthew Stafford Rewarded on Best NFL Weekend of the Year

Stars like Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow and Tom Brady delivered an unforgettable slate of games. Plus, a deep dive into the head coach hiring cycle.

Los Angeles Times

Bound for the Bay Area? Here are 10 tips to know before you go

Can we agree that California isn't going back to normal anytime soon? Omicron won't let us.

Tribune News Service

Bars and gyms are bustling as Americans learn to live with COVID

Packed bars in San Francisco. Popular hot yoga classes in Boston. Signs are mounting that many Americans in highly vaccinated places are grasping for a near-normal life, even as the most contagious COVID-19 surge yet passes over.

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