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Timber Fire Grows to 12,600 Acres, But Highway 1 Has Reopened

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By Jay Barmann Verified
| SFist Verified
The Timber Fire continues to expand into wilderness areas in the northerly and easterly directions, away from Big Sur, and the fire has reached 25% containment. The Timber Fire, which broke out August 8 in Los Padres National Forest, expanded considerably between Saturday and Sunday, from 8,665 acres to 12,616 acres, though there was little change between Sunday and Monday.
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Jules and Maria Isabel Land on Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurants List

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By Jay Barmann Verified
| SFist Verified
San Francisco is back to notching two spots on Bon Appetit's prestigious Best New Restaurants list for 2026, and the winners are Jules and Maria Isabel. It has been a heartening 18 months or so in the SF food world, despite the consistent complaints about staffing difficulties and the high cost of doing business in the city. And as we've watched new energy getting injected into the restaurant scene at the local level, San Francisco has been regaining its footing nationally as a food destination.
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49ers Owner Jed York Arrested In Ohio, Possibly for Engaging In Prostitution

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By Jay Barmann Verified
| SFist Verified
We have a strange and possibly salacious story involving 49ers owner Jed York from over the weekend, after he was arrested Sunday in East Palestine, Ohio. Jed York was arrested in a mobile home park at 9:35 am Sunday, as news station WKBN reported, and a human trafficking task force was apparently involved in the arrest. As KTVU reports, York was initially arrested on suspicion of engaging in prostitution and possession of criminal tools, but further details about this are not available.
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