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Following outrage, judge orders suspect in attack of woman to wear ankle monitor

A judge under fire for releasing a man who allegedly attacked a woman outsider her Embarcadero condo ruled Friday that the suspect must wear an ankle monitor.

August 15, 2019 - Paneez Kosarian poses for a photograph outside of her apartment building where she was allegedly attacked by Austin James Vincent earlier this week.The attack, which was caught by surveillance video happened when Mrs. Kosarian was entering her building. The assailant was recently released from jail.

The California senator is deploying a strategy that seeks to straddle the line between the progressive Democratic presidential candidates who advocate sweeping structural change and moderates with a more incremental message.

Viticulture technician Adrian Arroyo at Beckstoffer's Amber Knolls North Vineyard distributing a variety of cabernet vines for planting in order to test which specific plants are best for a warming climate in Kelseyville, California. August 15, 2019.

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You can see all of the controversial Washington High mural — right here
The Chronicle has created 360-degree images of “Life of Washington” so that everyone can see it and make up their own mind about what its fate should be.

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Dubon beat Honduras’ odds: ‘Whole life changed in four days’
San Francisco Giants prospect Mauricio Dubon came to the U.S. from Honduras at age 15, to chase his unlikely baseball dreams. Now, nearly a decade later, Dubon stands poised to join the Giants when major-league rosters expand Sept. 1.

Sports Columnists

San Francisco Giants
Bochy's quest for 2000
Bruce Bochy is on track to become the 11th manager to reach 2,000 career wins. Will he make it?

Heat wave sets new records across the Bay Area
The heat wave that baked parts of the Bay Area in triple digits is expected to loosen its grip on Friday, just in time for what’s expected to be a pleasant weekend.

Newsroom Voices

Visual Essay

The Chronicle's best Bay Area photos of July 2019

Facial recognition misidentified 26 California lawmakers as criminal...
Three San Francisco Democrats were among 26 California legislators who were wrongly identified as suspected criminals using the Amazon’s facial recognition technology, according to results of a test released Tuesday by the ACLU of Northern California.

Political Columnist

Joe Garofoli
California GOP’s ‘cult of Trump’ keeps quiet about attacks
California Republicans haven’t pushed back on President Trump’s racist tweets. One longtime GOP consultant says that’s going to hurt a party...

Postmates cleared for robot deliveries in SF — Marble wants in, too
Postmates will be allowed to test up to three autonomous delivery robots in San Francisco.

Business Columnists

Chefs break taboo and talk openly about breast cancer
Stress and long hours have historically been constant in the restaurant industry, where even taking time off for illness has been a no-no. But prominent Bay Area chefs have begun to speak out about their experience with breast cancer.

Silicon Valley Comic Con 2019: An insider's guide
Silicon Valley Comic Con returns this weekend, Friday-Sunday Aug. 16-18, boasting a lineup that includes Arnold Schwarzenegger and other actors from “The Terminator” movie series, “Aquaman” star Jason Momoa, plus many other celebrities.

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Top 100 Restaurants: Best Mexican food in Bay Area

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Mapping cinematic wrath, from 'Godzilla' to 'San Andreas'
Nearly a movie per year in the 21st century has featured S.F. under attack. We mapped out all the damage —see if your house would survive.

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Bay Area summer fun guide
If you’re bored this summer, you’re doing it wrong. Check out The Chronicle’s recommendations for the best ways to enjoy your time.

Six road trips you need to take to rediscover California
California is made for road trips — a quilt of coastline, Sierra, desert and valley stitched together with asphalt. Forget about fighting the crowds on Highway 1, and make for roads less traveled that will ferry you from dramatic river canyons to Hollywood-worthy pinnacles, deserted black-sand beaches to goat cheese fresh from the surprisingly friendly goat.

Outdoors

Tom Stienstra
Lassen national park is finally open
Spring finally has emerged at Lassen Volcanic National Park, nearly two months later than last year. Lassen can be your safety net to camp, hike...

Guides

Tom Stienstra
The Ultimate Bay Area Hikes and Outdoors Guide

How Fort Point, protector of SF, was saved at foot of Golden Gate Bridge
A search through The Chronicle’s archive turned up a collection of unpublished photos of Rep. Phillip Burton touring Fort Point in 1969 to drum up support for turning the abandoned base into a national historic site — and even older negatives.

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Explore the stories behind classic front pages
The San Francisco Chronicle came into existence more than 150 years ago. See classic newspaper pages from our archive for every day of the year.

The 4 a.m. bar-closing bill would be bad for Oakland
An Alameda County supervisor objects to legislation that would allow bars to keep serving alcohol until 4 a.m. in certain cities, including Oakland. The bill does not consider the “splash effect” on neighboring communities. SB58 is ill-informed, ill-advised, and will cost the entire Bay Area more lives and money than we can afford.

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