Crime surveillance, food assistance, an 83-foot Christmas tree – they’re all being paid for by an increasingly influential coalition of San Francisco billionaires.

Sunday night, the scene at San Francisco International Airport was a relief for travelers. "Completely boring," said Stewart Alsop, affectionately describing his travel experience. Although he did admit there was one hiccup.

Welcome to the Hotline’s weekly assessment of the eight teams in the rebuilt Pac-12 that imagines them competing in the conference this season. (We’ll even recognize one lucky team as the regular-season champion.) The power rankings will be published each Sunday throughout the regular season.

The last time May and San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher faced off, that’s exactly what happened. Lamont Butler’s midrange jumper at the buzzer gave the Aztecs a 72-71 win over May’s Florida Atlantic team in a 2023 Final Four game.

The city and the zoo also are renegotiating the 55-year lease that expires in 2034 — and requires the zoo to pay almost no rent.

San Diego FC is a win away from reaching a conference final in Year 1, and Sir Mohamed Mansour assesses a formative debut campaign

San Diego State’s football team went 6-0 at Snapdragon Stadium during the regular season and there’s a chance they’ll have one more game there in 2025. SDSU (9-

Eleven Democrats are vying to unseat Rep. Darrell Issa after California’s redistricting measure turned his red district slightly blue.

Eget, who is second in the nation with 3,015 passing yards, was on crutches on the sideline after getting knocked out of the game in the opening quarter.

Three thoughts after San Diego State’s 25-3 Mountain West win over San Jose State Saturday night at Snapdragon Stadium. This could be so simple. If SDSU (9-2, 5-1 MW) wins Friday afternoon at New Mexico (8-3, 5-2), then the Aztecs win the Mountain West regular season title and host the Dec. 5 conference championship game.

Gramma the tortoise, believed to be 141 years old and the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, was euthanized after suffering from progressive bone deterioration because of her age.

The yearlong exhibit at History Park in San Jose is filled with handbills, posters, photos from the 1960s and ’70s.