Business & Tech

Developer Bets on 'Office Resort' at Revamped Building Near Embarcadero

A building that's undergoing a significant renovation at 88 Spear Street, including a rooftop bar and restaurant, aims to be a new model for selling employees on going happily back to the office.

SF News

Man Killed By 38-Geary Bus Near SF's Union Square After Apparent Fall Into Street

A male pedestrian was struck and killed by a Muni bus early Tuesday morning near Union Square, after he reportedly fell from the sidewalk into the path of the bus.

SF News

Florida Woman Convicted In Case of Botched Butt Injections That Killed Kim Kardashian Lookalike Model

A Florida-based cosmetologist who came to the Bay Area to administer silicone butt injections to a 34-year-old OnlyFans model in 2023 has been convicted in San Mateo County of involuntary manslaughter.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

French Laundry Hit With Class-Action Labor Suit Alleging Break and Wage Violations

A former dishwasher at the French Laundry in Yountville has filed a lawsuit on behalf of 50 other employees alleging that the restaurant routinely violates state law around mandatory break times and resting facilities, and that it also failed to pay the minimum wage or overtime.

SF News

Another Technical Glitch Caused False Earthquake Alerts to Go Out In Northern California

For the second time in four months, a false-alarm alert about an earthquake was triggered in Northern California, and this was actually multiple alerts, but this time there thankfully were no loud alarms on cellphones rattling Bay Area residents awake.

SF News

Tuesday Morning Topline: Voters Largely Disinterested In Governor's Race

California voters are showing a "historically high lack of awareness" of the governor's race; a planned debate between the candidates tonight was canceled; and Foster City continues to be under a ransomware attack.

SF News

Insanity Plea Entered Days Before Trial Was Set to Start In Murder of SF Tech Worker Kimberly Wong

Two and a half years after the death of 27-year-old product designer Kimberly Wong in her Presidio Heights apartment, her boyfriend Scott Fisher was set to go on trial this week for her murder. But on Monday, he changed his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.

SF News

Day Around the Bay: Suspect at Large After Civic Center Stabbing

A person was stabbed in the Civic Center area Monday; the immigration court in SF just removed some 500 people "in absentia"; and Markwayne Mullin has been confirmed as the new DHS secretary.

SF News

Will There Be Bidding War for Westwood Highlands Home That Was Site of Murder-Suicide?

The home on Monterey Boulevard in SF's Westwood Highlands where investigators believe a mother killed her husband and two daughters before taking her own life last October is now up for sale.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Photo of Raw Meat and Mayonnaise Left Out In Sun Goes Viral, and Mission Restaurant Hamburger Project Responds

Maybe it's indicative of larger troubles and maybe it's just a sign of a simple mistake or miscommunication that, unluckily, was caught on camera and went viral. But Hamburger Project in the Mission couldn't catch a break this past weekend.

SF Politics

SoCal Sheriff Chad Bianco, the Trumper Running for Governor, Seizes 650,000 Ballots From Last November In Concerning Move

True to form as a Trump-loving Republican sheriff, and likely just trying to court attention from Fox News and Trump himself, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco seized 650,000 ballots that were cast in his county in November, claiming they need to be recounted.

SF News

Victim Identified In Lafayette's First Homicide In Four Years

Investigators with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office are investigating a fatal stabbing in a quiet neighborhood in Lafayette over the weekend, and a 35-year-old suspect was taken into custody.

SF News

ICE Not Deployed to Assist TSA at SFO, But They Were There Arresting Someone Sunday Night

ICE agents are not be getting deployed at SFO as they are at other airports to assist TSA agents amid the partial government shutdown, but they were there on Sunday anyway, conducting an arrest.

SF News

Monday Morning Headlines: 14 Displaced, One Dog Dies In Separate Fires In SF

One dog died and two residents were displaced in a Bayview house fire Sunday; 12 people were displaced by a fire on Guerrero Street; and Steph Curry may make it back to play for the last few games of the Warriors' season.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

This Week In Food: A Major SF Pizza Spot Says Farewell

Del Popolo announces it's closing, Esme sets an opening timeframe on Divis, and Grand Lake Kitchen comes to Noe Valley, all in This Week in Food.

Arts & Entertainment

Friends and Loved Ones Remember Joe Kukura, a Singular Soul

A week ago we lost Joe Kukura. He was the associate editor of SFist and a longtime contributor to this site and others, but he was also a great friend to many and a true bon vivant of San Francisco.

Business & Tech

A 'Stop the AI Race' Rally and Protest Planned Saturday Outside Anthropic's and OpenAI's Headquarters

A protest is being planned Saturday with organizers saying they want to push the CEOs of artificial intelligence companies to pause the development of the technology.

Arts & Entertainment

The Bay Lights Come Back On Tonight After Three-Year Hiatus

The much-loved LED art installation on the cables of the Bay Bridge, the Bay Lights, will be re-illuminated Friday with a fair amount of fanfare planned for their return.

SF News

Friday Morning Constitutional: Foster City Hit By Cyberattack

UC Berkeley has settled a lawsuit with a Zionist organization; Foster City has been hit with a cyberattack that has paralyzed the city government; and Chuck Norris has died at age 86.

SF News

Day Around the Bay: Parents of SFPD Recruit File Wrongful Death Suit

30-year-old Jon-Marques Psalms reportedly died from over-exertion during an SFPD training exercise and his parents are now suing; SF's newest office tower is changing hands; and Trump joked about Pearl Harbor to the Japanese prime minister.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Viral Video of Dancing Robot Going Nuts In Restaurant Was From Cupertino

A hot pot restaurant in Cupertino that, true to its Silicon Valley location, uses a humanoid robot to take orders from customers and also features it dancing in the dining room, lost control of that robot and it started making a serious mess.

SF News

SF Police Officers Accused of Racial Profiling, Excessive Force, and More In August 2025 Case

The SF Public Defender's Office filed a complaint this week with the city's Department of Police Accountability in connection with an August 2025 incident in which they say two men were wrongfully detained and abused at the hands of police in the Hunters Point neighborhood.

SF Politics

Alameda County Group Launches Drive to Put $30 Minimum Wage on the Ballot In November

If a coalition of labor groups and community organizers gets their way, the hourly minimum wage in Alameda County for companies with 100 or more employees could double in the next few years.

SF News

Cesar Chavez Day Likely to Be Renamed Farmworkers Day Via Bill Before California Legislature

A bill is already being introduced in the California legislature to rename Cesar Chavez Day, which is coming up on March 31, as Farmworkers Day, one day after revelations of his past abuse of girls and women came to light.

SF News

Thursday Morning What's Up: Ski Resorts Calling It Early Amid Snowmelt

Two Tahoe ski resorts announced early closures this week due to the warm weather; SF police officers have a tentative deal for a 14% raise over four years; and Elon Musk is yelling about politics again.