SF News Day Around the Bay: Three Rescued as Piece of Santa Cruz Pier Falls Into Ocean A 150-foot piece of the Santa Cruz Municipal Pier collapsed with people on it during high surf; Reem's is being forced to close at the Ferry Building; and hotel workers are still striking outside the Hilton.
SF News Five Seriously Injured After Two Ski Lift Chairs Collide at Tahoe's Heavenly Resort A nightmare came true for several skiers at the Tahoe ski resort Heavenly Monday morning, as their ski lift chairs collided, and some victims reportedly fell 30 feet to the ground before being rushed to a hospital.
SF News Minivan Fire Shut Down Caldecott Tunnel Monday, Eastbound Lane Was Closed for Three Hours A minivan somehow caught fire in the Caldecott Tunnel at around 10 am Monday morning, snarling traffic for multiple hours, but the eastbound tunnel bore in which the vehicle caught fire was reopened at about 1 pm.
Business & Tech As Bluesky Blows Up, So Do the Bots With rapid growth, and without a robust content moderation system, Bluesky is already entering an era of bots and misinformation.
Business & Tech Waymo Takes Another Step Toward Entering Airport Taxi Market Waymo could have one of its biggest fights to date on its hands as it pushes toward providing rides between San Francisco and SFO — but a permit process is underway to allow the company to begin mapping the airport for that purpose.
SF News Oakland Catholic Diocese Accused of Hiding $106 Million in Assets So They Wouldn't Have to Pay Sex Abuse Victims The Oakland Diocese declared bankruptcy in 2023 when forced to pay settlements to 330 victims of sex abuse at the hands of priests. Now victims’ attorneys say the church transferred more than $100 million into an inactive nonprofit to hide their assets.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Five-Year-Old Bagel Business Daily Driver Is Closing Its Doors Daily Driver, the wood-fired bagel bakery and creamery that launched in San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood in 2019, just announced it is closing down its two remaining locations.
SF News Burglars Ram Cars Into as Many as Ten Oakland Businesses In Weekend Smash-and Spree There are reports that as many as ten Oakland businesses had their storefronts rammed into by cars over the weekend, stealing ATMs and more, and police say surveillance video suggests each smash-and-grab was pulled off by the same crew.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Smooth Sailing So Far at SFO Three people died in two separate collisions in one Bay Area city Sunday; President Biden just commuted the sentences of almost all the men on federal death row; and most flights have been leaving on time so far on this very busy day at SFO.
SF News 49ers, With Nothing to Play For, Lose to Dolphins 29-17 This defeat, which dropped the team to 6-9, was characterized by injuries at key positions and poor execution, amid a disappointing season defined by those two exact things.
SF News Sunday Links: Hotel Workers' Union Declares Victory, Ratifies Tentative Agreement With Hyatt Hotel Workers have struck a deal with Hyatt that will end their monthslong strike against the chain; Trump previewed his upcoming term in a speech; and the Warriors won decisively over the Timberwolves.
SF News A's Legend Rickey Henderson Passes Away at 65 A two-time World Series Champion, 10-time All-Star, and 1990 American League MVP, Henderson is the all-time leader in career runs scored, leadoff home runs, stolen bases, and unintentional walks.
SF News Saturday Links: Mission Street Diner Jim's Restaurant Facing Potential Closure A longtime breakfast establishment is closing; Congress narrowly averted a government shutdown last night; and civics education in California is seeing disruptions from parents protesting course materials.
SF News Day Around the Bay: New SF Supervisor Sherrill Says Public Safety Is Number One Priority SF's newest Supe just laid out his priorities; Congress might have just barely averted a government shutdown; and it appears Party CIty's fun is about over.
Arts & Entertainment Michael Tilson Thomas to Conduct the SF Symphony Again, But For One Night Only for His 80th Birthday Party Beloved and celebrated conductor Michael Tilson Thomas will once again conduct the San Francisco Symphony, but it’s for one night only in April in celebration of his 80th birthday, and he’ll only be conducting two numbers.
Arts & Entertainment The EndUp is Throwing Another Massive Free Outdoor Dance Party in Union Square Saturday Four renowned DJs and The EndUp will heat up Union Square’s Winter Walk on Saturday, with an all-ages house music dance party rager that’s absolutely free to attend.
Arts & Entertainment Burning Man Admits to $14 Million Deficit, Says Ticket Price Hikes May Be in the Works The Burning Man Project sent out their latest urgent fundraising email detailing a budget shortfall as high as $14 million, and longtime attendees are fuming that the organization keeps burning through so much money.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Horn Barbecue Moves Further East A new hi-fi bar and restaurant moves into the former Universal Cafe, Rose Pizzeria is opening a new cafe nearby in Berkeley, and Horn Barbecue has reopened its flagship, but in Lafayette.
SF News Famed SF Flower Mart Closing on Tuesday, Though Moving to Potrero Hill a Week Later The 112-year-old, way-too-early in the morning institution known as the SF Flower Mart will have its final day of operation at its longtime SoMa location on Thursday. But it will reopen at a new Potrero Hill location just a week later.
SF News Alameda County DA Drops Charge Against Remaining Officer In Mario Gonzalez Case With the departure of Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, the DA's office is shedding one controversial case that had been revived under Price's watch, that of the in-custody death of Mario Gonzalez in Alameda in 2021.
SF News Mission Bay Coffee Shop Broken Into Twice In 24 Hours, Before It Even Opens A new coffee shop is slated to open in the former home of The Creamery at Fourth and Townsend streets, but the opening figures to be delayed, as the place was broken into twice on Sunday.
SF News SF Police Shoot and Kill Man Identified as Union Square Security Guard A hit-and-run incident on a sidewalk in Union Square Thursday evening was followed, hours later, by a confrontation with San Francisco police that left the driver in the alleged hit-and-run dead.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Rain Restarts Early Saturday A man was found bleeding from a stab wound at BART's Walnut Creek Station; the Milpitas family found dead in a murder-suicide has been identified; and the next series of atmospheric storms begins tomorrow.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Daniel Lurie Getting Credit for Ending the Marriott Hotel Strike SF State was placed on lockdown over a threat that did not pan out; a Mission District mural vandal suspect has been arrested; and Mayor-Elect Daniel Lurie is getting some credit for helping end the Marriott hotel strike.
Arts & Entertainment Here’s Some of the Artwork That May Be Coming to the Car-Free Great Highway Park Once cars are banished from the Great Highway in 2025 and a two-mile stretch of the highway becomes a public park, here are a few art installations that Rec and Parks is proposing for the new open space.
