SF News

Day Around the Bay: Beauty Bar Is Making a Comeback

Two Sonoma County schools were locked down after a reportedly "credible threat' from a parent Monday morning; Barbara Lee and Loren Taylor have raised similar sums in the Oakland mayor's race; and Beauty Bar in the Mission is finally reopening.

SF News

Truck Appears to Drive Into Striking VTA Workers on Picket Line, One Hospitalized

As Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority workers went on strike today, picketers at one San Jose location were struck by a truck, perhaps intentionally, and one of those picketers was hospitalized.

Arts & Entertainment

Local Event Club Gets Dragged for Unauthorized Hunky Jesus Invite That Ignored the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

A local meet-up group really poked a bear in the LGBTQ+ community by posting a Hunky Jesus Contest Facebook invite that included a membership fee for the free event. But after getting nailed with negative comments, they’ve removed the post.

SF News

UC Berkeley and UCLA Both Face Trump Wrath Over Student Protests, Accused of Antisemitism

The Trump Justice Department is attempting to use an accusation of tolerating an "antisemitic hostile work environment" for Jewish faculty and students to claw back hundreds of millions in federal funding promised to UC Berkeley and other schools.

SF Politics

Lurie Sending SF Delegation to Washington DC to Plead We Get Spared From Trump’s Budget Cuts

With the Trump administration likely to yank hundreds of millions from SF in already-promised reimbursement funds and other federal subsidies, Mayor Lurie is sending a team of negotiators to Washington, DC in hopes of preventing this.

Business & Tech

Musk Blames 'Massive Cyberattack' For X/Twitter Outages Monday Morning

Tesla owners have been under attack as billionaire Elon Musk continues to wield destructive, job-slashing power in Washington, so why wouldn't Twitter come under attack as well?

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SF's b. Patisserie Confirmed to Be Taking Over Cafe Space In Union Square Park

Following the departure of Tyler Florence's Miller & Lux Provisions last month, pastry chef Belinda Leong's acclaimed b. patisserie briefly popped up in one of the two cafe spaces in Union Square Park, and now it is becoming an official tenant.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

SF’s Oldest Indian Restaurant New Delhi Is In Danger of Closing Permanently

The 36-year-old Union Square Indian restaurant New Delhi is the only Indian restaurant on the city’s Legacy Business Registry, but is in danger of closing as downtown foot traffic remains in the dumps.

SF News

Stormy Weather to Return Wednesday, Because It's Not Spring Yet

Have you been enjoying the Spring of Deception? Because that is the season we've been enjoying, and wintry weather returns this week.

SF News

Monday Morning Headlines: VTA Worker Strike Means No Transit In South Bay

VTA workers are on strike as of today, halting transit in San Jose; three lost hikers, including two small children, were rescued in the Santa Cruz Mountains; and DC is removing a prominent Black Lives Matter mural.

SF News

Erin Brockovich Is Helping Moss Landing Residents With Battery Plant Fire Lawsuit

There are new developments surrounding the fire that raged at the Moss Landing Battery Plant in January and reignited in February, including a community survey, warnings from the EPA about potential flare-ups, Erin Brockovich helping residents in a lawsuit, and new legislation.

Arts & Entertainment

Things To Do This Week: Pi Day, Lunar Eclipse

Pi Day, which was founded at the Exploratorium here in San Francisco, falls on Friday this year. Plus, some special lunar eclipse viewing parties are happening at Lawrence Hall of Science and Chabot Space and Science Center on Thursday.

SF News

SFPD Shoots Outer Sunset Man Who Fired Gun And Aimed At Officers, Police Drone

An Outer Sunset man wielding a gun and threatening neighbors near Golden Gate Park yesterday afternoon was shot by police after he reportedly fired at least one shot and aimed the gun at an SFPD drone and then later police officers.

SF News

Sunday Links: The US Army Is Using 'CamoGPT' To Omit DEI References From Training Materials

The US Army is using an aptly named bot called 'CamoGBT'; 350 protestors in Manhattan shut down the Tesla showroom, resulting in six arrests; and SF's 20-something population is declining more quickly than other cities.

Arts & Entertainment

Musicians: Submit Your Music To SFPL's Streaming Platform, Bay Beats; Plus, Upcoming Free Shows

Bay Beats, SFPL's fairly new free streaming music platform, is having its annual open submissions right now through May 31. Plus, some upcoming shows at neighborhood libraries.

SF News

California’s Effort to Reduce, Overturn Unjust Prison Sentences

From 2021 through 2024, the state of California ran a pilot program that aimed to correct excessive sentences from '90s-era “tough on crime” policies.

SF News

Local Legends Too Short And Billie Joe Armstrong Are Now Oakland Ballers Investors

East Bay legends Too Short and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong have joined the ranks of Oakland Ballers fans who own a portion of the local minor baseball league team, which launches its second season with the Independent Pioneer League on May 20.

SF News

Saturday Links: Arson and Vandalism Abound At Tesla Sites Nationwide And In France

Seven Telsa charging stations in Boston and a Tesla dealership in France were set on fire; sources say the Trump administration has been falsely flagging the business expenses of USAID and EPA employees as "fraud;" and Walgreens has been acquired by a private equity firm.

SF News

Day Around The Bay: Trump Might Be Ready To Set Some Limits With Musk

Trump might be about to start reining Musk in after a heated exchange between Musk and Rubio in a Cabinet meeting; the former officer involved in the scandals surrounding the Antioch Police Department admits that he enjoyed inflicting violence; and Gene Hackman and his wife died a week apart.

SF News

SFMTA Announces More Proposed Muni Service Cuts, Chopping Parts of 5-Fulton, 9-San Bruno, and 31-Balboa

The Market Street components of the 5-Fulton, 9-San Bruno, and 31-Balboa would be lopped off under a proposed new batch of Muni service cuts, and there could be more bad news for 6-Haight-Parnassus and 21-Hayes riders.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

This Week In Food: Orphan Andy's Goes Up for Sale

A new modern French bistro arrives in the Inner Sunset, the opening of Jules is getting closer in the Lower Haight, and iconic Castro diner Orphan Andy's is up for sale, all in This Week In Food.

Arts & Entertainment

Effort Underway to Bring a Bruce Lee Statue to SF’s Chinatown

A two-year effort to put up a statue to martial arts film star Bruce Lee in Chinatown is really kicking into high gear, and supporters held a press conference today with Willie Brown involved.

Arts & Entertainment

Tony! Toni! Toné! Co-Founder and Oakland Native D'Wayne Wiggins Has Died

A year-long bout with bladder cancer has taken the life of Tony! Toni! Toné!'s D'Wayne Wiggins, who had three Top 10 hits with that group, and helped launch the careers of Destiny's Child and Beyonce.

SF News

Man Killed In Shooting Near SF's Holly Park

A Friday morning shooting on Ellsworth Street, at the edge of SF's Bernal Heights and Holly Park neighborhoods, has left one man dead.

SF Politics

San Jose Mayor Suggests Arresting Homeless Who Refuse Shelter; Legal Case In Vallejo Highlights Growing Backlash

After nearly a year in which city and state leaders in California began swinging to the right on the issue of homeless encampments and the civil rights of homeless people, advocates say the tide may be turning again.