SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Extends Subsidized Child Care to 750 Families Supervisor Alan Wong shares some submissions for the city’s “dumb law” contest; over 2,700 PG&E customers were without power in the Mission Thursday; and SF extended subsidized childcare to the families of 750 additional children.
SF News Lurie’s Decision to Open Market to Waymo Prompts Influx of Illegal Private Drivers City leaders held a meeting Monday on the status of Market Street following Lurie's decision to give Waymo, Uber, and Lyft access to the restricted thoroughfare. They found an uptick in illegal private drivers and very few authorized ride-hailing cars.
Business & Tech In OpenAI Trial, Elon Musk Really Wants Jury to Know That AI Might Kill Us All He may just be trying to prove a point for the sake of his case, but Elon Musk has reportedly been harping on AI doomsday scenarios in his federal court testimony.
SF News Catholic Diocese of Oakland to Close 13 East Bay Churches Amid Lawsuits As the Catholic Diocese of Oakland faces mounting debt over the hundreds of child sexual assault lawsuits filed against its clergy members in recent years, the diocese announced the closure of over a dozen locations in the East Bay.
SF Politics Steyer Closing In On Hilton In Latest Governor's Race Poll, Becerra On the Rise As more undecided voters appear to be finding a candidate they like, and following some televised debates, a new poll finds billionaire Tom Steyer continuing to hold a lead among the Democrats, and only one point behind Republican Steve Hilton.
Business & Tech Uber to Begin Offering Hotel Room Listings, Edging More Toward Being an 'Everything App' Uber announced plans to offer in-app hotel listings and other “travel mode” features, while offering enhanced perks through its Uber One subscription. Meanwhile there's a pending lawsuit from the FTC alleging the company used deceptive billing practices tied to the membership.
SF News Federal Judge Rejects Motion By Sheng Thao and Co-Defendants to Toss Evidence In Corruption Case The judge in the federal corruption trial involving former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and three co-defendants has denied a motion by the defendants to toss evidence that they say was obtained inappropriately by investigators.
SF News Suspect 'Late for Work' Takes CHP on High-Speed Chase, Crashes on Active Railroad Track A speeding driver took the CHP on a 120-mph police chase through Redwood City, which culminated in the driver slamming into a car on an active railroad track — because he said he was “running late for work.”
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Two Fatal Crashes On I-580 One person was killed in a 2:30 am crash on westbound I-580 in Oakland; another crash around 7 am on eastbound I-580 in Livermore left one dead; and Robert Fisher's Russian Hill mansion has hit the market for $17M.
SF News Day Around the Bay: One SoMa Spot Sees the Most Speed-Camera Tickets One spot in SoMa has the most speed-camera tickets so far; SF police are warning seniors that thieves are targeting jewelry wearers; and a flight out of SFO had a close call with a drone.
Business & Tech Insurance Startup Launches FiDi Cafe That's Open 24/7 to Serve as Tech Hub An insurance startup recently opened an all-hours cafe and workspace on the edge of SF's Financial District — where most businesses go dark by 5 pm.
Arts & Entertainment Revised Plans For Embarcadero Plaza Renovation Unveiled, Including Grand Lawn and Dog Park After months of community input, SF Rec & Parks officials unveiled revised designs Tuesday for Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park, just as workers have begun disassembling the Vaillancourt Fountain.
Business & Tech Scientists Say AI Chatbots Gave Them Advice on Creating Biological Weapons A small group of biosecurity experts who consult with AI companies to stress-test their products are reporting that several chatbots on the market offered them detailed information on turning pathogens into potential weapons.
SF Politics Well Known Provocateur Has Been Trolling House Candidate Saikat Chakrabarti With Painted Van Some pre-primary shenanigans are afoot, and the culprit appears to be someone linked to state Senator Scott Wiener and/or his campaign, though no one has yet taken responsibility.
SF News SFO to Start Allowing Non-Ticketed Guests Past Security, For Goodbyes and Greetings at Gates The image of a happy couple being reunited just after an air passenger steps off the jetway is something out of a 90s romcom. But it is going to start happening again, at long last, at San Francisco International Airport.
SF News Driverless Cars Will Start Getting Tickets In California Starting July 1 New regulations go into effect July 1 giving officials authority over driverless vehicle companies, including ticketing for traffic violations, stipulating fleet sizes, and utilizing geofencing in emergencies — while also paving the way for driverless trucks.
SF News Oakland to Try Using Street Barriers to Curb Sex Work In 'The Blade' The city of Oakland is going to take a page out of San Francisco's playbook to try to discourage sex-work activity on a notorious section of International Boulevard.
SF News Over 200 Angry Donors Demand $1.5 Million In Refunds From Swalwell Campaign As legal expenses mount from multiple criminal investigations into the sexual assault allegations against former Representative Eric Swalwell, dozens of people who donated to his campaign for governor are pushing to get their money back.
SF News Humpday Headlines: New Twin Peaks Promenade Breaks Ground There's a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new promenade on Twin Peaks; BART and Muni have seen recent jumps in ridership; and the Supreme Court has dealt a final blow to the Voting Rights Act.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Crews Begin Disassembling Vaillancourt Fountain The State Department will be providing citizens the option to put Trump’s face on their passports; a suspect was arrested in the 34-year-old unsolved murder of a woman found in the Sierra Foothills; and the controversial Vaillancourt Fountain is being taken down.
SF News SF Resident Contracts New Strain of ‘Mpox,’ But Risk Still Low Health officials recently alerted the public to the first case of mpox Clade I in San Francisco, a newer strain of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, which showed up in a resident linked to an international traveler.
Arts & Entertainment Extra-Large Sea Lion Who's Been Hanging Out By Pier 39 Makes National News The Stellar sea lion, nicknamed Chonkers, who has been hanging around the sea lion docks by Pier 39 for the last month, continues to capture both regional and national attention.
Arts & Entertainment Lurie Appoints SF’s First Arts Director, Forges Arts Partnerships In Shanghai Mayor Daniel Lurie appointed the city’s first arts and culture director Monday, an announcement that followed his recent trip to Asia, where he finalized partnerships with arts organizations Shanghai.
Business & Tech Mill Valley Homeowner Offers 13-Acre Estate In Exchange For Anthropic Stock A Mill Valley property owner and investment banker hoping to get into the AI market recently took to LinkedIn with the hopes of handing over his sprawling estate to an interested Anthropic shareholder in exchange for stock in the company.
SF Politics Federal Appeals Court Rebukes Trump Administration's Practice of Detaining Immigrants Without a Hearing The Trump administration was dealt another blow in federal court Tuesday with regard to its practice of rounding up and detaining undocumented immigrants who have, in some cases, lived and worked in the US for years.
