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Day Around the Bay: Suspect In Muni Shooting Won't Be Charged With Homicide

Javon Green, the suspect in last week's fatal shooting on Muni, won't be charged with homicide according to his attorney; a 31-year-old woman was charged with setting a hill on fire in Albany; and BART fares go up on Friday.

Arts & Entertainment

Photos: San Francisco's 2022 Pride Weekend Felt Like a True Return to Form

When the pandemic came down in a life-altering thud back in March of 2020, life as we knew it changed forever. The past two years have seemed like, more than anything else, a race to a semblance of normalcy; SF Pride reached that finish line over the weekend.

SF News

Tamalpais School District Hit With Title IX Violations Over Harassment of Trans Student

A five-year-old case of bullying at an unnamed high school in the Tamalpais Union High School District brings a federal penalty, and the district is forced to take steps to remediate a pattern of alleged inaction.

SF News

Harrowing Tale of Abused Young Girl Murdered In Merced Gets Worse With Details of Abuse Reports

A clear example of a young girl whose case slipped through some (possibly very wide) cracks of the child protective services apparatus is now the subject of an investigative report.

SF Politics

More Newsom Bucks Could Be Coming Your Way, State Has ‘Framework’ for Inflation Rebate Checks

Checks of anywhere from $200 to $1,050 appear likely to be coming, as Governor Newsom and the state legislature have agreed to a “framework” for a budget that includes inflation rebate checks for every California taxpayer.

Arts & Entertainment

World's Ugliest Dog, Named Mr. Happy Face, Crowned In Petaluma

The World's Ugliest Dog Contest once again graced the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma last weekend, and this year's winner is as ugly-cute as they come.

Business & Tech

Chevron Selling Off Headquarters In San Ramon, But Richmond Refinery Staying Put

Oil and gas giant Chevron is downsizing its Bay Area footprint and moving a bunch of employees from San Ramon to Houston, but sorry Richmond residents, that often-flaring refinery is not going anywhere.

SF News

Firefighter Injured, Six Displaced In Bernal Heights Fire

A late Sunday night house fire in SF's Bernal Heights that burned into the early hours of Monday has displaced six people, and one firefighter was reportedly injured while battling the blaze.

SF News

Three Killed, Three Others Injured When Amtrak Train Collides With Car at Unmarked Rail Crossing In East Bay

Three women were killed and three other people, including a child, were injured Sunday afternoon when an Amtrak train barreled into a car that was attempting to cross a railroad crossing that had no official signs on it.

SF News

Monday Morning Headlines: Bicyclist Killed On Highway 1

Alameda County has lifted its broad mask mandate once more, a bicyclist was killed on Highway 1 near San Gregorio on Saturday, and the Supreme Court sides again with "religious freedom."

SF News

Largely Peaceful SF Pride Celebrations End On Weird Note With Crowd Fights, 'Bear Spray' Incident

The full scale SF Pride Parade and Civic Center celebration went off mostly without incident on Sunday for the first time in three years. But the mood was slightly marred by some end-of-day (probably drunken) chaos.

SF News

Weekend BART Shooting in West Oakland Causes Delays, Becomes Second Shooting in a Week on SF Bay Area Transit

At about 1 p.m. Saturday on a Daily City-bound BART train, gunfire erupted between two men arguing on the transit vehicle, leaving one with non-life-threatening injuries and causing the West Oakland BART station to temporarily close.

SF News

Great White Shark That Attacked Monterey Bay Swimmer Estimated to Be Around 20 Feet Long

This week, 62-year-old Steve Bruemmer miraculously survived a shark attack that injured his leg, stomach, and arm. And as astounding? Those wounds were all caused by a single bite... from a great white shark that experts estimate was around 20 feet long.

SF News

Sunday Links: Stern Grove Headliner Cancels After Touring Party Becomes Stricken With COVID-19

Today's your last day to get free admission into SFMOMA for some "reflection and dialogue,” Liz Phair will be replaced by folk-rocker Ani DiFranco as the main act for today's Stern Grove concert, and… happy SF Pride Parade day (so plan your travels accordingly)!

SF News

A Miles-Long Rainbow Light Display Shines Right Through Downtown San Francisco

Just in time for SF Pride weekend, "WELCOME" by Illuminate, which Peak Design sponsored, debuted last night around 9:30 p.m. at the Ferry Building, beaming a 4.1-mile-long bright rainbow — courtesy of an array of six laser beams — down Market Street toward Twin Peaks.

SF News

Muni Shooting Suspect May Have Acted In Self-Defense; Video Shows Victim With Knife

A look at Muni surveillance video from Wednesday morning's fatal shooting on board a Muni train reportedly shows an altercation between suspect and victim that was more than verbal, prior to shots being fired.

SF News

Saturday Links: San Francisco Lights Up in Celebration of Pride Weekend

Various SF structures were glowing in all sorts of colors to honor this weekend's Pride festivities, a growing list of companies will now pay for employees' expenses traveling to states to receive legal abortions, and a stretch of the Pacific Ocean along SF is the coldest it's been in over a decade.

SF News

Day Around the Bay: SF Sheriff's Office Receives Over Two Dozen Requests for Concealed Carry Permits After SCOTUS Strikes Down NY Gun Law

The SF Sheriff's Office has gotten over twenty-four applications for concealed carry permits since SCOTUS struck down a "proper clause" law, Alameda County will drop masks for most indoor public settings starting Saturday, and protesters have rallied across SF in support of reproductive rights.

Arts & Entertainment

Liz Phair Cancels Sunday’s Stern Grove Show ‘Due to COVID,’ Ani DiFranco to Headline Instead

Liz Phair has a “COVID related cancellation” just two days before her Stern Grove show Sunday, but Ani DiFranco is stepping in, and apparently everyone has COVID because lots of tickets are now suddenly available.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Cyrus, the Once Michelin Two-Star Dining Destination, Returns In a New Sonoma Location After 10-Year Hiatus

It's been ten long years since Cyrus was forced to close in Healdsburg, bringing to an abrupt end a world-class dining offering from chef Douglas Keane that garnered two Michelin stars and plenty of accolades. And in September, it returns.

SF Politics

Bay Area Revs Up to Rally for Abortion Rights, Here’s Where Friday‘s Protests Are Planned

Pride Weekend just became protest weekend after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, and we’ve collected all of Friday’s planned Bay Area actions and protests scheduled to go down as their announcements come in.

SF Politics

Trump Himself Has Told Friends That Anti-Abortion Laws Are 'So Stupid' and That a Reversal of 'Roe' Would Hurt Republicans

Reactions to the Supreme Court's decision striking down Roe v. Wade were swift on Friday morning from the likes of Mike Pence. But the man most responsible for this moment, Donald Trump, is reportedly less than pleased by this outcome behind closed doors.

Arts & Entertainment

Miniature Victorian House on a Tree Stump In Golden Gate Park Sparks Curiosity, Tweets

Someone put a cute little blue house on a tall tree stump in Golden Gate Park, and it's becoming a mini attraction.

SF Politics

Clarence Thomas Openly Admits He's Dying For the Supreme Court to Overturn Gay Marriage Decision

Justice Thomas wrote a concurring opinion in the Mississippi case that overturns Roe v. Wade suggesting that other precedents concerning same-sex marriage, sodomy, and contraception also now should be "reconsidered."

SF News

SFPD Arrests Suspect In Wednesday’s Muni Shooting Near Castro

Police arrested 26-year-old Javon Green of Pittsburgh Thursday night for the Wednesday morning fatal shooting on Muni near the Castro Station, and we now know the victim was 27-year-old Nesta Bowen.

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