SF News

Friday Morning Constitutional: Meta Layoffs Actually Impact 3,200 In Bay Area

The actual number of Bay Area layoffs in Meta's most recent round is 3,200; former ABC 7 journalist Cecilia Vega has been ousted from '60 Minutes'; and Pam Bondi is facing more Epstein questions before a House committee.

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Day Around the Bay: Surfer Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Water at Ocean Beach

An ex-CIA official was arrested after $40 million worth of gold bars were found in his home; SoMa residents confronted the SFPD over slow response times; and an adult male surfer died after being rescued at Ocean Beach.

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Oakland Arena May Be Bought By Group Run By Music Exec As Part of Larger Sale

As Oakland Arena’s popularity as a concert venue continues to soar, a group that was co-founded by a music industry executive is considering purchasing the venue, which would be part of a larger sale of the entire Oakland Coliseum Complex.

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Los Gatos ‘Party Mom’ Receives 35 Years, 10 Months In Prison After Facing Victims

Shannon O'Connor, the maligned South Bay “Party Mom,” who was found guilty in March of hosting alcohol-fueled, teen sex parties in 2020 and 2021, was handed a sentence of 35 years and ten months in prison after being confronted by several victims in court.

Arts & Entertainment

Portola Fest Drops 2026 Lineup and ROBYN IS HEADLINING

Yes, the great and magical Swedish dance diva Robyn will be the Saturday headliner at this year's Portola Festival in SF, and, appropriately, Swedish House Mafia will do headlining duty on Sunday.

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Startup Run By Ex-Cruise CEO Accused of Damaging Airbnb While Testing Robot

A local Airbnb host says an SF robotics company booked a reservation without telling him that his house would allegedly be used as a testing ground for a robotics prototype, and he claims he was left with an estimated $12,000 in repairs.

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Landlord Arrested In Connection With Outer Sunset Homicide of Well Known Neighborhood Figure

A 68-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in connection with the May 17 slaying of Eric Bigone, a city employee, boxing enthusiast, and well known fixture in the Outer Sunset neighborhood.

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Hunters Point Shipyard to Get 26 Acres of New Parks, to Be Run By Arts Commission, Rec and Park

As the city moves forward with Phase 1 of the Hunters Point Shipyard redevelopment, SF Recreation and Parks and the Arts Commission have agreed to take over the long-term management of 26 acres of new parks and open spaces planned for the area.

Business & Tech

Google Employee Charged With Fraud After Winning Big on Polymarket Bet Using Insider Info

A Google information security engineer who had advance access to Google's year-end round-up of popular searches, is accused of making $1.2 million on a Polymarket bet based on that insider info.

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Median Rent for San Francisco One-Bedroom Apartment Hits $4,000/Mo

Despite several years of really bad PR, especially in the national press, people remarkably still seem to want to live in San Francisco badly enough that they'll pay four grand a month for a one-bedroom apartment.

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Thursday Morning What's Up: New Poll Puts Becerra In Lead Well Ahead of Dems

A new poll puts Xavier Becerra well ahead of the pack in the governor's race; the Concord City Council just voted to go forward on a massive redevelopment of a former Navy site; and rotavirus is surging in the Bay Area.

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Day Around the Bay: Wildfire Grows In Livermore

A wildfire called the Tesla Fire, because it began near Tesla Road, has grown to three acres in Livermore; Mayor Lurie has promoted a new chief of staff from within; and Trump is now having the DOJ investigate E. Jean Carroll.

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‘Henry’ the Cocker Spaniel Takes Brief Joy Ride In Stolen Car In Downtown Concord

A Cocker Spaniel named “Henry” had the ride of his life when his owner’s car was stolen while parked in downtown Concord, and he was recovered 12 hours later. [Update]

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California Educators Denounce Newsom’s Plan to Temporarily Withhold $3.9M In School Funds

Education groups from across the state met in Sacramento last week to urge state legislators to reject Governor Newsom’s revised budget proposal to temporarily hold $3.9 billion in education funding, which is equal to about $643 in cuts per student.

SF sports

Plans to Renovate Kezar Stadium for Golden City FC’s 2027 Debut Delayed Until December

New pro soccer team, Golden City FC, announced last May it would begin its $10 million renovation of Kezar Stadium last December, which is now being pushed to this December, and some are skeptical it will be ready in time for the 2027 season.

SF Politics

Pelosi Finally Says What She Thinks About Chakrabarti and Wiener In Race to Succeed Her

One week out from the primary, and one week after she finally came out and endorsed Connie Chan to succeed her, Nancy Pelosi has taken the gloves off and tells us how she really feels about the other main candidates in the race.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

San Jose Original Joe's Restaurant Goes on the Market — Could It Rejoin Its SF Cousins?

A confusing fact about the Original Joe's brand in the Bay Area is that it actually belongs to two unrelated families — and if you bring in other "Joe's" restaurants in Marin and elsewhere, the picture is murkier.

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Oakland Police Department May Soon Be Free of Federal Oversight For First Time In Two Decades

A hearing is set for Wednesday to confirm whether the Oakland Police Department is in compliance with all 51 of its required reforms for the first time in 23 years — the longest in US history, and federal oversight could end in September.

SF Politics

Yuba and Sutter County Leaders to Take Vote to Secede From Coastal California

In the latest bit of symbolic and theatrical pushback on California's redistricting plan, which is intended to take five Republican-held seats in Congress and hand them to Democrats, two inland counties in Northern California are taking votes on a new secession plan.

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Humpday Headlines: Meta Layoffs Hitting Seattle Harder Than SF

The victim in a Sunday stabbing in Oakland has been identified as a 19-year-old man; Meta's new round of layoffs is impacting Seattle more than the Bay Area; and the rate of suicide among ICE detainees is increasing.

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Day Around the Bay: Alameda’s Popular USS Hornet Hit Hard By New Restrictions

District 2 candidate Lori Brooke brought up allegations in her ads that Stephen Sherill was appointed due to his connections to Bloomberg; popular athleisure brand Alo plans to open its first SF store; and new safety restrictions have affected the revenue of Alameda’s USS Hornet.

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Local Woman Bilked Out of Thousands After Scammers Clone Daughter’s Voice With AI

An East Bay mother recently answered a call from an unknown number, which turned out to be scammers using AI and deepfake technology to sound like her daughter, whom they said had been kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel — part of a growing trend of scams.

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Invasive Insect Found on Costco Plants In Solano County Could Pose Threat to Napa Grapevines

Grapevines and citrus plants purchased at Costco stores in Vacaville and Fairfield, as well as in Napa and Sonoma counties, have been found to be harboring infestations of glassy-winged sharpshooters, which pose a grave threat to grapevines.

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Los Gatos 'Party Mom' Shannon O'Connor Faces Sentencing for 48 Felonies Involving Minors

Shannon O'Connor, the libertine mom with a strangely high level of interest in her teenage son's sex life, and that of his friends, could face decades in prison after her March conviction on child endangerment and sexual misconduct charges.

Arts & Entertainment

SF Musician Plans to Turn Former Mission Taco Bell Into Affordable Recording Studio

A local musician and recording engineer plans to turn the long-vacant site at Duboce and Guerrero into a music recording studio and creative space for independent artists, as he previously ran a similar space in the Bayview for ten years.