SF Politics Bay Bridge’s Yerba Buena Tunnel Might Get Renamed In Honor of Emperor Norton State Senator Scott Weiner proposed renaming the Bay Bridge’s Yerba Buena Tunnel after local folk icon, the late Emperor Norton, who first conceived of the idea of connecting SF and Oakland more than half a century before the bridge came to be.
SF News New Wildfire, the Anderson Fire, Burns Over 200 Acres In Mendocino County A new wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon near the town of Covelo in Mendocino County, where temperatures reportedly topped 100 degrees.
Bay Area Sports Longtime KNBR Host Greg Papa Laid Off as He Continues Recovery From Cancer Treatment Greg Papa, a prominent voice on Bay Area radio for decades, has been laid off from KNBR alongside his on-air talk show partner Greg Silver, as he continues recovering from complications from a bone-marrow transplant.
SF News Former Nordstrom Rack to Be Converted Into Apartments, New Housing to Be Built In Dogpatch Two major housing projects are moving forward in SF, including the conversion of the former Market Street Nordstrom Rack into 136 units and JPMorgan-backed plans to build 342 units at the former Potrero Power Station.
SF News Five Men Arrested In San Francisco In Child-Exploitation Sting Operation Five men were arrested and charged in an undercover sting operation by the San Francisco Sheriff's Office after allegedly communicating on social media with officers posing as children.
SF News Judge Says Federal Law Protects Navy Contractor In Botched Hunters Point Shipyard Cleanup A federal judge ruled that Navy contractor Tetra Tech EC doesn't have to pay damages to Hunters Point homeowners, despite the shipyard cleanup remaining unfinished and two former managers going to prison for falsifying cleanup records.
SF News Alameda County Pays Out $12M Settlement Over Tragic Death of Eight-Year-Old Sophia Mason The horrific story of a young girl who was failed by the child protection apparatus of Alameda County has come to an end with the county paying out its second-largest-ever settlement to the girl's grandmother.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Gann Fire Doubles In Size In One Day The Gann Fire in Calaveras County has grown to over 7,000 acres; the FBI is now involved in the Morgan Hill mass shooting investigation; and Alameda County supervisors are balking at a $30 minimum wage ballot measure.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Mayor, Unions Push to Remove ‘Affordable Housing’ From Ballot Measure Police officers across the US have used Flock Safety data to stalk romantic partners; a proposed data center at Cow Palace is no longer being considered; and Lurie and some union allies tried to change the wording on an affordable housing measure.
SF News Boy Saved From Crashing Waves By Santa Cruz Lifeguard Doing OK, Blames Woman For Telling Him to Swim 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai has recovered from the dramatic July 25 incident at Seabright Beach, captured on viral video, in which he needed to be pulled from a set of violent waves by a 16-year-old lifeguard.
SF News In-N-Out Employee Killed In Idaho Mass Shooting Identified as Central Valley Woman A manager from Stockton was training employees at a new In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, Idaho, when she was killed, along with two others, by a gunman who opened fire in the restaurant, and seven others were wounded.
SF Politics Scott Wiener Campaign Launches Connie Chan AI Chatbot, Highlighting Chan's Voting Record as Supervisor The campaign supporting Scott Wiener for Congress has launched a new interactive, parody AI chatbot that poses as rival candidate Connie Chan, and mocks her stances and votes on various issues.
SF News SFMTA Announces Service Improvements on Several Muni Lines Beginning August 29 Several Muni lines will see increased frequency during peak periods at the end of the month, along with a few routes seeing shorter wait times, longer buses, and stop changes.
SF News Dozens of Unpermitted Mission District Vendors Cited, Nearly 400 Issued Warnings Under New Law City officials, vendors, and businesses in SF's Mission District are reporting cleaner sidewalks and fewer unpermitted sellers offering suspected stolen merchandise since the implementation of a new state bill in June.
SF News 55-Year-Old SF Woman Sentenced For Murdering Roommate Who Wouldn't Leave A San Francisco woman who was convicted in April for the 2018 murder of her roommate, was sentenced on Monday to 31 years to life.
Two 17-Year-Old Suspects Arrested In Central Valley Following Monday Shooting at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk A pair of juvenile suspects has been arrested in Stanislaus County in connection with a Monday night incident in which multiple shots were fired in a parking lot adjacent to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
SF News Wildfire Smoke Incoming From Pacific Northwest, Will Likely Stink Up Bay Area By Wednesday Smoke from the dozens of wildfires now burning in the Pacific Northwest is already fouling the air to our north, and it is set to start fouling ours in the next 24 hours.
SF News SFPD Attributes Largest Group of Officer Transfers In Years to Its ‘Aggressive’ Recruiting Efforts The SFPD's controversial billboard recruiting campaign stunt last fall appears to have paid off, as the department says it welcomed 12 lateral transfers this year — its largest class in a decade and among the highest paid in the nation.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Lucky Store In NoPa Sets Closing Date The Lucky grocery store at Fulton and Masonic now has a closing date; BART had another equipment problem Tuesday morning on the Yellow Line; and the Gann Fire in Calaveras County has grown to 3,000 acres.
SF News Day Around the Bay: CA Dems Endorse Billionaire Tax, Defying Newsom A GrowSF-sponsored poll finds that San Franciscans approve of police drones; the CA Democratic Party has broken with Newsom and endorsed the billionaire tax; and Trump might be firing Jeanine Pirro.
SF News GoFundMe Campaign For Beloved Bay Area Radio Personality Ronn Owens Largely Used to Pay Non-Medical Bills, Court Official Finds Longtime KGO AM radio host Ronn Owens and his wife, longtime news radio personality Jan Black, have been dragged into a still-unfolding drama involving their daughter, Laura Owens, who is facing criminal charges in Arizona.
SF News San Jose Man Dies From Head Injury Sustained During Warped Tour Show In Long Beach A San Jose man’s family is searching for more information about the last few hours of his life while attending the Vans Warped Tour in Southern California on July 26 where he suffered a traumatic brain injury and died four days later.
SF News Oakland Dog Rescue Sues Humboldt Animal Sanctuary Accused of Cruelty, Fraud Amid an ongoing investigation into a Humboldt County “no-kill” animal shelter suspected of killing hundreds of healthy, adoptable dogs in its care, Oakland’s Rocket Dog Rescue filed a lawsuit alleging three of its dogs were killed there.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Wave-Riding Dogs Duke It Out at Annual World Dog Surfing Championship In Pacifica Saturday brought the World Dog Surfing Championship back to Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, and a legion of impressive pooches was out on the waves, along with a thousand or so human fans.
SF Politics California, European Union Enact Laws Requiring Embedded Data on AI-Generated Images State Senator Josh Becker of Menlo Park worked with EU lawmakers to develop legislation requiring embedded data on AI-generated images and audio that can be verified and tracked, and the first phase took effect in both places Saturday.
