SF News Day Around the Bay: 95-Foot Illuminated Installation Launches on Market Street A California man was arrested at the US Capitol after a guillotine was spotted in his truck; an SF man faces up to 40 years in prison after defrauding investors of nearly $1 million in a crypto trading scheme; and a 95-foot installation has been launched on Market Street as part of a new series.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Local Chocolatier to Open Culinary Institute In SF’s Dogpatch Iranian chef and master chocolatier Shekoh Moossavi, whose culinary career spans more than 30 years, is opening a culinary institute at her Dogpatch studio, with virtual and in-person classes beginning next month.
Arts & Entertainment First of What Are Likely to Be Many Drag Tributes to Dolly Set for Friday In the Castro A drag show tribute and celebration of life for the great Dolly Parton has already been scheduled for Friday, and San Francisco is likely to see more events, drag and otherwise, in the coming days.
Business & Tech Anthropic Tells Staff to Work From Home Due to Potential Security Workers’ Strike Security company Allied Universal warned Anthropic that its workers might go on strike, prompting the AI company to order its staff to work from home, but the security guards’ union said it knew nothing about the strike.
Business & Tech United Airlines Announces Major Route Expansion, Adding New SFO-to-Okinawa Nonstop United Airlines on Tuesday announced what they said is the airline's biggest expansion in the company's history, adding 10 new nonstop routes — most of them out of their Newark hub, but one is being added at SFO.
SF Politics SoCal Sheriff Chad Bianco Faces California Supreme Court Over Seizure of 650,000 Ballots Two lawsuits before the California Supreme Court challenge Sheriff Chad Bianco’s seizure of 1,000 boxes of November 2025 ballots, which include a measure redrawing congressional districts that passed in his county by about 80,000 votes.
Arts & Entertainment Ugh, No. Dolly Parton Has Died at Age 80 The fearful rumors about Dolly Parton's health in the last year have, apparently, been well founded, and the American music legend and pop culture icon has passed.
Bay Area Sports Details Emerge From Jed York's Prostitution Arrest Since Monday, more details have arrived about the prostitution sting that 49ers owner Jed York allegedly, unwittingly got himself caught up in Ohio — and we've also learned that York had filed for divorce back in May.
SF News Stabbing Spree In Oakland Leaves One Dead, Four Wounded; Suspect Arrested Oakland police arrested a stabbing suspect Monday night after an alleged spree of stabbings in four separate locations, and following a foot pursuit.
SF News SF’s Bayshore Freeway to Close For Four Weekends of Repaving, Starting Labor Day Weekend All northbound lanes on Highway 101 between Cesar Chavez and 10th Street will be closed for repaving two weekends in September, including Labor Day weekend, and the southbound lanes will be closed for two weekends in October.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: CHP Warns of Meth Disguised As Children's Vitamins The town in Ohio where Jed York was arrested is a hot spot for prostitution stings; CHP warns of meth pills that are disguised as children's vitamins; and Trump floats renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America."
SF News Day Around the Bay: 32 Homes Destroyed In Hawk Fire So Far Officials confirmed that 32 homes have been destroyed near Reno in the Hawk Fire; the SF DA filed charges against the Navigation Center workers who allegedly harbored a police shooter; and a sailor from the USS Lincoln just heard his dad was detained by ICE.
SF News Another Muni Operator Appears to Fall Asleep at Controls, Crashes Into Empty Train A Muni driver operating an empty L train was filmed crashing into another empty train after he appeared to fall asleep at the controls, which Muni determined was caused by driver fatigue.
SF Politics Supreme Court Hands Trump Temporary Win on Mail Ballots, More Legal Action to Come California and a group of other states have lost one skirmish with the Trump administration on the Supreme Court's shadow docket regarding ballots by mail, with the court essentially saying the states can't sue because they haven't been harmed yet.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink ‘Freedom Coffee’ Tied to Conservative Tech Entrepreneur to Open on Polk Street A lease has been signed for a "freedom"-themed cafe on Polk Street near Jackson, and the company’s CEO is an employee of tech entrepreneur and Trump supporter Eoghan McCabe, who also founded a local social club called the Freedom Club in 2024.
SF News Timber Fire Grows to 12,600 Acres, But Highway 1 Has Reopened The Timber Fire continues to expand into wilderness areas in the northerly and easterly directions, away from Big Sur, and the fire has reached 25% containment.
SF News Western Addition High Schools, Businesses Lose Power Following PG&E Vault Fire Several businesses as well as two high schools on Geary Boulevard between Scott and Steiner were still without power Monday morning after a late-night PG&E vault fire erupted near the two schools.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Jules and Maria Isabel Land on Bon Appetit's Best New Restaurants List San Francisco is back to notching two spots on Bon Appetit's prestigious Best New Restaurants list for 2026, and the winners are Jules and Maria Isabel.
SF News Activists Host ‘Billionaire Watch Party’ Outside Chris Larsen’s House Over Surveillance Funding A youth climate group held a “Billionaire Watch Party” outside local crypto billionaire Chris Larsen’s house Saturday in response to his financial contributions to SFPD’s “Real-Time Investigation Center.”
Bay Area Sports 49ers Owner Jed York Arrested In Ohio for Engaging In Prostitution We have a strange and possibly salacious story involving 49ers owner Jed York from over the weekend, after he was arrested Sunday in East Palestine, Ohio.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Fast-Moving Hawk Fire Threatens Reno The fast-moving Hawk Fire in Nevada is threatening the city of Reno; five people were injured in a crash on Van Ness Avenue Sunday; and an abandoned railway trestle caught fire in Oakland.
immigration Newsom Signs Bill to Protect Immigration Non-Profit Workers from Doxxing On Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill to provide immigration nonprofit workers with state protections against doxxing and targeted harassment. Republican opponents claim the so-called "Stop Nick Shirley Act" will obstruct reporters from exposing acts of governmental malfeasance.
SF News No Survivors in Richmond House Fire After Fourth Victim Dies A 33-year-old woman has died from injuries sustained in Tuesday's house fire in Richmond. Authorities allege the blaze was set by her brother, Sergio Rivera-Vega. The other victims consist of Rivera-Vega's 45-year-old father, 5-year-old nephew, and 2-year-old niece.
SF News Sunday Links: 49ers Tight End George Kittle Back at Practice Ahead of Season Opener Nevada's governor declares a state of emergency as Hawk Fire threatens Reno; 49ers tight end George Kittle returns to practice following Achilles tear; and carmaker Tesla initiates largest automative recall in China's history.
SF News 'Reading Rainbow’ Host Mychal Threets Gives Update After Psychiatric Hold Former Bay Area librarian and current 'Reading Rainbow' host Mychal Threets has revealed that he was placed on a five-day psychiatric hold following a week that saw him get candid online about his mental health struggles and subsequently cancel an upcoming appearance at TEDxSanDiego.
