SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Opera Orchestra Demands 'Fair' Contract, Threatens Strike The new king of Norway is a former UC Berkeley student; the Trump administration is considering selling off a piece of Yosemite; and Tennessee Governor Bill Lee says Nashville Airport will be renamed to honor the late Dolly Parton.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Cinderella (Bakery) Story Cinderella Bakery opens their big new location in the Mission, Prelude calls it quits in the FiDi, and Mister Jiu's is relaunching their fancy coffee window, all in This Week in Food.
Business & Tech Startup Claims X Abandoned Twitter Brand, Launches New Social Network Under the Name Virginia-based startup Operation Bluebird is rolling out a new social media site under the Twitter name despite a pending legal fight with X over the brand.
SF News Man Accused of Posing as Wealthy 49ers Player to Lure Women Into $1.3 Million Scam A man suspected of taking on the persona of a 49ers player to lure women he met online into an alleged fraudulent investment scheme — dating back to 2022 and spanning four states — has been charged with wire fraud.
Milo Yiannopoulos Detained By ICE In New Orleans, Apparently Because of Laura Loomer Feud Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, a British citizen who has made attention-getting stunts and far-right American politics his raison d'être over the last decade, has ironically been caught up
Arts & Entertainment Danville to Cosplay as Stars Hollow for First Ever 'Gilmore Girls'-Inspired Fall Event A weekend-long festival inspired by the small-town autumn coziness of 'The Gilmore Girls' will double as a rare tourist draw for the East Bay hamlet of Danville this October.
SF News Meta Suspends Another Queer SF Venue’s Accounts Amid Growing Censorship Concerns Amid escalating reports that Meta’s recent policy changes have led to the disproportionate suppression of queer content, the company suspended the accounts of another local LGBTQ venue, Powerhouse, Thursday.
SF News 17-Year-Old Suspect Arrested In Shooting at Morgan Hill Birthday Rave That Left One Dead A juvenile suspect has now been arrested in connection with the July 25th mass shooting at a birthday party for a Twitch streamer in a Morgan Hill field that had been promoted on social media.
SF News Sprouts Market Plans First SF Store at Former Nordstrom Rack Site on Ninth Street SF’s South of Market neighborhood will be getting a new grocery store in 2028, as Sprouts Farmers Market is moving into the former Nordstrom Rack at 555 Ninth Street, next door to Trader Joe's.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Pokemon Fever Takes Over Moscone The Plaskett Fire has grown to almost 2,800 acres near Big Sur; a Pleasanton landlord and tenant were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide; and the first-ever PokemonXP fan convention descends on the Moscone Center today.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Berkeley High Student Robbed By Other Teens Near Campus A 45-year-old Napa man was charged in last year’s Pickett Fire; a new Tropical Storm was coincidentally named Dolly; and a Berkeley High School student was robbed after school by three other teens.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Sergeant Ma, a New China Basin Restaurant With Chinese and Vietnamese Flavors, Opens In Two Weeks In a rare occurrence for a San Francisco restaurant, Sergeant Ma, the latest concept from the restaurant group behind Trestle and 7 Adams, is opening as scheduled next month in a space that had not previously housed a restaurant in China Basin.
SF News ICE Agent’s Gun Found In SFO Restroom Day Before Ukrainian Woman’s Arrest During an investigation into ICE’s violent arrest of Ukrainian immigrant Iryna Gorb at SFO last month, it was discovered that an agent’s gun had been left unattended in a Terminal 2 restroom the day before.
Arts & Entertainment 11th Annual Flower Piano to Bring Music to SF Botanical Garden Once More Dates have been announced for the 11th annual Flower Piano in the SF Botanical Garden, in Golden Gate Park. The beloved, annual event brings a dozen pianos to different spots in the garden with both scheduled performers and free play sessions.
Arts & Entertainment Train to Perform on Haight Street Outside Mad Dog In the Fog For Album Release Party Today Haight and Ashbury streets are closed Thursday afternoon (today) for a block party celebrating Grammy-award winning band Train’s latest album, 'Mad Dog in the Fog,' outside the pub that inspired the name.
SF News Owner of Bayview Affordable Housing Complex Agrees to $9 Million Settlement Over Violations A St. Louis-based developer has agreed to pay $9 million settlement to the city of SF over numerous health and safety violations at its property, Alice Griffith Apartments, a 337-unit affordable housing complex in Bayview.
SF Politics Following Contentious Public Meeting, SF Dems Endorse Manny Yekutiel for District 8 In spite of an accusation earlier this summer of aggressive groping, and following an independent investigation into the incident, the SF Democratic Party voted Wednesday to endorse cafe owner Manny Yekutiel for District 8 supervisor.
SF News Oakland Stabbing Suspect Went on Previous Stabbing Spree, Was on Parole There had to be a reason that Oakland police were being so cagey about the identity of the suspect in Monday's deadly stabbing spree, and now we know what it is.
Bay Area Sports Tom Brady’s New Palo Alto Card Store Burglarized, Over $12,000 Worth of Trading Cards Stolen Burglars broke into the new CardVault by Tom Brady in Palo Alto over the weekend, making off with roughly 60 collectible trading cards — just a week after the store’s grand opening.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Clouds May Obscure Lunar Eclipse UC Berkeley is suspending an internship program for international students under orders from the feds; Elk Grove police recovered a stolen semi truck full of Tesla parts; and clouds might obscure tonight's partial lunar eclipse.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Happening Thursday The CA Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by former Alameda Co. deputy Devin Williams over his 2024 double-murder conviction; a "blood moon" lunar eclipse is happening Thursday; and devastating flooding tore through parts of Nepal after a possible glacier collapse.
SF News Driver and SFMTA Officer Exchange Blows Over Parking Ticket A video shared on social media shows an SFMTA officer involved in a physical altercation with an irate driver who had just received a parking ticket on Treasure Island, and she had to be pulled away several times by other officers.
SF News Former Navy Contractor to Pay $97 Million Settlement Over Hunters Point Shipyard Cleanup Former Navy contractor Tetra Tech agreed to pay $97 million to resolve federal claims over its botched cleanup of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, including $57 million to the DOJ and $40 million tied to Superfund cleanup costs, with almost none going directly to residents.
SF News New Big Sur Wildfire, the Plaskett Fire, Breaks Out South of Timber Fire A new, 100-acre wildfire began Wednesday morning near the Big Sur coast, about 27 miles south of the southernmost section of the still burning Timber Fire.
SF News Solano County Supervisors Deal Blow to California Forever's Shipyard Proposal The Solano County Board of Supervisors has dealt a blow, albeit possibly a temporary one, to the group known as California Forever and its fast-tracked legislation that would pave the way for a new shipbuilding facility on the Delta.
