SF News Supervisor John Avalos Not Afraid To Burn Bridges On His Way Out Of Casterly Rock We've all compared real-life events to those in fiction — hell, I did it today, when I mentioned an episode of a TV show that a BART collision evoked. But at what point does
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Oakland Police Face Yet Another Lawsuit The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect in Cupertino who allegedly hit a patrol car with a stolen car. [KRON 4] Two East Oakland residents are suing the
SF News National Department Store Bloodbath Leads To Closure Of Another San Francisco Macy's After a holiday season that left major retail chains reeling with disappointment, department store giants Macy's, Sears, and Kmart have announced a massive wave of real estate sales, closures and shutdowns, including one
SF News SFFD Rescues Possibly Intoxicated Man Pinned At Waist Between BART Cars In SF Witness tells me man hit by @SFBART appeared to be intoxicated & slipped btwn train & platform. #ABC7now 24th & Miss pic.twitter.com/Olf4SlOQEE— Katie Utehs (@KatieUtehs) January 5, 2017 A man
SF News Thursday Morning Roundup: East Bay Animal Shelter Seeks Adopters Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Did you know about King Norman? [SFist] Police are
SF News Man Sets Himself On Fire Near The Exploratorium A man ended 2016 with a bang, as police say he was caught in a fire he started near the Exploratorium Friday. Police say the they were called to the 1000 block of
SF News Wednesday Lunchtime Links: Serial Arsonist Targets Palm Trees Time is running out for Faraday Future’s ambitious plan to crack the U.S. auto industry and take on Tesla. [Wall Street Journal] Meanwhile, Tesla has missed their fourth-quarter vehicle delivery target.
SF News Mid-Afternoon Mugger Knocks Out Mission Victim A man was knocked out Tuesday during a brazen mid-afternoon mugging on a busy Mission District block. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the 39-year-old victim was walking on the 2000 block
SF News Driver Runs Over Pedestrian Who Fell In Tenderloin Crosswalk A pedestrian who fell down while crossing the street was seriously injured Tuesday, when a driver ran him over as he lay on the ground. The collision happened at 4:20 p.m.
SF News Wednesday Morning Link Dump: Uber Chopper Returns Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Ugh, why a Maserati? [SFist] It's still raining. [KRON
SF News Deplorable Teens Shake Down Muni Passenger For Shoes A teenage boy had a rough ride on Muni Friday, when a group of fellow teens demanded his shoes at gun and knifepoint. Police say the crime went down at 9:40 p.
SF News Tuesday Lunchtime Links: Muni Crime Dips As Crashes Spike As Muni street collisions rise, crime on buses is reportedly down. [SF Examiner] Housing bidding wars in San Francisco plummeted in 2016 as softening demand and more inventory have given buyers more space
SF News Heavy Snowfall Means Avalanche Danger Is 'High' In Lake Tahoe A "significant winter storm" has triggered an avalanche warning "for the Sierra Nevada mountains of California and Nevada, from Yuba Pass to Ebbetts Pass, including the Lake Tahoe Basin," the National Weather Service
SF News San Francisco Begins 2017 With Two Homicides Two hours after San Francisco ended 2016 with one of the highest homicide counts in years, the city's cycle of violent deaths began anew, as New Year's Day was host to the city's
SF News Tuesday Morning Roundup: Golden Gate Bridge Median Barrier Breaks Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here. An angry man allegedly launched into a racist and
SF News Monday Morning Linkdump: SF Smokers Digging Deeper Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Your weekend ICYMI: We remembered Sutter Brown, Facebook briefly
SF News New Year's Eve Links: Oakland Parties Under Scrutiny Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here You can get home late/for cheap tonight. [SFist]
SF News Friday Lunchtime Links: Oakland Zoo Animals Eat Christmas Trees Police recognize BMW belonging to suspect in identity theft case, haul her in. [Bay City News] Proposed development in SF hits a four-year low. [SocketSite] Here are some photos of animals from the
SF News Charges Dropped Against NorCal Man Hit With DUI After Testing Positive For Caffeine Over a year after a Northern California man was charged with a DUI, those charges have been dropped, as prosecutors said that they couldn't prove he was under the influence of anything stronger
SF News Men Shot To Death In The Mission, Tenderloin Thursday Night Two fatal shootings rocked San Francisco Thursday night, sending the city's already high homicide number for the year even higher. According to the San Francisco Police Department, the first shooting occurred at 5:
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Santa Claus Returns To Facebook Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here Here's your New Year's Day brunch plan. [SFist] Person
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink A Reader Responds: People Upset By Mr. Bing's Renovation Are 'Jumping On The Hate Bandwagon' While SFist commenters this morning appeared to mourn the remodel of San Francisco's iconic Mr. Bing's into a "clean, normal bar," another reader was less pleased with our coverage of the changes that
SF News Thursday Lunchtime Links: Snapchat Ducks Twitter Comparison A wild-life animal care agency rehabilitated and will return a bobcat back to its natural habitat Thursday evening in Marin County. [KRON 4] [Wired] has "Your 5 Totally Achievable Security Resolutions for the
SF News San Francisco's Homicide Rate Increased In 2016 Barring — knock on wood — any slayings today, tomorrow, or Saturday, the homicide rate in San Francisco has risen by almost seven percent since last year, based on police data on the crimes. A
SF News Free Muni, Late BART, And Free Towing All On The Table This New Year's Eve People celebrating New Year's Eve in San Francisco have even fewer excuses than usual to drive drunk Saturday, as bountiful options are available to shuttle partiers safely back home. According to the San
