SF News Sea Otter Reintroduction Plan Gains Momentum in Bay Area Efforts to repopulate the Bay with sea otters and help the coastal kelp forest gain support in Sonoma County, although local fishers and sharks could stand in the way.
SF News Sunday Links: State Farm to Stop Insuring Property In CA Due to Wildfire Risks and High Costs The types of stolen cars in SF are changing; State Farm will no longer insure new California homes due to wildfire exposure and construction prices; and the Malibu Sniper who shot at park vistiors has been convicted.
SF News Alameda County DA’s New Accountability Unit Files Criminal Charges Against Three Law Enforcement Officers The separate charges range from falsifying records in relation with a suicide at Santa Rita Jail to oral copulation with a minor.
SF News A BART Custodian Was Wounded By Someone at 24th St. Mission Station Who Was Causing a “Disturbance” An individual within a disruptive group somehow cut the custodian while on the escalators with a smallish knife like a pocketknife, agency spokespeople said.
SF News Body Cam Footage Released of Fatal Police Shooting of SF Burglary Suspect District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is set to conduct an investigation into the “legality of the shooting," setting up another political fight over charging law enforcement in a fatal shooting.
SF News Saturday Links: FBI Is Now Investigating November's Mystery Flare-Ups From the Martinez Refining Company The FBI is investigating the Martinez Refining Company's flare-ups; the SFPD has arrested a suspect in the Tenderloin killing of a 52-year-old man last month; and happy Bottle Rock Weekend to those celebrating.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Las Vegas A’s First Ballpark Renderings Released The stadium will apparently Tropicana Las Vegas site, across from the MGM Grand, right around the strip; China Live is embroiled in (another) lawsuit; and this weekend should see some good whale watching all around the Bay.
SF News Suspicious Package at SFO Prompts Evacuation and Delays Sunday Afternoon Chaos unfolded at San Francisco International Airport on Sunday afternoon when a suspicious package was discovered in a terminal, causing an evacuation and causing flight diversions and significant delays.
SF News Small Hawaii-Bound Plane Crashes Into Pacific Ocean Off Half Moon Bay, Killing 2 Onboard The plane went down around 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon right after the pilot issued a distress signal, and authorities are still investigating.
SF News Sunday Links: Bay to Breakers Race and Festivities Begin In San Francisco Organizers said that 5,000 more people signed up for this year's Bay to Breakers than 2022s, and expect crowds of tens of thousands; A Concord man was sentenced for shooting a teenager to impress Bay Area MS-13; and the wife of Sonoma County Sheriff was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
SF News San Francisco Man Indicted on Felony Charges for Firing Gun at U.S. Postal Worker Vo Nguyen, 38, allegedly fired at least 15 shots at a mail carrier outside his house on Sparta Street in the Viz Valley neighborhood in April, and now faces up to 20 years in prison.
SF News Allegedly Armed Suspect Shot By SFPD Officer After Hours-Long Standoff in Glen Park Neighborhood Friday Afternoon Police responded to reports of an armed individual apparently entering the building at 145 Bosworth Street with an open container of alcohol and a handgun and threatening people inside around 2:30 p.m. Friday.
SF News Saturday Links: Beyoncé and Jay-Z Break California Real Estate Record With Most Expensive House Purchase Jay-Z and Beyoncé reportedly paid $200 million for a massive Malibu house on the beach; Twitter is facing another lawsuit and city investigation around trying to force its employees to sleep in its office; and it's tide pool season in SF.
SF News Day Around the Bay: AG Bonta Won't Charge Former SFPD Cop Who Shot Keita O'Neil California just hit a high number of homes per person thanks to a surge in building and drop in population; Uber is downsizing its SF headquarters; and state AG Rob Bonta is declining to file charges in the 2017 Keita O'Neil police shooting.
SF News Oakland Schools Reach Partial Agreement with Striking Teachers on 'Common Good' Initiatives The union representing Oakland educators and Oakland Unified School District have agreed upon four "common good" terms, including reparations and closures, but not on salaries.
SF News San Francisco On Track To Hit Grim Record of Most Accidental Overdose Deaths This Year City data reports 268 accidental drug overdoses this year already, which is 72 more than this time last year, putting the city on track to hit a record high 800 ODs by end of 2023.
SF News Sunday Links: Investigation Finds Former Cupertino Mayor was 'Abusive,' Refers Him to Santa Clara District Attorney An independent investigation into Cupertino city government found that former Mayor Darcy Paul exhibited "abusive and controlling behavior;" a fatal shooting happened Friday in the Bayview; and Bay Area home prices are rising again after several months of stalled values.
SF News State Regulators Ban Stanford-Affiliated East Bay Hospital from Treating Certain Illnesses in Children After Violations The pediatric unit will reportedly not be allowed to admit patients through California's Childrens' Services, a public health program, and risks a permanent ban.
SF News San Francisco Woman Convicted of Ammo Possession Had Thousands of Rounds of Live Ammo and Nazi Memorabilia The woman, named "Thor Kill," had stockpiled an alarming arsenal with thousands of rounds of live ammunition, 87 firearm magazines, 125 pounds of explosive powder, and gun-making pieces.
SF News Saturday Links: Lakers Defeat Warriors in Game 6 Friday, Ending Warriors' Playoff Run The Warriors' championship hopes are dashed, and the performances and ages of the players have fans questioning; Oakland saw four separate shootings Friday; and pandemic-time immigration law Title 42 has been lifted.
day around the bay Day Around the Bay: California's Budget Deficit Has Surged to $31.5 Billion, Gov. Newsom Says Newsom presented an updated budget plan Friday with a projected $31.5 billion deficit, almost $10 billion larger than January's numbers; the SF Zoo is getting a male jaguar from Sac; and a lockdown at a Santa Rosa high school for student safety was lifted midday.
SF News Design Firm Debuts New Renderings of California High-Speed Rail A design studio contracted through the state's high-speed rail budget created new designs for the stations in Fresno, Merced, Hanford, and Bakersfield, the initial four stops along the proposed interim high-speed rail line.
SF News Black Californians Closer to Reparations: Task Force Proposes Payments, Apology, and More in Historic Vote Saturday The task force, put together over two years ago, is the first statewide body to tackle policy recommendations for reparations, and also recommends policy changes involving the justice system, housing rules, and employment practices.
SF News Sunday Links: A's and Giants Star Vida Blue Passed Away Saturday at Age 73 No cause of death for Blue was announced, but reportedly he had been battling cancer; the A's announcer who said a slur onscreen has been suspended; and the SEC is investigating First Republic execs for trading before the sale of the institution.
SF News SF Police Arrest Neighbor In Connection With Death of 64-Year-Old Woman In Duboce Avenue Apartment After the victim was found dead, apparently by homicide, in the common area of her apartment building on the 400 block of Duboce Street, police arrested her neighbor.
