SF News Sunday Links: Pro-Palestine 'Hands Off Rafah' Protest Gathers Thousands In Downtown San Francisco Pro-Palestine protesters gathered at SF’s Embarcadero Plaza Saturday, as part of an international "Hands Off Rafah" call to action; the blizzard hitting Tahoe this weekend forced the closure of I-80 and the resorts; and scattered showers will continue in the Bay Sunday.
SF News Goldenvoice Is Throwing a ‘Doom Loop’ Concert in SF The festival producer behind Coachella and Portola is leaning into the "doom loop" narrative and throwing a small one-day show at the Regency Ballroom in March named after it.
SF News Saturday Links: Four People Injured After Big Tree Falls on Car in SF's Fillmore Neighborhood Amid Storm Friday Night Friday's storm knocked a tree over onto a car near Golden Gate and Laguna Streets; the SF Zoo and Mayor London Breed really want to bring a giant panda to the zoo; and SF Giants signed third baseman Matt Chapman for another three years.
SF News Day Around the Bay: San Francisco's Homeless Population Is Decreasing, New Survey Shows A new count of tents and vehicles to measure San Francisco’s homeless population was conducted last week; Bay Areans are gearing up to ski in Tahoe after this weekend's blizzard; and Steph and Ayesha Curry are expecting a fourth child.
SF Politics No Reparations For Now, But SF Supervisors to Vote on Formal Apology to Black Residents The formal apology to Black residents would be one of the first among major U.S. cities, but without any money on the table, it's difficult to see the resolution as more than symbolic.
SF News Santa Rosa Man Arrested For Alleged Matricide, Arson In Mendocino County A 35-year-old Santa Rosa man is accused of fatally shooting his mother and setting her home on fire to cover up evidence last week, authorities say.
SF News SFPD Suspects An Arsonist Is Targeting Teslas After Two Catch on Fire in SoMa Police are investigating after they discovered two Tesla Model Ys on fire within a few blocks of each other in San Francisco’s SoMa neighborhood early Saturday morning.
SF News Sunday Links: Pro-Ukraine Rally in Downtown SF Marks Second War Anniversary It's a busy weekend, with the Lunar New Year Parade and Pro-Ukraine March taking place in SF Saturday, and the Black Joy Parade on Sunday in Oakland; plus, the SFPD officially approved a policy to reduce racially biased pretexts in police stops.
SF News Photo of SF Giants Player in New Official Uniform (And See-Through Pants) Goes Viral on Social Media A baseball reporter shared a picture of SF Giants' Casey Schmitt wearing the new MLB uniform on Thursday, and it left little to the imagination.
SF News Saturday Links: Lawsuit Over SF Homeless Encampment Sweeps Paused by Federal Judge The Supreme Court is reviewing a similar case against homeless sweeps in Oregon, so the SF-related one has been paused; Warriors Coach Steve Kerr was offered a record-breaking contract extension; and an Oakland institution, the dive bar Ruby Room, has been bought.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Musk Responds to San Jose Bakery's Allegations that Tesla Didn't Pay For Thousands of Pies Musk said he would "make things good" with the bakery; 49ers QB Brock Purdy is doing spon-con for tractors; and workers at sex shop Good Vibrations are officially unionizing.
SF News Swedish Crown Princess Visits San Francisco to Open New Consulate Crown Princess Victoria, the heir apparent to the Swedish throne, visited Sacramento, Palo Alto, and California on a diplomatic trip to strengthen relations between the state and country.
SF News Hazmat Incident Near Union Square Prompts Evacuation, Traffic Delays Three people were treated for exposure to leaked, potentially poisonous refrigerant chemicals. Authorities say it was an isolated incident.
SF News Separate Shootings In SF Hospitalized Two People on Friday Night Police are investigating two unrelated shootings that took place in Cow Hollow and Potrero Hill Friday night, but they haven't arrested any suspects yet.
SF News Sunday Links: Steph Curry Narrowly Beats WNBA Star Sabrina Ionescu In First-Ever Cross-League 3-Point Competition The NBA's 3-point king beat the WNBA's 3-point queen in a shootout during All-Star Weekend; the historic Clay Theater was bought by a very mysterious buyer; and flood warnings are in place for the Bay Area during Sunday's storm.
SF News Ebony Alert Issued for Missing At-Risk Teenager Last Seen in San Francisco on Wednesday Authorities are searching for the girl, who has a central processing disorder, and was last seen on Wednesday afternoon in the Miraloma neighborhood.
SF News Saturday Links: BART Temporarily Suspends Red Line Service For Repairs, So Expect Delays BART is working on repairing the track between Richmond and Millbrae; a possibly 100-person fight broke out in SF after a high school basketball game; and President Biden is returning to the Bay Area to fundraise next week.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Two New Gray Wolf Packs Identified in Northern California The new wolf packs in the state bring the total to seven, major growth since the species' reintroduction in 2011; downtown SF real estate developer Ian Jacobs wrote a new op-ed about the neighborhood's "boom loop"; and a famous climber was convicted of a 2016sexual assault in Yosemite.
Arts & Entertainment SF Ballet Receives Anonymously Donated $60 Million Gift, Largest In Organization's History The majority of the gift will go to SF Ballet's endowment, which helps fund new shows, a major priority for new artistic director Tamara Rojo.
Business & Tech The Reviews Are Rolling In For Google's New Chatbot, Gemini, But They’re Not Exactly Raves Google rebranded its public AI chatbot formerly known as "Bard" to "Gemini" last week. But reviews so far are mixed.
Business & Tech X’s SF Landlord Is Suing Over Unpaid Rent, Seeking $13.6 Million Ahead of X's trial with its Market Street office landlord over rent nonpayment, court filings reveal that the landlord is looking for $13.6 million to refill a line of credit.
SF News CA State Treasurer Fiona Ma's Sexual Harassment Trial, Set to Begin Tuesday, Postponed Ma is fighting accusations of sexual harassment from a former employee, who says she exposed herself on a work trip, but she has called the incidents "non-sexual."
SF News Pleasant Hill Park Employee Found Fatally Stabbed In Park Early Saturday Morning 37-year-old Santiago Jacobo, who worked as a janitor at Pleasant Hill Park, was found suffering from fatal stab wounds at his workplace after he didn't return home Friday night.
SF News SF Will Preemptively Close Roads and Reroute Some Muni Lines For Super Bowl Celebrations Caltrans will close some highway off-ramps in SF Sunday night, as well as reroute some buses ahead of expected Super Bowl celebrations in the Mission District.
SF News Super Bowl Sunday Links: Game Day Festivities Kick Off in San Francisco Super Bowl LVIII is kicking off at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Las Vegas; there are watch parties all around SF for 49ers fans, Chiefs fans, and Taylor Swift fans; and BART service has been limited on Sunday morning amid police activity in SF.
