SF News Yosemite Litter Cleanup Reveals Range of Trash, Marks Record Low Total in 20 Years The most common items that millions of visitors leave behind at the national park include food wrappers, cigarette butts, cleaning wipes, plastic wrapping, and straws.
SF News Suspected Stabbing at 24th Street BART Plaza Leaves One Injured Saturday A fight between two groups at the 24th Street BART plaza on Saturday afternoon resulted in an apparent stabbing injury and train delays.
SF News Sunday Links: Coyote Found Lounging on Sunny San Francisco Patio Couch An SF homeowner found a wild coyote on their porch; a SamTrans bus that collided with a building in San Francisco near Third Street and Marin Street caused a gas leak; and California's top arts official is stepping down.
SF News Arab-Muslim Stanford Student Injured in Apparent Targeted Hit-and-Run, Prompting Hate Crime Investigation An Arab-Muslim student said that a driver screamed “fuck you people" after hitting them with a car on campus.
SF News Saturday Links: Suspect in Santa Rosa Decapitation Taken Into Custody in SF The 24-year-old suspected of killing a relative in Santa Rosa and taking her severed head was arrested Saturday morning; a car chase across the Bay Bridge caused a multi-car pileup that included a Waymo; and Oakland First Fridays are facing a revenue shortfall.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Passengers on Flight Where Off-Duty Pilot Allegedly on Drugs Tried to Shut Off Engine Sue Airline Three passengers are claiming emotional distress after the disrupted Alaska Airlines flight; an unconscious surfer was rescued at Ocean Beach Thursday; and another Bay Area police department is facing a racist text scandal.
SF News Berkeley Woman Arrested for Child Endangerment After One-Year-Old Hospitalized for Meth Exposure A drug test of a toddler experiencing a medical emergency revealed meth in their system, allegedly left out by the baby's caretaker in their home.
SF News Contra Costa County Sideshows Spark Fires and Result in Crash Saturday Night Two separate sideshows in Contra Costa County led to small brush fires, one in Antioch and one in Brentwood that burned about four acres.
SF News Oakland's Social Media Auto Burglary Reporting Program Shuts Down Less Than 24 Hours After Launching The Oakland Police Department set up accounts called @OaklandAutoBurg on Instagram and X for people to DM about car break-ins in real-time, but shut them down after less than a day.
SF News Sunday Links: Halloween Festivities Take Over SF This Weekend The Castro hosted its first Halloween celebration in 17 years; 15 people who staged a sit-in at the Cal-USC football game delayed it and were arrested; and 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy completed concussion protocol and will start on Sunday.
SF News Saturday Afternoon Rally at the Embarcadero Urges Ceasefire in Gaza Activists planned a demonstration in support of Palestinians near the Harry Bridges Plaza and San Francisco Ferry Building starting at 1 p.m. Saturday.
SF News Lawsuit Accuses Half Moon Bay Ritz-Carlton of Shocking Incident Involving Semen-Laced Water A female guest alleges that a Ritz-Carlton employee ejaculated into a water bottle that she was served —and that the hotel was negligent and won't comply with authorities.
SF News Saturday Links: 3.7M Earthquake Hits Right Under SFO Friday Evening A 3.7-magnitude earthquake rattled San Francisco around 6:45 p.m. Friday, but no damage was reported; a TikTok about Mountain View's Diddams Party & Toy Store went viral; and Alameda County DA's work laptop was stolen in a car break-in.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Suspect in Fatal Stabbing Downtown Thursday Morning Arrested The suspect, 41-year-old Paul Durden, was arrested about 6 hours after the stabbing; the ex-MLB pitcher accused of fatally stabbing his father-in-law in Tahoe in 2021 has been extradited to California ahead of being arraigned; and a new Chinatown night market is set for November 10th and 11th.
SF News 13-Year-Old Girl's Early Morning Joyride Ends in Crash in San Francisco The young girl ended up in a car crash involving two other vehicles in the South Beach neighborhood of SF, resulting in injuries to one person.
SF News San Jose Earthquakes Secure Playoff Spot After Draw Against Austin FC Saturday Night The Earthquakes are headed to the Major League Soccer playoffs for the first time since 2020 and only the third time in the last 11 seasons.
SF News Sunday Links: Wet Weather Returns to Bay Area A cold front moving through the Bay Area is bringing scattered showers Sunday; A 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel is out for two weeks after a shoulder injury; and 2024 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson is preaching at SF's Glide Memorial Church Sunday.
SF News High-Speed Chase Ends With Pickup Truck Slamming into SF Furniture Store Friday Afternoon A driver collided with four cars, some occupied, in a high-speed chase in SOMA on Friday evening before crashing into furniture store Roche Bobois.
SF News Former MLB Player and Accomplice Arrested in Connection With Deadly 2021 Lake Tahoe Shooting Former pro pitcher Danny Serafini, 49, and another woman were arrested in Nevada for allegedly shooting Serafini’s mother-in-law and father-in-law inside their Tahoe home, which left the father-in-law dead and Tahoe area residents stunned.
SF News Saturday Links: Dungeness Crab Poachers Are Ubering to Bay Area Beaches to Steal Shellfish Dungeness crab season doesn't start until November 4, but poachers are starting early; southbound Highway 87 in San Jose will be closed this weekend for repairs; and mail carriers were attacked and robbed in the Mission.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Warriors' Andre Iguodala Announces Retirement After Nearly Two Decades in the NBA Iguodala, four-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors, said it was time to retire; the Oakland Zoo had a new giraffe birth; and the San Jose BART extension project is getting an oversight committee.
restaurants New Law Could Ban Service Fees at Bay Area Restaurants, Restaurateurs Worried SF restaurant owners are freaking out over a new state law banning service fees for many hospitality businesses, saying that it could drive prices up and keep consumers away.
SF News Jelly Belly, Iconic Bay Area Candy Maker, Sells to Midwestern Candy Company Jelly Belly, which is headquartered in Fairfield and one of that city’s largest employers, announced the bittersweet sale to Chicago-based Ferrara Candy Company Wednesday.
SF News Dozens of Speed Cameras Planned in SF for Areas With ‘Known Risks’ Like Crashes and Sideshows Thanks to a new traffic safety state law, SF is getting 33 speed cameras, to be placed in school zones and areas with the highest crash rates.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Santa Rosa Man Gets 33-Year Sentence for Running Disturbing Website With AI Images of Child Abuse The Santa Rosa resident operated an "obscene" website that ran stories about the rape, torture, and murder of children; the Martinez Refining Company apparently released (more) coke dust Friday morning; and social media platforms X and Meta haven't banned fake AI political ads.
