SF News How Are San Francisco's Homeless Voting Today? Over the course of the last six months, we've heard a lot about what politicians think of the homeless who live on San Francisco's streets. What we haven't heard so much of, on
SF News Swedish Students Who Tackled Stanford Rapist Speak Out One of two Swedish students whose late-night actions led to the arrest and eventual conviction of Stanford rapist Brock Turner spoke with the Swedish publication Expressen today, describing how they came across the
SF News Stolen Ambulance Wrecks, Catches Fire On Treasure Island Following Police Chase Crews currently working to clear I-80 eb TI exit. Expect delays on bridge. pic.twitter.com/hyn3fri7ax— CHP San Francisco (@CHPSanFrancisco) June 7, 2016 A SFFD stolen ambulance crashed and caught fire this
SF News Alamo Square To Partially Reopen Through November To Accommodate Selfie-Taking Tourists The "closed" Alamo Square Park pic.twitter.com/Rawxlo1gdr— Matt Laroche (@mlroach) May 22, 2016 A small section of Alamo Square Park will reopen to the public Thursday, and remain open through November,
SF News Day Around The Bay: The Mission Is Getting A New Brewery Follow SFist on Twitter and Instagram, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you — sign up here. Local t-shirt company Hella Bay got called out for
SF News Bernie Sanders Visits The Mission District Ahead Of Tuesday's Primary The Mission is overrun with Jewish socialists rn. @davidcampossf & @supejanekim stopped the people's candidate to introduce him to the people's comedian. A photo posted by Nato Green (@mrnatogreen) on Jun 6, 2016
Arts & Entertainment Sorry, America: Steph Curry Bows Out Of 2016 Summer Olympics Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry will not be donning the red, white, and blue of the USA summer Olympic basketball team — at least not this year. In a statement released earlier today, the
SF News SF Hedge Fund Accused Of Selling Fake Pre-IPO Uber Shares, Spending Investors' Money At Strip Clubs A San Francisco hedge fund has been accused of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars, with its CEO and a colleague spending their ill-gotten gains at strip clubs, casinos, and sporting events.
SF News Stanford Rapist's Dad Says Jail Not Warranted For '20 Minutes Of Action'; Petition Starts To Recall Lenient Judge The father of convicted rapist and former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner says his son shouldn't go to jail for "20 minutes of action." The sentencing of Turner, who was found guilty of three
SF News Five Suspects Arrested In Bungled Vacaville Red Bull Heist Five men were arrested Friday by the Vacaville Police Department for allegedly stealing almost $5,000 in Red Bull from area supermarkets. Police caught up to the men on I-80 and managed to
SF News [Update] Bomb Threat At DNA Lounge Turns Out To Be Hoax Scene: pic.twitter.com/QrQoS8RykV— Mr. Eric Sir (@mrericsir) June 3, 2016 On Friday, the SFPD shut down 11th Street between Harrison and Folsom Streets starting around 3:30 p.m. due to
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In SF Food: Forbes Island Reopens, Bauer Loves Rancho Nicasio, And More A lot happened this week in the world of San Francisco food — some good, and some definitely not so good. We told you about what looks to be the permanent closure of Powell
SF News [Update] Suspect In Armed Chinatown Standoff With Police Arrested, 6 Officers Injured Police are telling people to stay away from the 900 block of Pacific Avenue in SF's Chinatown. pic.twitter.com/KIW2efJoJP— Kimberly Veklerov (@KVeklerov) June 3, 2016 A 911 call to police regarding
SF News Everyone Is Awful: Chronicle Declines To Endorse Anyone In Presidential Primary The editorial board of the San Francisco Chronicle announced yesterday that they will not be endorsing a candidate in California's June 7 presidential primary. The reason? Basically, none of the candidates are good
SF News 'Beast On Bryant' Approved By Planning Commission, Clearing Way For 335 New Units A massive Mission District housing development was approved last night by the Planning Commission, bringing the contentious project one crucial step closer to completion. Nicknamed the "Beast on Bryant" by those opposed to
SF News Berkeley Doctor To Offer Aid-In-Dying Care For Terminally Ill Patients A Berkeley doctor has launched a new practice that aims to offer aid-in-dying guidance for terminally ill patients under a new California law set to take effect next week. KQED News reports that
Arts & Entertainment Photo Du Jour: Who Needs A Truck When You Have Duct Tape? This car has ALL the options. https://t.co/nYkzCiVHFD pic.twitter.com/HKxzNb6F05— Capp Street Crap (@cappstreetcrap) May 31, 2016 We've all been there, right? You have something large to move, but
SF News Another Man Lit On Fire In Bizarre Polk Street Attack For the second time in just over two weeks, someone has lit an unsuspecting man on fire in or near the Tenderloin. KRON 4 brings news of this morning's incident, which reportedly went
SF News City Report: 'Quality Of Life' Laws Are Costly, Ineffective So called "Quality of life" laws like the controversial sit/lie law are costly and ineffective, according to a new report issued by the city's Budget Analyst Wednesday. The Examiner picked up the
SF News PG&E Fined $24.3 Million For Poor Record Keeping Relating To Carmel Explosion A judge with the California Public Utilities Commission yesterday issued a $24.3 million dollar fine against PG&E for keeping faulty or inaccurate records regarding natural gas lines in more than
SF News [Update] Fremont Police Shooting Suspect Found Dead Inside Burning Home After Standoff Firefighters are getting water on the fire now. pic.twitter.com/OrG3PH0eTQ— Fremont Fire Dept. (@FremontFire) June 2, 2016 This morning brought to a close a citywide hunt for the suspect in yesterday's
SF News Sheryl Sandberg Says Peter Thiel Will Remain On Facebook Board Despite Attack On Gawker Providing an answer to a question asked by us and other news organizations last week, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg today confirmed that Peter Thiel will remain on Facebook's board — despite the recent revelation
SF News [Update] Fremont On Citywide Lockdown Following Shooting And Injury Of Two Police Officers The city of Fremont is on a "city-wide lockdown," reports KRON4, with residents being told to stay inside and a "shelter in place" order having been issued. Police officers from multiple agencies are
SF News Uber Secures $3.5 Billion Cash Investment From Saudi Arabia Uber just secured its largest investment from a single investor — $3.5 billion dollars from Saudi Arabia to be specific. The ride-hail service announced today that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund — an
Arts & Entertainment Cleveland Cavaliers Arrive In SF Ahead Of Tomorrow's NBA Finals Game #Cavs arrived in SF for #NBAFinals. @KingJames steps off the bus at the @FourSeasons. All business -- no autographs. pic.twitter.com/EmuSoGejSr— Jonathan Bloom (@BloomTV) June 1, 2016 The Cleveland Cavaliers arrived