SF News Just In Time For 'Godzilla El Niño', City Says It Can't Prevent Repeated Flooding As the reported "Godzilla El Niño" draws closer and closer, the city last night took time to reassure residents of flood-prone areas that the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has finally solved the
SF News Video: Tesla Autopilot Saves Uber Driver From Crash A Seattle Uber driver was saved from what was sure to be a bad accident by his Tesla's autopilot feature when it kicked in and slammed on the brakes — preventing a crash. Dashboard
SF News Day Around The Bay: Uber's Surge Pricing Probably Means Fewer Drivers On The Road Uber's surge pricing probably results in fewer drivers on the road, as it turns out. [Chron] At last night's GOP presidential debate Trump denied insulting Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, even though it's on
SF News Facebook Finally Kills Off Game Invites And 'Other' Mailbox Facebook announced two changes to their platform this week, both of which are intended to make the experience of using the service slightly less annoying. The company is doing away with the "other"
SF News San Francisco Teen Raises $200K For Charity With Pumpkin Sales While most of us spend the time leading up to Halloween preoccupied with costume decisions and purchases, one San Francisco teen has over the past 11 years spent his Octobers in a different
SF News BART's New Cars To Have Three Minivan-Like Doors Get ready for a new era, as BART announced yesterday that their forthcoming train cars will be equipped with three doors, eschewing the two-door design to which we're all accustomed. The addition of
SF News Yelp Revenues Are Actually Up, But They're Still Losing Money San Francisco-based review site Yelp posted its third-quarter revenue report yesterday, beating analysts' expectations with a reported growth in revenues of 40 percent over the same quarter last year. The company's stock price
SF News Nextdoor Knows It Has A Racial Profiling Problem, CEO Promises Changes The neighborhood-focused social media company Nextdoor has enjoyed tremendous growth since its 2011 San Francisco launch. The company, which differentiates itself from competitors by limiting its online groups to those who live within
SF News South Van Ness/Mission, Octavia/Market Considered Among Worst Intersections In The Country Intersections are dangerous! We know this. And three specific San Francisco intersections have now been ranked among the most potentially deadly in the nation: Octavia Boulevard and Market Street (which has been noted
SF News Sunnyside Homeowner Digs Himself A Parking Spot, Permits Be Damned Permits pose a problem? Just start digging. What could go wrong? https://t.co/YLI0E7tP6l pic.twitter.com/FY0LBHDpZp— SocketSite (@SocketSite) October 27, 2015 Sick of the never-ending nightmare that is street parking,
SF News Mission District Knifepoint Robbery Follows String Of Reports Of Knife Wielding Suspect(s) A family was held up yesterday afternoon morning in the Mission by two suspects brandishing knives. The man, woman, and 2-year-old were near the corner of 29th Street and San Jose Avenue when
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Munchery Forced to Close Richmond Outpost After Code Violation Food delivery startup Munchery has been forced to cease operations at a Richmond District location after a citation from the Planning Department called the company out for using the building to store food
SF News Sex Offenders In California Do Not Have To Post Trick-Or-Treat Warning Signs On Their Homes The California Department of Corrections this week clarified requirements of Operation Boo, a program designed to protect children from registered sexual offenders on Halloween, stating that offenders do not need to post exterior
SF News Jeb Bush Demonstrates Fundamental Misunderstanding Of Hoodies With SF Tech Schwag The jeb bush dukakis-in-a-tank moment we all knew was coming is finally here https://t.co/qP4OThNDiz— Scott Lucas (@ScottLucas86) October 26, 2015 Jeb Bush doesn't understand how hoodies work. And for some
SF News New Towers At Van Ness And Market Could Rise Even Higher Via Density Bonuses An update to the existing zoning for a section of Market Street that would allow for the construction of taller buildings is currently in the works, which could result in some even taller
SF News Humorist Proposes Putting SF's Homeless In Vacant Vacation Rentals In an essay titled Shall We House The Homeless in Vacation Rentals?, a resident of San Francisco has suggested that the city's vacation rental companies might be a great resource in the fight
SF News SFFD Removed Head Of Arson Task Force After His Repeated Complaints Regarding Shortstaffing The San Francisco Fire Department is feeling the heat today, as the former head of its arson task force claimed publicly that he was forced out of the position after repeatedly voicing concerns
SF News Terrifying POV Video Captures Scooter Slamming Into SoMa Jogger A terrible accident caught on film highlights the dangers faced everyday by pedestrians on the streets of San Francisco. The crash, which thankfully did not result in any death, occurred when a scooter
SF News Airbnb Is Now Selling 'Handcrafted' Tours Of The Mission Airbnb is launching a new service that seeks to expand their services beyond vacation rentals. The $25-billion dollar company this past weekend sent beta invitations to select users announcing their upcoming "Journeys" feature,
SF News Police In Anderson, California Add Nunchucks To Their Arsenal The pulse of Walker, Texas Ranger fans quickened across California this morning, as news broke that police officers in the Northern California town of Anderson will now be equipped with nunchucks. The town's
SF News Charges Dropped Against Former Crack Kingpin Pulled Over With $100K In Cash A Sonoma County Judge dropped recent charges against former crack kingpin "Freeway" Rick Ross today after claims by Ross that his arrest was the result of racial profiling. Ross was arrested last Thursday
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink 'The Lark' To Replace Beloved Dive Bar Dave's When news broke earlier this month that the Hearst Corporation had refused to renew the lease for Dave's Bar, 26-year-old downtown dive, a cry of sadness went up across San Francisco. But the
Arts & Entertainment Video: Brawl Between Mission Cyclists Becomes A Song About SF's 'A**hat Bubble' Encountering random strangers fighting it out on the streets of San Francisco is just sometimes part of city life. Many of us look the other way, quickening our step as we hurry on
SF News New Law Will Allow Courts To Compel Treatment Of Mentally Ill San Franciscans Thirteen years after passage at the state level, a law allowing for the compelled treatment of certain mentally ill individuals will take effect in San Francisco next Monday. Implementation of Laura's Law, as
SF News Rent This Entire SF Hotel And Live Out Your 'Shining' Fanfic Dreams Super Bowl 50 is coming to Santa Clara this February, and the people of San Francisco have already begun to prepare for the onslaught of out-of-town visitors the game will bring with it.