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Jay Barmann

Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years.

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SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

This Week In Food: Say Hello, Again, to Park Tavern

Park Tavern is reopening tonight with a famous new chef, a Top Chef alum opens a new Divisadero wine bar, and the Fillmore neighborhood is up in arms about the closure of their only grocery store, all in This Week In Food.

Rumor Swirls That Breed Will Appoint Former Aide, Loyal 'Guard Dog' and Potential Chaos Agent as Supervisor

Mayor London Breed is rumored to be seriously considering appointing her former aide and more recently campaign advisor Conor Johnston to Catherine Stefani's soon-to-be-vacated seat on the Board of Supervisors.

Marina District, I-280, Other Areas of SF Begin to Flood as Flash Flood Warning Issued

Low-lying parts of San Francisco are likely to see urban flooding Friday afternoon after the National Weather Service issued a warning of "life threatening flash flooding."

Fatal Drug Overdoses In SF May Be Declining Because Fentanyl-User Population May Be Dwindling

Many people seriously addicted to fentanyl have already died in San Francisco, and those who are still alive increasingly have access to Narcan and have learned what their limits are, which experts say are both reasons why the number of fatal overdoses has declined.

Atmospheric River Shifts South, Bringing Heavier Rain to SF, East Bay

While the North Bay has received the brunt of the rain in the last two days, the San Francisco Peninsula and the East Bay will get a decent dumping Friday.

Friday Morning Constitutional: 10-Year-Old Girl Stops Carjacking In Antioch

A 10-year-old girl thwarted a carjacking in Antioch; there have been over 100 delays reported so far today at SFO; and Apple is racing to release a more conversational version of Siri to compete with ChatGPT.

Multiple Friends Testify In Nima Momeni Trial That Bob Lee Was Never Aggressive on Drugs

The prosecution began presenting rebuttal witnesses Thursday in the trial of Nima Momeni, several of them friends and co-workers of Bob Lee who had seen him doing recreational drugs on multiple occasions.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

The Five Best Cozy Cocktail Spots In SF, Including Three With Fireplaces

Tis the season, regardless of what you celebrate, to hunker down in a cozy place and warm yourself with a drink — which sometimes has the added benefit of numbing you to the increasingly cruel world outside.

Sonoma Sheriff Being Questioned About Case In Which Murder Suspect Was Let Go By Deputies Hours Before Killing

On Monday we learned of a brutal murder that occurred in rural Sonoma County, near Petaluma, involving a suspect who was screaming outside a home and trying to force his way inside. Hours earlier, Sonoma County deputies had contact with the man, who was being kicked out of a high-end hotel.

US Secret Service Arrests Man In Martinez For Unknown Reasons

The US Secret Service descended on a home in a quiet neighborhood of Martinez Wednesday evening and served an arrest warrant for a male suspect who has not yet been publicly named.

Business & Tech

Department of Justice Pushes for Google to Sell Off Chrome, Android

Following a landmark antitrust ruling in August, the Department of Justice and a group of states made a court filing Wednesday asking a judge to force Google to sell its popular Chrome web browser.

Thursday Morning What's Up: Jackknifed Big Rig Snarls Eastbound Bay Bridge

A semi truck in a solo crash blocked four lanes of the eastbound Bay Bridge early Thursday; two spots in the North Bay saw over 11 inches of rain; and voter turnout in California was lower than in 2020.

Day Around the Bay: Waymo Ridership Has Majorly Skyrocketed

The rain and wind have caused a host of troubles around the Bay including power outages; SF can't afford to paint all the "daylighting" curbs red; and Waymo ridership has skyrocketed in the last year.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Acclaimed Oakland Restaurant Daytrip Is Calling It Quits, Owners Say Costs Are Too High

In another disappointing end-of-year closure announcement in the local restaurant world, a restaurant that won national accolades is shutting its doors in Oakland after three years in business.

Dean Preston Makes End Run to Thwart Fillmore Safeway Development Plan

In the waning days of his time on the Board of Supervisors, Supervisor Dean Preston made a final effort Tuesday to stop a plan to redevelop the Fillmore Safeway property and to make sure it becomes affordable housing.

Defense Rests In Bob Lee Murder Trial, Rebuttal Begins

The defense rested its case Tuesday after over a week of presenting witnesses supporting the theory that Nima Momeni was acting in self-defense when he stabbed Bob Lee three times in April 2023.

Pregnant Woman Shot In Bayview Domestic Dispute

A pregnant woman was shot twice in the stomach Tuesday at a residence in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood, and both she and her baby are expected to survive.

Humpday Headlines: Body Found Near Oakland Freeway

A dead body was found near an I-880 exit in Oakland this morning; the rain forecast for SF continues to top out at 1.5 inches; and House Speaker Mike Johnson makes sure everyone knows he's transphobic.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Lower Haight's New Cocktail Spot Stoa Lands on National Best New Bars List

Stoa, the one-year-old cocktail bar with food in the Lower Haight from the team behind Nopalito, just landed on a national list of the best new cocktail bars in the country.

Child In Alameda County Tests Positive for Bird Flu

Nobody panic. But one of 27 human cases of avian flu to date in California has turned up in Alameda County, in a child.

Man Gets Trapped In Downtown Public Restroom, Jaws of Life Used to Free Him

A door jammed on one of those antique-style public restrooms with the automatic doors on Market Street, trapping a man inside sometime Tuesday morning.

Fire Heavily Damages Four-Story Residential Building In SoMa

A two-alarm fire caused heavy damage to a four-story apartment building in SoMa, and it's unclear if the building was occupied.

BART Police Shoot Female Suspect In Officer-Involved Shooting In Union City

A female suspect was shot and injured by BART police Monday night and her condition is unknown, and the BART Police Department has so far released just a few details about what happened.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Postal Worker Killed In Santa Rosa Crash

A US postal worker was struck and killed by an SUV in Santa Rosa Monday; the atmospheric river rain will arrive Wednesday morning; and a hacker appears to have gotten damning testimony on Matt Gaetz.

Day Around the Bay: SF Overdose Deaths Hit Promising New Low

The number of people who died in October in SF from accidental drug overdoses was lower than at any point in the last several years; incumbent SF school board president Matt Alexander appears to be keeping his job; and Muni fare inspectors are back out in full force.