SF News

Aggressive Sea Otter Possibly Back At It Stealing Surfboards In Santa Cruz

A surfer had a run-in with a sea otter last week in the same vicinity that the infamous Otter 841 was menacing surfers and kayakers two years ago, in what turned out to be a hormonal reaction to being pregnant.

SF News

Trump-Appointed Judges on Ninth Circuit Side With Trump, Allowing National Guard Troops to Be Sent to Portland

The nightmare of Donald Trump wielding the National Guard as his personal army in cities where he claims, without evidence, that this intervention is needed, is going to continue for now, after a decision filed Monday by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

SF News

First Atmospheric River of the Season Might Bring Rain By Friday

This La Nina season is shaping up to be an early and wet one already, and after last week's rain, more is heading toward Northern California as soon as Friday.

SF News

Motorcylist Dies In Collision on I-80 In Emeryville

One person died in a collision on the eastbound side of I-80 in Emeryville Sunday afternoon, which led to lane closures and a significant traffic backup.

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Monday Morning Headlines: Widespread Outage Linked to Amazon Web Services

A number of online platforms were impacted by an Amazon Web Services outage early Monday; two consolidated lawsuits are ramping up against social media platforms; and the new iPhone is outselling the last model.

SF News

Equipment Problem In Transbay Tube Leads to Major BART Delays

A problem that arose just as the Monday morning rush hour began is creating yet another headache for commuters who rely on BART.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

This Week In Food: Deep In Fall

A Pearl 6101 chef branches out to Divisadero, a huge new dim sum restaurant opens in the East Bay, and MacKenzie Chung Fegan reviews Happy Crane, all in This Week In Food.

Business & Tech

Regarding Benioff's Trumpy Turn: Salesforce Was Pitching a 'Talent Acquisition' Contract to ICE

We need only follow the money to figure out what has turned the once-liberal-leaning Marc Benioff into a full-throated Trump supporter. And now we see that Salesforce was hoping to land a new contract helping ICE to expand its reach.

Arts & Entertainment

Sam Smith's Castro Theatre Residency Sells Out Fast, Some Seats Still Available For New March Dates

The previously announced residency by Grammy-winning singer Sam Smith, which will serve as the opening act for the renovated Castro Theatre in February and March, was already extended, and now spans over a month, with 20 show dates.

SF Politics

Scott Wiener Reportedly Plans to Run In Primary for SF's Congressional Seat, Whether Pelosi Retires or Not

As has long been known, state Senator Scott Wiener has political ambitions beyond the California legislature, and this week he's apparently making moves.

SF News

Friday Morning Constitutional: Santa Clara Mayor Responds to Trump's World Cup Threats

Santa Clara Mayor Lisa Gillmor has responded to Trump's threats about moving the World Cup games; an Oakland neighborhood is menaced by a serial rock-thrower; and a petition seeks to replace Bad Bunny as Super Bowl halftime performer.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Go Eat This Thing: This Year's Diwali Menu at Besharam

Chef Heena Patel has already spent years delighting San Francisco eaters with her interpretations of vegetarian Indian — specifically Gujarat — cuisine. And her celebratory menu at Besharam for Diwali, available this weekend only, is not to be missed.

Arts & Entertainment

Romy Mars, Daughter of Sofia Coppola, Follows Up Hit Single By Asking UC Berkeley Why They'd Invite Her to Speak

Romy Mars, who represents a segment of self-aware, self-deprecating Gen Z nepo babies that may not be very large, has just gone viral on TikTok calling out UC Berkeley for inviting her to speak on campus, given she is 18 years old and doesn't feel qualified to speak about much.

SF Politics

Longtime SF Mayor Whisperer Ron Conway Puts Fellow Billionaire Marc Benioff on Blast

The fallout continues from Marc Benioff's New York Times interview last week, in which the full-time Hawaii resident seemingly approved of Donald Trump's authoritarian use of the National Guard in liberal cities he doesn't like.

SF News

Minor Earthquake Strikes Bay Area Shortly Before Annual Earthquake Drill

It's Great ShakeOut Day in California, and just as preparations were being made for the annual earthquake drill, a 3.1M quake struck near Berkeley.

SF News

Thursday Morning What's Up: BART Police Make Arrest In Shooting on Train

SF Sheriff Paul Miyamoto talks about Trump's threats to send the National Guard here; BART police have arrested a teen suspect in connection with a September shooting aboard a train in Oakland; and Rohnert Park police arrested a man for an alleged hate crime incident at a bowling alley.

SF News

Day Around the Bay: Trump Triples Down on Sending Troops to SF, In White House Remarks

Trump is yet again talking about sending troops to San Francisco; Trump is issuing blanket threats to Hamas; and Trump is really pissing off soybean farmers.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

La Cocina's Very Popular SF Street Food Festival Returns After Five-Year Hiatus

Those of us who lived in San Francisco in the last decade remember the ever-popular SF Street Food Festival — which thanks to widespread coverage on radio, web, TV, and in print was an immediate, very crowded success in its first year.

SF News

As Trump Decries Crime In San Francisco, City Is Poised for Lowest Homicide Rate Since 1954

It's a city in chaos, folks! The streets are bedlam! Billionaires think the president should call in the National Guard to calm things down! But, actually, crime continues to be down, and SF is on track to have yet another historically low homicide count.

SF Politics

San Mateo County Sheriff Announces Retirement, Hours After Firing, Which Entitles Her to Full Pension, Benefits

San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus perhaps saw her adamant appeals and denials as no-lose this year as county leaders sought to oust her, because now she appears to be retiring with her full pension and benefits.

SF News

Three-Alarm Fire In SF's Marina District Leaves Three Firefighters Hospitalized

An early morning fire Wednesday in the Marina District led to two firefighters crashing through the floor of the engulfed building, and a third firefighter was also hospitalized.

SF News

Humpday Headlines: Katie Porter Offers Sort-of Apology For Interview Spat

Gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter is trying to manage the minor fallout from her minor viral flub; a tornado might have touched down in San Mateo County Monday; and 'Bitcoin Jesus' has agreed to pay a $50M tax bill.

SF News

57-Year-Old Oakland Man Charged With Randomly Shooting at Strangers on Freeway Last Week

The suspect in a series of seemingly random freeway shootings on Highway 24 in Oakland, in which luckily, no one was hurt, has now been charged, and he reportedly has a prior vandalism conviction.

SF News

'California Forever' Folks Return, Now Want to Add Manufacturing Park and 400,000 New Residents to Suisun City

If you thought the California Forever plan, concocted by a group of billionaires with the help of a single, visionary CEO, to create a new city in Solano County was dead, you were naive.

Business & Tech

50 Waymos Sent to Dead-End SF Street In Prankster's 'DDOS Attack'

Local novelty app-maker Riley Walz is on something of a tear, garnering local media attention from the Chronicle and others for the third time in almost as many weeks with a prank on Waymo vehicles.