SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Storm May Bring Lots of Rain Starting Wednesday An atmospheric river storm may be taking shape for the CA coast; restaurants report a slow start to APEC week; and Donald Trump's older sister has died.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: A Swanky New Lounge and Restaurant Opens In Union Square As we transition into the dark and moody months of the year, ahead of the brief spurt of holiday cheer in early December, things in the local restaurant scene continue looking up, with plenty of new spots to try during your abundant, sunless, evening hours.
Arts & Entertainment Castro Club Beaux to Host GAYPEC Event for LGBTQ Attendees of APEC Castro nightclub Beaux will be hosting a one-of-a-kind event during the APEC leaders summit next week, giving a safe space to attendees of the conference and members of the media who may hail from countries that are hostile to LGTBQ people.
SF Politics Ahead of APEC Summit, Protesters Hang 'Free Tibet' Banner On Top of Moscone Center North The protests are beginning, and even though Chinese President Xi Jinping isn't even in town yet, and the APEC leaders summit doesn't even kick off until Saturday, a pro-Tibet group is already getting their messaging out there.
SF News 30-Year-Old SF Woman Accused of Committing 20 Separate Retail Thefts at Westfield Mall The San Francisco District Attorney's Office is calling attention to a case in which one woman suspected of participating in a rampant spree of retail thefts has been arrested and charged.
Arts & Entertainment Darren Aronofsky to Direct Elon Musk Biopic, So This Should Be Weird It doesn't exactly bode well for Elon Musk that the director of 'Requiem for a Dream' has secured the rights to his recent biography, and the forthcoming film will likely be less glowing portrayal and more existential nightmare.
SF News SFFD Rescue Swimmers Save Man Under Collapsed Dock at Pier 90 A man ended up in the cold Bay waters early Friday in Islais Creak, and San Francisco Fire Department rescue swimmers were on hand to rescue him.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: San Mateo County Man Charged With Threatening Judge Who Took His Guns Away A Belmont man has been charged with making threats against a judge who ordered his guns be taken away; Scott Wiener is pushing to get the state to save BART; and Heather Knight describes SF's manic cleanup effort for the Times.
Arts & Entertainment Laser Beams to Shine Up Market Street Again During APEC Summit Twelve laser beams are going to shine up much of the length of Market Street next week like they did over the past two Pride Weekends — but they probably won't just be rainbow-colored this time.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Is This San Francisco's Best New Burrito? The great burrito wars of San Francisco may never come to any satisfying conclusion. But in a town as blessed as ours is with burrito riches, we probably shouldn't complain and just enjoy that everyone has their passionate preferences.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Quince Set to Reopen In Three Weeks With Smaller Dining Room, More 'Personal' Menu From Chef Michael Tusk One of only three three-star restaurants in San Francisco, Quince, is reopening later this month following a renovation that was billed as lasting six months, but has stretched on for nearly eleven.
SF News Federal Trial of Accused Pelosi Attacker David DePape Begins; Ex-Partner Gypsy Taub Suggests It's a Conspiracy The first of two trials for David DePape begins with opening statements today in federal court in San Francisco, as the man seen on video holding Paul Pelosi hostage last fall and hitting him with a hammer gets his first day in court.
SF News Homeless Encampment Sweeps Begin In Downtown SF Ahead of APEC Predictably, the city is stepping up efforts to clear people off the streets in and around the security zone being set for the APEC leaders summit next week, and some of those being told to move are being told it's because of the summit.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Cruise Laying Off Workers A San Jose developer is trying to use the "builder's remedy" to downsize a major project; Cruise is laying off vehicle maintenance workers; and Bay Area resident Tracy Chapman made history at the CMAs last night.
SF News Day Around the Bay: 'End Fossil Fuels' Banner Goes Up on Bay Bridge An 89-year-old woman was injured in a hit-and-run in SF's Cow Hollow; a banner went up ahead of the APEC conference protesting fossil fuels on the Bay Bridge; and apparently some Russians will be attending APEC as well.
SF News And Just Like That, UN Plaza Becomes a Skate Park In a matter of weeks, crews from the SF Rec & Parks Department transformed UN Plaza from the nexus of black-market chaos that it has been for at least a decade into a clean and lively skateboarding and table-tennis destination.
SF News Five Years Ago Today, the NorCal Town of Paradise Exploded In Flames, Killing 85 Today, November 8, marks the five-year anniversary of the devastating Camp Fire, which claimed 85 lives, destroyed some 11,000 homes, and nearly wiped an entire community off the map.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink New Local Icon 'Dollarita Steve' Gets Promo Gig With Applebee's, Visits Fans In the Castro A viral video that came out of that minor earthquake we had ten days ago made a new celebrity out of local dudebro Steve Mazzari, who loves a few Dollaritas at Applebee's. And now Applebee's is paying him for his promotional services.
SF News Wintry Storm Could Make For a Wet APEC Week In SF A cold storm system taking shape this weekend over eastern Russia is likely to impact the entire West Coast of the U.S. by next week, but the full extent of the impacts remains uncertain.
SF News Humpday Headlines: SUV Struck By Amtrak Train In Oakland After Ignoring Signal An SUV that tried to evade a train-crossing arm was struck by a passing Amtrak train in Jack London Square; a person was struck and killed by a BART train last night in North Berkeley; and Democrats scored wins in multiple states on Election Night.
SF News Mayor Breed Pledges Major Police, Ambassador Presence to Keep Union Square Safe for Holiday Shopping City leaders held a press conference Tuesday to jointly discuss safety measures being taken for the upcoming APEC summit in San Francisco, and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season in Union Square.
SF News Oakland Police Internal Affairs Officer Kills Man He Says Shot at Him Tuesday Morning What sounds like it was a targeted attack on an Oakland police officer ended with a man fatally shot outside the headquarters of the Oakland Police Department's Internal Affairs division.
SF News Arrest Made, Severed Head Found In Gruesome Santa Rosa Murder; Victim Was Suspect's Grandmother The suspect in last week's gruesome murder and beheading in Santa Rosa has been found and arrested, and we now know the identity of the victim.
SF News JetBlue Plane Collides With Pushback Vehicle at SFO, No One Injured There were a few delays Monday at SFO due to a minor crash between a JetBlue jet and a towing vehicle that was helping the jet push back from a gate, and all the passengers had to deplane.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: One Person Killed Near Oakland City Hall One person was shot and killed by Oakland police around 4 a.m. Tuesday near Oakland's City Hall; BART continues hemorrhaging money; and the dive-boat captain whose vessel went up in flames in 2019 killing nearly everyone onboard, has been convicted by a jury.
