SF Politics Deploying National Guard In Los Angeles Was Illegal, Rules Federal Judge In SF A federal judge has ruled that the deployment of National Guard troops and Marines in Los Angeles in June constituted an illegal use of the military for domestic law enforcement purposes.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Fight Leads to Possible Homicide In SoMa The SFPD is investigating a suspicious death that occurred following a fight in SoMa Saturday; a rash of dry lightning moved across the state early this morning, sparking wildfires; and controversy erupts over a 20-year-old mural in Oakland.
SF News Labor Day Headlines: Woman Stabbed Near Civic Center A woman was stabbed in the lobby of her apartment building near SF City Hall; Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is bragging about AI enabling him to lay off 4,000 people; and authorities are warning of rip currents at the coast.
SF News Man Found Dead In Possible Homicide During the Burning of the Man Saturday Night In Black Rock City A death at Burning Man on Saturday night is being investigated as a homicide after a man was found in a pool of blood at a camp in Black Rock City, during the ritual burning of the Man.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Souley Vegan Reopens, Shuggie's Reopens Sans Pizza Bosco sets an opening date, Shuggie's reopens with its new more ambitious menu (and low-ABV cocktails), and Souley Vegan has made a triumphant return in Oakland, all in This Week in Food.
SF News Disgraced San Jose City Councilmember Faces Emotional Sentencing Hearing For Child Molestation Former San Jose City Councilmember Omar Torres, who was convicted in April of molesting a younger male relative, faced a fraught sentencing hearing Friday in which his victim yelled at him and called him a "monster."
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink New Upscale Billiards Lounge, With Cocktails, Debuts In the Mission District A new upscale billiards lounge with a cocktail bar has just opened on Mission Street, in the space that was formerly home to ECHO nightclub.
SF News Car Crashes Outside Gay Club In Downtown San Jose Ahead of Silicon Valley Pride Celebrations In what appears to have just been a random incident involving a very drunk and unruly driver, a car crashed twice along Post Street in downtown San Jose Thursday night, leaving the driver and a passenger injured and endangering pedestrians.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: The Sun Finally Came Out on the Playa The weather finally improved at Burning Man on Thursday; Trump is revoking Kamala Harris's Secret Service detail; and Governor Gavin Newsom's national approval rating has come up significantly since June.
SF News Oiled-Up Castro Creeper Who Exposed Himself to Girls Convicted, Faces Possible Five-Year Sentence A man who was called out by teenage school girls and their parents after he repeatedly showed up outside a boba shop and exposed himself to them has been convicted on multiple felony counts.
SF News Oakland Police Say They Impounded Six Vehicles Connected to Sunday's Sideshow Near Piedmont The Oakland Police Department wants the public to know that enforcement actions take place well after sideshows occur, even if it doesn't look like police are intervening at the time.
SF News Dangerous High-Speed Chase Through SF Ends With Suspect Jumping Into the Bay A San Francisco man who was wanted for a violent felony in Southern California was spotted by police in the Tenderloin Tuesday, and a potentially disastrous high-speed chase ensued.
SF Politics SF Dems Deadlock Over Engardio Recall Endorsement, Leaving Him Swinging In the Wind It probably wouldn't have mattered much at this point, but the SF Democratic County Central Committee is not endorsing for or against the recall of Supervisor Joel Engardio, after a deadlocked vote.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: 137 Arrested In SF Protest Over Arming Israel The SFPD arrested 137 protesters outside Sen. Alex Padilla's office; expect DUI checkpoints this weekend in SF; and Los Gatos city leaders don't love a new proposed RH store.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Pickett Fire Cause Possibly Identified Investigators may have identified a possible cause of the Pickett Fire near Calistoga; Victor Aenlle testifies in the San Mateo Sheriff hearing; and the SF school board rejects a proposed Mandarin-immersion school.
SF News Tourists Still Coming to San Francisco — But Not So Many From Abroad, Canada Tourism to San Francisco hasn't totally tanked in the first seven months of Donald Trump's second term, despite his success in alienating and offending Canadians and international travelers broadly.
SF News BART Touts Nearly 50% Drop In Property Crime, 36% Drop In Violent Crime A new report by BART and its police department finds that crime is down overall on the BART system, with the most significant decrease happening in property crimes. Also, fare evasion citations are down.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Handroll Project Closes After Three Years, Pivots to Hamburger Project The team behind Ju-Ni has given up on its fun and seemingly popular sushi handroll concept at 18th and Guerrero, and the location will now become a second Hamburger Project.
SF News East Bay School Locked Down After Shooting Incident Nearby, Teen Arrested An elementary school in San Pablo was locked down for four hours as a precaution on Tuesday after gunfire rang out a block away Tuesday morning.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Barbara Lee Proposes New 'Office of Homelessness Solutions' Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee has a new five-point plan to address homelessness; the Pickett Fire in Napa County reaches 25% containment; and Visa has committed to holding an annual conference in SF through 2030.
SF News Body of 35-Year-Old Missing Swimmer Found Near SF's Aquatic Park The body of an avid swimmer who was last seen swimming in San Francisco Bay on Saturday morning was found Tuesday morning near Aquatic Park Cove.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Michael Mina Confirms Return of Bourbon Steak to Westin St. Francis, Plus New Cocktail Bar by Steph Curry We now have confirmation from chef Michael Mina and his restaurant group that Bourbon Steak will indeed be returning to the space at the Westin St. Francis, which has been undergoing renovations for the last year. And where a wine bar used to be will be a fancy new cocktail spot from Steph Curry.
SF News Pickett Fire Continues Burning Mostly In Glass Fire Burn Scar, Now 17% Contained The growth of the wildfire burning northeast of Calistoga was slowed overnight on Monday, thanks to the marine layer moving inland, and Cal Fire said they had reached 17% containment as of Tuesday morning.
SF News City Conducts Sweep of Tents, Homeless on and Around SF's Sixth Street Mission and 16th is likely to get a bit busier today, as are other hangout spots around the Mission and Tenderloin, as the city conducts a fresh "sweep" on Sixth Street.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: There's a Matcha Shortage The hearing over the potential removal of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus enters its 7th day; Waymos can start picking up and dropping off on Market Street; and apparently there's a matcha shortage affecting local tea shops.
