SF News Alleged Gang Members Arrested In East Bay, Linked to Possible Retaliation Against Rival Gang In SF The San Francisco Police Department issued a somewhat vague press release Monday referring to some unspecified "Bay Area homicides that were possibly related to San Francisco gang members," and a possible act of retaliation by rivals.
SF News SF Muni Should Admit They Can Not Handle Large Crowds at High-Demand Events The fiasco that was the public transit offering for Saturday night's fireworks in San Francisco did not need to be such a fiasco, and it was clearly a case of over-promising on the part of the SFMTA.
SF News Viral Video Shows Woman Stuck Under BART Entry Gates A woman who was clearly attempting to evade paying a fare became stuck under a BART entry gate at a San Francisco station last week, and a BART agent took some video of the situation that has since gone viral.
SF News Illegal Fireworks Ignite Tree, Damage Vehicles In East Oakland Neighborhood An East Oakland family saw two of their vehicles damaged by a fire that was sparked by illegal fireworks Saturday night.
SF News Post-Holiday Headlines: Fireworks Muni Situation Was Insane The SFMTA couldn't really handle the demand for bus shuttles for Saturday's fireworks; Major Lazer turned Stern Grove into a rave on Sunday; and Tahoe has been seeing teen beach takeovers, too.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Own a Piece of Shuggie's, Via Their Auction Anchor Brewing shows more signs of life, Bar Skula debuts in Oakland as a "remix" of Luka's Taproom and Sidebar, and Shuggie's is auctioning off all its funky, Vegas-y decor, all in This Week In Food.
SF Politics Democratic Operative Alexis Podesta Wore a Wire In FBI Probe In Sacramento A well known Democratic figure in Sacramento, Alexis Podesta, reportedly wore a wire as part of her cooperation with federal investigators as they homed in on former Newsom chief of staff and former Xavier Becerra aide Dana Williamson.
SF Politics Newsom to Give 'Declaration of Election Independence' Speech to Upstage Trump on July 4th Governor Gavin Newsom, in his latest gambit to gain national attention ahead of a likely presidential run, will be airing a speech on Saturday, July 4th, in an attempt to both upstage and push back on President Trump and his attacks on elections.
SF News Semiquincentennial Eve Constitutional: Will the Golden Gate Fireworks Get Fogged Over? San Jose is relocating World Cup watch parties Sunday out of San Pedro Square; SF's Marina District is bracing for massive crowds tomorrow; but the fireworks may not even be visible because of that reliable July 4th fog.
Arts & Entertainment Singer Audra McDonald and Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to Perform at Memorial Concert for Michael Tilson Thomas The San Francisco Symphony announced Wednesday that there will be a memorial concert in October to honor the late Michael Tilson Thomas, who served as music director of the orchestra for a quarter century.
SF News [Update] Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts on Lesser Charges In Golden Gate Bridge Protester Trial, Deadlocked on Others The jury in the trial of seven protesters who shut down the Golden Gate Bridge in April 2024 returned to deliberations Monday and on Thursday morning they reportedly told the judge they remain deadlocked on two counts.
SF News Sea Lion Pup Found Wandering Streets In Outer Sunset Returns to the Wild Better Nourished A malnourished sea lion pup who was found waddling up the street at 48th Avenue and Irving Street in April and subsequently named Irving was returned to the wild this week following veterinary care.
SF News Castro Hate Crime Suspect Claims Eggs Were Thrown at His Car Castro hate-crime suspect Hans Haken is due back in court today for a preliminary hearing, at which we expect to learn more about his defense in a May 16 vandalism and assault incident.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Drone Pilots Face Stiff Fines Around Golden Gate Fireworks It's been one year since the deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto; the Marin County Fair kicked off Wednesday; and drone pilots face $100K fines if caught operating near the Golden Gate Bridge during Saturday's fireworks.
SF News Day Around the Bay: US Men's Team Triumphs In Santa Clara The church fire on Monday in Pac Heights was likely caused by construction work; Alameda County warns of higher fines for illegal fireworks; and the US men's team triumphed over Bosnia-Herzegovina to advance to the Round of 16.
SF News Charges Filed In Pride Weekend Shooting and Stabbing Incidents, Trans March Vandalism San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced charges today against six individuals relating to several separate incidents that occurred over Pride Weekend in the city.
Bay Area Sports World Cup Watch Parties Canceled at Mission Bay's SPARK Social Following Shooting SPARK Social, the food-truck zone and gathering spot on Mission Bay Boulevard, has announced the cancellation of all upcoming World Cup watch parties following a shooting Tuesday night.
Arts & Entertainment San Francisco-Based Actor and Activist Danny Glover Announces He Has Alzheimer's Disease Actor and activist Danny Glover went on the Today show Wednesday to reveal that he is living with Alzheimer's disease, and has been for four years now.
SF Politics Trans March Organizers Double Down, Say Scott Wiener Was Never In Danger Organizers of the Trans March are not apologizing for the treatment that state Senator and congressional candidate Scott Wiener received last Friday as he passed through the pre-march rally in Dolores Park.
SF News Humpday Headlines: World Cup Watch Party In San Jose Turns Chaotic, Two Stabbed The watch party at San Jose's San Pedro Square Tuesday night turned chaotic; an Amber Alert was issued for a missing three-month-old from the East Bay; and Trump took his first flight on the new Air Force One.
SF News Feds Plan Closure of National Archives Site In Bay Area, Alarming Historians and Genealogists A repository of a significant piece of California history in San Bruno is set to be shuttered by the federal government, and it causing alarm for historians and researchers who wonder where they will need to go to access the trove of genealogical and immigration records.
Arts & Entertainment Yes, That Was the Real 'Dancepool' at the SF Pride Parade Pride parade-goers on Sunday may have seen someone in a Deadpool costume dancing skillfully up Market Street, much like the famed Dancepool who appears in the opening of Deadpool & Wolverine. And that was, in fact, the real Dancepool.
SF Politics Groping Allegation Threatens to Damage Supervisor Candidacy of Manny Yekutiel A man has come forward with an allegation of sexual assault or battery against cafe owner and rising political figure Manny Yekutiel, which was reported to police but which did not result in any arrest or charges.
SF Politics Supreme Court Upholds Birthright Citizenship, Cites Wong Kim Ark Case A Supreme Court precedent from over 100 years ago, in a case brought by a Chinese American man born in San Francisco, was cited multiple times in today's ruling by the court upholding birthright citizenship as guaranteed in the 14th Amendment.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Deliberations Resume In GG Bridge Protester Trial The Supreme Court upheld two state laws banning trans athletes in youth sports; jurors have resumed deliberations in the trial of seven protesters who shut down the Golden Gate Bridge in 2024; and SF firefighters contained the three-alarm fire at a church in Pac Heights.
