SF News Father and Young Son Killed In Remote Sonoma County Crash Near Cazadero A father of three and one of his young sons died in a crash Monday evening when the Jeep they were traveling in went off a dirt road on private property in Sonoma County, and three others, including two children, were injured in an effort to rescue them.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Macy's Workers On Strike Before Xmas Around 400 workers at Macy's Union Square are on strike today and tomorrow, another tech conference has decamped from SF to Vegas, and an ice storm in the Pacific Northwest has shut down Seattle's runways and further complicated holiday travel.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Castro Bar Managers Get Active-Shooter Workshop Ahead of New Year's Eve Sadly, San Francisco's gayborhood is preparing for the worst this New Year's Eve following a deadly mass-shooting in Colorado Springs — the second mass shooting in the U.S. in six years to target the LGBTQ community specifically.
SF News Hate Crime Charge Filed In Alleged Antisemitic Assault With Skateboard on Haight Street An assault that allegedly took place last week on Haight Street has been deemed a hate crime by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, and the suspect has now been charged.
SF News This Winter's First King Tides Arrive For Christmas Weekend It's that time of year again, when the high tides are extra high and the low tides are extra low around the Bay Area, and this weekend is when you'll see the water splashing higher than it usually does in many spots.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Two Earthquakes Rattle the East Bay There have only been a few handfuls of flight cancellations so far at Bay Area airports due to the Midwest storm, a 3.3M earthquake in the East Bay caused BART delays Wednesday night, and a Fremont carjacking leads to a serious injury crash.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Oakland Mandates Masks Again In All Government Buildings Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a powerful speech before Congress; Oakland has reinstated its mask mandate for government buildings; and Tesla is reportedly planning layoffs.
SF News New Owner of Transamerica Pyramid Says It Is Around 80% Leased, Promises New City Park at Its Base At some point in 2023, the iconic Transamerica Pyramid is set to emerge from a $250 million renovation, with new public amenities at its base, including restaurants and a revamped redwood park.
SF Politics Nancy Pelosi to Get Added Security In Congressional Spending Bill After Leaving Speakership A provision in the government funding package working its way through Congress ahead of a December 23 deadline would provide added security to former Speakers of the House — just in time for Nancy Pelosi to step down from the speakership.
SF News Residential Fire In Noe Valley Displaces Five Adults, Two Kids A two-alarm fire burned through a three-story residential building in Noe Valley early Wednesday, causing significant damage and displacing five adults, two children, and two family pets — though no one was injured in the blaze.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Power Still Out For Thousands In Humboldt County The lights are still off for thousands of homes and businesses in Humboldt County after Tuesday's quake; Elon Musk's security team is sought for questioning in SoCal incident; and the Oakland chapter of NAACP still wants the city to pay for a mayor's race recount.
SF News We Are Going to Be Spared a New Scott Peterson Trial, at Least For Now A judge on Tuesday denied convicted wife-murderer Scott Peterson a new trial, so pending any further appeals, we may not need to hear from Peterson again, at least for a while.
Business & Tech Musk Said to Be Seeking New Twitter CEO, But He Now Says Future Polling On Policy Changes Reserved for Twitter Blue Users After 57% of respondents in a Twitter poll on Sunday told Elon Musk he should step down as Chief Twit, he seems to be following through — though how quickly a new CEO could be in place is anyone's guess.
SF News Two Killed, Three Injured In Remote Sonoma County Crash Down 300-Foot Ravine Two adults were killed and three people were injured Monday night, including two children, when a Jeep carrying the group plummeted 300 feet down a ravine off a dirt road near Cazadero, in west Sonoma County.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Western Addition Residents Complain of Growing Drug Use, Homelessness A community meeting in the Western Addition addressed growing issues on the street, a local food bank is seeking donations this week, and California is facing a $24 billion budget shortfall next year.
SF News [UPDATE] 6.4M Earthquake Rocks Humboldt County, Injuring 11, Leading to Two Deaths and Widespread Damages A significant earthquake jolted the community of Ferndale in Humboldt County early Tuesday — one year to the day of a similar-sized quake in the area — and damages are still being assessed as at least 100,000 residents are in the dark without power.
SF News Former KTVU Anchor Frank Somerville Speaks Publicly About Addiction Issues Nearly a year after a dramatic DUI incident in downtown Oakland that was caught on camera, former station anchor Frank Somerville is now talking publicly about the addiction issues and psychological state that in part brought an end to his days at KTVU.
SF News Two Shootings In SF Sunday, One of Them Fatal at 24th & Mission BART Plaza The SFPD responded to two shooting incidents on Sunday, the second of which was a homicide in broad daylight at the typically bustling 24th & Mission BART plaza.
SF News Homophobic Protesters Attempt to Disrupt Family-Oriented Castro Holiday Event A group of agitators who likely came from far out of town descended on the Castro Sunday to preach intolerance and tell people they should be taking their kids to church instead of to see drag queens read stories.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Dense Fog Covers Inland Bay Area A dense fog advisory is in effect for North and East Bay valleys, Santa Rosa police issued dozens of sideshow citations over the weekend, and SF's Union Square was packed on Sunday like in olden times.
Business & Tech Elon Musk Likely Stepping Down As Head Twit at Twitter, As He Likely Always Intended Elon Musk posted another one of his Twitter polls on Sunday, this time asking whether he ought to step down from being acting CEO of Twitter — which is something he's probably been intending to do all along.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Michelin-Recognized Sonoma Spot Valley Expanding With Second Location Next Year A charming natural wine bar and restaurant on Sonoma's town square is in expansion mode and will be taking over the space occupied by Delicious Dish about two and a half miles away.
Business & Tech Now the Feds Are Looking Into Why All Those Cruise Robotaxis Went Rogue and Swarmed on Gough Street GM's self-driving taxi arm Cruise will have to answer to federal safety regulators who are now rightfully concerned about several incidents in which the robot cars decided to stop in the middle of streets and block human drivers from getting past, or randomly brake quickly and cause collisions.
Arts & Entertainment 60-Foot Christmas Tree at Pier 39 Taken Down Early Due to Dryness, Safety Concerns Christmas is canceled! The big Christmas tree at Fisherman's Wharf has been taken down a week and a half before Christmas, and the nightly light shows at Pier 39 are canceled, because the big tree dried out too fast.
SF News San Francisco Resident Dies In House Fire In Parkside Neighborhood One person died following a house fire in San Francisco's Inner Parkside neighborhood Friday morning, after being rescued by firefighters.
