SF News Three Missing, at Least One Dead After Boat Sinks Near Alcatraz A boat carrying around 20 people sank in San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon, and at least one person is dead and three others are missing.
Business & Tech Group of Employees Sues Meta Saying AI Wrongly Targeted Those on Legitimate Leave for Layoffs A group of 26 employees of Meta who were all informed in May, along with around 8,000 others, that they would be laid off, are suing the company saying that an AI system disproportionately targeted those on medical or family leave for layoffs.
SF News Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car On Sixth Street A man who was struck by a vehicle early Tuesday in SoMa has succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, marking the city's 12th pedestrian death of the year to date.
SF News PG&E Warns of Possible Power Shutoffs In East Bay, Marin, Due to Coming Winds Hot, dry conditions and some incoming high winds mean that PG&E is warning of potential PSPS events in the next two days for multiple counties, including three in the Bay Area.
SF News Trans March Organizers Protest Police Overreach, Seek for Charges to Be Dropped Against Vandalism Suspects Organizers of this year's Trans March say that the events that unfolded during and after the march were an example of clear police overreach, and they are seeking policy change from city leaders as well as the dropping of charges against four individuals.
Business & Tech Uber Is Blaming Waymo For July 4th Traffic Fiasco In SF As San Francisco city leaders continue to assess what went wrong on the night of July 4th to create such a traffic mess around the Marina and Presidio, a letter from Uber points to a few key obstructions caused by — you guessed it — Waymo.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: SF Could Double Number of Speed Cameras SF supervisors are considering a resolution to double the number of speed cameras in town; passenger traffic continues to be down at Oakland Airport; and there are 1,200 tickets for sale for the World Cup Final priced over $7K.
SF News Day Around the Bay: More Sunsets, Please Oakland police fatally shot a person whom they say was armed in East Oakland; a coalition of top economists say the country needs to prepare now for the coming massive impacts of AI on the economy; and the Bay Area has seen stunning sunsets the last few nights, will there be more?
SF News Wildfire Breaks Out In Sonoma County East of Santa Rosa, Grows to 14 Acres A brush fire erupted Monday in the Kenwood area of Sonoma County, southeast of Santa Rosa and several miles north of Glen Ellen, and quickly grew to 14 acres.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Car Plows Into HopMonk Tavern In Novato, Damaging Building The popular Novato tavern and music venue HopMonk was damaged in a traffic collision Monday morning, but it sounds like the business is still trying to make it open tonight.
SF News Three Oakland Men to Stand Trial For Robbery and Murder of Los Angeles Gym Owner After a well known gym owner was gunned down in his own Bel-Air driveway in what seemed to be a randomly targeted robbery gone wrong, three suspects allegedly fled to Oakland. They would later be arrested, and not long after, the gym owner died and they now face trial for his murder.
SF News Video: Grandfather Tossed 8 Feet In the Air By Charging Bison In Yellowstone A 65-year-old man who was reportedly out on a walk with his grandson was charged by a bull bison and tossed in the air like a ragdoll Friday, even though he had not been standing anywhere near the animal.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Oakland City Council to Mull New Coliseum Sale Terms The Oakland City Council is meeting to discuss new proposed sale terms for the Coliseum property; muggy weather is expected to persist around the Bay; and a lawsuit is moving forward against United Airlines over window seats sold with no window.
SF Politics Senator Mitch McConnell Shares Details About His Health, Says He Had 'Mild Pneumonia' On Sunday, as Washington was rocked by the news of the unexpected death of Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Mitch McConnell finally broke his monthlong silence about the state of his own health.
SF News Sunday Links: Thunderstorms Still Possible Senator Lindsey Graham's death opens up a surprise seat in the chamber; monsoonal moisture continues to move over the region bringing the possibility of thunderstorms; and a man was shot and critically wounded near Civic Center early Sunday.
SF Politics Bay Area Congressman Ro Khanna Says He Was Detained By Israeli Military In West Bank Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Milpitas, and part of San Jose, was on a three-day tour of the West Bank when he said he was detained Saturday by Israeli settlers and military personnel.
Business & Tech Meta Disables Misguided AI Feature on Instagram And just like that, Meta caved to public pressure amid a swift backlash over its recently launched Muse Image tool, which presented a mountain of privacy concerns. Who the hell is running things over there?
SF News Saturday Links: Valkyries Just Keep Winning James Oliver Unick was sentenced Friday for the 1982 cold-case murder of Sarah Geer in Cloverdale; dozens gathered for a vigil for a man killed while walking his dog in Oakland; and the Golden State Valkyries just won their 7th consecutive game.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Apple Sues OpenAI Over Trade Secret Theft The SFPD made 76 arrests in a narcotics operation Wednesday; PG&E is facing a new $22 million from the CPUC for the Mosquito Fire in 2022; and Apple is suing OpenAI over the alleged theft of hardware trade secrets via engineers who used to work for Apple.
Bay Area Sports Brawl at Giants Game Involving Multiple Women Leads to Four Arrests Call it yet another sign of the toxic mood surrounding this Giants season, but a brawl broke out near the front row at Oracle Park Thursday night during the Giants-Rockies game, and San Francisco police arrested four people they say were involved.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Summer Is Here Merchant Roots goes all in for summer, Julius' Castle makes a long-awaited return, Pho Divis debuts on Divis, and Big Four's new incarnation gets a Chronicle review, all in This Week in Food.
SF News Teen Suspect In Fairfield High School Graduation Shooting Located and Arrested Near Dallas A 17-year-old suspect is in custody in connection with the June 3 shooting in Fairfield, at a high school graduation ceremony, that left one 18-year-old dead and three others wounded.
Arts & Entertainment Five Tigers Rescued From Oroville 'Joe Exotic' Situation Land at Oakland Zoo Five tigers that were abandoned after living for years at a now-shuttered roadside zoo in Oroville, in Butte County, were rescued and cared for in recent months at the Oakland Zoo, with one remaining there for good.
Arts & Entertainment Fake Homeless Encampment Appears In Downtown SF, Turns Out to Be Part of Movie Set Actor-writer-director Joseph Gordon-Levitt is making a new movie, a thriller centered on artificial intelligence, and that appears to be what brought him and his cast and crew to San Francisco this week, with a fake homeless encampment in the Financial District being one of the first clues.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Menlo College Student Accused of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl A 19-year-old man is accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in his Menlo College dorm room; a Berkeley restaurateur pleaded no contest to a theft scheme involving his father; and a Danville shopping center appears to be going belly up.
