SF News Five More Dead Gray Whales Bring Bay Area Death Toll to 14 We've been seeing another spike in gray whale mortality this year around the Bay Area that isn't well explained, but an unusual number of gray whales have been entering and hanging out in SF Bay this spring.
SF News SFPD Arrests Alleged Arsonist Who May Be Linked to Playground Arson Cases A 29-year-old man who was allegedly in possession of methamphetamine and was seen lighting things on fire in a park Monday morning was arrested, and he may be linked to multiple fires in the Outer Richmond, two of which destroyed playgrounds.
SF News San Mateo Dad Charged After Allegedly Firing Shots at High School Boys Who Egged His House The father of a San Mateo high school girl now faces criminal charges after he allegedly opened fire on a car full of high school boys on Saturday.
SF News Heat Advisory For Friday Expanded to Include Much of Bay Area, Santa Cruz Mountains The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Friday for most of the inland Bay Area which was expanded earlier today to include the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Justin Timberlake, Noah Kahan, Green Day, Sofi Tukker and Benson Boone Delight Fans at BottleRock 2025 That's a wrap for BottleRock 2025, which once again filled downtown Napa with tunes and star power — and plenty of traffic — over Memorial Day Weekend.
SF News Parents and Grandmother Face Kidnapping, Assault and Other Charges Following Alleged Abduction of Toddler The parents of a two-year-old Oakland girl, as well as her maternal grandmother, have now been charged with kidnapping, assault, and more stemming from an alleged abduction that took place last week.
SF News At Least Two Detained In Unusual ICE Action at Federal Court In SF Immigration attorneys are outraged by a highly unusual set of arrests that occurred inside a federal courthouse in San Francisco Tuesday.
SF News SFO-Bound United Flight Aborts Takeoff In Beijing After Engine Catches Fire Another week and another disturbing story about airline safety. A United Airlines jet had to abort its takeoff in China Monday after one of its engines caught fire on the runway.
SF News Dead Body Found In SF Bay Near Pier 15 Police and other first responders were in the area of the Exploratorium and Pier 15 Tuesday morning following the discovery of a body floating in the Bay.
SF News [Update] Pedestrian Struck and Killed By Vehicle In SF's SoMa District A pedestrian was struck and fatally injured by a vehicle early Tuesday morning at 10th and Harrison streets in San Francisco's SoMa District.
Arts & Entertainment BottleRock Culinary Stage Brings Big Chef Energy, Plus Serena Williams and Her Daughter Making Nachos Apart from the music acts gracing six different stages at BottleRock in Napa over the weekend, the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage was filled with plenty of big-name celebrity chef talent, and other celebs sometimes awkwardly making small talk.
SF News Police Seeking Hit-and-Run Driver Who Struck Mother and Child In SF's Richmond District San Francisco police are seeking the driver of a white SUV that allegedly struck and injured a mother and child who were on bicycles in SF's Richmond District on Saturday.
SF News Memorial Day Headlines: BART's Green Line Is Back Online BART's Green Line service was restored one day ahead of schedule; nine people had to be rescued from a sinking sailboat in SF Bay; and the Mission District came alive with Carnaval over the weekend.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Beloved Mission Rooftop Bar Reopens, and It's Cuban Now Regalito's replacement is on deck, El Techo reopens next week as a Cuban spot, and Niku Steakhouse is reopening after a fire, all in This Week in Food.
Arts & Entertainment 'Parade' Tells Story of Infamous Injustice In Atlanta Through Haunting Score A Tony-winning musical that tells the tragic, frustrating story about a Jewish man who was likely wrongly accused of murder and convicted on flimsy evidence in the Jim Crow South has just landed at SF's Orpheum Theater.
Business & Tech 1,500 Residential Units Proposed on Former Tennis Club Property In SoMa A change made in March to the Central SoMa Plan has already yielded some interest from a developer, with a long-stalled development property at 88 Bluxome now back in the mix as a high-rise residential complex.
SF News Fatal Shooting In Oakland's San Antonio Neighborhood Leads to Standoff With Suspect, and Arrest A 24-year-old man was shot Thursday morning in Oakland's San Antonio neighborhood, and he succumbed to his wounds early Friday, marking Oakland's 32nd homicide of the year.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: One Person Shot In SF's Potrero One person was shot and injured in Potrero Hill Thursday afternoon; I-580 was shut down by a grass fire; and Harvard is suing the Trump administration yet again.
Arts & Entertainment Berkeley Native and Rupaul's Drag Race Winner Sasha Velour Brings Her 'Big Reveal' Live Show to Berkeley Rep Sasha Velour, the winner of Season 9 of 'Rupaul's Drag Race,' is returning to her birthplace of Berkeley to perform in drag for the first time there next week, kicking off a tour with a two-week residency at Berkeley Rep.
SF News Recology Mechanic's Death Still Shrouded In Mystery as Company Stays Quiet About Details The circumstances of the accidental death of Recology employee Alfredo Romero last Friday remain under wraps. And Romero's family says that not only did the company get his name wrong when they called to tell them about the accident, they refuse to explain how the death occurred.
Arts & Entertainment 95-Year-Old Artist Behind Often Reviled Embarcadero Plaza Fountain Flies to SF to 'Save' It The sculptor behind the 54-year-old Vaillancourt Fountain, which won't ever be called the most popular piece of public art in SF, took it upon himself to fly here this week and call for a preemptive hearing on its fate.
SF News Big Fireworks Show Near North Beach Over the Weekend Was For Private Corporate Anniversary Party An elaborate, 12-minute, professional fireworks spectacular that took many SF residents by surprise last Saturday night turns out to have been a private show for which advance notice wasn't given to the public.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Two Killed In Fiery Head-On Crash In Brentwood Two drivers were killed in a head-on crash Wednesday night on Highway 4 in Brentwood, which led to an EV battery fire; a divided Supreme Court shoots down a religious charter school; and homeless tents in SF are at a five-year low, but complaints are up.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Strange 'Bubble Planet' Attraction Opens In Oakland JC Penney is closing at San Bruno's Tanforan Mall; a weird immersive attraction called Bubble Planet has opened next to Lake Merritt in Oakland; and that George Lucas museum in LA just laid off some staff ahead of its 2026 opening.
SF News [Updated] SF Muni Recovers After 'Debris' Issue Closes Downtown Stations There was no Muni underground service between Embarcadero and Van Ness stations Wednesday afternoon, following a maintenance problem that is apparently centered at the Embarcadero end.
