SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Izakaya Sushi Ran Closes, Promises Something New 'Brewing' Izakaya Sushi Ran, the second-try restaurant from the Sushi Ran team in the 2223 Market Street space in the Castro which just launched in December, has shuttered for good after just seven months.
SF News SF Man Gored By Bull In Pamplona Was Trying To Shoot A Selfie Video 46-year-old Jaime Alvarez says he thought the danger had passed when he stepped back into the bullfighting arena from his safety perch atop a fence to shoot a quick video to prove he was there.
SF News Tuesday Morning Updates: Tom Steyer Enters Presidential Race Israeli airline El Al is asking for stepped up SFPD patrols at SFO to protect against terrorism, former Tesla workers claim unfair treatment, and it's supposed to get warmer this week.
SF News Day Around The Bay: San Mateo County Stabbing Suspect Pleads Not Guilty Another Ghost Ship trial witness corroborates the arson theory, a Merced County man was fatally shot in SoMa Sunday, and the suspect in two fatal stabbings on a remote road in San Mateo County wants to represent himself.
Arts & Entertainment 'The Good Person of Szechwan' Brings Updated Brecht to Cal Shakes Once again, CalShakes delivers a refreshing new look at an old play, with the help of a contemporary adaptation by the great Tony Kushner.
Arts & Entertainment World's Biggest Bounce House Arrives In The Bay Area This Week The self-described "world's biggest bounce house" is on tour, apparently, and it's bringing bouncy summertime magic to several Bay Area locations beginning next week. And yes, there are adults only sessions.
SF News Large New 'Co-Living' Dorm Going Up On Minna Street, With 270 Beds A 16-story, 270-bedroom tower catering to both market-rate and below-market tenants is starting construction at 457 Minna Street after developer Starcity has secured funding for the ambitious project.
SF News Arraignment Delayed In Wine Bottle Murder Case In Noe Valley The sole suspect in the brutal bludgeoning death of 63-year-old Alice James on June 22, James' 56-year-old boyfriend Casey Murray, was scheduled for an arraignment two Fridays ago at which he was supposed to enter a plea, but that's been delayed another two weeks.
SF News Rep. Eric Swalwell Bows Out Of 2020 Race, Billionaire Tom Steyer Likely Stepping In As was widely rumored Monday morning, Rep. Eric Swalwell — a 38-year-old Democratic congressman whose district is in the far East Bay — used a press conference today to bow out of the 2020 presidential race.
Arts & Entertainment Flower Piano Returns To SF Botanical Garden This Weekend The delightful annual event known as Flower Piano, in which a dozen pianos get installed in various corners of the San Francisco Botanical Garden in Golden Gate Park, is back again starting Thursday, July 11.
SF News Manhunt Continues For Tanforan Mall Shooting Suspect An 18-year-old who has been identified as a suspect in last week's shooting at the Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno remains on the loose, and a fresh manhunt is said to be underway Monday morning.
SF News [Updated] 15-Year-Old Boy Killed in 24th Street Shooting A teenager was shot and killed in the Mission District Sunday night, and the suspect vehicle involved in the shooting managed to evade police. The victim died at the scene.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Airbnb Complaints Decline in SF Ghost Ship fire defendant Derick Almena is expected to take the stand today, seven people were killed in traffic collisions over the weekend, and the government is planning to drop a lot of rat poison on the Farallon Islands.
SF News Dede Wilsey Is Co-Hosting a Trump Fundraiser In San Francisco July 17 Rich Republicans who call the Bay Area home will have a chance to attend a local fundraiser for Donald Trump's reelection this month — though the location, for obvious reasons, isn't being publicized.
SF News Sunday Links: SF Cheers US Team's Women's World Cup Win Uber app has a glitch that sends drivers to riders' destinations, four injured in San Jose shooting, and watch parties in the Bay Area cheer the US women's soccer team.
Arts & Entertainment 'Cabaret' Feels Darker And More Prescient Than Ever In SF Playhouse's New Production Certain geopolitical moments have a way of casting new light on older works of theater, and giving them a prescience they may not have had even ten or fifteen years ago. That is likely what SF Playhouse was banking on in putting Cabaret in its current season.
Arts & Entertainment 36th Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival Kicks Off With Free Music All Saturday Fillmore Street is bopping and grooving this weekend with the sounds of the Fillmore Jazz Festival — a two-day affair with multiple stages between Eddy and Jackson Streets.
SF News Saturday Links: Oakland Police Made A Dozen Arrests Linked To July 4th Celebrations Oakland cops issued 77 citations for illegal fireworks, San Bruno police have ID'd two suspects in Tuesday's shooting, and last night's second major SoCal earthquake has everyone freaked.
SF News San Francisco Homeless Census Finds Over 8,000 On Streets, Majority From SF The official results of San Francisco's point-in-time homeless count for 2019 were quietly released by the city Friday, and the numbers confirm the 17% uptick we learned about in May.
SF News This Is What Thursday's Fireworks Looked Like In SF People keep operating under the collective delusion that the Fourth of July is worth celebrating in the normal way in San Francisco, year after year, even though it is *always* too foggy to see fireworks.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: East Bay Ranch Larger Than SF Hits Market For $72M SoCal hit with a large aftershock, malnourished sea lions are turning up on beaches in large numbers, and fireworks caused a tree fire in San Jose.
SF News Surveillance Footage Shows Teen Gunmen Firing Shots In San Bruno Mall Multiple angles of surveillance footage from Tuesday's shooting have been released by merchants at the Tanforan mall in San Bruno, and it depicts the chaos of fleeing teenagers on the mall's second floor. And it's all teenagers being stupid..
SF News July 4th Links: Trump Reverses On Citizenship Census Question, Again The city doesn't want people going to Treasure Island to view fireworks (and it'll be foggy), Alameda County has seized 2,300 pounds of illegal fireworks, and SFO is adding a third staging lot for rideshare drivers.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Yep, There Will Probably Be Fog During The Fireworks Still no suspects in Tuesday's San Bruno mall shooting, SF's Juvenile Hall is closing without the mayor's blessing, and legal weed may be for sale at Outside Lands this year.
Arts & Entertainment Here's What You Should Be Checking Out In Bay Area Theater This Summer Summer is a lively time for theater in the Bay Area, especially with outdoor productions by the California Shakespeare Theatre and the San Francisco Mime Troupe (who will premiere their new musical "Treasure Island" on July 4th).
