SF News SF To Expunge 9,000 Marijuana Convictions Dating Back 40 Years San Francisco is going to be the first city in the nation to expunge decades worth of marijuana-related convictions following the legalization of recreational cannabis.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland Native Mahershala Ali Becomes Second Ever Black Actor To Win Two Oscars The Oakland-born actor took home the Best Supporting Actor prize for Green Book at the Academy Awards Sunday night, becoming the only black actor besides Denzel Washington to win two Oscars.
SF News Monday Morning Links: Oakland Teachers Return To Picket Lines Oakland teachers are entering their third strike day, a murder in Livermore, and skiers were evacuated from a broken chairlift at North Star.
Arts & Entertainment Photos & Video From San Francisco's 161st Annual Chinese New Year Parade Thousands crowded onto sidewalks around Union Square and Chinatown Saturday to watch the annual Chinese New Year Parade, ringing in the Year of the Pig.The start of the lunar new year was
SF News Another Atmospheric River To Dump Many Inches Of Rain Starting Monday The North Bay looks to be catching the brunt of this next storm, with towns like Guerneville along the Russian River bracing for flooding.
Arts & Entertainment 'Hamilton' Returns To SF A Well Polished Masterpiece In its second San Francisco run, the national tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton remains an unmitigated triumph, with a cast that's even more impressive than the last one.
SF News San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi Dies at 59 Progressive firebrand Jeff Adachi, who served as San Francisco's elected public defender for 17 years, died suddenly of an apparent heart attack Friday night.
SF News Woman Presumed Dead In Landslide at Fort Funston Two women and a dog were caught in a landslide on a cliff at Fort Funston Friday afternoon. One woman and the dog were immediately rescued, and the second woman, said to be in her twenties, remains missing.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Elon Musk Just Took Out Mortgages On Five Mansions Stockton Street has reopened, there was a landslide at Fort Funston, and why does Elon Musk need five mortgages?
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Bissap Baobab Is Closing After 20 Years Amid Owner's Immigration Trial Beloved Mission District restaurant and dance club Bissap Baobab is going out of business, and it's longtime owner isn't sure whether he will be allowed to stay in the country.
Business & Tech Facebook Is Reportedly Receiving Mounds of Sensitive Health Data Via Third-Party Apps Without Your Knowledge After a year of especially terrible press, growing government scrutiny, and eroding public affection, Facebook is staring down yet another potential scandal involving sensitive user data.
SF News SF General Likely To Change Billing Practice That Gouges Insured Patients The hospital has for years been slapping insured patients with exorbitant bills for costs not covered by that insurance, in a practice called "balance billing."
SF Politics SF-Based IRS Agent Charged With Illegally Leaking Documents Linked To Trump's Stormy Daniels Payout An agent with the Internal Revenue Service based in San Francisco has been charged with the unlawful disclosure of transaction reports connected with Trump fixer Michael Cohen.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland Teachers Enter Second Strike Day The teachers strike in Oakland is entering a second day after the school district offered an 8% raise, and the teachers' union refused.
SF News Day Around The Bay: 50 Fugitives Arrested in SF Here's the rest of what made headlines around SF today.– A fugitive recovery operation conducted in San Francisco on Wednesday led to 50 arrests of people with outstanding warrants for a variety of
Arts & Entertainment Betty Buckley Outshined By Stellar Cast in 'Hello Dolly' Buckley doesn't bring the same manic energy and joie de vivre that Bette Midler brings to every stage appearance, and the result is a touring production that feels like a faded knockoff of the Broadway version.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Brown Sugar Kitchen, From Oakland 'Top Chef' Contestant Tanya Holland, Reopens In New Uptown Space After a brief hiatus, chef Tanya Holland's beloved brunch spot Brown Sugar Kitchen has just opened in a new, larger space on Broadway in Oakland on Wednesday.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Virgin Hotels SF and Commons Club Restaurant Debut In SoMa The long-awaited Virgin Hotels San Francisco has just opened its doors at 250 Fourth Street, and in a couple of weeks it will have a rooftop bar.Tuesday marked the official opening of
SF News Gas Leak at 7th and Bryant Shuts Down Off-Ramp, Intersection A ruptured gas main near the intersection of 7th and Bryant streets, apparently caused by a construction project, prompted an emergency alert at 10 a.m. Thursday.
SF News Coast Guard Officer Found With Kill List That Included Kamala Harris and Nancy Pelosi A lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard who was arrested on gun and drug charges last week was found to have an arsenal in his home.
SF News Thursday Morning Links: TV Series to Feature SF Serial Killer 'The Doodler' The unidentified 1970s serial killer known as The Doodler is the subject of a TV series going into production called 'We Are Your Children.'
SF News Day Around The Bay: Oakland Teachers Are For-Sure On Strike Here's the rest of what made headlines around SF today.– The Oakland teachers strike is definitely on tomorrow. Negotiators left the bargaining table without an agreement Wednesday, and will return to try again
SF News What's Up With The Transbay Terminal Closure? An investigation and a repair process are underway at the formerly long-delayed — then surprisingly shuttered because of a steel snafu — bus terminal and rooftop park. Here's what we know for now, besides the
Arts & Entertainment 'Firefall' Ablaze at Yosemite This Week The not-always-annual natural phenomenon known as the "firefall" at Yosemite National Park's Horsetail Fall is happening through this weekend.
SF News Some Facts About SF's Homeless Population Ahead of the 2019 Point-in-Time Census Locals and tourists alike are quick to complain about San Francisco's very visible homeless problem. But apart from pat phrases like "it's gotten so much worse," very few people can quote any hard