SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: SFPD Increasing Mid-Market Patrols After Shootings The SFPD is increasing patrols following a spate of shootings in the mid-Market area; a gyrocopter crashed while taking off at Petaluma Airport; and Trump appears to be dropping his nomination of Todd Blanche for AG.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Sportscaster Accuses ESPN of Holding Back Shanahan Crash Story A few more details emerge in the Sheng Thao corruption case; an Amazon engineer died by possible drowning in Lake Tahoe Monday; and a sportscaster is accusing ESPN of withholding the Kyle Shanahan crash story for over a week.
Arts & Entertainment Prepare for Jump-Scares as 'Terror Vault' Transforms Into 1980s Slasher Film This Halloween The now annual Halloween season tradition of 'Terror Vault' at the Old Mint in downtown SF returns this year with a fresh concept called 'Slashed - Return to Hellville,' taking inspiration from 1980s slasher films.
Bay Area Sports SF Giants' Troubles Continue as Outfielder Harrison Bader Has Scooter Accident Allegedly Involving Fire Truck The San Francisco Giants continue in their terrible, no good, very bad 2026 season, and now injured outfielder Harrison Bader has apparently made his foot injury worse with a scooter accident.
SF News Three Arrested In SF Following Shooting at Market and Jones Streets Three suspects were arrested Monday evening following a mid-afternoon shooting on mid-Market that left one person with critical injuries.
SF News Humpday Headlines: East Bay Cat Euthanized After Getting Rabies An indoor cat in Pleasanton somehow was exposed to rabies and had to be euthanized; two small earthquakes were felt in Sonoma County Tuesday evening; and Antioch is turning down a $35M grant for homeless housing.
Arts & Entertainment Golden Gate Bridge Gets Featured Role In 'Best Bridges' Meme Involving Taylor Swift Songs Swifties have latched on to a meme where people post "the four best bridges" or "the three best bridges" in the world, and in which they feature real-life bridges, like the Golden Gate, alongside one of Taylor Swift's famous and beloved song bridges.
Bay Area Sports Kyle Shanahan Now Says He Was at Fault In Palo Alto Crash In Which He Was Seriously Injured 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was quick to respond to media reports Tuesday morning that the 21-year-old woman who was the other driver in the July 14 crash in Palo Alto that left him with serious injuries was the one deemed at fault.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Congressman Launches Inquiry Into Taylor Farms CEO's Donation to Trump Amid Cyclospora Outbreak A California congressman who is the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee is now investigating donations made by Taylor Farms CEO Bruce Taylor and a possible attempt to influence the FDA's handling of the recent cyclospora outbreak tied to his company's lettuce.
SF Politics Feds Reveal New Allegations Against Former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao as Informant Takes Guilty Plea We now know that the key informant in the federal bribery and corruption case involving former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, her romantic partner, and a father-son business duo has pleaded guilty himself, and more details in the case have emerged.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Victim In Morgan Shooting Identified By Family The young man killed in Saturday's Morgan Hill party shooting has been identified by his family; a report suggests 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was not at fault for his crash; and Sam Altman says we're "in the singularity."
SF News Day Around the Bay: Third Victim Identified From Volare Sinking A second body that was pulled from the Bay on Saturday has been identified as Carol Boisa, the third confirmed victim of the Volare sinking; the Mines Fire jumped containment lines in Santa Clara County; and a person was critically injured in a mid-Market shooting.
SF News Suspect In Killing of Kitten Found and Arrested in Nevada, Where He Was Allegedly Killing More Kittens The fugitive suspect in a case of animal cruelty and kitten murder earlier this month in San Francisco, who was already arrested in dramatic fashion two weeks ago, was arrested again Friday in Reno.
SF News Chico Man Convicted of Arson For Pushing Car Off Road and Sparking the 2024 Park Fire A Chico man is facing a possible sentence of 25 years to life in an arson case involving one of the largest wildfires in state history, but his defense attorney argued that intent should factor into any arson conviction.
SF News Three-Month-Old Daughter of Muni Driver Dies at Her First Day at Bayview Daycare A three-month-old baby died Friday after reportedly choking on milk at a Bayview daycare, and her mother, a bus operator for the SFMTA, is grieving and left with many unanswered questions.
SF News Shooting at Unsanctioned Party for Twitch Streamer In Morgan Hill Field Leaves One Dead, Six Wounded A birthday party in a Morgan Hill field that was promoted on social media for a well known Twitch streamer attracted hundreds of South Bay teens Saturday night, and it ended in violence that may have been gang-related.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Dove Fire Threatens Sonora, Near Yosemite The Dove Fire, which is 0% contained and has burned 223 acres, is burning near Sonora; three people were killed and four others injured in a food festival shooting in Seattle; and BART was recovering from an equipment problem early Monday.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Potential Modern Thai Hotspot Opens In SoMa Thailand's equivalent of Tom Colicchio is opening a new restaurant in SoMa tonight, a new Indian-inflected pop-up from a former Californios and Quince chef comes to the Mission, and Wood Tavern announces its closure in Rockridge, all in This Week in Food.
SF News Former ABC 7 Correspondent Cecilia Vega Says Before Her Firing From '60 Minutes,' She Was Asked to Report Lies In her first public comments since being fired from 60 Minutes, Cecilia Vega says that the new management at CBS News under Bari Weiss engaged in some very shady pressure campaigns to slant the news toward Trump-world talking points.
Arts & Entertainment Flamingos Thriving at SF Zoo After Hatching of First Four Chicks In Nine Years The flamboyance of Chilean flamingos at the San Francisco Zoo had their first successful breeding season in a decade, and the zoo is happily sharing the story of this success.
SF News Woman From Ukraine Forcibly Detained at SFO In Viral Video; Feds Say She Overstayed Her Visa A 38-year-old photographer and cafe worker who's been living in San Francisco for over a decade was detained by ICE agents at SFO as she was returning from a trip to Portland Wednesday, in a video that has since gone viral.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Livermore Business Robbed During Little Fire Evacuation A Livermore business was robbed during the Little Fire evacuation on Tuesday; a movie shoot in downtown Santa Rosa included actors dressed as ICE agents; and RH has scrapped plans for a big new store and restaurant in Walnut Creek.
SF News Cause of Death Revealed In Case of 37-Year-Old Woman on Big Sur Camping Trip; Foul Play Not a Factor Back in April we heard several disturbing details about a woman who was found dead in a river in the Ventana Wilderness area of Los Padres National Forest, near Big Sur. But now her official cause of death has been determined, and foul play was ruled out.
SF News Parents of Teen Victims Divided About Whether Marin County Girl Should Face Trial Over Deadly Crash The four sets of parents and guardians of the four teen girls who were killed in an April 2025 crash in Marin County are divided in how they believe the now 17-year-old driver in the case should be held accountable.
SF Politics Yes, San Franciscans Will Be Voting on the Closure of the Great Highway One More Time In November Sunset District opponents of the closure of the Great Highway are trying again, and a new ballot measure aimed at reopening the road has now officially qualified for the November ballot.
