SF News Boyfriend Allegedly Talked of AI Fears, Appeared to Have Mental Break In Days Before Kimberly Wong Murder More than a year after 30-year-old Scott Fisher was arraigned on charges of murdering the girlfriend he lived with in Presidio Heights, we are finally hearing many of the details of the investigation via a preliminary hearing.
Business & Tech Apple Shareholders Scoff at Think Tank Proposal to Scrap DEI Programs At least one more major US company isn't rushing to toss its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives just because Trump and his minions don't get racism.
SF News Zizians: Blog Suggests Ziz Ordered Follower to Kill Her Romantic Partner Another detail has emerged in the complicated, sordid, and violent saga of the Zizians, and it is the first to draw a direct link between Jack "Ziz" LaSota and an order compelling someone to murder.
SF News Humpday Headlines: SF School Board Approves Layoff Notices The SF school board just approved sending preliminary layoff notices to 550 employees; CHP confirms that one person was shot on Highway 24 Tuesday; and an unvaccinated Texas child has died of measles.
Arts & Entertainment 'Uncle Vanya' at Berkeley Rep Is Pure Theater Magic at Work Sometimes a great cast and a great director coalesce around a particular play and make it sing in ways it only rarely can, and such is the case with the current production of Chekhov's 'Uncle Vanya' playing at Berkeley Rep.
Arts & Entertainment Berkeley Falcon Watchers Voice Avian Flu Fears After Falcon Annie and Mate Go Missing Annie, the peregrine falcon who has lived atop Berkeley's Campanile Tower for nine years, has been missing from her longtime roost for nearly two months, and falcon watchers fear the worst.
SF News Person Struck By BART Train at Civic Center Causes Major Delays A major medical emergency on the BART tracks at Civic Center Station Tuesday morning led to trains single-tracking through the station and significant systemwide delays.
SF Politics Guys Who Posed as DOGE at SF City Hall Are YouTube Trolls Who Also Harassed Kamala Harris HQ A couple of aggressive jokesters who wore MAGA hats and DOGE t-shirts and went around harassing workers in various Civic Center offices on February 14 were, indeed, just some YouTuber/podcasters trying to pump out some content.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Musk Says Federal Workers Have 'Another Chance' Elon Musk was forced to backtrack a bit on his federal worker ultimatum email; 40% of DOGE's canceled contracts to date add up to zero savings; and a suspected Santa Rosa fentanyl dealer makes a court appearance.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Thousands of Dolphins Spotted In 'Super Pod' An Antioch woman was arrested for allegedly abusing and neglecting four small children; Newsom threatens to withhold homeless funding from cities again; and a 'super pod' of around 2,000 Northern right whale dolphins was spotted off the Monterey coast.
SF News Five Teen Suspects, Allegedly Affiliated With Local Gang, Arrested for Murder of San Jose 15-Year-Old Five young suspects ranging in age from 13 to 18 have been arrested in connection with the Valentine's Day fatal stabbing at Santana Row that took the life of a 15-year-old boy.
Arts & Entertainment Michael Tilson Thomas Announces Brain Tumor Return, Final SF Concert Former SF Symphony musical director and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, who formally retired in 2020, announced early Monday that a brain tumor he was first treated for several years ago has returned, and he plans to wind down his public appearances for good.
Business & Tech Not Shockingly, the Ninth Circuit Has Rejected Elizabeth Holmes's Appeal In a ruling that perhaps only Elizabeth Holmes herself was optimistic about, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Elizabeth Holmes's attempt to see her fraud conviction overturned.
SF News Leader of Zizians Group Speaks Out In Court Pleading for Vegan Food, Says 'I've Done Nothing Wrong' We are not likely to learn much more for a while about the motivations and internal communications of the small, cult-like group known as the Zizians, who have left six deaths in their wake over the past two years. But we do now know what Ziz herself said in court last week.
Arts & Entertainment Wu-Tang Clan to Bring Final Tour to Chase Center In June Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour was just announced Monday morning, with 27 dates, kicking off June 6, and there are no pre-sales — all tickets just go on sale Friday, February 28.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Cop Shot In Early Morning East Oakland Shootout An Oakland Housing Authority police officer was shot and injured along with a suspect in an early morning shootout; there was a fatal shooting Saturday in East Oakland; and what we know about the Guantanamo Bay migrant detention operation.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Aphotic Chef Making Moves The Michelin-honored chef from Aphotic is heading to Jackson Square, Izzy's Steaks & Chops is back open with a brand new interior in the Marina, and Limon is opening a new fast-casual spot in their South Van Ness location.
Arts & Entertainment Audium Continues Presenting Captivating New Works By Emerging Artists, In a Quirky, Very 70s Performance Space Tucked up on Bush Street at the edge of Pacific Heights is a fascinating and charming performance venue that's an audiophile's dream, and it's currently presenting the work of three emerging artists.
SF News Protesters Want Sonoma County Sheriff to Commit to Ending Cooperation With ICE Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram does not support a proposed ordinance that bans all collaboration with ICE, and his department has worked with ICE in the last year. Protesters want him to change course.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Two Attacked With Baseball Bat In Tenderloin Two people were attacked with a baseball bat Thursday in the Tenderloin; a Cal Fire captain was murdered by her wife; and a law professor explains what, if any impacts Trump's executive order will have in the Tenderloin.
SF News Residents Sign Petition, Push Back on 22-Story Highrise In Outer Sunset Once again there is opposition to a large development on San Francisco's sleepy west side, and while the latest proposal isn't massively out of scale like the last one, it is still much bigger than anything the Outer Sunset has ever seen.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Schlok's Bagels & Lox Announces New FiDi Location Local bagel purveyor Schlok's, which has won a cadre of fans who line up most mornings for their bagels at their Fell Street window, just announced a second location in downtown SF.
SF News Man Who Killed Maddy Middleton When He Was a Teenager Denied Parole By Jury Adrian 'AJ' Gonzalez has been ordered to remain in prison following a lengthy jury trial to determine whether he remains a potential threat to the public.
SF News Trump Orders Presidio Trust 'Eliminated' But That May Not Happen Another night in Washington and another executive order from Trump, this one ordering the elimination of four specific federal entities, including the Presidio Trust in San Francisco, declaring them examples of "waste and abuse."
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Lurie Wants City Budget to Be Balanced Mayor Lurie is ordering 15% to 20% cuts across city departments; federal workers protest outside Tesla's Van Ness showroom; and Rep. Eric Swalwell hosts a packed town hall in the East Bay.
