SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Democrats Holding 'Shadow Hearings' on Election Shenanigans Congressional Democrats held a 'shadow hearing' in SF Thursday on election integrity; a California sheriff's deputy was killed trying to serve an eviction notice; and Castro residents are upset about Philz's new policy against Pride flags.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Waymo and Waze Are Mapping SF's Potholes BART had another significant meltdown today due to a problem near San Bruno; Waymo and Waze are launching a pothole-mapping project in SF; and First Lady Melania Trump might be trying to get ahead of a bombshell story about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein — and/or how she met Donald.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink San Francisco Gets Its First Gluten-Free, Celiac-Safe Italian Restaurant, Clementina There is no life without pasta for most Italians, and given that some Italians must also grapple with the scourge of celiac disease and gluten intolerance, people have found a way to make delicious pasta, and pizza, without the gluten.
SF News Calling It a 'Crisis Point,' DA Brooke Jenkins and Other City Leaders Call For Ceasefire Amid Spike In SF Homicides There was a press conference Thursday morning on the steps of San Francisco City Hall to address the noted uptick in homicides since the start of the year, which puts the city on track for potentially double the number of homicides we saw in 2025.
Arts & Entertainment Elon-Headed Robot Dog Spotted In San Francisco A robot dog with the head of Elon Musk that was part of an art installation at Miami Art Basel in December was seen prancing around San Francisco on Wednesday, as part of a promo for an upcoming art show.
SF News Let the Boycott Begin!: Philz Coffee Locations Barred From Hanging Pride Flags Homegrown coffee brand Philz has gone corporate, and its CEO may have miscalculated with a new policy change aimed at not alienating bigots or the religious right, or something.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Oakland Vietnamese Restaurant Rammed By Vehicle Three Times Tay Ho restaurant in Oakland was rammed by a would-be smash-and-grab thief; demonstrators marched on Market Street against the Iran War; and around 100 youths were detained after breaking into a shuttered theater in San Jose.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SEIU Pulls Endorsement of Wiener Over Prop D SF filmmaker Kevin Epps was sentenced to six years for a 2016 shooting; the service workers' union has pulled its endorsement of Scott Wiener for Congress; and Philz Coffee employees are circulating a petition over a Pride flag issue.
SF News Incoming Rain Will Bring Possible 1.5 Inches to SF Between Thursday and Sunday Enjoy the sun today because rain is on its way again for the next several days across much of Northern California.
SF Politics SF Has a New Homelessness 'Czar,' and He Comes to the Job From Massachusetts San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie announced the appointment of a new director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing on Wednesday, following the recent resignation announcement by current director Shireen McSpadden.
SF News Northern California Man Shot By ICE Was Not Gang Member, Lawyer Says, Was Acquitted of Murder Charge In El Salvador A Salvadoran man who his lawyer says is a family man and day laborer who's engaged to a US citizen was shot by ICE agents in Patterson, California Tuesday, south of Tracy. His lawyer says it was a case of poor investigative work by ICE.
SF News Big Rig Fire Near Golden Gate Bridge Causes Southbound Traffic Backup A big rig truck caught fire Wednesday morning just past the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza, in the righthand-most southbound lane, leading to a traffic backup for those traveling into the city.
SF News Family of Shooting Victim Samantha Emge Not Satisfied With Accidental Death Narrative The young woman who was shot, police initially said accidentally, in a Sunset District apartment two weeks ago, was in a sometimes rocky relationship with the man who shot her. Her family says police need to investigate the case further.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Oakland Apartment Fire Displaces Residents, Kills Cat An apartment fire in Oakland displaced some residents and left one cat dead; Livermore city leaders want to build their own alternative to a BART extension; and Eric Swalwell pushes back on online "misconduct" rumors.
SF Politics SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder Extends Leave of Absence to June 30 San Francisco Supervisor Jackie Fielder, who has not been present for board or committee meetings since mid-March, just submitted a request to the Board of Supervisors to extend her leave of absence for mental health reasons.
Arts & Entertainment Stern Grove 2026 Lineup Includes Patti LaBelle, Violent Femmes, Public Enemy, and Al Green The Stern Grove free summer concert lineup landed today, and like last year, it's an impressive array of young and established talent, with a couple of truly iconic R&B legends and a pioneering rap group to finish out the season.
SF Politics New California Law Would Open Up Conversion Therapy Practitioners to Malpractice Lawsuits California's novel solution to the Supreme Court's rejection of LGBTQ conversion therapy bans, which could be replicated elsewhere, is a law that would allow for greater civil damages through malpractice lawsuits for those pursuing the discredited practice.
SF Politics New DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Threatens to Remove Customs From SFO, Other Sanctuary City Airports Newly installed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says that airports in sanctuary cities shouldn't have the privilege of processing international passengers, if they don't want to cooperate with ICE and Border Patrol.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Chronicle Critics Unveil Another Arbitrarily Ranked Top 100 There is probably an editor over at the Chronicle who thinks that making the Top 100 a ranked list is controversial and fun, sparking conversation and argument. But it's actually just deeply misguided and insulting to chefs. Period.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Five-Year-Old Drowns In Lake Shasta A five-year-old boy drowned in Lake Shasta Monday; a fuel spill shut down all southbound lanes of I-880 in Oakland this morning; and a 53-year-old suspect has pleaded not guilty to $225K in copper wire thefts on the Peninsula.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Police Are Cracking Down on Scofflaw Cyclists SF police are issuing citations to cyclists who blow red lights and such; the city is about to lose 450 shelter beds in the Tenderloin; and Trump escalated his war rhetoric against Iran even further today.
SF Politics 127 SF City Workers Get Pink Slips, With Another Possible 370 to Go SF Mayor Daniel Lurie began making layoffs this week, as promised, in order to address the city's ongoing budget woes, and over 100 workers across 18 departments got their layoff notices Monday.
SF News Photos: The 2026 Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race Down Vermont Street The other festive, SF-specific Easter Sunday tradition besides the Hunky Jesus Contest in Dolores Park is of course the Bring Your Own Big Wheel race down the actual crookedest street, Vermont Street.
SF News SF Fire Truck Collides With F-Line Streetcar on Embarcadero A historic streetcar got T-boned by a San Francisco fire truck Monday morning, and it's unclear how the crash happened or whether anyone was injured.
SF News Video: SFPD Uses Drone to Track Robbery/Auto Burglary Suspects, Four Suspects Arrested San Francisco police, looking to show off the drone technology that has been helping them to make arrests without engaging in unsafe chases, just released drone video of one recent pursuit and arrest.
