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It Is 2022 and BART Has Just Added Credit Payment Capability to Add Fare Machines

The Add Fare machines in BART stations have forever been cash-only affairs where you have to subtract from $10 the amount you want to add to get out of a damn station. But, no more!

Arts & Entertainment

Check Out Some New Public Art — and Doggie Diner Heads — In Golden Gate Park This Weekend

The Golden Mile Project, the latest project from Illuminate — the nonprofit that put up the Bay Lights and did that rainbow laser installation up Market Street during Pride — has brought a series of public art pieces to JFK Drive.

SF Street Sweepers Are Rallying Today In Opposition of Prop B — the Supes' Effort to Nix a New Sanitation Department

Proposition B, if it passes in November, will negate part of the voter-approved Proposition B that passed two years ago creating a new city department responsible only for cleaning streets and sidewalks.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Yet Again, A Celebrated Bay Area Chef Is Closing His Last Restaurant and Leaving the Industry

The Kebabery, the latest business from chef Russell Moore and wife Allison Hopelain, is shutting down after five years and two pretty rough ones.

Car Flies Off Cliff Near Devil's Slide On Highway 1

Another car has gone off a cliff along Highway 1 south of San Francisco, and the male driver of the car was apparently alive and transported to an area hospital.

Another Story Comes Out About Dianne Feinstein Sounding Confused, This Time About Stopgap Spending Bill

Aides to elderly Senator Dianne Feinstein appeared to be having some difficulty debriefing her on Thursday on a routine vote, and the confused discussion was overheard by a reporter and has now become news.

Friday Morning Constitutional: Former PG&E Execs to Pay $117M to Fire Victims

Oakland's Highland Hospital is seeing twice the number of gunshot patients it saw just four years ago, a settlement has been reached between fire victims and former PG&E executives, and witness testimony begins in the trial of Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith.

More Details Emerge About Shocking Double Homicide In Which Sheriff's Deputy Is the Sole Suspect

The double homicide that took place earlier this month in a Dublin, California subdivision has sent shockwaves across the law-enforcement community — and sent a cadre of state inspectors to examine the hiring practices of the sheriff's department for whom the suspect was working.

Arts & Entertainment

New Exhibit Shows Off the Three-Decade Living Legacy of SF Drag Star Juanita MORE! — and Her Collection of Hats

A San Francisco treasure and an enduring icon in the local nightlife scene, Juanita MORE! has always been more than just a drag queen. But defining what and who she is, as a person and a persona, requires a thorough look back at her, to-date, 30-year career which hasn't been undertaken until now.

SF's COVID Numbers Didn't Drop That Low This Month After All, DPH Says

Some sort of data snafu at the California Department of Public Health — the latest of many since the pandemic began — meant that San Francisco's COVID case count was looking a whole lot lower than it actually was in September.

Plea Deal Rejected By Judge In Case of Napa Man With 'White Privilege Card' Who Threatened to Blow Up Democrats

A Napa car mechanic who fancied himself a right-wing radical terrorist intent on blowing up "a Democrat building" in the wake of Joe Biden's election didn't adequately express any remorse, and now a federal judge is tossing his plea deal.

Search Continues for Oakland School Shooters; Two Victims Have Life-Threatening Injuries

Wednesday's mass shooting on the campus of two Oakland high schools left six people injured, and two of them were reportedly students. Oakland police say the shooting was targeted and arose out of "group and gang conflict."

Thursday Morning What's Up: SFO Food Worker Strike Ends

The three-day strike by food workers at SFO has ended with the workers getting better pay, the Alameda County Sheriff's Office is being investigated by the state over its hiring practices, and there is some city council drama in Daly City.

Day Around the Bay: SF Faces Backlog of COVID Rent-Relief Applications

A major injury crash in Sonoma County briefly shut down 101 today, Gov. Gavin Newsom was in SF signing a package of laws aimed at boosting housing production, and SF is dealing with a backlog of COVID rent-relief applications and is stopping taking new ones.

Shooting at Oakland School Leaves at Least Six Critically Injured

There was a school shooting Wednesday in the Eastmont Hills neighborhood of Oakland, the details of which are still coming in — but we know that at least six students or staff were injured.

San Francisco DA's Office Formally Announces Potential Murder Charges for Fentanyl Dealers

SF District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is taking another tough-on-drug-crime stance ahead of the November election that will determine if she keeps the job, stating that her office will pursue murder charges if and when they link a fentanyl dealer to an overdose death.

Chico Man Lived With Dead Roommate's Body For Four Years In Order To Cash His Checks

A Chico man has been charged with forgery and identity theft after prosecutors determined he had been impersonating his dead roommate in order to collect his U.S. Navy retirement benefit checks.

3.4M Earthquake Gives a Small Shake to the San Jose Foothills

A smallish Wednesday morning earthquake rattled the area of the Alameda-Santa Clara county border, and it was measured at 3.4-magnitude by the USGS.

[Update] Rape Suspect Arrested After Hiding Inside Pleasant Hill Nordstrom Rack

A standoff ensued Tuesday evening and into Wednesday at a Nordstrom Rack in Pleasant Hill after police pursued a wanted rape suspect to the area, and he managed to keep himself hidden in the store for over 12 hours.

Humpday Headlines: SFPD Seeks Suspect Who Swung Axe at Muni Driver

Police are seeking a suspect who allegedly swung an axe at a Muni driver near Van Ness and California, a carjacking suspect tried to carjack an off-duty SFPD officer's car, and Elizabeth Holmes may succeed in getting her sentencing delayed.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Causwells Reopens In the Marina With New Look, New Menu, and a 'Dirty Tequila Martini'

Eight-year-old restaurant Causwells in the Marina District just closed for a two-week remodel and a revamp of its entire menu, and while there is still that popular cheeseburger, there's some more adult stuff to find there as they reopen Tuesday night.

Business & Tech

Facebook Takes Down Influence Campaigns Originating In Russia and China Regarding Ukraine War

Meta/Facebook says that it has discovered and removed "the largest and most complex Russian-origin operation" to influence social media users since the war in Ukraine began, as well as a separate, smaller, more inept campaign out of China.

Manslaughter Charges Have Been Filed Against Alleged Sideshow Participant Who Caused June Death In East Oakland

A 19-year-old whose reckless driving was implicated in the death of a 28-year-old Oakland man and injuries to his family members has been charged with felony vehicular manslaughter.

In Truly Bizarre Twist, Tucker Carlson Was Invited to Speak at Sonny Barger's Funeral

If you're trying to make sense of the state of American politics right now, I don't suggest trying to square this with your understanding of who plays for what team.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Car Fire On Oakland Freeway Quickly Spreads to Brush

A car fire along I-580 near Edwards Avenue quickly spread to nearby brush and grew to four alarms Monday evening, an SFFD truck caused some damage to parked cars, and Hurricane Ian is bearing down on western Florida.