SF News Report: Volare Captain Said Boat Was on Autopilot When It Capsized, Admitted Having Shot of Whisky Hours Earlier It may or may not prove consequential for the investigation into the sinking of the Volare in San Francisco Bay last month, which took the lives of four passengers, but a police report suggests that the captain had the boat on autopilot at the time that it sank.
Arts & Entertainment Charli XCX Fan Event at Amoeba Rescheduled for Day She's Not Performing at Outside Lands A fan event and Q&A at Amoeba Music in the Upper Haight that had caused much consternation among Charli's Angels or the Brat Pack or whatever her fans are called because of its timing. But the new time comes with its own conflict.
SF News Los Altos Woman Who Tried to Kill Husband In 2011 Deemed Eligible For Parole A Bay Area woman who's been serving a sentence of 11 years to life for the 2011 attempted murder of her estranged husband has, for the first time since her incarceration, been found suitable for parole.
Arts & Entertainment It's Confirmed: Vogue World Is Coming to San Francisco In 2027 Vogue World, the now four-year-old, one-day fashion and culture extravaganza, will be coming to San Francisco in 2027 after earlier iterations in New York, London, Paris, and Los Angeles.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Propane Grill Blamed For Foster City Condo Fire A propane barbecue is being blamed as the culprit in Sunday's massive condo fire in Foster City; a suspect is facing charges after a neck stabbing incident at a Fremont house party; and the first concert in 36 years may be coming UC Berkeley's Memorial Stadium.
Arts & Entertainment Check Out the Outside Lands Livestream Schedule, For Your Home Viewing Enjoyment Not going to Outside Lands or only going one day and want to see some acts you're missing? Well, as they did last year, the festival has partnered with Amazon Music to present a livestream that you can view from the comfort of your couch (or bed).
SF News New Wildfire, the Anderson Fire, Burns Over 200 Acres In Mendocino County A new wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon near the town of Covelo in Mendocino County, where temperatures reportedly topped 100 degrees.
Bay Area Sports Longtime KNBR Host Greg Papa Laid Off as He Continues Recovery From Cancer Treatment Greg Papa, a prominent voice on Bay Area radio for decades, has been laid off from KNBR alongside his on-air talk show partner Greg Silver, as he continues recovering from complications from a bone-marrow transplant.
SF News Five Men Arrested In San Francisco In Child-Exploitation Sting Operation Five men were arrested and charged in an undercover sting operation by the San Francisco Sheriff's Office after allegedly communicating on social media with officers posing as children.
SF News Alameda County Pays Out $12M Settlement Over Tragic Death of Eight-Year-Old Sophia Mason The horrific story of a young girl who was failed by the child protection apparatus of Alameda County has come to an end with the county paying out its second-largest-ever settlement to the girl's grandmother.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Gann Fire Doubles In Size In One Day The Gann Fire in Calaveras County has grown to over 7,000 acres; the FBI is now involved in the Morgan Hill mass shooting investigation; and Alameda County supervisors are balking at a $30 minimum wage ballot measure.
SF News Boy Saved From Crashing Waves By Santa Cruz Lifeguard Doing OK, Blames Woman For Telling Him to Swim 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai has recovered from the dramatic July 25 incident at Seabright Beach, captured on viral video, in which he needed to be pulled from a set of violent waves by a 16-year-old lifeguard.
SF Politics Scott Wiener Campaign Launches Connie Chan AI Chatbot, Highlighting Chan's Voting Record as Supervisor The campaign supporting Scott Wiener for Congress has launched a new interactive, parody AI chatbot that poses as rival candidate Connie Chan, and mocks her stances and votes on various issues.
SF News 55-Year-Old SF Woman Sentenced For Murdering Roommate Who Wouldn't Leave A San Francisco woman who was convicted in April for the 2018 murder of her roommate, was sentenced on Monday to 31 years to life.
Two 17-Year-Old Suspects Arrested In Central Valley Following Monday Shooting at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk A pair of juvenile suspects has been arrested in Stanislaus County in connection with a Monday night incident in which multiple shots were fired in a parking lot adjacent to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
SF News Wildfire Smoke Incoming From Pacific Northwest, Will Likely Stink Up Bay Area By Wednesday Smoke from the dozens of wildfires now burning in the Pacific Northwest is already fouling the air to our north, and it is set to start fouling ours in the next 24 hours.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Lucky Store In NoPa Sets Closing Date The Lucky grocery store at Fulton and Masonic now has a closing date; BART had another equipment problem Tuesday morning on the Yellow Line; and the Gann Fire in Calaveras County has grown to 3,000 acres.
SF News Day Around the Bay: CA Dems Endorse Billionaire Tax, Defying Newsom A GrowSF-sponsored poll finds that San Franciscans approve of police drones; the CA Democratic Party has broken with Newsom and endorsed the billionaire tax; and Trump might be firing Jeanine Pirro.
SF News GoFundMe Campaign For Beloved Bay Area Radio Personality Ronn Owens Largely Used to Pay Non-Medical Bills, Court Official Finds Longtime KGO AM radio host Ronn Owens and his wife, longtime news radio personality Jan Black, have been dragged into a still-unfolding drama involving their daughter, Laura Owens, who is facing criminal charges in Arizona.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Wave-Riding Dogs Duke It Out at Annual World Dog Surfing Championship In Pacifica Saturday brought the World Dog Surfing Championship back to Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica, and a legion of impressive pooches was out on the waves, along with a thousand or so human fans.
SF News Residents In One Vallejo Neighborhood Fed Up With Regular, Dangerous Sideshows In One Intersection A sideshow early Sunday morning in east Vallejo was far from an isolated incident, and residents of the area say they're fed up and afraid someone will be seriously hurt.
SF News Another Planet Entertainment In Ongoing Legal Dispute With Castro Theatre Contractor For Alleged Faulty Work, Over-Billing Another Planet Entertainment (APE) has now filed multiple lawsuits against the contractor who worked on the Castro Theatre renovation, the latest accusing the contractor of falsely advertising its work on the project.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Feliz Fire Under Control, Evacuation Orders Lifted The Feliz Fire in Mendocino County has reached 30% containment; two homes were lost in last week's Woodside Fire in Sonoma County; and residents of San Jose have until tonight to submit new names for Plaza de Cesar Chavez.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Burdell Chef to Open Bar and Grill In Rockridge Burdell chef Geoff Davis is expanding to Rockridge and taking over the soon-to-close Wood Tavern, Jollibee draws a line near Powell BART, and Tartine's Chad Robertson is doing big things in Brooklyn, all in This Week In Food.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Tartine Bakery Coming to SF's Financial District In a sure sign of downtown San Francisco's upswing, much-beloved Tartine Bakery is planning to open a large outpost in the Financial District, in a former CVS.
