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Protest In Oakland Turns Violent, 22 Arrested, Looters Detained, Officers Injured, Federal Officer Killed

The scenes of protest followed by some scenes of destruction and confrontations with law enforcement were echoed across the country Friday night. But scenes like this are fairly familiar in Oakland, and not all the vandalism and looting was necessarily done by "protesters," per se.

Day Around the Bay: 30-Year-Old Cyclist Killed Near Golden Gate Park

23 Sonoma County wineries are reopening for visitors this weekend, Marin County is opening beach parking lots and outdoor dining on Monday, and a demonstration against police brutality is happening in San Francisco on Saturday.

Activists Block Highway 101 In San Jose To Protest George Floyd Killing

Protesters broke off from a peaceful demonstration near San Jose City Hall Friday afternoon, and a large group marched onto the 101 freeway and halted traffic, holding signs that said "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe."

Second Protest Planned Friday Evening In Oakland Over George Floyd Death

Following a small, peaceful protest in downtown Oakland Thursday night, a second night of protest is taking shape that could be larger, following the chaotic scenes in Minneapolis last night — and following President Trump's outrageous call for the National Guard to shoot looters.

Sonoma County Sheriff Decides to Take Trumpian Stand Against Public Health Orders Because 'Freedom'

The sheriff up in Sonoma County would like everyone to know that he stands for freedom, and he's frankly tired of all this science mumbo jumbo that's keeping him from getting a haircut, or whatever.

East Oakland Quickly Becoming Hardest Hit COVID-19 Hot Spot In the Bay Area

The Fruitvale zip code, 94601, has one of the highest per capita rates of COVID-19 cases in the Bay Area, and today we learn that 12 workers at the Fruitvale location of Cardenas Markets have tested positive for the virus.

Business & Tech

Twitter Doubles Down On Labeling Trump's Tweets After He Suggests Shooting Looters In Minnesota

For the second time this week, Twitter has applied its content moderation policies to the president's tweets, this time putting a Trump tweet one click deep behind a warning about glorifying violence.

Friday Morning Constitutional: Pacifica Reopens Beach Parking Lots

City College is pulling out of Fort Mason, the Vallejo nursing home outbreak has now killed 16 people, and Gap Inc. is reopening 800 stores this weekend.

Day Around the Bay: Rainbow Flags Return to Market Street

An Oakland city audit blasts the police commission, PG&E just had its bankruptcy plan unanimously approved by state regulators, and SF is opening three new COVID testing sites.

Starting This Weekend, San Franciscans Must Wear Masks Everywhere

Under the latest health order from the San Francisco Department of Public Health, city residents are being required to wear masks everywhere outside their homes, with few exceptions.

Arts & Entertainment

Berkeley Repertory Theater Announces 2021 Season, Banking on Late-Winter Reopening

In a video address to theater subscribers, Berkeley Rep Artistic Director Johanna Pfaelzer announces that the theater has put together its 2021 show season, optimistically hoping that theaters like Berkeley Rep will be allowed to reopen by late winter.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Breed Says SF Restaurants Can Resume Outdoor Dining June 15; Bars, Nail Salons and Gyms Can Reopen Mid-August

Mayor London Breed laid out specific timeframes for the next phases of San Francisco's reopening of businesses on Thursday, and for the first time restaurants, bars, hair salons, and gyms have some target dates to resume semi-regular business.

Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Kidnap Two Young Children in the Castro

A 44-year-old man was arrested Wednesday evening after he allegedly tried to pull two young boys out of a car in the Castro neighborhood.

New Study Rewrites the Timeline Of When COVID-19 Began Spreading In Washington State

Disagreement and uncertainty in the scientific community have been playing out in unusually public ways in these early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. And now we have a study about the timelines of transmission in the U.S. and Europe that upends several previous scientific assertions.

Business & Tech

Trump Issues Order to Punish Twitter for Fact-Checking Him; Zuckerberg Says They Shouldn't Be Fact-Checking Him

Once again social media platforms are getting dragged onto center stage in the 2020 election, and if President Trump had his way, he'd like to unleash the full wrath of the federal government's regulatory powers on them to keep them doing his bidding.

Thursday Morning What's Up: Pelosi Hasn't Been Tested

Over a dozen Indian casinos have opened around California in defiance of state orders, four SF Supervisors held a press conference on the homeless hotel issue, and thunderstorms predicted this weekend raise wildfire fears.

Day Around the Bay: Mad Dog in the Fog Becomes Woods Beer Outpost

Santa Clara County releases details about each of its COVID deaths, the U.S. has crossed the 100,000 mark in deaths just CA crosses that mark in total cases, and a Noe Valley Whole Foods employee has tested positive.

Haight Neighborhood Group Sues City Over Sanctioned Homeless Camp

A group calling themselves Concerned Citizens of the Haight is suing the City of San Francisco in federal court over a sanctioned "Safe Sleeping Village" that is set to open Friday on the former McDonald's lot at Haight and Stanyan.

BART's 15-Point 'Welcome Back' Plan Includes Personal Hand Straps, Electrostatic Fog Treatments

As BART prepares for some of its pre-pandemic ridership to return, agency management today unveiled a 15-point plan to keep riders as safe and as socially distanced as possible on a public transit system.

East Bay Law Enforcement Promotes '#ZeroBailFail' On Twitter; Federal Courts May Step In to Hold Suspects In Jail

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office released four side-by-side booking photos of one suspect they've had to arrest four times since late March on suspicion of a variety of charges, promoting the hashtag #ZeroBailFail.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Zeitgeist To Reopen For Takeout Bloodies and Margaritas, Will Remove Picnic Tables

The Mission's 43-year-old beer garden Zeitgeist is about to reemerge from its pandemic slumber, and as many drinkers around SF are starting to realize, it's venues like this with big outdoor spaces that are going to luck out, business-wise, in the coming months.

Another Large Tree Branch Falls In Washington Square Park, Injuring Five

For the second time in four years, a large branch has come crashing down from one of the trees in Washington Square Park, injuring park-goers. Thankfully, no one seemed to be seriously injured this time.

Humpday Headlines: Oh Good Las Vegas Casinos Are Reopening Next Week

Downtown office buildings now have to deal with all the stagnant water inside of them, a five-year-old boy was found dead in the American River, and Joe Biden called Trump "an absolute fool" for not wearing a mask.

SF Among 11 California Counties Not Moving Into 'Phase 2.5' Yet

Governor Gavin Newsom began teasing out more details about California's reopening timeline, which will be pushing forward this week for 47 of the state's 58 counties with the reopening of restaurants, barbershops, and hair salons, with modifications. SF is not one of them.