SF Politics Silicon Valley Lawyer (and Sergey Brin's Ex) Nicole Shanahan Named as RFK Jr.'s Running Mate The spoiler third-party presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now has a running mate from the Bay Area: Silicon Valley lawyer and previous Democratic donor Nicole Shanahan.
SF News Alleged Lululemon Thieves In Napa Chased By CHP Plane to Oakland, Where They Crashed Their Car A car crash on Oakland's Lakeshore Avenue Monday afternoon was apparently connected to a retail theft at a Lululemon store in Napa and a law enforcement chase across four counties.
SF News Portola District Deaths Being Called Murder-Suicide The deaths of a couple found in their Portola District home Sunday evening are being attributed to a murder-suicide.
SF News Power Outage Hits Russian Hill, Pac Heights, Presidio and Marina District A fairly significant power outage left thousands in the dark Tuesday morning across a northern swath of San Francisco.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Golden Gate Bridge Tolls Rise Again A major bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after being struck by a container ship overnight; the SFPD has made an arrest in connection with a January homicide in Mission Bay; and tolls are rising again on the Golden Gate Bridge in July.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Double Rainbow Seen Over the Castro The man killed by a wrong-way driver in that MacArthur Maze crash has been identified; more rainy weather is arriving by midweek in the Bay; and Saturday's weather created a double rainbow over San Francisco.
SF Politics Mark Farrell Wants to Bring Car Traffic Back to Market Street Downtown — Is That Wise? It could just be campaign bluster and empty talk, but mayoral candidate Mark Farrell is among those talking about reopening Market Street to regular vehicle traffic. And Chronicle urban design critic John King has some thoughts.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Che Fico Has Done Away With 10% 'Dine-In' Surcharge, But Will Add 5% Charge Emerging from the pandemic, San Francisco restaurant Che Fico took a controversial approach to realigning the economics of dining, and now they're backing off a bit, at least by 5%.
Business & Tech Judge Tells Musk His Lawsuit Against Hate-Speech Watchdog Group Is Just 'Punishment' For Their Speech Self-proclaimed 'free speech absolutist' Elon Musk went after several nonprofit organizations last year for their speech last year. One of those lawsuits was just tossed out by a federal judge with a blistering, 52-page order.
SF News Two Dead In Double Shooting In San Francisco's Portola Neighborhood Two people were found fatally shot Sunday evening by San Francisco police inside a home in the Portola neighborhood.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Trump Gets Reprieve From Appeals Court Three people were shot in a verbal dispute in East Oakland Sunday; residents of the West Portal neighborhood remain shaken after last week's fatal crash; and Donald Trump has gotten a reprieve from an appeals court in New York in his fraud case.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Boichik Bagels Land In SF Saturday Wayfare Tavern confirms they are relocating a few blocks away, Boichik Bagels opens their first SF location Saturday in Laurel Heights/Presidio Heights, and Bar Jabroni makes a splash in the Lower Haight.
SF News Protesters Rally Against Light Sentencing For Defendant In 2021 Stabbing of Elderly Asian Woman The stabbing of a 94-year-old Asian woman in San Francisco's Tenderloin made many headlines when it occurred in June 2021, and that was in a year when there were many high-profile acts of violence committed against Asian seniors in particular.
Arts & Entertainment 21-Hour Marathon of All Nine 'Star Wars' Movies Happening at Alamo Drafthouse Are you such a big Star Wars fan that you'd like to sit through all nine movies of the saga in one go with a bunch of other Star Wars fans? Well, Alamo Drafthouse can give you this experience.
SF News Avoid Being Scammed By Fake FasTrak Texts Telling You to Pay Penalties Bay Area drivers should know that a scam has been going around involving fake websites posing as the FasTrak toll system trying to extract payments from people.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Civic Center Gets Evasion-Proof BART Gates BART's new evasion-proof fare gates are getting installed at Civic Center Station today; a 28-year-old man was found shot at an Oakland motel; and rain arrives again this afternoon.
Bay Area Sports Oracle Park Gets More Like Being In the Club This Season With New Soundsystem, Lighting Effects Going to a Giants game this baseball season — or, likely, to any upcoming concerts at Oracle Park — is going to have a lot more nightclub vibes, thanks to a major lighting and sonic upgrade at the stadium.
SF News 24 Hour Fitness Locations In SF Cease to Be Open 24 Hours 24 Hour Fitness, which has been closing some of its SF gyms in recent years, will no longer be living up to its name at any of its remaining locations in the city, with an hour change just announced to members.
Business & Tech Some Longtime Reddit Moderators Possibly Got Quite Rich Today Following the Company's IPO The long-awaited Reddit IPO happened Thursday afternoon, and shares in the company soared 48%, closing at $50.31 per share by the end of the day — well above the initial price of $34.
Business & Tech Apple Hit With Sweeping Antitrust Lawsuit From Justice Department and 16 States Over iPhone Monopoly After years of scrutiny by regulators and rumblings from states' attorneys general, and following similar prosecutions against Google and other major tech players, Apple was hit with a sweeping lawsuit Thursday accusing it of creating a monopoly around its popular smartphones.
SF News Infant Dies From Injuries In West Portal Crash, Marking Fourth Victim From the Same Family On Wednesday evening, city officials confirmed that the three-month-old who was gravely injured in Saturday's crash in West Portal has died.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: FTC Calls Out Grocery Chains For Hiking Prices An equipment problem between Daly City and Balboa Park was causing BART delays; a bunch of cars in the Richmond District had their tires slashed; and the FTC is calling out large grocery chains for unfairly hiking prices after supply chain issues eased.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SFMOMA and City College Settle Legal Dispute Over Mural The "Free Fentanyl" guy is back hanging around a Richmond District playground; SFMOMA and City College have settled their legal dispute over the cost to move that Diego Rivera mural; and Evan Low is leading in the South Bay primary for second place to succeed Anna Eshoo in Congress by just 3 votes.
SF News Five Arrested After Driving Recklessly In Allegedly Stolen Vehicle Across Multiple Bay Area Counties Five individuals were arrested Saturday night after an hourslong chase that involved the Alameda County Sheriff's Office helicopter tracking a speeding vehicle through the East Bay and back and forth across the Bay.
Arts & Entertainment Tony-Winning Musicals and a World Premiere Musical Come to the Bay Area This Spring This spring's theater season in San Francisco is especially full with acclaimed shows newly on tour, and a world-premiere musical at Berkeley Rep centered on the story of Galileo Galilei.
