SF News 35 Years Ago Today, the Loma Prieta Earthquake Shook the Bay Area, Took 63 Lives Thursday marks the 35th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake, which happened on October 17, 1989, amid a World Series that pitted the Bay Area's two baseball teams, the Giants and A's against each other.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: New BART Fare Gates Installed at 16th & Mission Bay Area fire departments are setting up "strike teams" to prepare for possible wind-fueled fires; Aaron Peskin shoots back at Michael Moritz's op-ed; and those new BART fare gates have come to 16th & Mission Station.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Stabbing In Castro Leaves One Man Critically Wounded A Tuesday morning stabbing behind the Walgreens in the Castro left a man in critical condition; a good friend of Bob Lee testified at the Nima Momeni trial today; and the SFPD made an arrest in a July homicide at 16th and Mission.
Arts & Entertainment Castro Halloween Will Again Be Tame, Mostly Daytime Affair This Year Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, which in the Castro basically counts as a Friday, but don't expect any big block party or street closure — neither of which has happened in nearly two decades.
Business & Tech Hilton Taking Over Mid-Market's Line Hotel After only two years as the boutique Line Hotel, the 12-story hotel portion of the building at 950 Market Street that also houses the Serif condo development is going to become a Hilton property as of December.
SF News Four Suspects Being Sought After Shooting In Mission District A woman is in critical condition following a shooting Tuesday morning in the Mission District, and police are looking for four male suspects.
SF Politics Local Billionaire Michael Moritz Pens Another NYT Op-Ed, This Time Attacking Aaron Peskin For the second time in two years, billionaire Silicon Valley investor Michael Moritz has taken to the New York Times Opinion pages to spout off about San Francisco politics, and this time his aim seems to be to ensure no one includes Aaron Peskin on their ranked-choice ballots.
SF News Suspect Arrested After Allegedly Making Threats That Closed Petaluma Schools A 47-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in the South Lake Tahoe area in connection with a threat made on Monday against an elementary school in Petaluma, which led to that school being evacuated.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Exotic Bird Recovered After East Bay Theft Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao held a rally for opponents of her recall; parents in SF rallied against the proposed closure of a public Montessori school; and one of two exotic birds has been recovered after being stolen from a Concord shop.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Very Large New Sports Bar From PCH Team Coming to Chase Center/Thrive City An enormous, two-level sports bar and entertainment complex is coming to Thrive City at the Chase Center early next year, and it will feature a beverage program from Pacific Cocktail Haven founder Kevin Diedrich.
SF News PG&E Warns of Possible Power Shutoffs For Parts of Five Bay Area Counties Starting Thursday With the announcement of a Red Flag Warning and forecast of a significant Diablo wind event, we now get the inevitable follow-up announcement from PG&E about pre-emptive power shutoffs.
SF News Red Flag Warning Issued For Bay Area Starting Thursday, and Yes, San Francisco Is Included As expected following Monday's Fire Weather Watch, the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning covering most of the Bay Area, San Francisco included, starting Thursday night.
SF News Ruptured Gas Line Prompts Evacuation of Four Buildings In SF's Mission District After a private contractor reportedly ruptured a gas main in the vicinity of 24th and Hampshire streets in San Francisco, four buildings have had to be evacuated and Muni service near Potrero Avenue and SF General has been disrupted.
SF News Driver Dead After Tesla Crashes Into Fremont Apartment Building A driver died in a fiery high-speed crash Monday evening in Fremont that caused a structure fire at an apartment building.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Chronicle Endorses Lurie Khezar Momeni is expected to take the stand today in brother Nima Momeni's murder trial; an Antioch man may have raped multiple women and police are seeking victims to come forward; and the Chronicle Editorial Board has endorsed Daniel Lurie for mayor.
SF News Day Around the Bay: San Jose Driver Caught Using Skeleton In HOV Lane An estimated 2,500 people gathered on Alcatraz this morning for Indigenous Peoples' Day; police in Pleasanton shut down a brothel in an apartment; and a dude in San Jose tried to use a skeleton prop to get through a carpool lane.
SF News Prosecutors Share Texts Between Momeni Siblings In Opening Statement; Defense Blames 'Long-Term Cocaine Bender' For Lee's 'Aggression' Some might have believed that the state had a pretty open-and-shut case against Nima Momeni, given the volume of circumstantial, video, and physical evidence they have against him for the murder of Bob Lee. But his defense team is going to try their best to keep this from being so open-and-shut.
SF News Fire Weather Watch Issued For Much of Bay Area Starting Thursday as Diablo Winds Arrive The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for much of Northern California beginning Thursday at 11 am, including most of the Bay Area as well as the Sacramento Valley.
SF News Navy Parachutist Crash-Lands Into Spectators at Marina Green There was a bit of a mishap Sunday during the Fleet Week Air Show in which one of a group of Navy parachutists misjudged their landing and collided with a mother and teenage son at Marina Green, causing minor injuries.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Bob Lee Stabbing Trial Kicks Off Today The trial of Nima Momeni for the April 2023 stabbing of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee begins today; dozens protested the potential closure of Sutro Elementary School on Sunday; and Tahoe's Homewood resort is not opening this ski season.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Zanze's Cheesecakes Hit Grocery Store Shelves We've got some new pizza happening around Mission Bay, Zanze's Cheesecakes are now available at a Bay Area grocery store, and the Chronicle reviews Bernal Heights duck and pork belly specialists Go Duck Yourself.
Arts & Entertainment Comet Not Seen From Earth For 80,000 Years Will Pass By Us Starting This Weekend A comet that likely has never been viewed by modern humans, and was last visible from Earth at the time of the Neanderthals, will come in its closest path by our planet on Saturday, and you may be able to see it with your naked eye for several weeks in a row.
SF News 25-Year-Old Redwood City Man Convicted In Street-Racing Collision Death of Peninsula Couple The man accused of causing a fatal collision while spontaneously street-racing on a main thoroughfare in Redwood City two years ago pleaded no contest earlier this week and faces up to nine years in prison.
Arts & Entertainment Cal Shakes, a Beloved Summer Tradition For East Bay Theater Lovers, Shuts Down For Good After 50 Years Late Thursday, a message went out from Cal Shakes' Executive Director Clive Worsley making the sad announcement that the 50-year-old theater company, based in Orinda, would be shutting its doors for good amid significant financial strain.
SF News Theobald Lengyel Convicted In December Murder of Girlfriend Alyx Herrmann, Which Was Captured on Tape The jury returned with a guilty verdict Thursday in the trial of 56-year-old Theobald "Mylo" Lengyel, the former Mr. Bungle bandmember who admitted to the killing of 61-year-old girlfriend Alice "Alyx" Herrmann in her Capitola home.
