SF News U-Haul Truck Full of Shadow Puppets Found Abandoned In Richmond, Puppeteer Very Grateful A puppeteer passing through San Francisco has been reunited with hundreds of Persian shadow puppets that were inside a U-Haul van stolen from Van Ness Avenue Sunday night.
SF Politics Republican Senator Decries Conditions Around Federal Building In SF, Says It Should Be Closed The general squalor and drug use around the Nancy Pelosi Federal Building has one senator from Iowa now suggesting it ought to be "shuttered for the foreseeable future."
SF Politics State Issues Scathing New Report on San Francisco's Arduously Slow Process for Approving New Housing It's not new news, but a state agency has issued a report confirming that SF's approvals process for new construction is the slowest of any other city in the state.
SF Politics In Surprise Meeting With Xi Jinping, Newsom Talks Fentanyl, Encourages Xi to Attend APEC Summit California Governor Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday, and was reportedly greeted warmly after meeting with several other senior Chinese officials.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Alaska Pilot Gets Additional Federal Charge Two men were shot at an Oakland homeless encampment Tuesday; the SFPD is investigating the kidnapping of a four-year-old girl; and the pilot accused of trying to bring down an Alaska Airlines jet has been charged in federal court as well as Oregon state court.
SF News Vallejo Police Arrest 'Red Bull Thief,' Who Allegedly Stole $15K Worth of Vodka, Red Bull, and Other Goods Police in Vallejo have arrested an alleged repeat offender who targeted the same store for repeated thefts, and his favorite things to steal, police say, were cases of Red Bull and bottles of vodka.
SF News $4 Million Campaign to Boost SF's Image Kicks Off With Ad Highlighting Challenges, Innovation, Pelosi A well-funded PR campaign for the city of San Francisco, one of a few that have been launched in recent months with the aim of rehabilitating the city's much-maligned image on the national stage, has just released a slick video.
Business & Tech California DMV Suspends Cruise Robotaxis From Operating In SF, Indefinitely One of the two companies operating driverless taxis in San Francisco will no longer be able to do so, after the DMV has suspended their permit allowing them to take passengers without a test driver present.
SF News [Updated] Alaska Airlines Pilot Makes First Court Appearance; Feds Say He Was Doing Mushrooms When He Interfered With the Plane The off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut off fuel to the engines of an SFO-bound commuter jet on Sunday, endangering the lives of 83 people, is set to make his first court appearance today in Portland.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Muni Had a Brief Meltdown The Muni Metro had some sort of major software issue Tuesday morning during rush hour; pending home sales are at a six-year low in SF; and the 49ers are on a losing streak after Monday's loss to the Vikings.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Thieves Steal Hundreds of Puppets From Touring Show Thieves stole a U-Haul truck containing over 500 handmade puppets from a touring show in SF; a suspect was arrested for a Monte Rio homicide on Sunday; and SF restaurateurs discuss their anxiety amid declining business.
SF News Alaska Airlines Pilot Arrested For Trying to Bring Down Plane Lives In Pleasant Hill, Described as 'Family Man' The Alaska Airlines pilot currently in custody in Portland over a Sunday evening incident — in which he allegedly tried to shut down a plane's engines while off-duty and riding in the cockpit — is being described by neighbors as "normal" and a "family man."
SF News Man In His 20s Shot at 16th and Mission BART Plaza A person was shot Monday morning in the BART plaza at 16th and Mission streets in San Francisco, and police were advising everyone to avoid the area.
Arts & Entertainment Golden Gate Park Ferris Wheel Moving to Fisherman's Wharf Ahead of APEC Summit The Ferris wheel that's been spinning next to Golden Gate Park's Music Concourse for three years is relocating to the more heavily touristed Fisherman's Wharf, and will reopen in two weeks.
SF News San Francisco-Bound Alaska Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Off-Duty Pilot Disrupts Engines A scary situation unfolded in the cockpit of an SFO-bound Alaska Airlines flight on Sunday, when an off-duty pilot traveling on a jump seat in the cockpit allegedly attempted to bring down the plane.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Chef Tyler Florence Is Taking Over Town Hall; Existing Town Hall to Close Next Week Longtime downtown lunch and dinner hotspot Town Hall is closing after Halloween, and celebrity chef Tyler Florence will be taking it over and keeping the name.
SF Politics Gavin Newsom Kicks Off Weeklong Trip In China, Where He's Discussing Climate Change Continuing to act presidential without actually running for the job, Governor Gavin Newsom is in China this week, discussing the state's partnership with the country on climate initiatives.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Car Crashes Into Sunset District Home A car crashed into a home in the Sunset after a collision with another car on Sunday; San Jose police made arrests at two sideshows; and Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA] has some choice words for his Republican colleagues in the House.
SF News Rollover Crash In Broadway Tunnel Involved SF Parking Enforcement Vehicle The vehicle that rolled over Wednesday morning in San Francisco's Broadway tunnel was a parking enforcement vehicle, and the SFMTA officer involved reportedly suffered life-threatening injuries.
SF News Three More Arrests Made In June's Rolling Gun Battle Down Embarcadero The SFPD announced three more arrests — two adults and one juvenile — in connection with a wild rolling gun battle in June down the Embarcadero from Fisherman's Wharf that left a young girl injured.
SF News Mid-Market Luxury Apartment Tower NEMA, a Symbol of Last Tech Boom, Faces Foreclosure A decade ago we were cringing in horror over the douchey marketing video for a luxury apartment tower that went up next door to the building we used to call the Twitter Building. Now, it's facing foreclosure.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Pedestrian Struck and Killed By Muni Bus, Van Ness Closed A pedestrian was struck and killed around 1 a.m. Thursday by a Muni bus on Van Ness Avenue; there was more drama at the SF Police Commission Wednesday; and Jim Jordan is not seeking a third floor vote for Speaker of the House.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Oregon Couple Killed While Biking In Napa Identified A Muslim woman says she was spat on and harassed in Burlingame; an audit has found more irregularities at SF's Community Challenge Grant Program; and a pair of bicyclists killed in Napa Tuesday have been identified as a couple visiting from Oregon.
SF News APEC Summit Will Close Freeway Ramps, All Streets Around Moscone Center, and Central Subway for Six Days Well, it looks like this major trade conference that is bringing a bunch of world leaders from the Asia-Pacific sphere to San Francisco in a few weeks is going to snarl traffic and cause transit headaches way bigger than Dreamforce ever does.
SF News Rollover Crash In SF's Broadway Tunnel Injures One, Tunnel Partially Closed There was a rollover crash Wednesday morning apparently only involving one car inside the Broadway Tunnel connecting North Beach and Russian Hill.
