SF News [Update] One Confirmed Dead In Avalanche at Palisades Tahoe There was an avalanche Wednesday morning at Palisades Tahoe that reportedly buried multiple skiers who were among the first down a trail, and a search and rescue operation is underway.
Humpday Headlines: Marin May Cap Short-Term Rentals There is a public memorial service today for slain Oakland officer Tuan Le; Marin County supervisors are debating a new cap on short-term rental permits; and Trump has promoted a new birther conspiracy about Nikki Haley, pulling from his old playbook.
SF News Can City Hall Get Safeway to Stick Around Longer In the Fillmore? They're Going to Try As expected, SF Supervisor Dean Preston made a move at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting to begin a process of cajoling Safeway not to shutter its 40-year-old grocery store in the Fillmore District, at least not yet.
SF News Victim In Weekend Homicide Outside Chase Center Identified as San Mateo County Man The man who was fatally shot outside the Chase Center in San Francisco on Saturday night has now been identified, and the case is being investigated as a homicide.
SF News SF Jury Convicts Man In Brutal Attack on Older Asian Woman Outside Her Duboce Avenue Building A San Francisco jury has convicted a man of assault in a case that was among a string of violent incidents targeting older Bay Area residents of Asian descent in recent years.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink New Restaurants Opening In SF's Financial District Point to Optimism For Downtown Recovery A bevy of recent and upcoming openings in and around the FiDi, including a new Osha Thai and a new Wayfare Tavern, point to some bullishness about things picking up downtown.
Arts & Entertainment TreasureFest Returns to Treasure Island In February After Lengthy Pandemic Hiatus The monthly, two-day vendor/flea market with live music and food trucks on Treasure Island, born over a decade ago, is returning next month after a four-year absence.
SF News Early Morning Fire on Divisadero Contained to Ground Floor, No Residents Displaced From Units Above A small fire at a mixed-use building on Divisadero was quickly contained Tuesday morning, and was kept from spreading to residential units. Meanwhile, a house fire in Portola displaced a family of five.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: SF Supes to Vote on Gaza Ceasefire Resolution Many protesters spoke at an SF supervisors' committee meeting Monday ahead of a Gaza ceasefire resolution; Oakland saw its fourth homicide in 48 hours Monday; and West Oakland is mourning the shooting death of a corner store operator.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Special Election Set For Kevin McCarthy's Seat SF health officials announced the season's first flu death; Gov. Newsom announced a May 21 date for the special election to fill Kevin McCarthy's House seat; and the wall around People's Park is nearly complete.
Business & Tech Cruise Is Offering $75K to Settle CPUC Investigation Into Crash In Which Woman Was Dragged General Motors-owned robotaxi outfit Cruise is offering $75,000 to "resolve" an investigation by California regulators into a gruesome October 2 crash incident involving one of its vehicles, which set off a cascade of negative impacts on the company's operations.
SF News New California Parking Law Could Trip Up Car Owners In SF If They're Not Paying Attention A new law that took effect on January 1 in California is going to mean that more feet of curb space in San Francisco is likely to turn red in the coming year — and even if it isn't painted red, drivers parking their cars will be expected to respect a 20-foot buffer zone near every crosswalk.
Arts & Entertainment SF Native Ali Wong Wins Golden Globe For Dramatic Role In Netflix Series 'Beef' Comedian Ali Wong has become a legit actor in recent years, and her dramatic turn as a vengeful, rage-hungry suburban businesswoman and mother in Netflix's 'Beef' just won her her first acting award, at the Golden Globes.
SF News Two Die In Wrong-Way Crash On I-280 In Daly City Two men died Monday morning in a head-on collision caused by one driver going the wrong way on the I-280 freeway.
Arts & Entertainment Stevie Nicks, Ed Sheeran, Pearl Jam, Megan Thee Stallion and Maná to Headline BottleRock The lineup for this year's BottleRock dropped Monday morning, and it includes Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Pearl Jam and Stevie Nicks, mega-star Ed Sheeran, and Megan Thee Stallion, who returns after headlining Outside Lands in 2023.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Warriors Booed In Loss to Raptors A crash involving two cars near where U.S. 101 meets South Van Ness cause major traffic Sunday; the Warriors got booed at the Chase Center; and BART is making some minor schedule changes starting next week.
SF News Remains of Zodiac Killer's Possible 'Victim 12' From Lake Tahoe Casino Finally ID'd A skull that was discovered in Placer County nearly four decades ago was recently identified through relational DNA tracing, and investigators say it belongs to a young woman who disappeared from a Lake Tahoe casino hotel in 1970.
SF Politics Supreme Court Says It Will Rule on Trump's Eligibility for Colorado and Maine Ballots The Supreme Court said Friday that it will, as predicted, take up the question of whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from running for president because of his role in the January 6th insurrection.
SF News San Francisco's Only Adidas Store Closing at Former Westfield Mall The block of Market Street between Fourth and Fifth will have another vacancy soon, with Adidas announcing that it is closing its only San Francisco store next week — and they're having a liquidation sale.
SF News Retired East Bay Cop Pleads Not Guilty After Two-Day Pleasant Hill Standoff and Shooting That Injured Wife Attorneys for retired Pittsburg police detective Chunliam Saechao are arguing that he suffered severe post-traumatic stress in retirement and didn't receive adequate support from his former employer.
SF News Tahoe to Get First Big Snowstorm of the Season on Saturday San Francisco will get a sprinkling of rain starting Saturday morning, but the storm system moving in from the north will be bringing the first major snowfall of the winter season to the Sierra.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Teen Killed In NYE Fireworks Accident ID'd The 18-year-old who was killed in a fireworks mishap on Treasure Island has been identified; the 10-year-old boy in Sacramento who fatally shot a friend with his father's gun will not be charged; and the Pacifica Pier is closed for a damage assessment.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink New Fast-Casual Cafe and Pizzeria With Golden Gate Views Opening In the Presidio A new cafe, with pizza, cocktails, beer and wine, is opening January 15 in the former Transit cafe space at the Presidio Transit Center (215 Lincoln Blvd.), right at the entry of the Presidio Tunnel Tops.
SF News Fillmore Safeway to Close to Make Way for Housing, Depriving Neighborhood of Its Only Grocery Store A long troubled but still very active and popular Safeway location in the Fillmore neighborhood is slated to close in early March, with the site being sold to a residential developer.
SF Politics Florida Man Arrested After Threatening to Kill Rep. Eric Swalwell's Kids A 72-year-old Florida man (and likely Trump supporter!) has been arrested after allegedly making criminal threats against Bay Area Congressman Eric Swalwell and his family.
