SF News Flipped Car On 19th Likely Carjacked, Gun Reported at Scene, Suspects Still at Large A chaotic scene on Saturday evening in the Castro, which thankfully did not leave anyone killed or seriously wounded, appears to have been the work of armed, juvenile suspects who remain at large.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: SF Marathon Breaks Participant Record Elon Musk has swapped out all the birds and projected an "X" on Twitter HQ last night; the San Francisco Marathon had its most participants ever on Sunday; and neighbors are trying to block a homeless housing hotel project in Millbrae.
SF News Video: Car Flies Over Sanchez Street Stairs, Lands On Roof, Occupants Flee A car, possibly stolen, took a leap off the stairway at Sanchez and 19th streets on Saturday, landing on its roof — and miraculously it appears no one was seriously hurt.
SF News New Sandwich Shop Owner In Upper Haight Punched In Face, Wants Justice Three months into owning a sandwich shop in the Upper Haight, business owner Peterson Harter says he was sucker-punched in the face Wednesday afternoon when he confronted a suspect who was urinating outside his store.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Two Hospitalized In Bike-vs-Scooter Crash on Market Two people were badly injured in a scooter-on-bike crash on Market Street; the SFPD has made an arrest in Friday's food-delivery carjacking; and the winning $1B Powerball ticket was sold in California (but not here).
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Two SF Restaurants Gain Michelin Stars, Two Lose Them In New Guide The 2023 update to the California Michelin Guide — coming just seven months after the 2022 guide release — brings new star ratings to three Bay Area restaurants, including two in San Francisco. And two SF restaurants were stripped of stars.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Man Dies On Bay Bridge A man seen climbing the Bay Bridge last night was found dead; three people were killed in two separate shootings in Oakland this morning; and Nancy Pelosi is raising money like she does not plan to retire.
SF News Dutch Tourist Dies Following Scooter Collision In Downtown San Francisco A 55-year-old Dutch man who was visiting San Francisco earlier this month has died from injuries he sustained after being struck by a scooter on Market Street.
SF News Talk of Redeveloping Golden Gate Fields Has Already Begun Following Monday's announcement that 80-year-old East Bay racetrack Golden Gate Fields plans to shut down racing for good this fall, the talk has already begun about could be done with the 140-acre property.
SF News Sonoma County Sheriff's Helicopter Rescues Teen With Rattlesnake Bite We haven't heard about too many rattlesnake incidents around the Bay so far this year. But there are plenty of the venomous snakes up in the North Bay, and a 13-year-old boy had an encounter with one over the weekend.
SF News Marauding RV Causes Extensive Damage on Altamont Pass as It Tries to Speed Past Traffic An RV driving recklessly Monday on I-580 on the Altamont Pass, in Livermore, caused damage to multiple vehicles as it tried to plow past and through some traffic.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: 80-Year-Old Ice Cream Man Robbed In Oakland An 80-year-old man selling ice cream was the victim of an armed robbery in Oakland's Fruitvale; California is again facing a shortage of firefighters for fire season; and Donald Trump says he is officially a target of the Jan. 6th investigation.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Another Child Is Hit By Gunfire In East Bay Freeway Shooting An 8-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being hit by crossfire in a freeway shooting Friday; two Santa Clara Co. sheriff's deputies have died in the last week; and a new poll finds Rep. Katie Porter leading in the race for Feinstein's Senate seat.
Arts & Entertainment 'A Chorus Line' Delivers Some Classic Broadway Dance Delights at SF Playhouse 'A Chorus Line,' while dated in its treatment of a few of its characters, remains an easily enjoyable slice of classic Broadway song-and-dance, and it's currently getting a solid revival at SF Playhouse.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Dead & Company Draws Thousands to SF For Final Shows, Dazzles With Drone Display The final concerts by Grateful Dead spinoff band Dead & Company took place over the weekend at Oracle Park, and they came with some spectacular drone light shows hovering over the stadium, in a fitting farewell.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Local Interest Already Bubbling Up To Save Anchor Brewing Co. The announced death of Anchor Brewing Co. last week was met with some immediate optimism that the brand, and the historic brewery, could maybe see some new life under a new owner at some point. And some potential takers are lining up.
SF News Chronicle Columnist Heather Knight to Become SF Bureau Chief for New York Times Longtime Chronicle staffer Heather Knight, who has been the paper's most-noted weekly columnist on San Francisco's foibles, politics, and more for the last five years, has landed a job as San Francisco bureau chief for the New York Times.
SF News 80-Year-Old Racetrack Golden Gate Fields to Close Permanently This Fall Golden Gate Fields, which is the only thoroughbred horse-racing track in Northern California, is set to close at the end of this racing season, with the owner saying that it will shift its priorities to its other racetracks.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: SF Supervisor Tries Standup Comedy A Marin County man just received a $1.3M judgement for being a COVID-restriction whistleblower and getting fired; Alameda County DA Pamela Price has doubled down on some controversial comments; and SF Supervisor Shamann Walton tried his hand at standup.
SF News Woman Shot and Injured In Third Freeway Shooting In a Month In San Francisco A woman was shot in the leg Friday afternoon while driving on Highway 101 southbound in San Francisco, just before the I-280 split.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink The 11 Best Spots For Frozen Cocktails In San Francisco With some summer weather finally hitting San Francisco, nearly a full month into official summertime, you may have a hankering for a frozen adult beverage to beat the (modest) heat.
SF News Teen Suspect From Oakland Arrested For July 4th Homicide In the Bayview A 16-year-old suspect is in custody in connection with the shooting death of an adult male in San Francisco's Bayview neighborhood on the night of July 4th, after the juvenile suspect turned himself in.
SF News Accused Shooter In Three Oakland Murders Sentenced to 12 Years In High-Profile Test of DA's Policies A highly controversial case that has been the source of considerable courtroom drama in Alameda County in recent months has ended with a sentence that is unlikely to feel like justice for the families of three murder victims.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: 10-Car Pileup Follows Fatal Crash On I-880 There was a 10-car pileup near the Coliseum on I-880 early Friday following a fatal crash two hours earlier; Oakland's eviction moratorium ends Saturday; and the lasers on Coit Tower are going to come on tonight.
SF News First Highrise on Treasure Island 'Tops Off' at 22 Stories The first-ever highrise building on Treasure Island, the 250-unit apartment tower dubbed Tidal House, just "topped off" Wednesday with a final steel beam hoisted into place on the top, 22nd story of the structure.