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Jay Barmann

Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years.

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Pete Buttigieg and Nancy Pelosi Join London Breed to Celebrate $400M Federal Grant for Golden Gate Bridge Upgrades

"We know that the dollars in the federal government are hard to get, which is why this funding is significant," said SF Mayor London Breed at a Monday morning event at the Roundhouse Cafe at the Golden Gate Bridge, celebrating a major new grant from the Biden Administration.

Bay Area Law Enforcement Agencies Plan Increased Security at Lunar New Year Events Following SoCal Shooting

The mood was subdued on Sunday at an annual Lunar New Year kickoff event in San Francisco's Portsmouth Square, after members of the Asian American community in the Southern California city of Monterey Park were senselessly gunned down amid celebrations there the night before.

Monday Morning Headlines: Castro Bar Closes After 27 Years

A pedestrian was killed in a vehicle collision on Cathedral Hill; SF firefighters rescued two people from a cliff at Fort Funston; and Harvey's, the 27-year-old bar and restaurant at the corner of 18th and Castro, closed for good on Sunday.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

East Bay Teen Who Won on Food Network Show Opens Cake Shop In Hayward

The youngest-ever contestant to win one of the adult baking competition shows on Food Network, Max Soto, has just opened his own Bay Area cake shop, called Max's Cakes.

Business & Tech

Netflix Cofounder Reed Hastings Steps Down From CEO Role

After a bumpy year for Netflix, co-CEO and cofounder Reed Hastings is stepping down but will remain in the role of chairman.

Elizabeth Holmes Booked One-Way Ticket to Mexico After Conviction, Prosecutors Say

As federal prosecutors push to get Elizabeth Holmes more quickly into prison, they have revealed in a new court filing that she booked a one-way ticket to Mexico last year not long after her conviction on four counts of fraud.

Friday Morning Constitutional: Google Lays Off 12,000 Workers

Google/Alphabet is laying off 12,000 workers, a 3.6M earthquake struck Thursday evening in Sonoma County, and the state wants you to please withdraw your Middle Class Tax Refund ASAP.

The Haight's Page Street Becomes Permanent Slow Street

The SFMTA board has signed off on Page Street becoming a permanent Slow Street, capping off nearly three years in which a pandemic experiment became popular for many residents.

Business & Tech

Meta Looking to Offload All Of Its Office Space at 181 Fremont

Adding to the already historic level of office vacancy in San Francisco, Meta is looking to dump 435,000 square feet of offices that it leased for Instagram employees five years ago in 181 Fremont.

SF Reparations Committee Recommends $5 Million Lump-Sum Payments to Eligible Black Residents

In one of the most sweeping and expensive proposals for reparations to Black Americans, a committee tasked with making recommendations for providing reparations to Black residents of San Francisco is suggesting $5 million lump-sum payments to residents who meet certain eligibility requirements.

Suspected Stolen Car Plunges Off Cliff on Twin Peaks During Chase, Lands On Another Car

A vehicle suspected of being stolen that was being chased by SFPD officers Wednesday night on Twin Peaks went off a cliff and landed on its side atop a parked vehicle on a roadway below.

Thursday Morning What's Up: Biden to Visit Capitola Pier and Santa Cruz

President Biden is visiting the storm-damaged Santa Cruz area, an employee at Trick Dog is being hailed as a hero for saving two elderly people in last week's fire across the street from the bar, and two SF socialites gave money to George Santos.

Day Around the Bay: Palace of Fine Arts Swan Dies at Age 28

Blanche, the 28-year-old Palace of Fine Arts swan, has died; a Nob Hill pot dispensary was robbed to the tune of $100K; and CB2 is closing near Union Square a year after Crate & Barrel also closed.

DA Brooke Jenkins Issues Arrest Warrant for SF Gallery Owner Seen Hosing Homeless Woman

District Attorney Brooke Jenkins may be sensing an opportunity to prove she can be tough not just on drug dealers and car burglars, but also on those who attack the city's unhoused in

Bay Area Sports

Biden Took a Knee For Photo With Warriors; Curry Expresses Thanks for Britney Griner's Return

As noted yesterday, the Golden State Warriors took a trip to D.C. to meet and get a photo op with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, to celebrate their 2022 NBA Championship win — something they did not opt to do for their 2017 and 2018 championship wins while Trump was in office.

Business & Tech

There Are Currently 15 Salesforce Towers Worth of Empty Offices In San Francisco

You've been hearing for over a year from the businesses downtown that used to host busy lunch crowds and happy hour hordes that the area is a ghost town most days. But it's not just because the companies that are still there are letting everyone work from home.

Business & Tech

Trump Now Wants Facebook to Make Good On Its Promise to Reinstate His Account After a Two-Year Ban

The Trump campaign has formally petitioned Meta to reinstate the Donald's former Facebook account, now that his two-year timeout has expired, and given that his dormant account still has seven times more followers than he has on Truth Social.

Humpday Headlines: Another Landslide Halts Another Train In Niles Canyon

A second landslide hit and halted a second ACE train in Niles Canyon early today; we are in for a "last" bout of rain this evening; and the nine-person jury is seated in Elon Musk's federal trial over his 2018 Tesla tweets.

Fire at Martinez Home Injures One Person, Displaces 70 Dogs and Cats In Apparent Pet-Hoarding Situation

A fire at a suburban residence in Martinez on Tuesday revealed an apparent pet hoard that included around 70 dogs and cats, all of which suddenly need new homes.

Commuter Train Hit By Landslide In East Bay's Niles Canyon, Passengers Evacuated

An Altamont Corridor Express (ACE) train traveling through Niles Canyon outside of Fremont on Tuesday was hit by a 100-foot landslide, sending trees and debris onto the train tracks and hitting the side of the train.

Arts & Entertainment

Madonna to Bring Greatest Hits Tour to Chase Center In October

The great and mighty Madge a.k.a. Madonna, who has stubbornly refused to ever do a fully retrospective, greatest-hits tour, apparently has seen the light and decided her fans would like to see a greatest-hits tour. So it's happening, and Bob the Drag Queen is touring with her.

SFFD Ambulance Stolen In Outer Sunset As Patient Was Being Brought to It, Taken on Joyride to Oakland

A San Francisco Fire Department ambulance was stolen out from under some EMTs on Monday evening, and multiple law enforcement agencies got involved in its pursuit until it was ultimately found abandoned on the other side of the Bay.

Tuesday Morning Topline: Twitter Auction Kicks Off

There were shots fired on Geary Blvd. near Laurel Heights early this morning; a stabbing in the Mission left a man with serious injuries; and bidding has kicked off in the Twitter surplus office-furniture auction.

MLK Day Around the Bay: Two Dozen Cars Get Flat Tires From Pothole on 101

Caltrain's NorCalMLK Celebration train ran for the first time in three years today, the CHP is seeking help identifying a suspect in a Jan. 1 hit-and-run in Concord, and at least 25 cars got flat tires from the same pothole on Highway 101 in Redwood City.

Big WWII-Era Bunker Thing Falls Off Cliff, Lands On Beach at Fort Funston

Stuff is falling off cliffs all down the NorCal coast after drenching rains have saturated the already unstable sand and rock embankments that have at tendency to break apart this time of year. So be careful out there!