Arts & Entertainment Mission District Bank to Become Experimental Music Venue From Owner of Nearby Wine Bar A former Chase bank branch is set to become a new music and entertainment venue called Hidden Frequency, and it's a project that combines aspects of listening lounges, experimental music venues, and small performance spaces.
SF News A Bunch of People Were Injured on Electric Scooters in SF on the Fourth Another casualty of SF's disastrous July 4th celebration, or rather, casualties, were the spate of electric scooter injuries that landed at SF General as thousands of people were trying to get around the city by any means possible.
SF News Uh Oh: SF's Shuttered Downtown Mall Back on Market After Buyers Back Out The beleaguered former Westfield SF Centre mall will not be redeveloped by a pair of local of developers after all, and complications with the ownership of the land underneath the mall could be to blame.
SF News Humpday Headlines: Dry Lightning Might Arrive This Weekend A man who was shot in the East Oakland hills Tuesday was a city worker walking his dog; the SF Board of Supervisors voted to advance a ballot measure to create a public bank; and monsoonal moisture could bring dry lightning to CA this weekend.
Business & Tech Kink.com Founder Not Exiting SF, Inks Deal for Large Commercial Building at Edge of Mission District Perhaps it's just a real estate investment being made by a man who's made some savvy San Francisco real estate investments in the past. But after recently selling off several SF properties he owns, Kink.com founder Peter Acworth has bought a much larger building in the city.
SF News One Dead, Three Others Wounded In Separate Oakland Shootings In separate shooting incidents early Tuesday morning, a man was fatally shot in the East Oakland hills, and three people were shot and wounded near Lake Merritt.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Acclaimed Berkeley Brewery to Take Over Former Presidio Social Club A combination taproom and full-service restaurant from Berkeley's Fieldwork Brewing Company is coming to the Presidio, taking over the former Presidio Social Club space at 563 Ruger Street, near the Lombard Gate.
SF News SFMTA Apologizes as Supervisors Call For Hearing Into July 4th Traffic and Transit Fiasco The SFMTA had a news conference Monday afternoon to offer an apology and take some responsibility for the meltdown of Muni service and all the other problems that arose before and after Saturday's fireworks show.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: San Mateo Teens Detained for Waymo Shenanigans A pair of San Mateo teens were reportedly drinking and shooting projectiles out of a Waymo; Oakland's city council is voting on proposed sex work barriers; and a San Jose pastor was convicted of domestic violence.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Supe Shamann Walton Fined For Accepting Gifts SF Supervisor Shamann Walton was fined for accepting two gifts from nonprofits doing business with the city; questions remain about the condition of Senator Mitch McConnell; and we now have a better look at the damage from Paul Pelosi's alleged hit-and-run.
SF News Alleged Gang Members Arrested In East Bay, Linked to Possible Retaliation Against Rival Gang In SF The San Francisco Police Department issued a somewhat vague press release Monday referring to some unspecified "Bay Area homicides that were possibly related to San Francisco gang members," and a possible act of retaliation by rivals.
SF News SF Muni Should Admit They Can Not Handle Large Crowds at High-Demand Events The fiasco that was the public transit offering for Saturday night's fireworks in San Francisco did not need to be such a fiasco, and it was clearly a case of over-promising on the part of the SFMTA.
SF News Viral Video Shows Woman Stuck Under BART Entry Gates A woman who was clearly attempting to evade paying a fare became stuck under a BART entry gate at a San Francisco station last week, and a BART agent took some video of the situation that has since gone viral.
SF News Illegal Fireworks Ignite Tree, Damage Vehicles In East Oakland Neighborhood An East Oakland family saw two of their vehicles damaged by a fire that was sparked by illegal fireworks Saturday night.
SF News Post-Holiday Headlines: Fireworks Muni Situation Was Insane The SFMTA couldn't really handle the demand for bus shuttles for Saturday's fireworks; Major Lazer turned Stern Grove into a rave on Sunday; and Tahoe has been seeing teen beach takeovers, too.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: Own a Piece of Shuggie's, Via Their Auction Anchor Brewing shows more signs of life, Bar Skula debuts in Oakland as a "remix" of Luka's Taproom and Sidebar, and Shuggie's is auctioning off all its funky, Vegas-y decor, all in This Week In Food.
SF Politics Democratic Operative Alexis Podesta Wore a Wire In FBI Probe In Sacramento A well known Democratic figure in Sacramento, Alexis Podesta, reportedly wore a wire as part of her cooperation with federal investigators as they homed in on former Newsom chief of staff and former Xavier Becerra aide Dana Williamson.
SF Politics Newsom to Give 'Declaration of Election Independence' Speech to Upstage Trump on July 4th Governor Gavin Newsom, in his latest gambit to gain national attention ahead of a likely presidential run, will be airing a speech on Saturday, July 4th, in an attempt to both upstage and push back on President Trump and his attacks on elections.
SF News Semiquincentennial Eve Constitutional: Will the Golden Gate Fireworks Get Fogged Over? San Jose is relocating World Cup watch parties Sunday out of San Pedro Square; SF's Marina District is bracing for massive crowds tomorrow; but the fireworks may not even be visible because of that reliable July 4th fog.
Arts & Entertainment Singer Audra McDonald and Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet to Perform at Memorial Concert for Michael Tilson Thomas The San Francisco Symphony announced Wednesday that there will be a memorial concert in October to honor the late Michael Tilson Thomas, who served as music director of the orchestra for a quarter century.
SF News [Update] Jury Returns Guilty Verdicts on Lesser Charges In Golden Gate Bridge Protester Trial, Deadlocked on Others The jury in the trial of seven protesters who shut down the Golden Gate Bridge in April 2024 returned to deliberations Monday and on Thursday morning they reportedly told the judge they remain deadlocked on two counts.
SF News Sea Lion Pup Found Wandering Streets In Outer Sunset Returns to the Wild Better Nourished A malnourished sea lion pup who was found waddling up the street at 48th Avenue and Irving Street in April and subsequently named Irving was returned to the wild this week following veterinary care.
SF News Castro Hate Crime Suspect Claims Eggs Were Thrown at His Car Castro hate-crime suspect Hans Haken is due back in court today for a preliminary hearing, at which we expect to learn more about his defense in a May 16 vandalism and assault incident.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Drone Pilots Face Stiff Fines Around Golden Gate Fireworks It's been one year since the deadly fireworks explosion in Esparto; the Marin County Fair kicked off Wednesday; and drone pilots face $100K fines if caught operating near the Golden Gate Bridge during Saturday's fireworks.
SF News Day Around the Bay: US Men's Team Triumphs In Santa Clara The church fire on Monday in Pac Heights was likely caused by construction work; Alameda County warns of higher fines for illegal fireworks; and the US men's team triumphed over Bosnia-Herzegovina to advance to the Round of 16.
