Business & Tech Zuckerberg Hosts Off-the-Record Dinner Party With Critics To Discuss Facebook's Political Ad Policy He invited civil rights leaders and other staunch critics of the policy for an intimate dinner at his Palo Alto home Monday evening, because he wants to look like he cares.
SF News Police Explore Link Between Orinda Party Shooting and 2015 Hayes Valley Quadruple Murder An intriguing connection has been found between a shocking quadruple homicide on San Francisco's Page Street in January 2015 and last week's Halloween party shooting in Orinda.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Kincade Fire On Path To Full Containment Orinda is considering changing its Airbnb rules, smoke from the Ranch Fire in Tehama County will reach the Bay today, and get out there and vote!
SF News Day Around the Bay: Woman Suspected Of Murder In Bayview Hit-and-Run The owner of the Stonestown Galleria is looking to build housing there, PG&E has extended the deadline for making wildfire damage claims, and police are investigating a Halloween home invasion in Lafayette.
Arts & Entertainment Chronicle Publishes Big Tease Of a Treasure Hunt Story A third-generation fisherman working the Northern California coast made a discovery five years ago via a GoPro camera he attached to a trawling net: a rectangular bar that looked like a gold ingot.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Michael Mina Is Opening a Private Club In the Ferry Building The Mina Group is expanding once more in San Francisco with a members-only club and event space in the Ferry Building called Shack 15.
SF Politics A Quick and Dirty Guide To Tuesday's Election in San Francisco We go to the polls tomorrow, November 5, for a local election in which it feels like the stakes aren't particularly high except for a certain District 5 supervisor and a certain interim district attorney.
SF News Two Inmates Charged With Murder Escape From Monterey County Jail A pair of dangerous inmates with reported gang ties escaped from a jail in Monterey County on Sunday morning, and they have not been found.
Bay Area Sports The 49ers Are Now the Only Undefeated Team in the NFL On Thursday the San Francisco 49ers tied the New England Patriots for 8 total wins this season, bringing their record to 8-0. But with the Patriots' loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, that leaves the 49ers as the only team in the league to be undefeated so far.
Business & Tech Airbnb to Crack Down on 'Party Houses' After Orinda Shooting Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said in a series of tweets over the weekend that the company was banning all "party houses" in the aftermath of a Halloween shooting at an unauthorized house party in Orinda.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Apple Pledges $2.5 Billion To Housing Two San Franciscans are missing after flying a prop plane to Humboldt County, a BART worker is being hailed a hero for rescuing someone on the tracks, and the Kincade Fire hits 78 percent containment.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Newsom Plans To 'Reshape' PG&E Before Next Fire Season Newsom says he'll consider forcing PG&E to become publicly owned, PG&E workers say they fear the public's outrage, and Steph Curry underwent hand surgery today and will be out for three months or more.
SF News Will Airbnb or Homeowners Get Sued Over Halloween 'Mansion Party' Shooting? As details are emerging that suggest an Airbnb in Orinda had been used by guests to host loud parties before Thursday night's Halloween shindig that ended in the shooting deaths of four people, questions are swirling about who may be held responsible.
SF Politics FBI Report Suggests SFPD Was Lying About Possible Civil Rights Violations In its cooperation with the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), the SFPD has potentially been misleading the public for years about its own violations of local law with regard to the investigation of "First Amendment activities," including those relating to religion and political affiliation.
SF News Kincade Fire Containment Rises To 68 Percent As Remaining Hot Spot Burns In Lake County Firefighters added another eight percent to their containment of the Kincade Fire on Thursday and into Friday morning, aided by cool weather and calm winds. And the number of homes destroyed has risen from 141 to 167, as property owners continue to assess and report damage.
SF News Four People Killed at Halloween Party in an Orinda Airbnb A house in Orinda that a woman said she was renting for a family reunion became the site of a shooting Thursday night that left four people dead and at least four wounded.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Oakland Man Describes Kidnapping and Robbery Gilroy police seize hundreds of vehicles following sideshow, a woman was found stabbed to death in Vacaville allegedly by her adult son, and the 49ers remain undefeated after a 28-25 win in Arizona.
SF News Shooting Near Toll Plaza Halts Eastbound Bay Bridge Traffic A shooting Friday morning caused a snarl in commuter traffic on the Bay Bridge, particularly for those trying to get to the East Bay.
SF News Day Around the Bay: North Bay Evacuees Ring In Halloween A couple of arrests were made amid a protest at City Hall over a mental health program ballot measure, a look at where the Kincade Fire started via satellite photos, and Berkeley teachers have a contract.
Arts & Entertainment Halloween Palate Cleansers: Cat Watches Horror Movie; Cat Freaked Out By Cat Ears As your mind begins to drift away from work to whatever prosthetics you need to stick on your face in a few hours, here's some pleasant distraction.
Arts & Entertainment Salesforce Tower to Light Up With Halloween Surprise Remember last Halloween when the crown of Salesforce Tower transformed into a fiery "Eye of Sauron" from Lord of the Rings, much to every Tolkien nerd's delight? Well, something special in store again for tonight, but the Saleforce team won't say what.
Arts & Entertainment 'Gatz,' the Acclaimed Six-Hour Theater Adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby' Comes to Berkeley Rep in February A legendary production that originated over a decade ago with New York's Elevator Repair Service theater company that takes on the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby in its entirety is coming to Berkeley Repertory Theatre in February for a special ten-day run.
Arts & Entertainment Alluring Witch at 'Terror Vault' Inspires Craigslist Missed Connections Post An actor playing a witch at Peaches' Christ's immersive Halloween attraction "Terror Vault" is apparently convincing and beguiling enough that she inspired an admirer to post a tribute on Missed Connections.
SF News Idiot Takes E-Scooter Onto Bay Bridge Some damn fool — apparently a tourist — took an e-scooter onto the Bay Bridge to head eastward during the evening commute on Wednesday. And no, he was not hurt or killed so he now must be publicly shamed.
Bay Area Sports Steph Curry's Hand Broken, Warriors Generally Screwed Warriors guard Stephen Curry just got an injury Wednesday night that may take him out of commission for an extended period, adding to Golden State's major handicaps this season.
