SF News Onions From One NorCal Farm Linked to McDonald's E. Coli Outbreak A farm in Salinas has been pegged as the culprit in the nationwide E. coli outbreak that was initially linked to Quarter Pounders at McDonald's, and that has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states.
SF News Runt of Berkeley Falcon Brood Dies Three Months After Injuring Wing There's some sad news out of Berkeley, where the fourth of four young falcons hatched this spring atop the UC Berkeley Campanile tower has died following a July injury.
Arts & Entertainment Japanese Arcade With Bowling Opening Next Month at Stonestown An arcade complex that's kind of like a Japanese version of Dave & Busters, with a lot of claw machines, is getting set to open in November at Stonestown Galleria.
SF News Deplorable Teen Arrested After Allegedly Dragging Assistant Principal By the Hair During East Bay High School Dance A teenager is accused of assaulting and dragging an assistant principal by the hair at California High School in San Ramon after she approached the teen and another student outside of a homecoming dance.
SF News Thursday Morning What's Up: Rent Control Remains Divisive Issue In SF Expanding rent control remains a divisive issue in SF; those new anti-sex-work barriers have gone up on Shotwell Street; and a Castro dessert shop was closed by the health department.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Animal Care Rescues Barn Owl Caught In Kite Line SF Animal Care & Control officers rescued an injured barn owl caught in a kite line near Baker Beach; Berkeley teens under 18 get to vote for school board this year; and Straus Family Creamery in Sonoma County gets a TikTok boost.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Modern French Bistro — With DJ Booth — Opens In Former Hard Water Space on Embarcadero A new French bistro, with a focus on Champagne and small plates, has just debuted at Pier 3 on SF's Embarcadero, from the owner of Sens at Embarcadero Center, and Barcha in SoMa.
Arts & Entertainment New 2,000-Pound Star Sculpture From Occasional Burning Man Artists Arrives In Mint Plaza A new star-shaped, gold-painted sculpture, which will cast entrancing shadows from a light within it at night, has just been installed at Mint Plaza.
SF News Tensions Escalate During Fourth Day of Sister's Testimony In Nima Momeni Trial; Victim's Ex Lashes Out The tone of things became more combative Wednesday in the courtroom where Nima Momeni is being tried for the April 2023 murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
SF News Partially Mummified Corpse Found Sitting on Toilet In Union City This one sounds like the opening scene from a horror film and probably could be, and it just so happens to coincide with pre-Halloween Week.
SF News Buddhist Nuns' Residence Next to Mission District Temple Burns In Two-Alarm Fire, Four Displaced The nuns' residence next door to Hua Zang Si temple on 22nd Street was heavily damaged in a fire Tuesday, but luckily firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to the temple building next door.
SF News Humpday Headlines: SFO's Beloved Bouncy Walkways Are About to Go Away The bouncy rubber walkways of SFO's Terminal 3 are set to be demolished; DA Brooke Jenkins talks to Mission District businesses about crime; and Tyler, the Creator announces Bay Area tour dates.
SF News Trial Begins For Alleged Serial Killer Accused In Cold Case East Bay Double-Murder From 1986 David Misch, a man who's been imprisoned for murder since 1990, has yet to be tried for three homicides that took place in the Bay Area in 1986 and 1988. But one of those trials just kicked off on Monday in Dublin.
SF News Male Pedestrian Killed By Dump Truck In SF's Parnassus Heights A pedestrian was killed Tuesday morning at the intersection of Parnassus Avenue and Stanyan Street, in a collision involving a dump truck.
SF News Sister of Accused Killer Nima Momeni Describes 'Amicable' Night Between Her Brother and Bob Lee Monday was a big day of testimony in the trial of Nima Momeni for the April 2023 killing of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee, and one in which the jury heard the first-hand account of sister Khazar Momeni about the final hours of Lee's life.
SF News Tuesday Morning Topline: Peskin Says He Declined Ranked-Choice Alliance With Breed Mayoral candidate Aaron Peskin says he "politely declined" a ranked-choice alliance with London Breed; Pacifica police find a stolen vehicle inside another stolen vehicle; and the Oakland Zoo's last elephant has arrived in his new home.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Runner Recreates Chappell Roan Album Cover on Strava Vallejo police are seeking help solving a fatal shooting this morning; Bay Area artist Ruth Asawa gets posthumous White House honor; and an SF runner recreates Chappell Roan's album cover using the Strava app.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Local Coffee Chain Andytown Expands With Eighth Location In Financial District It's not every day that we have stories of new businesses opening in downtown San Francisco, but it has, in fact been happening. And now Andytown Coffee Roasters is expanding with a new cafe on Front Street.
SF News Keller Fire 90% Contained, All Oakland Hills Residents Return Home The scary Keller Fire which broke out Friday afternoon was a cause for traumatic memories for some longtime Oakland hills residents of the firestorm of 1991, the 33rd anniversary of which was on Saturday.
SF News Khazar Momeni, Sister of Nima Momeni, Testifies for Second Day In Brother's Trial Khazar Momeni arrived in court for a second day of testimony Monday, when potentially she will answer more questions from prosecutors as well as the defense team.
SF News [Update] Two Teens Found Safe After Going Missing After East Bay Homecoming Dance A pair of 15-year-olds went missing Friday night and are likely together, but authorities have described them as "at risk" and put a broad alert across the Bay Area for their safe return to their families.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Car Fire In East Bay Spreads to Hillside A car fire along I-580 in Castro Valley Sunday spread to nearby vegetation; the final evacuation orders from the Oakland hills fire were lifted Sunday evening; and today is the last day to register to vote online in California.
SF News [Updated] Four-Alarm Wildfire In Oakland Hills Damages Two Homes A vegetation fire in Oakland quickly grew to 13 acres Friday afternoon, amid a Bay Area-wide Red Flag warning, and has damaged multiple homes in the Caballo Hills neighborhood and prompted 500 residents to evacuate.
SF News Former Westfield Mall Heads to Auction The fate of the former Westfield mall, now called the Emporium Centre San Francisco, will be decided at an auction next month, as the receivership process appears to be soon wrapped up.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink This Week In Food: El Faro Owner, Humphry Slocombe Bid Farewell to the Mission Humphry Slocombe is closing its original Mission District scoop shop, the owner of El Faro is selling the business after a series of break-ins, Bun Mee opens in the Marina, and Alice Waters gets a special honor in DC, all in This Week in Food.
