Arts & Entertainment Sempervirens Fund: Protecting Redwoods For Over A Century Sempervirens Fund, founded in 1900, protects California’s redwoods through land conservation, forest restoration, and climate resilience efforts, saving over 35,000 acres since its start.
SF News Local Woman Targeted In Hate Incident On Way To Talk To Supervisors About Rise In Anti-Arab Hate Local organizer and activist Nadia Rahman wrote about a recent anti-Arab hate incident she experienced in front of City Hall on her way to speak to the Board of Supervisors about the rise in anti-Arab hate in San Francisco.
SF News Man Convicted Of Defrauding Bay Area Investors Over Fake Space Tech Company — For A Mere $50K Ramesh Nathan was convicted of wire fraud and money laundering for scamming investors, including veterans, with false claims about a fake space tech company and using their money for personal expenses.
SF News Saturday Links: San Francisco Installs City’s First Curbside EV Chargers On Fillmore Street Salinas-based Taylor Farms is being sued by victims from an E. coli outbreak last November; Torani syrups celebrates 100 years of business in the Bay Area; and SF officials installed the city's first curbside EV chargers on Fillmore Street.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Bibliophiles Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day Saturday As Amazon Holds Overlapping Sale A former San Bruno elementary school teacher was sentenced to 25 years in prison for molesting four of his students; Cornell removed Kehlani from its Slope Day lineup due to her pro-Palestine views; and Amazon is holding a major sale the same time as Independent Bookstore Day.
Arts & Entertainment Things To Do This Week: Climate Week, Art Battle, Sundance Stompede Doc, JFK Promenade This week, 4/21-27: Five-day sustainable fashion exhibition; queer-oriented climate meetup; live-painting and art auction; two-day celebration of queer country-western dance culture; and the 5th anniversary of the JFK Promenade.
Arts & Entertainment Notable Humans: Walnut Creek Teen’s ‘Key Future News’ Aims To Empower Gen Z This week's notable humans include San Rafael resident, retired SFFD lieutenant, and dedicated volunteer John Chung; San Francisco author and historian Beth Winegarner whose work aims to remember the forgotten; and Walnut Creek's Anya Gupta, 16-year-old founder of Key Future News.
Arts & Entertainment Earth Day Round-Up: Weekend Festivities, Citywide Cleanup Tuesday The Bay Area played host to a variety of Earth Day activities this weekend, including BART’s nature walks, the 2025 Climate Action Youth Summit, and the Green Business Expo and Earth Day Festival. Plus, a citywide cleanup with Refuse Refuse is coming up on Tuesday.
SF News Sunday Links: Sacramento Sheriff’s Deputy Fired For Shoving Prisoner To The Ground The opening of the new Sunset Dunes park was a big success, but opponents' concerns haven't been addressed; the city announced the winners of its first Culture Forward grant program; and a Sacramento sheriff's deputy was fired for shoving an elderly prisoner to the ground.
SF News Anti-Trump Protests Take Over San Francisco: Ocean Beach, Civic Center, Union Square And Chinatown An estimated 4 million protestors showed up nationwide on Saturday voicing their opposition to the Trump regime. Thousands rallied across San Francisco with protests taking place in Ocean Beach, Civic Center, Union Square, and Chinatown.
SF News Four Teenage Girls Killed, Two Injured In Marin Car Crash Four teenage girls were killed in Marin County on Friday night after their vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree. Three of the girls died at the scene, and a fourth victim passed away at the hospital. Two others are in critical condition.
SF News Video: Black Oakland Chef Tased, Detained In Dallas, Says He Was Wrongfully Accused Of Drug Possession Dallas police were filmed tasing and arresting Michael Singleton, a Black executive chef based in Oakland and Dallas, as he told onlookers he was being wrongfully accused of possessing cocaine. Singleton has since been released and all charges dropped.
SF News Saturday Links: US-Born Citizen Detained In Florida Has Been Released Cole Valley's first night market was a big hit on Thursday; San Jose police are searching for a missing teen; and a Georgia man who was detained by ICE in Florida has been released.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Officials Introduce Bill Prohibiting ICE From California Schools Without Warrant California Tesla owners claim that Tesla alters odometers to speed up warranty expiration; police were called to three different Bay Area schools on Friday; and officials have introduced a bill keeping ICE off CA school campuses.
Arts & Entertainment Things To Do This Week: ‘Love Isn’t Blind’ Comedy Dating Show, Featuring Silent Bachelors This week, 4/13-20, we present a few stand-out events among a huge roster of Earth Day, Easter, and 420 festivities, including Nerd Nite, a Tenderloin walking tour, a comedy-dating show, and a spirituality and psychedelics conference.
SF News Man Shot by Berkeley Police During Domestic Violence Standoff Berkeley police shot a domestic violence suspect after responding to reports of a woman screaming for help on Sunday morning. The man allegedly threatened officers with a gun and is now in critical condition.
Arts & Entertainment Notable Humans: Susan Kare, Designer Of Mac’s Earliest Icons — And Its Friendly Aesthetic In this week’s roundup, SFist pays tribute to Susan Kare, the groundbreaking designer of Mac’s early icons; Jorge Leon, the mastermind behind Oakland’s thriving sports scene; and Matthew Kraft, a social worker who received “Child Protector of the Year.”
SF News Sunday Links: Hundreds Attend Juanita More’s People’s March, Dance Party, For Democracy Hundreds marched and danced during the annual People's March for Democracy; ICE now has access to the records of undocumented immigrants under federal investigation; and a 64-year-old man reportedly propositioned two underage girls in Petaluma.
Arts & Entertainment At Least Downtown SF Doesn’t Have A Giant Marilyn Monroe Upskirt Statue Like Palm Springs Did Commentary surrounding the newly installed 'R-Evolution' sculpture brings to mind the heated battle over a Marilyn Monroe upskirt statue in Palm Springs last year. In both cases, many folks have wondered, “Who asked for this?”
Business & Tech Tech Updates: Nokia Brings 200 Tech Jobs to San Jose With Sustainable Chip Plant Bay Area companies are leading the charge in sustainable tech: Nokia expands its semiconductor hub to San Jose; Lightmatter unveils an energy-efficient AI processor; Savor Foods introduces carbon-based butter; and Longshot Space develops a low-cost cargo space launch system.
SF News Living Seawall Pilot Shows Early Success in Boosting Bay Biodiversity Back in the summer of 2022, 288 specially designed tiles were installed along San Francisco’s Embarcadero seawall, which are now brimming with marine life, including barnacles, mussels, and algae.
SF News Saturday Links: Oakland Reverses Decision To End Kids' Free Summer Lunch Program After announcing the closure of its free summer lunch program, the City of Oakland said it would continue at limited sites; Mayor Lurie is holding a competition to help revitalize downtown; and nearly 70 people were arrested during a joint operation in the Tenderloin and the Mission.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Record-Breaking 79-Year-Old Orinda Woman To Run In Her 39th Boston Marathon A 79-year-old retired nurse from Orinda is running her 39th Boston Marathon in a row; Elon Musk got brutally ridiculed during a gaming livestream; and Record Store Day is this Saturday.
Arts & Entertainment Things To Do This Week: Cesar Chavez Parade & Festival Free cone day Tuesday; comedians roast the audience on Wednesday; transit-oriented stories on Thursday; Cesar Chavez parade and festival on Saturday, as well vintage show at Fort Mason.
Arts & Entertainment Interesting Humans: Arthur Dong, Pioneering Gay, Asian American Filmmaker Highlighting the uplifting stories of Bay Area residents and the communities they support, featuring Arthur Dong, San Francisco native and gay Chinese American filmmaker; Hafeth “Omar” Mansouri and his canine colleague Major of "Corner Stories;" and trans barber Santana Vasquez.
