SF News Sunday Links: Protesters Rally Outside Tesla Showrooms Discouraging Buyers Protestors gathered outside of Tesla showrooms across the Bay Area calling for a boycott yesterday; a group of activists in Kentucky recently purchased land that was being considered for a new federal prison; and Canadian sports fans are booing the American anthem at international games.
Arts & Entertainment New Book Reframes The Story of Magid Bateh, The Young Arab Boy Accused Of Burning Down Jefferson Elementary School in 1959 Local author Raine Bajalia-Evans recently released a book about her uncle Magid Bateh, who in 1959 was wrongfully accused of burning down his school in the Sunset in 1959.
Arts & Entertainment Ruth Asawa's Arts Education Advocacy, 'San Francisco Fountain', Honored This Week The city of San Francisco declared February 12th Ruth Asawa Day back in 1982, Asawa's 'San Francisco Fountain' turned 52 yesterday, and tickets to SFMOMA's Ruth Asawa Retrospective go on sale soon.
Politics White Teen Sues UCSF Benioff Over Internship For Minority Students Conservative law firm Pacific Legal Foundation, which pursues cases against diversity and inclusion, is suing UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital on behalf of a white high school student in Berkeley.
SF News Saturday Links: Amy Tan's Personal Archives Added To U.C. Berkeley's Bancroft Library Collection ESPN announcer misidentifies Golden Gate Bridge; education park ranger writes heartfelt message after sudden firing; California ranks third in the country to be single.
SF News Day Around The Bay: SF's Giant Pillow Fight Is Back On The giant pillow fight is back at Embarcadero tonight; the man suspected of murdering Too Short’s brother turns himself in; and some experts think Kamala Harris might be seriously considering running for California governor.
SF News Driver Fleeing Police Crashes Into Mission Parklet During Super Bowl, Injures Six Six people were injured — including two critically — after a car that was fleeing police crashed into a parklet outside The Napper Tandy in the Mission on Super Bowl Sunday.
SF news Developer Abandons Housing Plans, Puts Portola’s Historic Greenhouse Site Up for Sale San Francisco’s historic 770 Woolsey St. is back on the market after a failed housing plan, frustrating community efforts to turn it into an urban farm. Its future remains uncertain.
Arts & Entertainment AIDS Memorial Quilt On Exhibit At SFO Through January 2026 Six sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be on display at SFO for the next year, along with objects and photographs from the National AIDS Memorial.
SF News Sunday Links: Sebastopol Smash-And-Grab Thief Steals Candy, Leaves Trail For Police SFPD announced a $250,000 reward in a 2006 unsolved murder case; an East Bay chiropractic school professor is being sued by students for alleged sexual misconduct; and authorities race to investigate an Alaska commuter plane crash that killed ten people.
Arts & Entertainment Muni's Iconic 'Worm' Logo Turns 50 Muni is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its beloved “Worm” logo, designed by Walter Landor of the esteemed Landor Associates. Landor also worked with big name clients such as Levi’s, Fed Ex, and Coca-Cola.
Arts & Entertainment Compton's Cafeteria Site Receives Two Official Historic Landmark Designations Compton’s Cafeteria, site of the 1966 trans uprising, is now the first U.S. historic site recognized for its role in the transgender movement, earning state and federal landmark status last week.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Keep An Eye Out For Hog Island Oyster Co. During Tomorrow's Super Bowl Hog Island Oyster Co. will be featured in Google’s Super Bowl ad, showcasing their mix of sustainable farming and AI-powered tools for streamlining operations and enhancing customer service.
SF News Saturday Links: CDC Publishes, Then Promptly Deletes, Update On Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats And Humans Iconic programmer and hacktivist Aaron Swartz has been honored with a marble bust; schools in at least ten states have closed due to flu surge; and tons of thousands of food is going to waste in Houston due to the USAID pause.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Google Removes Pledge From Its Website That It Won’t Use AI For Weapons Or Surveillance Bob Geary, 1980s ventriloquist cop, has died; Trump dumped 2.2 billion gallons of water from two California lakes last weekend; and a Wisconsin Democrat is set to introduce a bill called “Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy.”
Politics 'A Day Without Immigrants' Rallies To Take Place Monday Bay Area activists are organizing protests and “A Day Without Immigrants” on Monday in response to the president’s recent crackdowns and aggressive deportation policies.
Arts & Entertainment The Rousseau Family: Prolific Beaux Arts-Era San Francisco Architects The Rousseaus were a high society family of Beaux Arts-era architects who built hundreds of buildings during the reconstruction of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. They also had their fair share of scandals.
SF News New Resort Tours Enable Big Spenders To Bypass Yosemite's 'Firefall' Reservation Limits In Spite Of Environmental Impact Despite the National Park Service’s efforts to mitigate environmental damage to Yosemite by limiting the number of spectators at the park’s "Firefall" site, visitors can now circumvent the rules by purchasing a $110 shuttle tour from nearby resorts.
SF News Sunday Links: Small Plane Drifts Off Runway At Palo Alto Airport, No One Injured Apple Watch settles class action lawsuit over bloated batteries; an explosion at Martinez Refinery resulted in a shelter in place; and Musk adds additional big-name defendants to his existing lawsuit claiming the brands conspired to divest from advertising on X.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Vietnamese Fave Turtle Tower Expected To Re-Open Mid-February Vietnamese staple Turtle Tower anticipates re-opening in mid-February at an iconic Financial District location. Devotees can expect some new menu items in addition to old standbys along with an elevated ambiance.
Arts & Entertainment “Roller-Skating Engineer's” Public Bench Project Spawns 210 Inner Sunset Benches To Date Local “roller-skating engineer” Chris Duderstadt has made it his mission to outfit his Inner Sunset neighborhood with as many community benches as possible.
Arts & Entertainment Historic Oakland Music Landmark Vandalized, GoFundMe Campaign Launched Thieves recently stole 40 plaques from Oakland’s Walk of Fame, erasing tributes to music legends like B.B. King and Aretha Franklin. A GoFundMe aims to raise $150K to replace them and restore the landmark.
SF News Saturday Links: Two Oakland Gyms Ditch CrossFit Over Its New Gender Policy Business owners in potential flood zones attempt to prevent flooding on their own; Musk's aides have locked federal workers out of data systems; California Historical Society shutters downtown S.F. location.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Lawrence Livermore Lab Partners With OpenAI Muni subway experiences mid-morning technical issues and delays; S.F. man charged with hate crime and assault over Tenderloin garage incident; and Lawrence Livermore Laboratory tests OpenAI's AI models in hopes of streamlining its fusion research.
SF News Oakland Hills Firestorm Survivor Fights to Protect California Homes From Rising Risks U.C. Berkeley professor and 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm survivor is tackling California’s insurance crisis, using data-driven models to address climate risks and protect homeowners in fire-prone areas.
