Arts & Entertainment Verdi Building Demolition In North Beach Reveals Long-Hidden ‘Ghost Sign’ From Over 100 Years Ago SF’s map of “ghost signs” recently gained a new addition following the partial demolition of the Verdi building in North Beach, which revealed a large, hand-painted ad for “Carnation Mush” dating back to at least 1914.
SF News Delays at SFO Skyrocket Following Runway Closure and New FAA Restrictions The average delay for flights at SFO quadrupled — from 5 minutes in 2025 to 20 minutes currently — after the FAA prohibited parallel landings in April, right as the airport began a repaving project that runs until early October.
SF News Driver Suspected of Inhaling Nitrous Oxide While Operating Vehicle Arrested In East Bay Albany police arrested a driver whom they allegedly saw inhaling nitrous oxide in a car idling in the middle of the street, where officers also found 85 large canisters, as California advances a ban on retail sales of oversized canisters.
SF News Tennis Group Accused of Hogging Inner Richmond Courts Prompts New System on Weekends Following dozens of complaints that a private tennis group was dominating access to the Rossi Park tennis courts by exploiting the first-come, first-served system, SF Rec and Park has rolled out weekend morning reservations for all the park’s courts.
SF News Court Overturns Murder Conviction In 2019 BART Stabbing, Citing Incomplete Jury Instructions A man convicted of second-degree murder in a fatal BART stabbing over a stolen shoe will either face a retrial or receive a reduced conviction of voluntary manslaughter after an appeals judge found the jury had not been properly instructed on how to evaluate his self-defense claim.
SF News SFPD Raids Mission District Property, Possibly In Search of Illegal Gambling Machines A large law enforcement presence, including two tactical vehicles, descended on a Mission District alley Thursday evening as part of a raid that neighbors say was likely targeting illegal gambling machines.
SF News Mother and Daughter Rescued at Baker Beach After Sneaker Wave Pulls Them Offshore Bystanders and first responders rescued a woman and her preteen daughter after a sneaker wave swept them offshore at Baker Beach Thursday, as the NWS warns of sneaker waves and dangerous rip currents along the coast through Sunday.
SF News Mission HOA Still Fighting Nuns’ Soup Kitchen Ten Years After High-Profile Battle The long-planned launch of a soup kitchen at 15th and Mission in San Francisco last spring that's run by French nuns — and funded by Tony Robbins — quickly ramped up a years-long dispute with the building’s homeowners association.
SF News Two Injured In Stabbing on SF's Nob Hill, Including Person Believed to Be Security Guard Two people were injured during a stabbing on Sutter Street in SF’s Nob Hill neighborhood Thursday, including one person believed to be a security guard, with one victim suffering a traumatic injury.
SF News Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Outer Sunset Landlord Killed Tenant to Boost Property Sale Outer Sunset landlord Philippe Chagniot is accused in a new lawsuit of killing his tenant Eric Bigone to boost the sale of the property, and Chagniot’s wife allegedly asked Bigone’s son the day after his father’s death when he would be vacating the unit.
SF News Suspect Flees Sheriff’s Deputies Down 101 and Across Golden Gate Bridge In Bullet-Riddled Car When sheriff’s deputies pulled over a driver in a bullet-riddled car speeding down Highway 101 in Marin, he claimed he’d been in a road rage incident near Novato and refused to get out of the car — then he fled across the Golden Gate Bridge.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Golden Gate Bridge Tolls to Increase By 50 Cents July 1 California State Parks made its “Historian Passport” featuring 30+ parks available for free for a limited time; Apple prices are due to increase soon; and Golden Gate Bridge tolls are going up by 50 cents starting next month.
SF News Annual Parcel Tax Measure to Fund Muni Makes It Onto November Ballot San Francisco voters will decide in November whether to approve a new parcel tax on property owners aimed at helping close Muni's budget deficit and avoid service cuts.
SF Politics ‘Dumb Law’ Contest Winners Prompt SF Supes to Amend Residential Ceiling Height Rule After a two-decade push from an SF homeowner — one of the winners of Supervisor Wong’s “Dumb Law” contest — the city is moving to align its ceiling height requirement with state standards, paving the way for residents to legalize rental units in their homes.
SF Politics SF Supervisor Jackie Fielder, Several Others, Targeted In Smear Campaigns Tied to Mysterious PAC Several websites surfaced last week tied to a little-known Southern California group, appearing to run coordinated smear-style campaigns targeting Bay Area officials — including Jackie Fielder — as well as a slate of local ballot measures.
Business & Tech Oakland Arena Could Be Headed for Bidding War as Second Buyer Makes Offer The company that runs the Oakland Arena and Coliseum has submitted an offer to purchase the arena — as part of the larger sale of the complex, following news that a group owned by a music executive had also placed a bid last month.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Lurie Releases Final Concepts For Embarcadero Park Redesign The founder of Kink.com sold three SF properties amid an ongoing dispute; the brother of NFL star Pat Tillman was sentenced to five years in federal prison; and images of the final concepts for the redesign of SF’s Embarcadero Park redesign have been released.
SF News Alameda Residents Demand More Police Presence After 'Beach Takeover' Double Shooting A double shooting during a teen "beach takeover" event in Alameda last week has sparked renewed debate about the trend, with some demanding more police enforcement while others are calling for more spaces for teens to congregate peacefully.
SF News Comedian Says Deputies at San Mateo County Jail Humiliated Him, Broke Several Bones Arab American actor and comedian Ahmed Ahmed has filed a lawsuit alleging deputies at a jail in San Mateo County caused serious injuries and attempted to pull down his pants while laughing at him, following an arrest at SFO last year for which he was never charged.
Business & Tech East Bay Residents Fight Plans For Massive Data Center Adjacent to Contra Costa Canal Some in the community of Pittsburg are pushing back against the city’s plan to build a 300,000-square-foot data center as part of a phased 76-acre redevelopment adjacent to the Contra Costa Canal.
SF News Recording Artist, Former SF State Student Oliver Tree Confirmed Dead In Brazil Helicopter Crash Musician Oliver Tree, who was born and raised in Santa Cruz and attended San Francisco State, has been confirmed dead following a horrific mid-air crash between two helicopters in Brazil that killed all six passengers onboard.
SF News UC Berkeley Police Arrest Man Suspected of Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Camper In Dorm A 27-year-old man believed to be a camp counselor was arrested Saturday on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child camper overnight in a UC Berkeley dorm, and his resume indicates he’s worked at a long list of local schools.
SF News Laney-Merritt Colleges Approve Merger Amid Faculty, Student Pushback In an effort to address steep enrollment declines, Merritt and Laney colleges announced the approval of plans to merge under the new “Oakland City College” name by next fall, while keeping both campuses open — a move that some students and faculty say left them blindsided.
Business & Tech Over 100 Stanford Grads Disrupt Google CEO’s Commencement Speech Over Contract With Israel As Sundar Pichai began his commencement address at Stanford University Sunday, more than 100 graduates staged a walkout, blowing whistles and chanting in protest of Google’s Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government.
Arts & Entertainment Actor Colman Domingo Met His Husband In Berkeley Through a ‘Missed Connections’ Ad In 2005 A-list actor Colman Domingo recently reflected on meeting his husband through a rom-com–worthy “Missed Connections” encounter in Berkeley, as well as on his younger days living in SF in the 90s.
