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.
Arts & Entertainment Cal Academy Workers Union Spreads Awareness On Fight For Fair Wages On Academy Day During the California Academy of Sciences anniversary event on Friday, staff members represented by the union, CalAcademy Workers United, were spreading the word about their ongoing struggle negotiating a fair contract with management.
SF News Sunday Links: UCSF Neurologist Wins $3 Million Prize For Groundbreaking Multiple Sclerosis Research UCSF neurologist Stephen Hauser won a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for his multiple sclerosis work; one resident was killed and three injured in an early morning fire on Sunday in Fremont; and an anonymous benefactor has been fulfilling innovative locals' wishes.
SF News Thousands Attend ‘Hands Off’ Anti-Trump Protests Across Bay Area, Nationwide Thousands of demonstrators showed up to “Hands Off” protests across the Bay Area on Saturday, and at least 1,400 nationwide, in the biggest show of resistance yet against the current administration.
SF News 120 Firefighters Called To Nob Hill Apartment Building Blaze, Arson Suspected An arson investigation has been initiated over a four-alarm fire that broke out at a Nob Hill apartment building on Saturday evening, bringing over 120 firefighters to the scene and injuring three residents.
SF News Suspect In San Mateo Stalking Case Arrested On Weapons Charges At LAX 28-year-old Leqiang Wang of San Mateo was arrested at LAX on Thursday after police found an arsenal of automatic rifles, silencers, and other firearms at Wang’s home while investigating Wang as a potential suspect in a stalking case.
SF News Saturday Links: 1,200 Anti-Trump Protests Nationwide, SF’s Civic Center Saturday A huge protest will be at Civic Center today alongside 1,200 others nationwide; Concord landlords paid fake activists to wear "Repeal Rent Control" shirts to a city council meeting; and the 2025 Sunday Streets schedule has been announced.
SF News Day Around the Bay: California Law Firm Sues Trump On Behalf of 500 Firms Usha Vance's former law firm filed a federal lawsuit against Trump, along with more than 500 others; shots were fired during an armed robbery in Brentwood on Friday afternoon; and an American "danger tourist" visited remote, indigenous North Sentinel Island, leaving behind a Coke.
Arts & Entertainment Things Things To Do This Week: Palestinian Rapper MC Abdul At Eid Street Fair March 31-April 6: Eid Street Fair in the Tenderloin, featuring rapper MC Abdul and a multicultural bazaar; LARAAJI and The Sea & Cake's Sam Prekop at Grace Cathedral; First Thursdays/Fridays; and a skate photo exhibit.
SF News Six Years Later, Still No Tuesday Noon Siren, Which Now Needs to Be Replaced to the Tune of $20 Million Upgrades to San Francisco’s emergency outdoor warning system keep getting delayed while the price continues to skyrocket. Meanwhile, emergency responders are tasked with physically going to Ocean Beach to alert residents about tsunami warnings.
SF News Lafayette Man Convicted In 2022 Home Invasion Case With Potential Life Sentence A Contra Costa County jury found Kenneth McIsaac guilty in the September 2022 home invasion of a Lafayette family who were held hostage for several hours before they escaped.
