Arts & Entertainment Fillmore Jazz Festival Returns This Weekend, Spanning 11 Blocks With 30+ Acts After briefly facing cancellation in 2025 over a funding shortfall, the annual Fillmore Jazz Festival returns this weekend with two days of free live performances, food vendors, and merchants along Fillmore Street for its 4th of July tradition dating back to 1986
SF News California DMV Orders Thousands to Retake Written Test Within 30 Days or Lose Licenses Around 11,000 drivers in California received a vague letter from the DMV that their written test results showed “irregularities” — just days after it was announced that the DMV and other state agencies had begun using Anthropic’s Claude AI tools.
SF News SFPD to Boost Patrols Ahead of World Cup Watch Parties, July 4th Fireworks City officials are preparing for large crowds with extra police presence this weekend due to Saturday’s epic fireworks show and numerous World Cup watch parties, and they're urging residents to expect traffic delays and to take public transit.
SF News Driver Crashes Into Boudin Bakery at SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf, Injuring Two Two people were hospitalized with injuries that weren’t life-threatening after a driver crashed into the back of Boudin Bakery at Fisherman’s Wharf Thursday.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Crowd Sings ‘Take Me Home, Country Road’ to US Team at Final Bay Area World Cup Game The Onion will be airing its long-awaited parody of Alex Jones’s ‘InfoWars’ on Thursdays; an SF pop star named her tour after the Stonestown Galleria; and fans serenaded the US men’s team to John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Road,” following their victory Wednesday night.
SF News Ruby Princess, the Notorious Cruise Ship With a Troubled History, Reports Norovirus Outbreak The Ruby Princess cruise ship, which has encountered a string of outbreaks and mishaps in recent years, returned to SF on Thursday after a three-week voyage in which 125 people — about five percent of those onboard — reported norovirus symptoms.
SF Politics Connie Chan Hires SF Labor Leader and Pelosi Ally to Head Campaign For Congress Rudy Gonzalez, a longtime trade union leader who’s SF born-and-raised, has been hired to run Connie Chan’s campaign for US Congress, and he says he’ll be frequently reaching out to ally Nancy Pelosi for guidance.
Arts & Entertainment California Declares May 17 Bruce Lee Day In Honor of Lee's Return to SF From Hong Kong in 1959 May 17 has officially been named Bruce Lee Day, marking the day he returned to San Francisco from Hong Kong at age 18 — as Lee was born here and received birthright citizenship, which led to the launch of his acting and martial arts career in the US.
SF News Elderly Driver Strikes, Injures Adult and Child Near SF’s Chinatown, Nob Hill An adult and a child in a stroller were injured after they were struck by an elderly driver on Sacramento near Powell Street on the edge of SF’s Chinatown.
SF sports Mill Valley Swimmer Begins Quest to Become First Person to Swim Entire California Coast Marathon swimmer Catherine Breed began her 900-mile swim down California’s coast from the Oregon border Wednesday where she’ll swim for five hours a day with the goal of reaching the Mexican border by November.
Arts & Entertainment SF Now Has 30 Boozy ‘Entertainment Zones,’ Which Are Boosting Local Businesses Bar and restaurant owners in neighborhoods with active entertainment zones — where alcohol can be sold and consumed in public during street festivals or other designated events — say the zones have contributed to a significant boost in sales.
SF Politics Late Senator Dianne Feinstein Honored In Renaming of Federal Office Building at SF’s UN Plaza State and local officials held a ceremony Monday in celebration of the newly renamed Senator Dianne Feinstein Federal Building at 50 United Nations Plaza.
SF News Two Injured In Shooting Outside World Cup Watch Party In SF’s Mission Bay A shooting occurred near a World Cup watch party at Spark Social in SF’s Mission Bay neighborhood Tuesday night following the game, and both victims are expected to survive.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Supe Jackie Fielder to Investigate SFPD’s Response to Stud Alley Block Party President Trump made $1 billion off his cryptocurrency ventures; Jello Biafro is back performing after suffering a stroke in March; and Supervisor Jackie Fielder is looking into the circumstances surrounding Saturday’s Stud Alley block party.
SF sports Mexico-Ecuador World Cup Watch Party In San Jose Expected to Draw Tens of Thousands Fans rooting for Mexico have consistently packed the World Cup watch parties at San Jose’s San Pedro Square, with tonight’s match against Ecuador expected to attract tens of thousands of spectators.
Business & Tech The ‘AI Elite’ Are Making Even Six-Figure-Earning SF Tech Workers Feel Priced Out Tech workers who moved to San Francisco in recent years and snapped up rental housing — likely contributing to rising prices along the way — are now finding themselves priced out by the new wave of “AI elite” arrivals.
SF News Napa County Considers Green Burial Cemetery Proposal as Residents Raise Concerns A company promoting environmentally friendly burials wants to build a new cemetery in Napa County, but county officials and nearby residents are raising concerns about the project's potential environmental and community impacts.
Business & Tech Amazon Robotics Expected to Join Growing Tech and AI Hub In SF’s Design District The Massachusetts-based robotics division of Amazon is close to signing a lease on 250,000 square feet of space in the old Zynga building at 650 Townsend, as SF’s Design District quickly fills up with a variety of AI and tech firms.
SF Politics California Partners With Anthropic to Bring Claude AI Tools to State, Local Agencies State and local agencies will have access to Anthropic’s Claude AI assistant at a discounted price through California’s new IT services portal, with some already utilizing the tools for internal workflows.
SF Politics Nancy Pelosi to Form Institute at UC Berkeley Aimed at Teaching Civics and Bolstering Democracy After Speaker Emerita Pelosi retires in January, she’ll be heading a new nonpartisan institute at UC Berkeley, which will serve as a hub for undergraduates interested in public leadership, as well as a think-tank for faculty exploring issues impacting democracy.
SF News More Than 250 Couples Tie the Knot at City Hall on Anniversary of Federal Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Hundreds of newlyweds kicked off Pride weekend by exchanging their wedding vows at City Hall Friday, which marked the anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.
SF News Late Night ‘Stud Alley’ Block Party in SoMa Draws 300 Pride Revelers, 20 Arrested Police in riot gear arrested 20 people at a large, unauthorized Pride block party in SoMa Saturday night, a now annual gathering that emerged after the Stud closed its former location in 2020 and has often been accompanied by widespread vandalism and property damage.
Business & Tech Meta Whisteblower Files Lawsuit, Accuses Company of ‘Coercive Surveillance’ After publishing a memoir last year about her time as an executive at Meta, whistleblower Sarah Wynn-Williams is suing the company, saying they’ve taken extreme measures to silence, and she claims the gag order she signed is invalid.
Arts & Entertainment Giant Nude Woman Statue at SF’s Embarcadero Is Up For Sale, and It Weighs 16 Tons The time is fast approaching for the infamous 45-foot nude woman to leave her post at SF’s Embarcadero Plaza, as the 32,000-pound art piece has been put up for sale and will be disassembled in October.
SF News Opponents Say Proposed 25-Story Marina Safeway Project May Not Be Eligible For Fast-Tracking The proposed 790-unit Marina Safeway redevelopment was granted fast-track status under a state housing law, but opponents argue the project may not actually qualify because the law requires that the majority of the surrounding land already be developed for "urban uses."
