SF News Day Around the Bay: Alan Wong’s District 4 Win Strengthens Mayor Lurie’s Agenda Lovers Point Beach in Monterey County is closed over the potential presence of a shark; two SoCal lawyers were penalized after including false, AI-generated information in a court briefing; and Alan Wong won big after joining forces with Lurie.
SF News Jeep Driver Strikes, Injures Scooter Rider In Suspected Road Rage Incident Witnesses at the scene of a collision on the Embarcadero say an altercation led to the driver of a Jeep intentionally running into a scooter rider who was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Business & Tech Suspected Thief Flees Scene In Waymo With Stolen Goods From Marina Yoga Studio The San Francisco Police Department is searching for a suspected thief who used a Waymo robotaxi as his getaway vehicle earlier this year in the city’s first reported case of this kind.
Business & Tech Report: Waymo Vehicles Create a Whole New Set of Traffic Safety Problems A recent CNN investigation found that while Waymo's robotaxis may reduce many of the risks associated with human drivers, they often create new problems of their own, from emergency response disruptions to close calls involving pedestrians and cyclists.
SF News Two Deaths In SF Streets Reported an Hour Apart In SoMa, Excelsior A pedestrian was fatally struck by a driver in San Francisco's South of Market District Wednesday, and another person was found dead in the street in the Excelsior less than an hour later.
Business & Tech Google to Add Clearer Sources In AI Searches, Allow Sites to Opt Out Following UK Ruling Following a ruling from UK regulators, Google announced it plans to allow website owners to opt out of appearing in AI searches, and it’s also agreed to add clearer attributions and links to sources in its AI overviews.
SF Politics State Senator Aisha Wahab In Early Lead For Eric Swalwell’s Former Seat In 2027 The early front-runner in the primary for Eric Swalwell's former East Bay congressional seat next term appears to be State Senator Aisha Wahab, who currently represents roughly half the district, with former Dublin mayor and BART director Melissa Hernandez trailing behind.
SF News SF Affordable Housing Project Opens in Record Time Through New Public-Private Partnership A new 145-unit affordable housing development was completed in a fraction of the typical time for half the cost in SF’s Mission District near the Bernal Heights border, and officials hope to use it as a model for future projects.
SF News Authorities Probe Death of SF Man Found Unresponsive Day After Transfer to Santa Rita Jail A man from San Francisco died at the hospital two days after he was found unresponsive at Santa Rita Jail, and an autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death.
SF News Day Around the Bay: San Mateo Couple Drowns at Fresno Waterfall The SF Giants hired a new third-base coach; a 3.7-magnitude earthquake was detected near Cloverdale; and a local couple died at a waterfall in Fresno when the woman fell in, and her husband tried to save her.
SF News SF Chinese Hospital Names Wing After Donor Who Paved Way for New Cancer Center SF Chinese Hospital has renamed its outpatient center after philanthropist Charles Huang, honoring his $7 million donation in 2020 that funded infrastructure upgrades to the wing, which helped pave the way for a forthcoming cancer clinic.
SF News Four-Year-Old Rescued After Becoming Trapped in 10-Inch Irrigation Pipe at Fairfield School A preschooler was safely rescued and uninjured after becoming stuck inside a 10-inch irrigation pipe for about 15 minutes outside a Fairfield preschool, prompting a response from firefighters.
SF News Recent Workshop For Educators on ‘Adult Supremacy’ In Classrooms Sparks Backlash A local nonprofit rented an SFUSD high school for an ethnic studies conference for educators, featuring a workshop about “adultism” and power dynamics in the classroom, which has drawn predictable criticism, largely due to the mistaken belief that city funds paid for it.
SF News SF Supervisor Alan Wong Seeks to Introduce Penalties for Setting Off Illegal Fireworks Ahead of the July 4th maelstrom of illegal fireworks lighting up SF’s foggy skies, Supervisor Alan Wong introduced legislation that would strengthen enforcement by allowing police to issue fines and pursue misdemeanor charges against repeat offenders.
SF sports SF LGBT Center's World Cup 'Pride House' Serves as Safe Haven for LGBTQ+ Soccer Fans Ahead of the World Cup's opening matches in Santa Clara, the SF LGBT Center in the Castro has launched SF Pride House, a hub for LGBTQ+ soccer fans featuring watch parties, community events, and other programming throughout the tournament.
SF News SF to Add Five Temporary Monuments Focused on Local History As part of the San Francisco Arts Commission's Mellon-funded Shaping Legacy Project, five artists will create temporary installations honoring communities and histories that have often been overlooked in the city's public monuments.
SF News Husband of Social Worker Killed at SF General Hospital to File Lawsuit Against City A wrongful death claim has been filed against the city by the husband of Alberto Rangel, alleging that Rangel’s fatal stabbing by a patient at SF General Hospital last year was preventable, and he plans to file a lawsuit.
SF News Driver Crashes Into Castro Restaurant and Parklet Then Flees Scene A Castro Street restaurant sustained considerable damage and a neighboring parklet was destroyed when a driver crashed into them early Sunday morning then fled the scene.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Man Swept Away By Sneaker Wave While Fishing at Baker Beach Several musical acts dropped out of Trump’s upcoming Freedom 250 concert line-up within 24 hours; a documentary about the 2018 Camp Fire screens at SF’s Vogue Theatre next week; and a fisherman at Baker Beach was swept away by a sneaker wave.
SF News SF Zoo’s Last Two Lions to Be Transferred Due to Outdated Habitat, Giant Pandas To make way for Giant pandas, a deal that’s not yet been finalized, the SF Zoo’s last two African lions are being transferred to a facility better equipped for their advancing age, but officials haven’t yet located one.
SF News Redwood City Police Find Fatal Hit-and-Run Suspect Within 24 Hours Using License Plate Readers A suspect was arrested in Redwood City Monday following a fatal hit-and-run Sunday after police located his vehicle using data from automated license plate readers.
Arts & Entertainment Fillmore Heritage Center to Reopen For Community Events Through December Fillmore’s long-shuttered Heritage Center will soon temporarily reopen for community programming and events through December. The city is also exploring ways to keep the center open long-term while also evaluating needed upgrades.
SF Restaurants, Food & Drink Over 50 SF Bars Celebrate 55-Year Anniversary of Women’s Right to Tend Bar Wednesday marked the anniversary of the big day that women won the right to work as bartenders in the state of California in 1971, and in celebration, the city has provided a list of over 50 women-owned bars to support — every day of the week.
SF News Driver Arrested After Pedestrian Killed, Three Injured In Mission District Crash One pedestrian died at the hospital and three others suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a driver struck them in SF’s Mission District earlier this week.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Surfer Dies After Being Found Unresponsive In Water at Ocean Beach An ex-CIA official was arrested after $40 million worth of gold bars were found in his home; SoMa residents confronted the SFPD over slow response times; and an adult male surfer died after being rescued at Ocean Beach.
