Business & Tech Google Maps Reverts Back to Satellite Images of LA Before Wildfires Ahead of Election Residents in LA reported that Google Maps was displaying satellite images of the Altadena and Pacific Palisades neighborhoods prior to the devastating 2025 wildfires, leading some to believe it was motivated by the upcoming mayoral election.
SF News Top Oakland Official Resigns Over Inappropriate Texts About Female Staff Members Oakland’s city administrator resigned Friday after text messages between him and a top lieutenant were made public discussing female employees and colleagues in degrading ways.
SF Politics Jackie Fielder Hires Aide Who Previously Worked For Supervisors Campos, Ronen Jackie Fielder’s newest legislative aide, Sheila Chung Hagen, has worked for two other District 9 supervisors, including David Campos, who credited Hagen as instrumental in helping pass a significant amendment to the city’s sanctuary laws.
SF News Marina Residents Demand Safety Improvements After Driver Strikes Nanny, Child Near Park A nanny and toddler were hit by a driver last month in a part of the Marina District that falls within SF’s High-Injury Network, and while the city is adding modest improvements, residents are demanding more drastic measures.
SF News 8-Year-Old Girl on Life Support After Reports of Neglect, 'Squalor' In San Jose Home An eight-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a San Jose home that was investigated previously for child neglect and squalid conditions. Sources said a girl and another child in the home were malnourished and got most of their meals at school.
SF News Saturday Links: Santa Clara County Officials, State AG Rob Bonta Fight Plans For Gilroy Detention Center Trump called a New York Times reporter “treasonous” for questioning the success of his campaign against Iran; Lowell High will only have seven Black students next year; and Santa Clara officials are fighting a detention center that’s being built in Gilroy.
Arts & Entertainment Winner Bids $9M For Lunch With Steph Curry and Warren Buffett For Glide Fundraiser Steph and Ayesha Curry joined forces with Warren Buffett to raise funds for SF’s Glide Foundation, as well as Ayesha’s Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation, with the winning bid earning an impressive $9 million for lunch with the trio.
SF News DA Says Allowing Violent Offenders Into SF Drug Court Has Destroyed the Program Officials discussed the future of San Francisco’s Drug Court Thursday, as its case loads have ballooned while staffing has remained low, and DA Jenkins says the court’s decision to allow violent offenders was “destructive to the program.”
SF News SF Elites Lynne Benioff, Trevor Traina Appointed to Trump’s New Presidio Trust Board Among the new upper crust Trump allies replacing the previous members of the Presidio Trust’s Board are Trevor Traina, tech entrepreneur and son of SF socialite Dede Wilsey, and Lynne Benioff, who previously served on the board for a decade.
SF News Academy of Sciences Director Resigns Amid Union’s ‘Cut From the Top’ Campaign Facing a $7.3 million deficit and less than three weeks after the layoffs of 53 California Academy of Sciences employees, the museum’s executive director announced he’s resigning at the end of the month.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Former Newsom Aide Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Becerra Campaign Funds California State University is trying out three-year degrees with some of its undergraduate programs; police are in search of four smash-and-grab suspects in Concord; and Newsom’s former-chief of staff pleaded guilty in a scheme to defraud Becerra’s campaign.
SF sports PETA Blasts 49ers Player George Kittle For Bragging About Killing Spider A comical story from the 49ers' George Kittle about killing a spider prompted an unexpectedly tongue-in-cheek scolding from PETA, along with educational tips on relocating spiders outside instead.
Arts & Entertainment How to Enjoy the 113th Annual Bay to Breakers While Avoiding Traffic Spring is in full swing and Bay to Breakers is this Sunday, so here’s how to enjoy — or avoid — the plethora of festivities happening this weekend.
SF News San Leandro Police Chief Placed on Leave Following Misdemeanor Hit-and-Run Charges A year after San Leandro Police Chief Angela Averiett was accused of swiping the side of another car in the East Bay then driving off, she now faces misdemeanor charges and has been put on administrative leave.
SF Politics New Poll Shows Becerra at Top In Governor’s Race and Still Climbing Despite a tense exchange with a reporter this week, along with recent criticism from colleagues, gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra is now in the lead in a new poll and continues to rise.
SF Politics Hundreds Hand-Deliver Postcards to City Hall Urging Lurie to Stop Budget Cuts Community groups and activists delivered 1,500 postcards imploring SF Mayor Daniel Lurie to avoid cutting crucial programs and instead use reserve funds or increase tax revenue to balance the city's budget.
SF Politics SF Supervisors Vote to Cut 43 Inactive Commissions In Effort to Streamline City Hall The Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to streamline City Hall by cutting dozens of the city’s committees while implementing changes to some existing groups. The proposal will appear before voters in November.
SF News Glitch Allows Waymos to Enter Flooded Roads, Prompting Probe, Voluntary Recall Around 3,800 Waymos were recalled by the company after an empty vehicle drove onto a flooded roadway in San Antonio and got swept away, prompting a federal investigation.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Still No Word About Anchor Brewing Two Years Later A Fremont donut shop has had thieves crash through its doors four times in two years; Trump wants to build a missile defense system dome around the US; and Anchor Brewing remains closed two years following its purchase.
Business & Tech Texas Attorney General Sues Netflix, Claiming It Tracks Users’ Every Move In a new lawsuit, the Texas Attorney General accuses Netflix of tracking and selling users’ data and behavior patterns to other large tech companies.
SF News Overwhelmed UCSF Parnassus Workers Say ER Conditions Are Unsafe For Patients Workers say that overcrowding and staffing shortages at the UCSF Parnassus emergency room are putting patients in unsafe conditions, with many receiving care in hallways or on the waiting room floor.
SF News SFMTA Launches Advance Reservations at 16 City-Owned Parking Garages Drivers can now reserve spots at most city-owned parking garages throughout San Francisco up to six months in advance. SFMTA also announced it’s phasing out the Pay by Phone app this month to be replaced by two new options.
SF News Coyote Seen Lounging on Rooftop In North Beach North Beach residents spotted a sleepy coyote enjoying the view on a rooftop last week, and it was long gone when Animal Control officers arrived at the scene.
SF News Widow Sues ChatGPT For Aiding Gunman In Florida State University Mass Shooting A lawsuit was filed against OpenAI Sunday by the widow of a man killed in an April 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University, alleging ChatGPT advised the gunman on how to best carry out the shooting.
SF News 50 Beagles Rescued From Wisconsin Lab Arrive in Bay Area, SF Activist Faces Felony Charges Animal rescue groups persuaded a Wisconsin breeding lab to sell 1,500 beagles after activists worked for a decade to free them, and 50 of the dogs arrived in the Bay Area Sunday. Meanwhile, an SF activist faces 12 years in prison for rescuing some of them prior to the deal.
