SF News Seniors at Historic Fillmore Co-Op Say Bad Management Led to Eviction Notices More than a dozen Black seniors who receive HUD subsidies were recently given eviction notices at their historic Fillmore district co-op, which they say is due to their management company’s poor bookkeeping and lack of communication.
SF sports FIFA World Cup Ticket Prices Among Lowest in the Bay Area Some tickets to the World Cup events in San Jose have fallen to less than half their original price as the first match approaches in just a few weeks.
SF News SF Zoo Receives $8.5 Million Loan, With Majority Awarded After Fulfilling Requirements The city is bailing out the SF Zoo with a large loan on the condition it fulfills a list of requirements. The zoo also plans to bring back giant pandas to boost revenue, but advocates say its track record shows it can’t properly care for them.
SF Politics SF Mayor, Supervisors Announce Proposal to Double Funding For Affordable Housing SF leaders proposed a new charter amendment that would double the city’s Housing Trust Fund with the aim of accelerating the construction of affordable housing, with one caveat — the inclusionary rate will be significantly reduced for at least three years.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Cybertruck Driver Arrested For Attempting to Use ‘Wade Mode’ In Texas Lake The SF Zoo was awarded a $8.5 loan to stay afloat with most of the funds coming after required changes are made; the Senate wants congressional approval for any future military action in Iran; and a Cybertruck driver in Texas quickly discovered that “wade mode” has its limits.
SF News SFPD Arrests Three Vallejo Men In Chinatown Pickpocket Thefts Three suspects from Vallejo were arrested in connection to pickpocket thefts in Chinatown that began in early April. Police later found additional items at the suspects’ residence connected to thefts dating back to 2024.
SF News Embarcadero Plaza Revamp Will Largely Be Funded By Local Billionaires Groups led by Bay Area billionaires are funding half the cost of the Embarcadero Plaza redesign, which likely doesn’t ease critics’ concerns that the revamp will lose sight of the plaza's longheld tradition — to serve as a gathering spot for civic and artistic expression.
SF sports Pro Women’s Hockey Team Comes to San Jose as League Expands to Northern California The Professional Women's Hockey League has chosen San Jose as one of its newest expansion cities, citing the Bay Area’s avid support for women’s sports as well as San Jose’s deep-rooted professional and youth hockey culture.
SF News Group of Stranded Beachgoers Rescued From Cave on Santa Cruz Coast First responders rescued eight people who were trapped inside a cave at a Santa Cruz County beach Sunday evening as the tide was rising, and some were unable to swim.
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.
