SF News 21-Year-Old Man Killed in Haight-Ashbury Homicide Identified The Haight-Ashbury has been rattled by recent shootings that have left local businesses damaged and cars riddled with bullet holes. But Thursday's episode of gun violence in the neighborhood proved fatal, claiming the life of one 21-year-old Samuel Jessop.
SF News SF Man Suspected of Stabbing Woman's Terrier Has Been Arrested San Francisco police arrested 35-year-old Derrick Juan Strong as a suspect of a dog stabbing that occurred inside a parked car (with the owner still inside of it) in Bayview; Strong is currently being held on multiple criminal charges.
SF News Sunday Links: Looks Like We Can Expect Light Rain Basically This Entire Week A toddler was killed in an Oakland freeway shooting Saturday, the National Weather Service (NWS) tweeted out a handy chart to let you know when to expect rain in the Bay Area this week, and a mountain lion was hit by a patrol car on Route 92 in San Mateo.
SF News Only About One-Fifth of Eligible San Francisco Seniors Have Received a COVID-19 Booster Shot The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) shared this week that just 23,000 San Franciscans who are 65 years or older — roughly 20% of the city's entire eligible senior population — have received their COVID-19 booster shot ahead of the holiday season.
SF News Kaiser Strike to Affect All NorCal Outpatient Pharmacies; Patients Recommended to Fill Prescriptions Before November 15 Citing low wages and less than ideal working conditions, thousands of nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals will go on strike on November 15 — directly affecting prescription refill services at Kaiser outpatient pharmacies in Northern California.
SF News Saturday Links: Lockdown at Milpitas Mall Caused Massive Confusion and Panic Over False Gunshot Report Oakland's original Blue Bottle Coffee location is set to close, a random paintball attack blinded one SF woman, and hundreds of police officers converged at the Burlington Coat Factory store inside the Milpitas' Great Mall after a gun was allegedly discharged.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Will Open Lot for Vehicle Dwellers to Ride Out Storms SF's political map is being redrawn, J Balvin dined at two-Michelin starred Californios before his OSL set, and SF is expected to open a parking lot that will allow people living in vehicles to safely park during storms (for the next two months).
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Outside Lands Ends on Psychedelic Note With Tame Impala; J Balvin Becomes First Latin Act to Headline On its final festival day, Outside Lands 2021 closed out with blessedly smaller crowds, which made it that much more enjoyable to see terrific sets by Brittany Howard, Sofi Tukker, and Tame Impala.
Arts & Entertainment Second Day of Outside Lands 2021 Brings Even Bigger Crowds, Much Less Fog; Lizzo Leaves Everyone Feeling 'Good As Hell' Outside Lands 2021 continued Saturday with a thinner amount of fog, even longer lines for bathrooms, and an overall younger crowd. And yes: Lizzo's spectacular headlining performance at Lands End proved that she's, in fact, 100% that bitch.
SF News Sunday Links: Castro Safeway to Start Closing Early, Citing 'Out of Control Shoplifting' Young Thug's set at OSL was abruptly canceled on Saturday, a massive car crash in Concord left seven people injured, and the Safeway location in the Castro has cut back its hours again due to "out of control shoplifting.”
Arts & Entertainment Outside Lands 2021 Kicks Off With Massive Crowds, Lines for Dance Tent, Great Sets by DRAMA, Tyler, the Creator It was truly strange and, at times, exhilarating Friday for those of us who haven't partaken in many concerts or festivals since they began happening again a few months back to be thrown back into a sea of humanity at Outside Lands.
SF News San Francisco Police Suspect Recent Shootings in Haight-Ashbury Are Gang-Related Last Friday, gunshots were heard ringing off Central Avenue, between Waller and Haight streets, in the Haight-Ashbury, leaving the neighborhood's Ritual Coffee Roasters location and nearby cars damaged. It's now believed that this shooting is gang-related.
SF News Saturday Links: Foundation Expert Recommends All Repairs on Millennium Tower Should Halt At least seven SF streets — most of which are in and around downtown — could see 20 mph speed limits in January, Halloween shenanigans return to the Castro, and a structural engineer consultant working with Millennium Tower owners has recommended that all fixes stop on the leaning building.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Gas Prices Just Hit an All-Time High in San Francisco The City gets about 20,000 311 calls a month for street and sidewalk cleaning requests, the F.D.A has officially authorized Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children between the ages of 5 to 11 years old, and SF's average price for regular unleaded gasoline is now at $4.84 per gallon.
Arts & Entertainment From Vaccination Policies to Shuttle Services: Your Logistical Checklist for Outside Lands 2021 With Outside Lands soon upon us, time is ticking to get all your ducks in a row and plan your festival experience. Here’s how to save a few headaches (and some hard-earned cash) before descending on Golden Gate Park for OSL this Halloween weekend.
SF News Landslide in Butte County Forces Part of Highway 70 to Close (Probably for a While) A huge landslide in the Feather River Canyon, between Jarbo Gap and Greenville Wye, has caused CHP to close Highway 70 at Deadwood Road. And judging by the size of the landslide, it's likely not to reopen anytime soon.
SF News Rainy Day Scenes: Scaffolding Collapses in SoMa, Falling Trees Cause Road Closures Across SF San Francisco is getting bombarded by record-breaking amounts of rain — which has caused a slew of infrastructural headaches, to say the least.
SF News Sunday Links: It's Only Going to Get Windier and Wetter Today Evacuation orders have been given for parts of San Mateo County, the Oakland Zoo and Alameda County Fair closed today amid the potentially dangerous weather conditions, and we can expect record rainfalls throughout the Bay Area today.
SF News Haight-Ashbury Shooting Rattles Neighborhood; Ritual Coffee, Nearby Cars Damaged Friday afternoon, the Haight-Ashbury erupted in gunfire when "multiple shots" were fired off Central Avenue, between Waller and Haight streets, leaving a Ritual Coffee Roasters location with a broken street-facing window and close by cars with bullet holes.
SF News You May Soon Be Able to Buy Dungeness Crab Right Off a Boat in SF If an updated proposal gets greenlit by the Port Commission, San Franciscans might have the chance to do something they previously couldn’t: Buy fresh, still-alive Dungeness crab — straight from commercial fishing vessels at Fisherman's Wharf.
SF News Saturday Links: Alameda County Fair Returns, Will Run Until Halloween A toppled tree killed a Santa Cruz driver Friday, a small 2.8-magnitude earthquake shook Contra Costa County earlier this morning, and the Alameda County Fair returned yesterday — running now until Halloween.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Wind Advisory Issued for Entire Bay Area on Sunday The National Weather Service has issued a Bay Area-wide Wind Advisory for Sunday, five NorCal counties are suing PG&E over the Dixie Fire, and no: Target isn't closing its Metreon location.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Judy Chicago's de Young Museum Performance Blankets Golden Gate Park With Non-Toxic Smoke The main entrance space outside the de Young Museum erupted with billows of colorful non-toxic smoke clouds Saturday evening as part of Judy Chicago's 'Forever de Young' open-air performance — leaving Golden Gate Park hazy and smelling of sulfur.
SF News SF's Museum of the African Diaspora Will Reopen Next Week With Updated Gallery Space, New Exhibits After being closed for over eighteen months, San Francisco's Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) — one of the country's largest contemporary art museums that celebrate Black cultures — is set to reopen Thursday, October 21, debuting a "refreshed" gallery space and a new lineup of exhibits.
SF News Sunday Links: Estrada Fire Grows to 148 Acres The Estrada Fire has now burned at least 148 acres, cold (and potentially rainy) weather is coming our way this week, and you’re not the only one who's furious about yesterday's smoke show at the de Young Museum.
