SF News Saturday Links: Smattering of Rain Will Continue to Fall in Bay Area Today The Vacaville Fire Department battled a three-alarm brush fire Friday, there’s a Mendocino gas station charging nearly $10 a gallon, and it looks like we can expect a bit of rain in the Bay Area later today.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Tomorrow Is Muni Heritage Day, FYI An elderly woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Oakland this week, the Bay Area will get its first Raising Cane's location this summer, and on Saturday, June 4, SFMTA will celebrate Muni Heritage Day.
SF News Holiday Palate Cleanser: Brood of Ducklings Rescued Near SF's Oracle Park San Francisco police rescued an adorable group of ducklings from a storm drain by Oracle Park early Sunday morning. And it's the feel-good, serotonin-soaked faunal content we all could use right about now.
SF News Memorial Day Realness: Nancy Pelosi's Husband Arrested in Bay Area on DUI Suspicion Oakland Public Library's Main Library might need to relocate, Memorial Day travel is near pre-pandemic levels, and Paul Pelosi — the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — was arrested over the weekend in Napa County on suspicion of driving under the influence.
SF News Only One SF-Based Media Outlet Has Openly Supported Recalling DA Chesa Boudin Out of all of San Francisco's many media outlets — physical newspapers, online magazines, digital news outlets, etc. — only one has outright endorsed Prop H. Want to guess which one?
SF News Third Suspect Booked in Connection to Sacramento Mass Shooting Sacramento police announced Saturday that officers and FBI agents located in Las Vegas arrested 27-year-old Mtula Payton concerning the mass shooting in downtown Sacramento on April 3 that killed six people and wounded a dozen others.
SF News Governor Newsom Tests Positive for COVID-19 Shortly After Second Booster, Receives Paxlovid Prescription On Saturday, the Office of the Governor of California announced Gavin Newsom had tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking antiviral medication to curb the infection's worst symptoms; Newsom is fully vaccinated and recently received a second booster shot.
SF News Sunday Links: Carnaval Returns to SF After Two-Year Hiatus Giants manager Gabe Kapler is open to not skipping the national anthem on Memorial Day, SF's Carnaval festival — which, for 2022, is 17 blocks long — returned Saturday, and a gunman injured seven people and killed one indivual during an outdoor festival in Oklahoma.
Arts & Entertainment Photos: Olivia Rodrigo Plays Final U.S. Tour Stop at SF's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium The teenage singer-songwriter — who, since releasing her debut album "Sour," has become the reigning star of the Gen Z era — played her impressive discography in front of a sold-out crowd Friday night in San Francisco, cementing her place in pop culture stardom.
SF News Saturday Links: A (Very) Small Chance of Rain Could Make for a Wet Memorial Day Weekend San Francisco could be slick with rain later this afternoon, foot traffic at SFO is experiencing the long holiday weekend boost, and the union representing the United States Park Police has said: “families should avoid unnecessary travel to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and the Presidio."
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Giants Manager Plans Ongoing Anthem Protest Over Uvalde Massacre There's going to be a spaghetti party in the Mission District tomorrow, SF Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he will remain in the clubhouse during the national anthem at ballgames to protest gun violence, and more “harrowing details” are still emerging from the Uvalde, Texas massacre.
SF News Taxi Cab Crash Kills Two, Injures Another in Downtown San Francisco Sunday afternoon, a taxi car driver crashed into pedestrians near the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in SoMa; SF police have said that two women were killed and a man was injured, and the driver of the vehicle was also hurt in the collision.
SF News Quail Fire in Solano County 75% Contained; Two Other NorCal Fires Almost Fully Contained This weekend's windy weather and dry ground conditions helped spark three separate wildfires in Northern California. All have since been significantly contained, including Solano County's Quail Fire that's now burned 135 acres.
Half Moon Bay Had Chilly Temperatures Saturday, Beating Nearly 30-Year-Old Record If you were in Half Moon Bay yesterday, you might have felt unusually cold as temperatures in the area dropped to 38 degrees — becoming the coldest weather recorded for that specific day in the city since 1993.
SF News Sunday Links: CHP Rescues Man Off Steep Cliff in Daly City The first of several "formula flights" will arrive in the country from Europe today, get ready for some hot local temperatures next week, and a man stuck on a cliff at Mussel Rock Park in Daly City was rescued by California Highway Patrol officers — using a helicopter — earlier this week.
SF News Yes, Adele Was Courtside at Last Night's Warriors Game in San Francisco Donning head-to-toe denim (and clasping a matching blue handbag, to boot), one of this generation's most recognizable songstresses graced the Chase Center Friday night for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.
SF News Child Dies After Being Struck on Bike in Fremont by Car; Pedestrian Killed Crossing Mission Boulevard The Fremont Police Department announced Friday afternoon that a 7-year-old child riding a bicycle in Fremont's Irvington District was fatally hit by a car. Earlier Saturday, a pedestrian crossing Mission Boulevard at Sullivan Underpass in the same city was also fatally struck by a vehicle.
SF News Saturday Links: San Francisco Woman Gives Birth to Twins En Route to Hospital Two local Sprouts Farmers Market locations will close soon, Governor Newsom has absolutely no interest in running for president, and SF police assisted a mother delivering twins from inside a vehicle.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Is Suing Property Owner of Tenderloin Boba Shop for 'Unsafe Conditions' Inside Building's SROs Sunday Streets is coming to Bayview this weekend, the SF City Attorney’s Office sues the property owner of the Tenderloin boba shop Quickly for housing violations inside the building’s SRO units, and Wall Street narrowly avoided a bear market today.
SF News Four Injured After Two-Car Crash Involving Muni Bus in Mission District Just after 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning, two cars collided with a Muni bus at 24th and Guerrero streets; four people were injured, and all were taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
SF News Photos: Reproductive Rights Activists Rally at Lake Merritt Saturday afternoon saw an estimated 200-plus people organize at Lake Merritt to show their support of reproductive rights and to denounce the possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned.
SF News Sunday Links: Women's March Attracts Hundreds to Downtown SF; Bay to Breakers Causes Massive Traffic Headaches Hundreds of people marched at the Women's March in San Francisco Saturday, a Sunday garage fire in Excelsior left at least one person injured and displaced seven, and downtown SF was a shitshow this morning with road closures from Bay to Breakers.
SF News Missing 24-Year-Old Oakley Woman's Phone Case Found in Antioch, Considered 'Key Piece of Evidence' Alexis Gabe was first reported missing on January 25 by her family. The ensuing months have led to search efforts and an active investigation into the 24-year-old’s disappearance — with the recent recovery of her phone case becoming a "key piece of evidence," according to police.
SF News Saturday Links: Don't Forget About Street Closures for Bay to Breakers Tomorrow Get ready for many road closures tomorrow for Bay to Breakers, BART and Muni are offering more services to meet the inevitable influx of race-day riders, and a mass shooting in Milwaukee Friday night left at least 17 people injured.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Sports Activist Pushes Bay to Breakers to Honor Non-Binary Winners Someone riding an e-scooter in Lower Nob Hill was robbed Thursday, the CA Historical Society at 678 Mission Street is waiving entrance fees this weekend, and you can still register as "non-binary" for Sunday's big SF race — which will now give out awards to non-binary winners.
