SF News Day Around The Bay: Mark Farrell Supporters Allegedly Deceived Local Grandma into Taking Photo-Op Supporters of Mark Farrell apparently misled a local grandma into a photo-op; A Cal Fire employee is accused of being a serial arsonist; and a police brutality case might get dismissed over paperwork.
SF News 40-Acre Cougar Fire Next to Sonoma Raceway Quickly Put Out Sunday An updated status report from Cal Fire's webpage stated that the fire's forward progress was halted about an hour after it initially started, at 2:20 pm, and that the fire crew eventually swelled to 40 at some point during the blaze.
SF News Sunday Links: Oakland A's Suffer Two Straight Defeats to Historically Inept White Sox Team The Oakland A's lost twice in a row to the historically awful White Sox; Donald Trump survived another attempt on his life today; and a "miracle" rescue occurred in San Jose.
SF News San Francisco Police Have Arrested Retail Robbers Reportedly Responsible for Over $100k in Thefts In a press release published earlier today, the San Francisco Police Department announced that they arrested a "burglary crew" of four people they say are responsible for more than $100,000 in multiple retail thefts perpetrated across both San Mateo County and San Francisco.
SF News Saturday Links: X Leaves SF, Once and For All X has finally shuttered its San Francisco headquarters; Trump is threatening to rescind wildfire funding; and an Oakland Police officer is on leave as an ongoing reckless driving investigation proceeds.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Alameda DA Hired Controversial Former Deputy Chief of Oakland Police for Top Position One of Pamela Price's top officers has a lightning-rod past; A San Jose school district is resting its hopes on a new leader; and Springfield, Ohio is now under threat after Trump's attacks during the debate.
SF News Fremont Man Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Attendants, Making Threats on Frontier Flight A spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office told SFist that the suspect is currently being held without bail, and that an arraignment is scheduled for October 1.
SF News The Future of SF's Iconic Fog Appears Hazy, Scientists Say The often mercurial weather phenomenon, affectionately dubbed "Karl" after an acerbic, parody Twitter account, and undoubtedly a key feature of the city's mystique, now faces a murky future with global temperatures on the rise.
SF News Sunday Links: Harris and Trump In Dead Heat, According to New Poll The presidential election is currently neck-and-neck; Oakland Police are under federal supervision for another year; the Golden Bears beat an SEC powerhouse with strong defense.
SF News San Jose Man Arrested for Allegedly Stealing $1300 Worth of Copper Wire The arrest marks yet another chapter amid a slew of recent copper thefts in Contra Costa County, which have led to frequent disruptions to phone and internet services.
SF News Saturday Links: Earthquakes Rattle North Bay as Weekend Begins Sonoma and Lake county residents woke up to three tremors this morning; Trump's sentencing for his hush money conviction is delayed; a Lake Merritt pelican is in need of help.
SF news Day Around the Bay: Libby Schaaf Fined Thousands for Ethics Violations Former Oakland Libby Schaaf is being fined for campaign ethics violations; two suspects have been arrested in connection to last month's assault at Dublin High School; and Prop 22 is now in bureaucratic limbo.
SF News Sunday Links: Major Hotel Workers Strike to Begin A major hotel workers strike is set to begin; Sonoma County's biggest marijuana trade show is opening its doors; Lottery officials say a million dollar Powerball ticket was dispensed.
SF News 49ers Rookie Ricky Pearsall Shot In Union Square, Currently In Fair Condition 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall was shot in Union Square Saturday after an apparent attempted robbery. He was rushed to Zuckerberg SF General Hospital, where he is reportedly now in "fair" condiition.
SF News Young Girl Left Severely Injured in SF Shooting, Police Say A young girl in San Francisco was rushed to the hospital yesterday evening after suffering a gunshot wound at her home on Chicago Way, a neighborhood on the southern end of the city.
SF News Saturday Links: Caltrain to Offer $1 Youth Fare Caltrain wants to offer youths a $1 fare; A once-loved San Jose lake is seeing cleanup efforts; Kamala Harris's housing plan might do more harm than good.
SF News Day Around the Bay: A Dispute Over Chicken Farms Roils Sonoma County A battle over chicken farms is gripping Sonoma County; X is now suspended in Brazil; new vaccines for COVID variants have arrived.
SF News Sunday Links: Kamala Downplaying Her Berkeley Ties on Campaign Trail A San Jose restaurant is selling super-cheap burgers; Kamala Harris is erasing Berkeley from her history; and an invasive tree-killing beetle has been spotted in the South Bay.
SF News Sideshow With Cars, Snake, and a Ring of Fire Leaves One Dead In Vallejo In Vallejo, one person is dead after a sideshow early Saturday morning that included lasers, drones, cars drifting around a ring of fire, and guns fired.
SF Politics Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Is Reportedly Using an SUV the City Hasn't Paid For The City of Oakland has yet to make a single payment on the vehicle in the 16 months since acquiring it, according to reporting published earlier this week from The Oaklandside.
SF News Saturday Links: Burning Man Gates Closed For Early Arrivals Due to Storm The gates into Black Rock City were temporarily closed Saturday due to rain; Berkeley's new dorms were funded by a family with pro-Israel ties and that is causing controversy; and Sunnyvale has made yet another push to solve its housing crisis.
SF News The Bay's Sole Private Island Has Quietly Been Sold Red Rock Island, the San Francisco Bay's only privately owned island, is now off the market, according to real estate site TheRealDeal.
SF News Sunday Links: Union Square Car Crash Leaves Four Hospitalized A car crash in Union Square left four injured; Guy Fieri bought a prize pig at a youth auction; and there has been union-facilitated opioid smuggling in the San Jose police union.
crime oakland Oakland Quadruple Shooting Leaves Two Dead Two people have died and two others were critically wounded this afternoon by a gunman, according to the Oakland Police Department. The violence, which authorities say arose from a verbal altercation, occurred somewhere on 83rd Avenue.
SF News Saturday Links: Gov. Newsom Signs Anti-Retail Theft Bill, But Controversy Still Abounds Gov. Newsom signed a bill that aims to crack down on retail theft; an Oakland bookstore that recently burned down has seen an encouraging crowdfunding campaign; and William Shatner is in the Bay Area this weekend.
