SF News Day Around the Bay: Australian Bank Fires, Rehires Staff After Chatbot Fails Spectacularly The Pickett Fire in Napa County was at 7% containment on Friday afternoon; the vermin-infested Cupertino Whole Foods that shut down in April is still closed; and an Australian bank had to hire back the employees it fired when its new chatbot bombed.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Veteran Bay Area Reporter Pam Moore Honored With Hall of Fame Induction The recent wave of dildo-throwing incidents at WNBA games appear to be connected to a new memecoin; lawyers are using habeas corpus petitions to get asylum seekers released from detention quickly; and retired veteran news anchor Pam Moore received a Hall of Fame induction Friday.
SF News Day Around the Bay: World's Ugliest Dog Contest Opens Sonoma County Fair This Friday The suspect in a recent East Bay Target bombing has been linked to a multi-state ATM heist crew; an LA activist has been tailing and filming ICE agents, while alerting communities to their presence; and the Sonoma County Fair kicks off tonight with the World's Ugliest Dog Contest.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Feds End Special 988 Crisis Services for LGBTQ+ Youth, Trevor Project Line Open 24/7 Ten detained Americans were released by Venezuela while 250 Venezuelans were released by El Salvador in a deal; John Waters takes the stage this weekend as host of Mosswood Meltdown festival; and specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth through the 988 crisis hotline has ended.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Trump Admin Erases Bi History From Stonewall Site After Earlier Trans Omission Berkeley Flea Market vendors are still setting up outside the Ashby BART station on the weekends; a worker was killed during Thursday's raid at Glass House Farms in SoCal; and references to bisexual people have been erased from the Stonewall Memorial site.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Harvey Milk Plaza Redesign to Break Ground in 2026 The funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband took place today — while their accused killer appeared in court; someone died after falling off a cliff near Devil’s Slide; and the Harvey Milk Plaza revamp is scheduled to start in 2026.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Mahmoud Khalil to Be Released After Months in Immigration Custody Pope Leo XIV urged Silicon Valley execs to prioritize human wellbeing in their technology; a San Rafael City Schools board trustee was suspended following his arrest for child molestation; and former Columbia student and legal resident Mahmoud Khalil is set to be released Friday evening.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF Venture Capital Firm Fined $215M Over Russian Oligarch Funds A Flywheel taxi flipped over in Civic Center on Friday morning; four detainees escaped from a New Jersey ICE facility during a riot that broke out over hunger and poor conditions; and a local firm was fined for managing a sanctioned Russian oligarch’s investments.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SF’s Booksmith Drops JK Rowling Titles Over Anti-Trans Fund Meta was found to be hosting ads promoting AI-powered “nudify” deep-fake tools; mid-2000s fave Digg is trying to make a comeback; and SF’s Booksmith is no longer carrying JK Rowling’s books due to the author’s ongoing attack on transgender rights.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Former Team USA Swimmer to Take on Full CA Coastline in 2026 The Pink Triangle installation is set to return next week for its 30th Pride celebration; residents of Musk's Starbase, Texas, were told they might lose their property rights due to new zoning; and a former Olympic swimmer plans to swim the entire CA coast in 2026.
SF News Day Around the Bay: SUV Hits Parked DOT Vehicles in Deadly San Mateo Bridge Crash Late disco legend Sylvester's former Twin Peaks condo is on the market; the Ashby BART station flea market may close at the end of June; and a driver was killed when their speeding SUV crashed into parked San Mateo DOT vehicles.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Newsom Sends Prepaid Phones To Tech Execs With Note, ‘I’m A Phone Call Away’ Reports came out earlier this week that about 100 tech executives received "burner" phones with Newsom's number programmed in them; PG&E is requesting yet another rate hike; and Musk's PAC is offering $100 to Wisconsin voters to sign a petition opposing activist judges ahead of the April 1 election.
SF News Day Around The Bay: Pinole Teen Caught With Loaded Gun At School A Pinole high school student was reportedly caught with a loaded gun at school and then fled police; Bay Area health officials urge residents to get the measles vaccine if they haven't already; and State Farm has been given the go-ahead to increase California customers' rates.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Jellyfish-Like Sea Blobs Showing Up on SF Beaches The Halfway Club (the former Broken Record) was awarded a live entertainment permit; Richmond taqueria Tacos El Tucán is opening a Castro outpost; and some gelatinous, jellyfish-like creatures are washing up on SF beach shores.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Bay Area Ranks Worst for Package Theft, According to Report There's a good chance we're in for a winter boom in COVID cases, you can (for the first time ever) cut down your own Christmas tree inside the Stanislaus National Forest, and a new report shows SF Bay Area residents are most likely to experience package theft.
SF News Saturday Links: First Train Leaves Central Subway Station Packed With People A person was killed in a suspected freeway shooting in Oakland early Saturday morning, the Bay Area is in the middle of a "Pastrami Renaissance," and service officially started at SF's Central Subway station today.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Downtown Whole Foods in SF Now Requires Receipt to Use Restrooms Bathrooms at the Whole Foods location at 1185 Market Street are now only open to customers amid drug use in them, there’s an apartment for rent in the historic Pasquale’s Tower on Telegraph Hill, and the popular brunch spot That’s My Jam is back.
SF News Day Around the Bay: There's a Mistake on Rose Pak's Plaque at New Chinatown Central Subway Station Named After Her The SF Zoo recently became home to a second Komodo dragon, Disney announced it's putting a freeze on new staff hires amid "dismal" earnings, and, of course, there's an error on the namesake's memorial plaque at the new Chinatown-Rose Pak Station.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Massive Great White Shark Spotted Near Golden Gate Bridge A giant great white shark was recorded close to the Golden Gate Bridge, Nancy Pelosi released a video statement about the health of her husband, and the Haight-Ashbury Thai cuisine gem Ploy II appears to have closed after 33 years of business.
SF News Day Around the Bay: People Are Already Testing Misinformation, Hate Speech Limits on Twitter After Musk Takeover The man accused of attacking Pelosi’s husband is set to be charged with attempted homicide, Twitter users are testing the company’s community guidelines with Musk as owner, and FYI: The Anza Vista Target store was built on a former graveyard.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Mission-Bernal Heights Favorite Old Devil Moon Is Permanently Closing Next Month Snap Inc. is closing its massive 33,000-square-foot office in San Francisco, a man was fatally struck Thursday afternoon by a freight train near Berkeley’s Aquatic Park, and Old Devil Moon will shutter for good in November.
SF News Sunday Links: In Some '90s Nostalgia, Toys 'R' Us Has Returned to the Bay Area Macy’s stores across SF and San Jose are debuting new Toys 'R' Us pop-ups, cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Garfield Square Park, and the space that belonged to the former Touchless Car Wash at Divisadero and Oak streets will no longer become an apartment complex.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Nearly 30 New Lanterns Come to SF's Chinatown — and Each Tells a Story 29 new lanterns were recently installed in San Francisco's Chinatown, Albertsons — which is Safeway with different branding — is being bought by Kroger, and FYI: The largest hay maze in the city is located at the SF Zoo.
SF News Saturday Links: SF's Housing Market Seems to Be Calming Down There was an early morning shooting in downtown Berkeley, Impossible Foods — which is based in Redwood City — laid off 6% of its workforce Thursday, and San Francisco's real estate market is finally slowing down.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Some Dude Took a Swim in Lake Merritt Oakland police made an arrest in the city’s 100th homicide, Muni's new smaller buses include blue interior lights that glow like a nightclub after dark, and someone (with a death wish) decided to swim in Oakland's Lake Merritt the other day.