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Day Around the Bay: 49ers Angling To Bring 2026 Super Bowl To Santa Clara

Today’s storms wreaked havoc on NorCal roads from Napa County to Lake Tahoe, the scandal-scarred Lefty O’Doul’s restaurant in Fisherman’s Wharf will reopen as a candy emporium, and the 49ers are trying to bring the Super Bowl back to Santa Clara in 2026.

Day Around the Bay: That NFT-Backed Restaurant In Salesforce Park Appears Delayed

There are tornadoes being forecast as possible along Highway 1 Tuesday and Wednesday; First Republic Bank shares rebounded a bit; and that proposed, NFT-backed sushi restaurant atop the Transit Center appears to be stalled.

Day Around the Bay: More Windows Fail From SF Buildings, and We May Have a Problem Here

Tahoe resorts are extending their ski seasons in some cases into the summer, BART is considering new jump-proof fare gates, and two more SF buildings had window failures Wednesday and Thursday.

Day Around the Bay: Power Outage Still Creating Havoc at SF General

An ongoing power outage at SF General is threatening freezers full of lab specimens; a White supremacist was arrested in San Jose for threatening a journalist; and Stevie Nicks has postponed her Thursday Chase Center show.

Day Around the Bay: 77-mph Winds Knock Over Trees, Another Big Rig, And Blast Windows Off Another High-Rise

Tuesday's late afternoon wind gusts knocked over trees all over town, toppled another semi truck on the Bay Bridge, and knocked widows off another high-rise, at least 80,000 are without power, and the 32-year-old Alexander Book Company announced its permanent closure.

Day Around the Bay: Moderna Set to Open New Bay Area Office

Cruise is looking to expand its robot-car testing across the state; Oakland is dealing with a surge in robberies of mail carriers; and Moderna has taken out a lease in South San Francisco to open its first Bay Area biotech office.

Day Around the Bay: Sergio Romo Signs Symbolic Contract, Will Retire as A Giant

PG&E admits Tuesday’s outages were the worst in nearly 30 years, the 4/20 Hippie Hill party announced its 2023 plans, and Sergio Romo, who famously wore an “I just look illegal” t-shirt in a championship parade, will retire as a San Francisco Giant.

Day Around the Bay: SF Middle School Locked Down Over Gun

Denman Middle School in SF's Outer Mission was locked down after a student brought a gun to school; a Stanford employee who said she was raped on campus twice last year was allegedly lying; and someone tried to steal a helicopter from Sacramento Airport.

Day Around the Bay: Winds Knock Over Big Rig On Richmond-San Rafael Bridge

Reddit has been down for several hours Tuesday, Muni riders seem to be skipping fare more than ever, and a semi that got overturned by wind gusts closed down traffic on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge for about three hours.

Day Around the Bay: Local Asian Communities Celebrate Big Wins at Academy Awards

Some local startups were able to access their frozen accounts at Silicon Valley Bank today; a race is on to plug the breached levee in Monterey County; and local Asian communities celebrated Oscar wins for Michelle Yeoh and 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.'

Day Around the Bay: Entwined LED Forest Has Its Closing Party Canceled Over Weather

The Cure is coming to the Bay Area in May, the 49ers laid off a bunch of longtime stadium staffers while making some dubious revenue claims, and the big Saturday night closing party for the LED forest Entwined has been canceled because of the rainy weather.

Day Around the Bay: Goat Spotted Running Loose In SoMa

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a $54M contract canceled with Walgreens over their abortion drug decision; a suspect in an attempted robbery died in an Oakland crash; and a random white goat was running around in SoMa today without explanation.

Day Around the Bay: Marin County Appraiser Ordered To Pay Up In Notorious Racial Disparity Case

A study shows the Bay Area has actually gotten more affordable for many renters in the last decade, protesters disrupted a PG&E wildfire mitigation conference in San Ramon, and the real estate appraiser who seemingly lowballed a Black couple has agreed to pay a settlement.

Day Around the Bay: Fire In Polk Street Building Caused By Scooter Battery

SF's Dept. of Public Works says it's repairing triple the number of potholes due to all the rain; a woman killed by a fallen tree in a San Jose park has been identified, and a fire Saturday in the Polk Gulch neighborhood was caused by a scooter battery.

Day Around the Bay: Now You Have Until October 16 To Do Both Your State And Federal Taxes

Another quixotic attempt to make Daylight Saving Time permanent is before Congress, now even Salesforce wants to sublease space in Salesforce Tower, and the state of California has joined the feds in not requiring many Californians to file their taxes until October 16.

Day Around the Bay: New Berkeley Falcon Named For Real-Life Partner Of Falcon Annie's Namesake

A Mission housing nonprofit is being sued for allegedly "abandoning" veterans, the Chronicle has responded to billionaire Michael Moritz's NYT op-ed dragging them, and the hunky new Berkeley falcon-cam male got a new name with a heartwarming backstory.

Day Around the Bay: Now Your (Federal) Taxes Aren’t Due Until October 16

One of Mayor Breed’s scandal-plagued picks for the homeless oversight commission looks finished, arrests have been made in that Super Bowl Sunday Dolores Park attack, and the feds are now giving us until October 16 to file our taxes.

Day Around the Bay: SF Explosion Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Heavy gunfire rang out at Ninth and Howard in SoMa today in a driveby; Sunset District explosion suspect Darron Price entered not guilty pleas today; and someone wearing a 'Scream' mask freaked out people in Sonoma Plaza.

Day Around the Bay: Highway 101 Traffic Snarled By Downed Tree in Menlo Park

SFPD has arrested a serial convenience store robbery suspect who is (!) 60 years old, we have our first poll in the four-way race for Feinstein’s Senate seat, and Highway 101 was a mess all afternoon when it was shut down over a downed tree.

Day Around the Bay: Musk and Newsom Have Odd Exchange at Tesla Facility Opening

Elon Musk and Gov. Gavin Newsom shared some awkward words at an event celebrating a new Tesla facility in Palo Alto; a man was shot and injured in McLaren Park; and Rep. Barbara Lee has made her Senate candidacy official.

Day Around the Bay: Wind Knocks Out More Lines, Now More Than 100,000 Customers Without Power

A Richmond District Dungeness crab favorite is moving, the Bay Bridge lanes shut down by a fallen tree in today’s storms are mostly reopen, but the number of Bay Area households without power has grown to more than 100,000.

Presidents’ Day Around the Bay: 1000 Van Ness Movie Theater Is Closing At Month's End

Local Mardi Gras festivities started this weekend in North Beach, a Pac Heights mansion was listed for $35 million, and we just got word the old 1000 Van Ness movie theater will be ceasing operations on February 28.

Day Around the Bay: SF Is Ending The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency On February 28

The new street drug “tranq” has been found in the blood streams of SF overdose victims, Depeche Mode announced they’re playing the Chase Center in December, and SF’s COVID-19 public health emergency declaration will end on February 28.

Day Around the Bay: Suspect In Sunset Explosion Appears In Court

Explosion suspect Darron Price was arraigned and his attorney "vehemently" denies the charges against him; Republicans are subpoena-ing tech CEOs again; two big NorCal craft breweries are merging.

Day Around the Bay: Pelosi Pops In To SF Board of Supervisors Meeting

A new lawsuit could double the cost of the Golden Gate Bridge suicide prevention net, Bruce Springsteen is playing the Chase Center in December, and Nancy Pelosi was the guest of honor at today’s SF Board of Supervisors meeting.